2nd cycle 32 days Okay so I said I was not going to write again until after my appointment in October.....My second cycle off of the pill was 32 days just like the first one and I am so grateful for that! I am taking my basal temp. every day now and yesterday before my cycle really "started", it was 98.01 and today it was 97.42. I have read that it starts low and increases right before ovulation and stays high until you start your period. I also started taking more calcium and fish oil supplements in preparation. I want to make sure that my body is as prepared as possible : )
2007-08-21 (0 weeks)
He gave in! WOW!! So Brad surprised me!! Earlier this week I was online looking at baby shower stuff for our sis in law, who is due in December, and I sighed and said, "Oh, I wish you were ready". He said that he wanted to focus on vacation first, which is next month and that we can start trying after we get back!! YAY!! I called and set up my annual appointment with my OB/GYN. It is October 2; he likes to have a preconception consultation with his patients too so we are going to meet with him that day. I am so excited and kind of nervous at the same time......I think everyone feels that way though. I will update after the appointment
2007-08-16 (0 weeks)
Not ready to "try"...yet
It is over halfway through my cycle and I am feeling much better this time! I am not sure that I noticed when I ovulated this month though, which according to my babyzone.com calendar, was between the 4th and the 8th. TMI I know but I spotted a week and a half ago or so and felt like I was starting my period early. Who knows! I am expected to get my period in the next week and a half or so. We have not really talked any more about a timeframe to actually start trying though........I don't want to push him into it-it is such a life changing event!! I am less emotional about this now and am more practical. I know that we can do this! We have a STRONG foundation to our relationship-9 YEARS! Please pray that Brad is ready soon......I honestly think he will be ready SOON!! I have a basal themometor and have sporatically taken my temp in the morning! As soon as I start my period this month though, I am tracking it every day!!
2007-07-23 (0 weeks)
1st cycle 32 days
This has been my first month off of "the pill" since I was 15. I really did not know what to expect but I did not feel that different overall. Just a little more weepy, irritated and tired. On the pill, of course, my cycle was 28 days exactly. This 1st cycle off of the pill was 32 days, which from what I have read is normal and I am grateful for that. I tried so hard not to worry over whether or not I would go back to "normal" after taking the pill so long. I think I knew when I ovulated and used an ovulation predictor that confirmed what I was feeling and the changes I noticed in my body around that time. We have been "careful" and still plan to be until Brad is ready to start trying! He knows that if he were to say he was ready, I'd immediately say, "Well, my best day is August 8 so we need to start trying around the 4th and try every othe day until the 10th". LOL!! He is such an amazingly awesome husband and man and I am glad he is taking this in stride. To be honest, I wish he were a little more ready. He and I have always been this way though. When one of us is "gung ho" the other is more precautious! I think that has made us great partners in life!
