Whats wrong with me?

iluvpooh · #1 November 4th, 2007, 07:54 AM

I've been charting for about 4 months now. Three of those months using FF. Well the first month I ovulated on CD21, that was just coming off of the BCP. The second month I ovulated on CD20, last month on CD16. Now I'm on CD22 and NO OVULATION as of yet!!

Hubby and I will be TTC in January and I was hoping I had normal cycles, and I thought that up until now. What could be going on. I don't even have EWCM just that one day on CD18, other than that its been wet, but not even a lot. I'm getting kind of nervous here. Any opinions out there? My link is below.
Thanks.

My Chart!

ShawnaCAN · #2 November 4th, 2007, 08:04 AM

Recovery from the BCP takes an average of 3-18 months, so irregularity during that time period is completely normal. (But keep in mind that being somewhat irregular is also normal for some women anyway too). It doesn't matter if you ovulate early or late, the important thing is that you ovulate and have adequate cervical mucus for TTC. This is completely within the realm of normal for the post-Pill transition.

iluvpooh · #3 November 4th, 2007, 12:05 PM

*warning TMI*
I just went to the bathroom and I noticed some, what appears to me to be EWCM, just a little though. But I'm not sure if it is: it stretched some but was a bit sticky...do I still mark it as EWCM?

ShawnaCAN · #4 November 4th, 2007, 12:21 PM

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*warning TMI*
I just went to the bathroom and I noticed some, what appears to me to be EWCM, just a little though. But I'm not sure if it is: it stretched some but was a bit sticky...do I still mark it as EWCM?[/b]

Fertility Friend doesn't really have adequate categories to describe mucus, so just pick the most likely description for it. Or go by the CSL rule, if it's Clear, Stretchy, or Lubricative - call it EWCM.

sjkduke · #5 November 5th, 2007, 02:48 AM

It could very well be that you're gearing up to O, or you may have post BC annovulatory cycle. Did you ever chart before you were on BC?

I think most women assume that they O on a regular timeline before they start BC, and then just assume that it will start back up that way when they go off. I always thought that's how it was with me--until I started charting and noticed that my luteal phase was too short.

Anywho, I've gotten off track. Good luck, and hold out just a few more days! It looks like you might be gearing up to O!

iluvpooh · #6 November 7th, 2007, 11:31 AM

Well girls I'm here on CD25 and still nothing. I thought for sure I would have another temp raise today and nope it actually went down a bit, I no longer have wet CM nor EWCM, I'm pretty dry. I'm so sad girls, I've been ovulating fine the last 2 months and now this. I'm in tears!
I've gone as far as looking up if someone can ovulate without a temp. raise but doens't look like it. I hate this! Why now that we're fixing to TTC???

#7 November 7th, 2007, 11:49 AM

try not to stress..I've had anovulatory cycles the last 4 cycles, and then when I was expecting AF I O'd this time around!!

ShawnaCAN · #8 November 7th, 2007, 11:54 AM

Sometimes temps can take a few extra days to rise in response to the progesterone produced after ovulation, so I wouldn't throw in the towel yet. They may still rise tomorrow or the day after.

iluvpooh · #9 November 8th, 2007, 04:32 AM

I need your help again girls...gosh ya'll are the only ones that keep me sane! Anyways today my temp went up just slightly almost nothing. But when I went to the bathroom this morning *TMI* and I wiped my TP was slightly tinged with a brownish color, very very slight, so I wiped again and again...it kind of looked like when I'm about to start my period when I spot brown first then AF shows up full blown. But this was VERY slight, like chances are it may not even be there next time I go to the bathroom.
Could my AF be on her way? I haven't even ovulated...could it be anovulatory??? Uggg so confused here!

ShawnaCAN · #10 November 8th, 2007, 07:26 AM

If you are still feeling pretty dry, than that sounds like a withdrawal bleed. It happens if your body revs up to ovulate (your hormones rise) and fails to go through with it. A few days later, you can have bleeding due to the crashing hormone levels. It might be as heavy as your usual AF, but it's not a true menstruation. Or it might just be a bit of spotting.

iluvpooh · #11 November 8th, 2007, 10:47 AM

I'm actually feeling wet, does that make a difference?
Thanks for ya'lls patience.

ShawnaCAN · #12 November 8th, 2007, 11:21 AM

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I'm actually feeling wet, does that make a difference?
Thanks for ya'lls patience.[/b]

YEAH, big fat huge difference!!! If you're feeling wet, then it's likely breakthrough bleeding and highly fertile! It means your hormone levels are climbing again to give ovulation another go!

iluvpooh · #13 November 8th, 2007, 03:24 PM

Ugggg I just started bleeding!

What on earth???

ShawnaCAN · #14 November 8th, 2007, 04:06 PM

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Ugggg I just started bleeding!

What on earth???[/b]

It could still be either, breakthrough can be heavy enough that women mistake it for their period - so you may still want to to consider it fertile. Keep charting, then you'll know for sure if it is breakthrough or withdrawal.

iluvpooh · #15 November 8th, 2007, 05:08 PM

Thanks for your help!

I feel as if this was a regular AF, its just like it, but I know it can't be since I didn't ovulate. I can only hope that my cycle will return to normal. Do I count today as CD1 since its pretty heavy bleeding now?

ShawnaCAN · #16 November 8th, 2007, 05:17 PM

FF will count it day 1, so go with that. Different systems of charting only consider it day one if it's actually a true menstruation (meaning ovulation happened), but just go with what FF does for simplicity's sake. But consider it potentially fertile if you're TTC just in case it's breakthrough bleeding!!!!