Yesterday was a great day, though. It was my husband's day off, so we took a very long walk on this little island in Richmond called Belle Isle. It was the first time we went there and it was really great, and Sophie LOVED it! It's right in the city, but there's wildlife, swimming, rock climbing, and tons of trails. We walked for two straight hours and it seemed like hardly any time at all. I brought my camera, so here are some of the highlights:
Here is me carrying Sophie. See, the bridge to the island is a suspension bridge and something about it scared her (and scared me for her). She was refusing to walk and I was trying to pull her. From past experience, I know that when I pull her, we run the risk of her sliding out of her collar. Well, I don't know if you can see it in this picture, but there was just enough room below the bottom railing for a little Sophie to fall through. So... I picked her up and carried her until...
...my husband thought that was silly and took over.
Here's a view of the city (way in the distance) from Belle Isle.
I wasn't quick enough with the camera, but this is Sophie trying to chase a frog. It was kind of pathetic, though, because we had to practically put her nose right up to the frog for her to even realize it was there.
Here she is exploring. She's not one for water, so there's not really a risk of her jumping in.
Here's how we spent most of our afternoon - walking. Sophie LOVES walks, so it's safe to say it was one of the best days of her little doggie life.
We're about to leave for another walk right now, as a matter of fact, except for one small problem. Sophie is still sleeping. In fact, until a minute ago, she was lying in our bed.
I hope my mood gets better. Perhaps this is hormones? It is cycle day 25, so maybe, just maybe, I ovulated this cycle and now I'm having hormone shifts I don't normally experience. Who knows. But at least it's optimistic that I'm taking my bad mood as a possible good sign, right?!
By the way, I just charted my BBT's for this cycle so far, and I know I'm not a BBT expert and I also know that PPVI doesn't even advocate the use of temps, but I think mine might show that I may not have ovulated. There was a slight spike on the morning after my last peak day (day 14), but other than that, this isn't how any of those sample charts look at all! Isn't it supposed to be all low, then spike, then all consistently high? Mine just looks like a bumpy diagonal line. Okay, I just found a way to save it as a picture so here it is:
Okay, I am not worried about this and I don't want to overanalyze it, but I'm bored and curious. So, that being said, anyone know what this may mean?
Actually, I look at your BBT chart and conclude just the opposite - that it looks like there is definitely an overall shift in temps after day 14. I am also not a BBT charter but I remember that you are supposed to look for a change in the overall pattern.
ReplyDeleteAlso, look how high today's temp was! hmmmm...
Well maybe that can help to get your out of your funk.
hope tomorrow is a better day!
ReplyDeletethanks for your post...
yes, I'm wondering about my insulin... I'm going to have to look into this further. It's not fun to feel so horrible all of the time!
I also think the shift happened after cd14. You just have a smaller shift than the "normal" charts. My cycles did the same thing. That's why I didn't always chart my temp, because it didn't seem conclusive. However, I think you are still good to go with your cd 14 peak! =)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I forgot!!
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of the book, Fertility, Cycles, and Nutrition, by Marilyn Shannon.
There is a section on PCOS and hypoglycemia among many other fertility/nutrition related issues.
I just gave it to two friends for their birthdays! It is a MUST read. She's coming out with a third edition sometime too!
Yes! I agreed with the others - you definitely ovulated! And it's a good sign that your temp is high today!
ReplyDeleteI been using this website www.fertilityfriend.com to chart my BBT since Jul 06, and I find it pretty useful. They will assist in predicting the day of ovulation based on the temps you input. There was a period when I used OPK together with it too, so it's pretty accurate in predicting the ovulation day. They have tons of great info about charting too :)
May your temps remain high!
I definitely agree with the others. If you look at the average temps before CD14 and the average after CD 14, there is a clear difference! Yay!
ReplyDeleteI hope this is just the beginning of normal-ness for you and maybe even a suprise BFP!
I'm going to go out on a limb and say you may have a triphasic cycle occuring which is often a good sign. I am dealing with one myself and I had a triphasic when I conceived in August of 07. You have good temps :)
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