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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

December 5, 2000

Things have been very busy lately. At work we are about to go live on a new upgrade for our administrative database. We seem to do this about once a year since the university purchased the product PeopleSoft. It just so happens I have a lot of deadlines around this time of year being complicated by the upgrade. Not only is work busy but my 12th cycle has been one surprise after another as well. I will fill you in on what has been going on.

Last we spoke I was on CD 4. Well, CD 6 my monitor told me to test but I had not slept the night before and didn't have to pee (we were babysitting a cat and she did not get along with my two cats). I decided to wait until CD 7 to start testing. So I rolled out of bed CD 7, tested and had a high reading. I thought OK, another seven highs before a peak like last month. So CD 8 and 9 also turned out to be high readings. CD 9 I ended up spending the entire day in the emergency room as I sliced my finger trying to cut a bagel. Seven or eight hours and four stitches later we were home. We had BD'd on CD 7 and since I was in such pain we figured we could skip the BD and just start on CD 10.

Then on CD 10 I was shocked to see a peak on my monitor. I was not expecting this at all. I was worried since we didn't BD the night before that I might only get one peak this month and we would have missed our chance. Right before bed I noticed EWCM and got excited. We BD'd (last night) and prayed we didn't miss our window. I woke up this morning CD 11 to find another peak. I was so happy we hadn't totally missed it. I don't have any noticeable CM today but that is normal. My breasts have had an almost burning feeling and I have had a dull ache in my left side. This usually happens right after I O. We will BD tonight and hope for the best. I guess I will be 8 dpo by the time I make it to the doctor's on Dec. 13. I hope I don't spot this month. Since I am sure I O'd, I will start my progesterone pills tonight at bedtime. Wish me luck!!!!!

Lots of love,
Courtney