Time to FWP!

Initially, I didn't want to chart. I didn't want to stress about it. But after reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility on the recommendation of the Pregosaurs and others, I decided that it would be a good idea. I wanted to know whether or not I was even ovulating. And I figure if I don't get KU within a reasonable amount of time, I'll have good information to take with me to my OB/GYN to figure out why.

So I started to temp this month, on CD11. This is only my second cycle off birth control so I had no idea what my cycles were going to look like. My first cycle was 31 days if you start from the day I should have gotten my period on my last pill pack. But I didn't actually bleed because when I was on the pill I only bled about every other month. Still, I thought this cycle would be similar. So when I got 7 negative OPKs between CD14 and CD20 and no temp shift, I started to get frustrated. And I've been staring at my stupid chart for days, wondering if and when I Od. I wondered if my temps were just off because I work night shift and wake up at a different time EVERY day. And I started wondering if something was wrong with me. Exactly what I didn't want to happen and why I didn't want to chart in the first place.

But today, things changed. I got true EWCM so I tested again and I got a positive OPK! Time to FWP! Had I not charted and had I not read TCOYF, I would have had no idea that I was about to O on CD30+! I would have probably assumed I already Od and I'd be wondering why I wasn't getting my period and getting negative HPTs. Thank you, ladies, for opening my eyes and my mind. I've learned so much! Wish me luck!