My Preconception Journal

Monday, August 27, 2007

Today I called my gyno office and explained the midcycle spotting and the spotting that I had around the date of my period, but no real period. Both the receptionist and the nurse asked me if I could be pregnant. I said there was a slight possiblity that I could be, but there are also other factors that could be contributing to it and that was what I needed to know.

They wanted me to come in to the office to have a pregnancy test. I asked if I could do one at home instead (to save money) and the nurse told me that would be fine. She said if I got a negative reading to just wait and see if I have a period in September and if I do not, to call back and they would have me come in and do a pregnancy blood test.

Mike and I went to Walmart and bought a HPT and I just did it and I got a big fat NEGATIVE. I kind of figured that is what I would get :-(

Sunday, August 26, 2007

It's been a long time since I've added an entry into this blog. I really didn't feel the need to do so, since my chances of getting pregnant turned out to be slim to none.

Since my last entry, my periods have, for the most part, returned to near normal. Every few months I might be 2 or 3 days late, but nothing unusual. In April of this year (2007) I went in for my annual well woman exam. In May, I was called back to the doctors office so they could conduct a cervical biopsy because my pap came back abnormal. The doctor performed the biopsy, which was virtually painless and the test results came back non-cancerous.

For the most since my last entry, I have given up hope of ever becoming pregnant, but this month (Aug) something very strange is happening and I want to keep a log of it.

My last normal period was on July 16, 2007. It lasted three days with one final day of spotting. I don't think I ovulated this month since there was abcense of CM.

On the 9th day of my cycle, I began spotting brownish-red for three days and then 4th & 5th day it changed to brown spotting.

I then skipped a day, and had one more day of brownish spotting. Then I had five days of nothing.

My period was due on August 12th, but on Aug. 9 I began spotting again. On the 9th it was orangy-red, the next three days were more reddish-brown, but never enough to use a panty liner. It was only when I wiped after pee'n. The spotting stopped on the day my period was supposed to begin.

On Aug.16, I took a HPT and received a BFN :-(

On Aug. 22, Mike and I went to the waterpark and that afternoon I had some slight red spotting after wiping which was in the form of red lines. The next morning, I pee'd and had slight pink spotting after wiping but nothing more than that.

On Aug. 24, I took a seconf HPT which also was a BFN :-(

Today is Aug. 26 and still no period. I am now two weeks late. I feel fine and do not have pregnancy symtoms. If I had to take a wild guess, I would say that I am possibly either having a pre-menopause wacky period month OR my cervical polyp has returned :-(

I may call the doctors office tomorrow (Mon) and see what they suggest I do (they will probably tell me to wait and see if I skip my next period) and if I haven't started by Friday (Aug 31), I may take another HPT.

If anyone is reading this, please send some 'baby dust' my way!! Thanks!