CD 7 - Healthy Supplements

Some notes about what I recently learned:

• wild yam taken from ovulation to cycle day 1 has been known to assist lengthening the luteal phase
• flax seed or flax oil can help relieve constipation during pregnancy and is an essential fatty acid
  
• red raspberry tea/infusion is helpful for pre-conception and pregnancy
• a source for herbs and supplements: Swanson Vitamins
  

10 DPO (10d past ovulation)

Not feeling very hopeful for that BFP (big fat positive)... But I also think that that's when it happens--when we are least expecting it. My breasts are sore and today I started spotting. Both are good signs of pregnancy or menses. My PMS this cycle was much worse than in the past. I haven't felt it so extreme since before the pill. I stopped it over a year ago! Also I have not noticed breast tenderness before menses since before going on the pill. So if menses appears, I am hopeful that my hormones are finally "regulating" and are getting back to my "normal" range, whatever that may be. It could be the B6 and evening primrose oil that I started this cycle, or just plain my body doing its womanly thing it needs to do.

If menses doesn't show up by Thursday, I'm testing that morning!

CD 6 (cycle day 6)

I've done some research and decided to change just a few things this cycle:

• Take the herb evening primrose oil through the day of ovulation (it can possibly cause contractions so you shouldn't take after ovulation). EPO helps PMS symptoms and also our fertile "egg white cervical mucus."
• Take vitamin B6. It possibly regulates hormones in a cycle and does something to help our metabolism work more efficiently.
• Start my prenatal vitamins earlier (today).
• "Baby dance" every other day instead of every day around ovulation. ;-)
• Remember that no matter what changes I make, it's still basically up to God and His plan for us. Thanks be to God!
  

CD 2 (cycle day 2)

So indeed I have started another cycle. It's kind of a relief when you're waiting and waiting for something to happen. I noticed I was extremely irritable yesterday, and even our dogs annoyed me. Hubby would be glad he wasn't around. ;-) I suppose the estrogen (I think) is a-ragin' and doin' its job at what it does! I haven't noticed the irritability like this in a long time... (telling myself not to read into it -- like maybe my body is finally getting ready for conception and carrying to term??) So I focused on watching an episode of Heroes and prepared a freezer meal. Also cramping is pretty bad.

Dear darling hubby returns Friday night from his work trip. I'm looking forward to us spending quality time with each other. I know that can get forgotten all too easily once baby comes!

11 DPO (11 days past ovulation)

Got so sad today. Probably partly hormonal since period is coming... But hugely disappointed. '-(