I ovulate

Well my right ovary, battle-worn and twice reconstructed, is still going strong. It ovulated sometime in the last 24 hours - which also happened to be cycle day 13 or 14 - and I have ultrasound evidence to prove it.

I have been going in for ultrasounds every day since last Friday. The follicle grew at an appropriate rate until it was 25 mm (is that the right unit of measurement?) yesterday and then 15 mm today. I needed to keep going until it had reduced in size by more than 7.5 mm, and it did, so I am done.

Everything looked normal and great. Although the doctor did say that the uterine lining wasn't yet as it should be by ovulation. Something about it having lines or something, which should go away by ovulation. Mine was still there, although it was getting smaller. He didn't act like it was a big deal at all. Sorry if that sounds confusing. For some reason I didn't file those details away in my brain like I should have, but I thought I'd include it in case one of you could make any sense of it.

So that's that. I ovulate. And on cycle day 14! Who knew?! I had ovulation pain late last night, so technically it was probably on cycle day 13. I've also had increasingly peak-type mucus, and none so far today. Could this be a text-book cycle? I'm not getting ahead of myself. I'll probably have great mucus for at least three more days.

I'm still getting my blood drawn every couple days, and I can't wait to see if my levels coincide with ovulation. I have a hunch they won't, but I could be wrong.

Well, I do have a lot more to say, but Clara is starting to wake up so it will have to wait for another post. I hardly ever get on our desk top computer anymore, and while I could post from my phone, I just hate typing with one finger, which is made even more difficult when you are feeding a baby with your other hand. So here I am... extremely over due for an update and with a lot to say. Hopefully it won't be another week before I get a chance to write again!