Second Two Week Wait!

We are well into Cycle 2 (with Clomid) of our TTC journey. Today is CD 21 and also 1DPO! Now, this is early if i were comparing things to last cycle, 5 days early to be exact. But the good thing is, i was monitoring with OPKs and was able to catch and earlier ovulation and take the appropriate action! wink, wink! This cycle has been different in a lot of ways compared to last cycle.

Where do i begin with the differences?...

First of all, as you may already know for my last blog entry, i started the second cycle on my own. This was huge because thats the first self started cycle i've had since the miscarriage in December 2010.

Secondly, i had a teeeeeerrible headache/border line migraine for 4 days straight. And i'm not exaggerating here. It was awful! The only thing that helped was Midol which tells me it was defiantly hormone related. I held off as long as i could without taking anything, but i just couldnt function. I missed a day of work because it.

Third, i ovulated earlier this cycle. Cycle 1 i ovulated on CD24 of what ended up being a 38 day cycle. This cycle i ovualted on CD19, which if calculations are correct that would mean this cycle should last 33 days. We shall see.

Other things i've noticed this cycle that were different were my cervial position and cervical mucus. My cervix was noticably higher around ovulation and i absolutely had more CM. Those are all good indications of ovulation. I noticed these things about Sunday and thought they were strange because i wasnt expecting to ovulate for another week or so. But i had been taking an OPK every day since CD 10 so if it was going to happen early i would see it. Sure enough on Tuesday i got a positive OPK.

We had baby danced the night before so i was confident with that. I'm not sure why we didnt that night, but oh well. And then yesterday's OPK was even darker, and we BDed then too.

So i'm feeling confident this cycle. But cautiously confident.

Perhaps the first cycle was just to introduce the clomid to my system. And cycle 2 was like, ok, we can work with that and my body is doing what its supposed to this cycle. I dont know, i'm really just trying to keep myself from over thinking things like i did last cycle. But it looks like thats not working.

So, welcome to my second two week wait!

Back to the beginning. Cycle #2

We are back to the beginning. That means today is cycle day 2. Thats right, AF has arrived. In all honesty, i'm excited about it. I'm super happy i was able to start a new cycle on my own. I havent done that since the miscarriage in December. As happy as i am for this i am equally sad. Not only does this mean i am not pregnant this month, but these cramps are killing me. I didnt normally have terrible cramps, i had cramps, yeah, but nothing like these. I feel weird about it too because these cramps remind me of my miscarriage. Not quite as painful and "contraction like" but still pretty painful. I had a terrible headache for 2 days. I even left work early yesterday to deal with it. And i've been having cramps for the last three days. I have also been having hot flashes pretty frequently. I knew what was coming, as much as i wanted to deny it and tell myself they were actually pregnancy cramps and symptoms.

I'm trying to stay positive about it though and just telling myself that my body is preparing for next month and to house a future baby. All of this is worth it. Here's to next month!