I'm confused

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Registered: 07-09-2003
I'm confused
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Thu, 07-31-2003 - 10:15am


I'm so confused, Here's the situation, I've been charting my cycle for two months now (just by dates, not temps or anything), Last month, my period came, but was extremely light (I'm talking traces) for a week, but had all the AF symptoms (this happened all when my period was due), then the week after that the real bleeding started (the bleeding that I'm used to), so now, since I havent started the temp taking yet, I'm trying to figure out when I ovulated this month, do I start counting during the first set of period symptoms or the second? If I go by the first set, and became pregnant this month, then my implantation day would have been around the 27 of this month, if I go by the second set of symptoms and am pregnant, then implantation would occur sometime this weekend. We acted as if I was ovulating twice, lol. now my question is this, I am now having a huge amount of gas and heart burn, also my breasts are really really sore, and I am constantly hungry, I mean I could eat and eat and eat and still feel hungry (not like me, I'm a 1200 calorie a day gal), although, maybe this is because of the heart burn? I don't know. If I would have had implantation on the 27th, is it possible that I am feeling the effects already, just four days later. Also, what's the deal with that screwey period, my periods are always on time and normal. I'm starting to think that once someone decides to try and conceive that thier periods just go haywire out of tradition or something.

Ughh, I guess this is an indication that taking your tempature and charting mucus is a really really good idea.

I mean, I suppose I should just wait and test for two weeks, but ughh, the thought of that, I'm just not patient like that I think.

Thank you all for any help you can give.

Abby

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Registered: 07-02-2003
Thu, 07-31-2003 - 1:50pm
Hi there, Abby! You need to count the start of your cycle from the first day of "real" red blood flow- from the second set. There's no way(I don't think) that you could have "o"d from the 1st spotting....since you are not tracking "o" but just counting days, it isn't accurate as to what is happening with your body, it's just saying what *should* be happening- which as you know isn't always what it's suppose to be!LOL! You are so right in that as soon as you decide to TTC things whack out a bit...it can definitely be stress related. In my humble opinion, charting your temps and cm really gives so much info about your cycle and what can be happening...it is a sense of empowerment and "control" over your body. Some find it more stressful, but many find it eases their stress and sense of not knowing. It sounds like you may be in the second category and would benefit from temping. You can go to www.fertilityfriend.com and read up on what it involves and how it works if you're not familiar.

GL to you! ((((((((HUGS)))))))))

Tara

 

 Tara~ co-cl of Pregnant after TTC