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Feeling Discouraged
| Sun, 08-17-2003 - 7:03am |
Hello everyone.. I haven't been posting for awhile... I was on the "waiting to o/bd fest" board after af came for 5 days and then she came again for another two days after two days of being gone. I didn't know where I should go then! I am having alot of trouble temping.. I wake up and forget to do it before i get OUT of bed. Or I forget to do it all together... I used an opk but got all negs and haven't bought another one. My cm is all over the place, with no pattern whatsoever. And a few days after af left my cm (if it was cm) was thick and creamy and brown (a little dark) in color, which I have never had before.. it was strange and it kinda scared me. and I spotted with it for about 3 days. I don't have any symptoms of pregnancy, could that spotting have been a sign of pregnancy, or just af walking out the door?? I know that some people get af when they are preg. so I don't know what to expect anymore! I haven't taken a preg test for a long while. Is implanation bleeding only supposed to be pink in color? and how long is it supposed to last for? I know it is unlikely to be that because i just had af before that but with the way my body has been acting i could have O'd anytime! I'm confused and thinking of calling it quits to "trying" and just letting whatever happens happen. I am having too much trouble keeping track of it right now! Maybe I will just wait until my cycles are NORMAL again before I start temping and all that crap. Hope all you girls are having a better day that I am.
~*KRISTIN*~
CD 17 C1 TTC#1

Just wanted to send you some (((Hugs))). I'm afraid I don't have any good answers for you. I know that you are feeling frustrated and discouraged. As for your spotting...It is probably just AF slowing walking out the door...I would not be too worried about that. Have you just gotten off BCP? If so, it may just take a couple of cycles for everything to regulate. If the temping and CM checking is making you crazy...maybe it would be a good idea to hold off on that for a couple of cycles and see what happens. If possible, you could just try to BD every other day through this cycle and that way you will have your bases covered as far as catching the eggie. Charting is a good thing when it helps relieve anxiety and stress about when O was and BD-timing...but when it only causes stress, then maybe it is a good idea to take a break from it. Of course, that is just my opinion!
I hope you start feeling better about things and I wish you much luck!
Take care,
Anne
Anne - Proud Mommy to Rachel Elizabeth!
I'm so sorry that your body is being so confusing!!!!! I know what that's like, since I stopped BCP in early July. You said that the spotting was a few days after AF? I'm new at this, but it sounds like either a longer AF or ovulation bleeding. If it were me, I would proabably wait to test until next AF is overdue.
Also, you could still O this cycle! I was about to give up for this cycle when I got tons of EWCM (tmi) on CD17, on Friday. Since I don't temp, I don't really know if I ovulated this cycle, but it gives me hope.
This is such an emotional rollercoaster. I feel hopeful one day, and discouraged the next. Hang in there - positive vibes to you!!!!
Becky
(Oh by the way at my new job there is a girl working there who is pregnant! What a way to get TTCing off my mind! blah!)
Lots of Love and best wishes to everyone!
~*KRISTIN*~
TTC#1 C1 CD18