CD21... 1DPO???

I have a very strong feeling that I ovulated last night. Finally, for the first time since May 2009 which was 8 months ago. The positive OPK that I got last evening was so exciting and husband dutifully did the baby jig with me, depositing a load of swimmers in there.

I woke up feeling the most positive I have in a long time, and was further affirmed when I took my BBT and it went from around 36.3 and 36.4 to a whopping 36.74. How’s that for a temp rise?! I know that I should wait for a sustained thermal shift of at least 3 days before I come to the conclusion that I've ovulated, but I'm still happy :)

I took another OPK this evening, and it was another strong positive. I don't know, but it either means I haven't ovulated yet or that I have and all the OPK did was catch the tail end of the surge. Or maybe I'm still ovulating, which is apparently how fraternal twins come about. Hah! I mean, the doctor did warn us of the possibility of multiples right? I don't know whether to be excited or scared by that prospect, so I guess I'll choose not to think about it right now.

I'm feeling awfully bloated right now and sore for some reason. Last couple of days, the aches were coming from the right side of my lower abdomen, and today it was fully concentrated on the left. When I sit at the computer at work and slouch or hunch in my seat, everything feels all squished and achy and painful.

It's so very exciting to think about how there could be a fertilised egg (or more!) slowly growing and multiplying in there right at this moment. I know I may be thinking a little too far ahead here, but I have a really good feeling about it. I also know that there is only 25% chance that this cycle will produce a sticky one that's strong enough to keep growing and growing, but one can only hope right? Husband has been telling me that I need to think positive, and send positive vibes out into the universe because then positive things can happen. And I'm supposed to meditate and visualize. Visualize fertilisation happening, then visualise the cells multiplying, then visualise the little growing embryo gradually moving down my fallopian tube and into the uterus, and finally visualise the implantation of the little one. So I'm trying. It kinda worked for me when I tried doing it for ovulation the past 3 days, so fingers crossed eh? :)

Someone has also told me that if you think of things you wanna happen in the future as it has already happened in the now, sooner or later it will happen. So I shall make my mind think "I'm pregnant, thank you for blessing us with this precious gift of life. Thank you for granting us the joy of having happy healthy children." If I keep telling myself that, will it really come true? Maybe, hopefully, sooner or later probably :)

In the meantime, I think I'm officially in the 2WW and though we'll try and get some insurance sex in tonight, I will keep my hopes up no matter what.

Tomorrow is my CD22 blood test, and they'll be testing a number of things including progesterone levels to see if I have ovulated this cycle. Hopefully I did in time for it to show up in the blood test! I'll be damn disappointed if it was a false alarm. BUT, I shan't go there yet. Keeping my spirits up will hopefully make my body a more hospitable and welcoming place for nurturing a new life... so that's what I'm going to do.

I'm so excited!!!






Hey there, little one... hang in there and keep growing ok? Mummy and daddy are waiting anxiously for you and love you with all our hearts already.