Negative Pregnancy Test, No Period: What Is Going On? (Demystifying Charting...
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. Other than seven straight days of brown spotting and another negative pregnancy test, no period seems to be in sight...
View ArticleAfter Ovulation: My Long Luteal Phase (Demystifying Charting Series)
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. The luteal phase is the time during the menstrual cycle immediately after ovulation but before the start of the next...
View ArticleSide Effects of Ovulation: Rising Basal Body Temperature (Demystifying...
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. One of the measurable side effects of ovulation is an increase in basal body temperature. For most women, a...
View ArticleFamily Vacation Getaway: Delayed Ovulation? (Demystifying Charting Series)
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. In my last blog post, I wrote about a lack of a clear rise in my basal body temperature after ovulation. Based on...
View ArticleOvulation Fertility Calendar: Delayed Ovulation! (Demystifying Charting Series)
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. Last week, I wrote about a delayed ovulation in my ovulation fertility calendar due to a stressful holiday vacation....
View ArticleDepression After Miscarriage: Decreased Fertility? (Demystifying Charting...
When I lost my first pregnancy to a miscarriage on September 15, I knew that I needed to watch out for postpartum depression after miscarriage because of my personal (and family) history of depression....
View ArticleOvulation Predictor Test: My New TTC Tool (Demystifying Charting Series)
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. In past blog posts, I have written openly about my struggles with trying to conceive with irregular menstrual...
View ArticleFemale Fertility Testing: OPKs and Other Options (Demystifying Charting Series)
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. Last Thursday I wrote about my new foray into the world of female fertility testing. As I said, I had initially been...
View ArticleGetting Pregnant with the Fertility Awareness Method and an Ovulation...
Warning: The following post contains information that some readers may consider TMI. After a lack of success at getting pregnant immediately after my miscarriage in September 2010, I decided to try my...
View ArticleFertility Charting During Breastfeeding While Trying to Conceive
Although I am absolutely in love with my daughter and would be more than happy with one child, my husband and I have started trying to conceive a second baby. We are currently in our second cycle....
View ArticleBasal Body Temperature Chart Patterns
A basal body temperature (BBT) is the lowest temperature attained by the body during a twenty-four hour period, which is usually attained during a period of rest. For most women, the rest necessary for...
View ArticleThe First Trimester of My Second Pregnancy
As soon as my husband and I decided to start trying for a second baby, I began documenting my journey. Here I share the first trimester of my second pregnancy. Trying to Conceive January 15, 2014 My...
View ArticleBasal Body Temperature Chart Patterns
A basal body temperature (BBT) is the lowest temperature attained by the body during a twenty-four hour period, which is usually attained during a period of rest. For most women, the rest necessary for...
View ArticleThe First Trimester of My Second Pregnancy
As soon as my husband and I decided to start trying for a second baby, I began documenting my journey. Here I share the first trimester of my second pregnancy. Trying to Conceive January 15, 2014 My...
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