So my husband and I try to conceive on our own every month that we are not doing a medicated fertility treatment. We typically have sex every other day between days 10 and 20 so that we won't miss ovulation. I track my ovulation through both cervical mucus and my basal body temperature (bbt). Your basal body temperature is your lowest temperature in a 24 hour period, it will increase .4-1 degree once you have ovulated. People use this method to start to get a sense as to when they ovulate.
I chart my temp starting at day 10 of my cycle and once I see a .4 - 1 degree shift, I know I have ovulated. My bbt is always 96.7/96.8 pre ovulation and 97.2-97.4 post ovulation. I tend to ovulate day 18 and have a 28 day cycle. I also have hints telling me ovulation is near. My cervical mucus increases and I have pain in my ovaries a few days before.
This month there is no sign of anything. It really got to me today. I have so many thoughts running through my head. Will I ovulate? How late is it going to be? How will it throw off my how 90 day timeline? Why can't my body just work the way it should? I was so excited to try on our own and now the fact that I am at day 15 and there is no sign of ovulation, I don't have the drive to keep trying this month. I hope I will feel better about this soon.
I chart my temp starting at day 10 of my cycle and once I see a .4 - 1 degree shift, I know I have ovulated. My bbt is always 96.7/96.8 pre ovulation and 97.2-97.4 post ovulation. I tend to ovulate day 18 and have a 28 day cycle. I also have hints telling me ovulation is near. My cervical mucus increases and I have pain in my ovaries a few days before.
This month there is no sign of anything. It really got to me today. I have so many thoughts running through my head. Will I ovulate? How late is it going to be? How will it throw off my how 90 day timeline? Why can't my body just work the way it should? I was so excited to try on our own and now the fact that I am at day 15 and there is no sign of ovulation, I don't have the drive to keep trying this month. I hope I will feel better about this soon.