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Courtney's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 10/21/03 -------------------- 10/11/03 9/20/03 7/30/03 7/12/03 6/24/03 6/15/03 6/7/03 5/17/03 5/5/03 4/25/03 4/6/03 3/30/03 3/10/03 2/26/03 2/15/03 2/10/03 1/26/03 1/18/03 1/12/03 1/4/03 12/15/02 12/6/02 11/27/02 11/16/02 11/6/02 10/28/02 10/24/02 10/22/02 10/6/02 9/28/02 9/15/02 9/11/02 9/3/02 8/26/02 8/11/02 8/5/02 7/15/02 6/18/02 6/6/02 5/17/02 5/15/02 4/26/02 4/5/02 3/29/02 3/17/02 3/9/02 3/1/02 2/17/02 1/5/02 12/23/01 12/3/01 11/26/01 11/19/01 11/2/01 10/20/01 10/14/01 10/2/01 9/23/01 9/13/01 9/10/01 9/1/01 8/23/01 8/14/01 7/30/01 7/21/01 7/15/01 7/7/01 7/1/01 6/27/01 6/25/01 6/21/01 6/4/01 5/28/01 5/17/01 5/8/01 4/27/01 4/20/01 4/13/01 4/6/01 3/31/01 3/24/01 3/15/01 3/1/01 2/22/01 2/15/01 2/7/01 2/1/01 1/31/01 1/30/01 1/27/01 1/23/01 1/19/01 1/16/01 1/14/01 1/10/01 1/1/01 12/26/00 12/12/00 12/5/00 11/28/00 11/21/00 11/15/00 11/9/00 10/30/00 10/24/00 10/18/00 10/10/00 10/2/00 -------------------- Courtney's Introduction

October 18, 2000

OK, hmmm ... well, last we spoke I was at CD 11 and the fertility monitor indicated high fertility. Well, on CD 12 and CD 13 I got a peak. CD 14 it dropped back to high and then back to low on CD 15. So, I O'd on CD 13!!!!! I was soooo excited to see that peak. My temps in turn also rose higher and have remained high since then. Today, I am on CD 17, DPO 4.

I have a few concerns that just dawned on me today. All along DH and I thought that possibly he may have an SA problem from a recent or an old soccer injury (the soccer ball has hit in square a few times). At the end of this cycle we were going to get him tested. I started talking about something I experience and people began telling me I should get looked at. Here goes .... from the day after I O until AF I spot brown. Now it seems to me that it is CM with a brownish colour. Sometimes it is enough for a panty liner, other times not. Generally, AF arrives quietly and is very light for usually a day, sometimes two. Then I spot until around CD 5 and then nothing. It used to occur when I was a teenager, before BCP, but since I stopped BCP it has returned. Since I am used to it, I just ignore it and complain every now and then. Suddenly, I am wondering if this could be part of our problem.

I was so worried that I contacted the doctor's office to make an appointment. I was turned down for an appointment and told to wait until the end of the cycle. I was thinking since I am only DPO 4 I could do something now! I called again and made it sound more urgent. They can fit me in Monday at 10:30 but it will have to be with another doctor as mine is going away for three weeks on holidays. I am hoping this new doctor won't think I am a worrywart or something.

I was just thinking we have been off BCP since January (last month I took them was December 1999) and we have been having unprotected sex since then. That would make it 10 months now. We only started trying to time the BD'ing in April but still that was six cycles ago. If my "Talk to Me" board starts working, I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced a similar situation and what their solution was. Thanks for reading guys!!!

I just wanted to quickly say hi to all the new diary writers who are beginning their journey on the boards with me. Good luck to all!

Courtney