bird24

Hope you catch the eggie hun

I heard you can get blood streaked cm when ovulation is occuring too !!

Good luck xxx

CloudyDay

hiya magic, nat and bird: thanks for sorting out the blood streaks... I never heard of spotting during Ov. But, now that I think about it, looking back at the pictures from "The Moment of Ovulation" that nat posted, it makes sense that there may be a bit of spotting during Ov. Not happy this morning because I haven't had any CM of any kind since yesterday afternoon... all my wipes have come up dry since then. GRR... when will I see my EWCM again?? And, still no temp dip before Ov like I usually have so I don't think I'm Ov'ing yet.

magicvw

Cloudy it looks like your thermometer is stuck in a rut! Have you checked the batteries hun and have you read this:
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/...-Readings.html

May be you are closer to ov than you think!

My cm has been rubbish this month (as always ) I actually think may be the antihistamines I'm taking make a difference. Zita mentions it in the book, and it makes sense as they are designed to dry up mucus.... Are you on any meds like that?

tansey

Hiya, looks like you're doing everything right. Perserve with your temps. If you've checked your thermometer and it's ok just wait it out - it will happen! xx

CloudyDay

magic: I was thinking too that something was up with my thermometer but I kept at it, thinking my body was just oddly synchronized this cycle! Now I've had enough days in a row with no change... I ran out tonight to the local shop to buy a new battery... they don't have the right kind! Gonna have to wait 'til the weekend to get a new one, just in time for the crucial TWW!

re: the CM... I'm not taking any meds at all but I also read in West's book that wheat bran could decrease CM... it does seem to match because when I first started including wheat bran in my diet is when the CM started to dry up. Thing is, I only eat, at most, a tablespoon/day of the stuff. Hmm... now that you got me thinking, I'm gonna eliminate it from my diet next cycle. NO WAIT... we're all getting s this cycle... so, I'll eliminate it when I TTC #2!

CloudyDay

tansey! I'll be getting this darn thermometer battery changed as soon as I can get to the store with more battery selection. This could also be a good excuse for me to get a BBT thermometer!

magicvw

It's definitel worth it cloudy! They don't cost an arm and a leg and are so uch better. Just curious to know - what's standard in Canada C or F?

sjnams

Hi Cloudy Sounds like you are showing a lot of signs of being Very fertile, hope your rockstar does the job for you this month. Maybe thats what people mean by relax and it will happen.....enjoy the and with all the extra sperm and cervix sucking action you are increasing your chances of getting a Quality over Quantity i'm thinking!!

Anyway good luck with this cycle!! Hope you catch the egg

CloudyDay

So long as I can get around the ridiculous duties, etc. from getting the BBT therm. delivered from the States, it will be a good price ($9.63). In Canada we like to use the metric system so C is standard. Stupid thermometer today screwed up and gave me a F reading so I had to spend time converting it to C. Not even sure how accurate this temp was because I had to fiddle with it for a minute or two (it kept turning off then finally came back on on F mode).

CloudyDay

Really SJ? I'm not seeing many signs myself because the thermometer's messed up and no sign of EWCM still. We've been continuing the rockstar sex (minus alcohol!), on as close to an "every 48 hours" schedule + am/pm BDing as we can. We're definitely putting quality over quantity this cycle! Kind of nerve racking because I'm forcing myself to skip a day between BDs so I'm nervous that I may have Ov'd on CD 14 (when I had somewhat EWCM) and didn't BD within those 12 hours. ARGH... let's see how things go. Trying to not obsess, etc. this cycle... can I do it?

SJ... thanks for stoppin' by with your positivity and encouragement!