Okay, this made me giggle a lot. From the forums:

Here’s something interesting: a LOT of girls on the forum have said that their cats become extra-super cuddly when they are pregnant, even before they know it. And they do it to other people who visit, who are pregnant. A few people mentioned their dogs doing the same thing. I think I’ll be watching my pets as an extra pregnancy test (whenever I ovulate) – though Zoe and JoJo are pretty cuddly creatures anyways!

Yesterday Zoe ate my thermometer. I guess no more taking double-temps. She ate the “normal” one, not the basal one, so no more oral temps for me. Which throws the whole chart off, but not too badly. Here’s hoping it’ll be more accurate… and that she won’t get ahold of the other thermometer.

OPK
Cycle #1
Cycle Day 16
Brooks brand
4:00 PM

AH HA!! That’s not QUITE a positive but pretty damn close! I’ll have to take an internet cheapie tonight to double-check, and hopefully tomorrow’s will be all signs go. I think we’ll have to BD anyways… you know, just to be safe. ;)

Man, I don’t know if it’s because the OPK was almost+ yesterday, or if it’s hormones in my body, but either way I’m horny and wanting Den to come home now. Plus I can’t take today’s OPK until after 4 (because you have to hold your pee for 4 hours – which isn’t a problem for me, but I hate waiting!!), and I’m really impatient. Grrr. Regardless, I’m pretty sure I am ovulating shortly, with the OPK yesterday and stuff. I giggle because people kept telling me not to get my hopes up because I just went off the pill. Ha. I know my body. It bounces back quickly. (I know this because I’m a horrible pill-taker and had many months out of the past three years where I had a normal cycle, then back on the pill again. Maybe that’s a good way to do it??)

So while I’m impatient, I made glitter sigs for myself. Yes, this is how I pass my time. At least it was for the FF boards, so it fueled my whole TTC obsession.

OPK +
Cycle #1
Cycle Day 17
Brooks brand
4:00 PM

Now that, my dears, is a positive. Woooo hoooo! Hurry up Den, get home from work. ;)

I ovulated! Today I had to sleep all morning instead of at night thanks to Den, but I got enough sleep to get a reliable temp… and it’s way up. Woo hoo!! Go little eggie, go!

Well yesterday was crap. It’s way too early for any pregnancy signs, but the hormones from ovulation may be fucking with me. Yesterday I just felt like crying all evening, and I didn’t know why. Maybe my self-inflicted lack of accomplishment is getting to me. But it’s not just emotional, either – I felt so bloated yesterday, and I woke up feeling the same way… like I have to pee, even after I pee. Sometimes to the point of stomachache.

Maybe it’s just because I didn’t take my meds on time yesterday, but it doesn’t usually have that quick a response. I don’t know. I just feel like curling up and crying. :(

Today I got my red crosshairs on FF! Yay! That means the program thinks I ovulated too, backing up my assumption. :D

I shake my head at the people on the forum… a lot of them self-medicate way too much. They take all these kinds of “natural” remedies and extra vitamins and stuff…. soy and raspberry tea leaf and robitussin (not kidding)… all supposed to have some kind of effect on your menstrual cycle (like making a more friendly environment for sperm, or lengthening your luteal phase so you have a better chance of implantation). Just because they’re herbs and can be bought over the counter doesn’t mean it won’t have harmful effects to a baby or whatnot. I self-medicate with my meds, but that’s because a) I was already prescribed them b) I know what they do and c) I only adjust the dosage (usually down). I try to get myself to the lowest dosage I can without losing my stability. But that’s different than taking some pills picked up at a health food store. What scares me most is that most of these people see other people doing it and just go out and do it without even researching it. Yikes.

Well I still feel all bloated, I’ve been burping constantly. What’s with this? I’ve not been eating a lot. My stomach just feels weird. Too bad it’s too early to actually be a sign of pregnancy. ;)

I feel really quite strongly that this is our month. It’s like… I just felt the need to start NOW for some reason. And 2005 has been the year of pregnancies and babies. Maybe I’ll be disappointed. I don’t know. I’ll find out in about 9 days. :)

I am making an effort to eat, but I’ll tell you, it’s an effort. I made myself an omelette this morning – which was damn good – and I’m just glad I got it all down… eggs and me don’t always mix, they tend to cause nausea. Then when Den got home I went and got us wraps from Blimpies. I got over halfway through it, then had to stop. Anything I eat – even if it’s not much – is making my stomach feel about three times larger than it should be. I’ve been avoiding sex since I ovulated, simply because my stomach does not feel good. And stomach-to-stomach pressure would surely make me want to barf.

I keep waiting for it to just go away, but it still hasn’t. I don’t know what’s causing it. According to my chart, it started before I ovulated (and on the day of ovulation I had one of my famous puking stomachaches). Ugh ugh ugh.