Fertility
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Not OK
It’s been a tough week. I’ve found myself in some strange places hiding while I sort myself out. I’m currently sat in Tesco carpark having a mini picnic, drinking a non-alcoholic larger wondering if I can even legally drive! Now I’m not pregnant I can drink again (except I stopped drinking the non-alcoholic larger when I fell pregnant-odd I know I am!) I feel incredibly guilty sat here drinking thinking what must people think of me, something I need to stop doing. I had a breakdown today at a hospital appointment. Nothing to do with the actual appointment. I had no idea why I was so emotional and I would…
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Charting fertility
In order to get pregnant an egg has to be fertilised by a sperm. There is a small window off opportunity when the egg is released in the female of around 48 hours. If you are struggling with becoming pregnant then charting is probably going to be a big part of your life. It can become addictive and a habit – ovulation and pregnancy tests! The charting calendar above is in relation to my last miscarriage. As you can see for a first trimester pregnancy of 9 weeks the whole process of becoming pregnant, losing the pregnancy and waiting for the first period after that procedure was 4 months. The…
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Ovulation Update
A negative result last month (August) but I wasn’t really surprised it just reminds me that day 14 is not my fertile time which I knew but which text book would predict is the time to try. I have started to think about the prospect of not having a second child biologically but it has opened the door to other options as there are a lot of children out there that need someone to love them. Unfortunately my living situation will not support this at this time so It may be with my “older” age that I am limited in my choices. I am so lucky to have my…
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Negative Test – Not Pregnant
This video is a follow on from Implantation signs see here. This is my cycle based on 28 days. We are all different and have different cycles so your dates will be different to mine. This month I did not get pregnant which was no surprise to me as I chart. In this video I discuss about charting and my use of natural birth methods. My menstrual cycle and ovulation, not arriving on day 14 which according to text book, would be my most fertile day! I include images of the charting app I have used for quite a few years.
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Implantation Signs?
Follow up post here. This is my cycle based on 28 days. We are all different and have different cycles so your dates will be different to mine. Previously suffered 2 recorded chemical pregnancies (in lockdown). Reality is that I have thought I may have been pregnant in the past but the my period arrives within a few days. When I didn’t test for early pregnancy, I did not always know, so ultimately I actually think that I will have had more chemical pregnancies. I am now wondering If this is going to be a positive test and if it is perhaps a good sign with the implantation. Fingers crossed.
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Chemical Pregnancy II
This is a follow video from 5th Positive Pregnancy see here. This is my cycle based on 28 days. We are all different and have different cycles so your dates will be different to mine. In this video I talk about Chemical Pregnancy, faint lines on pregnancy tests, early detection, are you pregnant but not realising, chart plotting, testing early is not a bad thing, you could be getting pregnant and not even realising. This is really important if you are struggling with fertility. See post here.