Go Big or Go Home.

So I went to the Lady Doc last week. I was really nervous about it because she was a new doctor for me and I thought she was going to tell something was wrong with me. She was amazing and really related to me. She had infertility problems and a very hard time getting pregnant, so she said she knew EXACTLY what I was feeling and going through. Boy do I love female doctors! lol

She wasn't alarmed by my super long cycles because I still get a period, so she believes I am still ovulating. She wants me to start temping, doing the basal body temperature so I know for sure when I am ovulating.

So I went to the store and bought a basal thermometer and I have started temping aleady. I have this cool fertility app on my phone that keeps track of it all for me and even graphs it! Totally cool!

I also just purchased OPKs (ovulation predictor kits). I figured might as well go all out! I really have nothing to loose! I bought two different kinds one is a cheapy kind that they sold in a box of 20s and the other I bought are the clear blue kind. Those are nicer, but more expensive. I figured I will use the cheapos and when I get a positive or something close I will use the clear blues to verify. Hopefully that works out for me! I am excited to give this a try.

Here's hoping it will all pay off!

The hard life of being hopeful

Every month something happens that makes me think, well maybe this is the month. I guess that is a good thing because you have to keep hope, right?

This month it was my sense of smell. We had some issues at work with toxins coming into the building due to a roofing project. They reopened the building and I could still smell the toxins. Nobody else could. I thought I was going crazy because I still smelled it VERY strong and nobody else smelled a thing. Turns out I wasn't going crazy and the building is now closed again until the toxins are gone. A couple days later my coworker made some disgusting food in the microwave. I walked in the office and the smell was soo bad I could barely handle it. I had to keep the doors open and it was still bad. I ended up going to the park service office becuase the smell was just gross. When I went over there one of my friends there joked that I had quite the pregnancy nose with all the smelling I did last week.

Of course with a comment like that I started thinking, well maybe I am. That particular day I thought maybe I had peed a bit more than usual and then that night I came home and fell asleep at 6:30(which I NEVER do, I am more of a midnight girl). So naturally, I started thinking I was pregnant.

Well, I still haven't gotten my Aunt Flo, but I woke up this morning feeling like she was coming and according to my calendars she will be here tomorrow. It kind of sucks getting all worked up every month over something stupid and small like smelling toxins and your coworkers onion soup for breakfast. I wish I didn't do that to myself. Yet, I'd like to stay hopeful because you never really know. Maybe one of these months I won't get my hopes up because I will actually be pregnant. Until then... I don't know.

Well, I haven't written on this blog because I really just haven't had much to say. We lucked out this month because Ryan took lots of vacation during the holidays and I *think* I ovulated during that time. I was very relaxed this month because we were both on vacation and enjoying the holiday season that I would think I would have a pretty good shot, however I am thinking it didn't happen. Aunt Flow is supposed to come in 5 days and I feel absolutely wonderful. No symptoms whatsoever. So it looks like it will be onto our 7th month of trying! Lol.

I do have my annual apt. this month. I believe it is on the 20th of January. It is with a new dr and I have heard she is very thorough. Which I can only imagine is a good thing, with all things considered. I know at my age it really isn't an issue until it takes longer than a year of TTC, but it couldn't hurt to have her make sure all my levels are good and I am normal. :)