It's official - I'm out (xposted)

ShelBelOK

AF showed today. BUT, while I was a little disappointed, I already felt I wasn't pregnant so it was just a kind of "well, bummer" moment.

There is a HUGE positive to this negative, though. I am officially back to NORMAL CYCLES after birth control! It was exactly a 28 day cycle. I have not had one since I started BCPs 6 years ago (they REALLY screwed me up!!), and I am SO freaking happy! I am now considerably less stressed about my age, because honestly I was a little concerned that it wasn't just BCPs, but maybe early menopause.

SO, I am going to assume, for now, that I am completely normal and ready to go, until something tells me otherwise.


On another note, I received my CBFM from eBay today!!!!! I can't wait to use it! Does anyone know if we are supposed to still temp while using the monitor? I hope not. LOL Mine are so screwed up because of my sleep patterns!!!

Despite not being PG, I am in a really happy place right now. I know a lot more than when I started this a few weeks ago, I'm better prepared, I'm back to normal, and I have the tools I need to make this baby!!!



AND, I am enjoying my strawberry margaritas that SO made for me tonight!

georgia3

Good luck this cycle, Shelley!  Way to look at the silver lining

Mrs.McIrish

Ditto PP about the silver lining and good attitude.

As for the CBEFM, I still temp while using it. Here's why: you can't confirm O with the monitor. You "should" get 2 peak days which should be when you are O'ing but something could go awry internally that you don't O.  Another example, I am on CD18 and it has been reading high since cd6. I never got a peak. I usually O on CD12.  I have cysts so the estrogen is probably messing the readings up. My temp gave me a dotted O date of CD 9. If I was just using the monitor, I wouldn't know anything about the possible CD9 O date.  It's totally up to you but I am definitely type A and need to cross-reference!

ShelBelOK

Mrs.McIrish:

Ditto PP about the silver lining and good attitude.

As for the CBEFM, I still temp while using it. Here's why: you can't confirm O with the monitor. You "should" get 2 peak days which should be when you are O'ing but something could go awry internally that you don't O.  Another example, I am on CD18 and it has been reading high since cd6. I never got a peak. I usually O on CD12.  I have cysts so the estrogen is probably messing the readings up. My temp gave me a dotted O date of CD 9. If I was just using the monitor, I wouldn't know anything about the possible CD9 O date.  It's totally up to you but I am definitely type A and need to cross-reference!

 

I thought so. I was just hoping.   I just don't know what to do about my temps, because I wake up all over the place during the night, so I always have open dots. I stopped temping the other day because I knew this was AF. But, I'm thinking maybe I'll start again tomorrow anyway, even though I don't have to during AF. Maybe that will help me figure out a common time to set my default so I won't have so many open dots. 

Thanks!!!