... I decided to grab the bull by the horns (figuratively speaking) and get myself one of those 20 strip ovulation prediction kits. The box stated that you could start testing the day after your period if your cycle was less than 35 days long. If your cycle was typically longer than that, than you needed to wait 2-3 days before starting testing. As we all know from previous entries, mine is completely unpredictible. So I waited 2 days and started setting the alarm to get up at the same time every morning so it had the early morning urine to test on.
For the first 10-15 days, there wasn't anything. Not even the slightest hint that an egg was going to be dropping soon. *sigh* But I kept testing. The day I tested with the last strip, I had the barest of lines in the test area, but not nearly enough to denote an egg. That day, I ended up going out and buying another kit...this one was only for 7 days as I was getting close to another monthly period. By day 5 in this test, we got the result we were waiting on.
So I did what any woman, who's been wanting this for as long as I have, does when she gets this result....didn't give the husband a choice. NOW was the time. For 3 days I got the same results and then I ran out of testing supplies, but it doesn't matter. Why? Because after the first day, hubby came down ill....*AGAIN*....due to his friggin sinuses. Fever, nausea, the whole kit and kaboodle...again. So either the one encounter will be enough, or we've missed the window yet another month. I'm not getting my hopes up this time either. Just letting y'all know where we stand.
Hubby's going in for blood work this week and has his yearly physical with the PCP next week. I've told him he needs to get all of his appts squared away before he goes back to nights the middle of next month.
5 comments:
Well, the good news is that you now know it definately happens... Eventually! So if you have missed the chance this time, at least you'll know you can check again and try again next time.
Yeah, I know that's not much comfort. But it's a ray of hope. A chance... Right?
Will keep my fingers crossed for you! *Hugs*
This explains why you are seeing certain 'things' in the clouds.
One 'encounter' could be all it takes.
Damn woman! I hope you aren't only getting it once per month, lmao!
Hopefully hubby is feeling well enough next month to give it more than one shot. BTW, where does he stand with his tests? (gentle nudge for B.)
I hope hubby is feeling better and things progress the way they should soon. (it's always been my understanding that "too often" could be a problem too....less "swimmers" that way) My 40-year-old niece and her husband have tried everything...expensive drugs and procedures...and it has brought on such a deep depression for her that she has basically distanced herself from her family. Hang in there. My thoughts and prayers go out to the two of you. *hugs*
And just so you know - Alice Kay's niece ... eventually had success. Judging from the date on her comment - its been around two years since AK's comment.
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