I wonder if this is supposed to mean anything...

[UrsulasDaBomb]

Maybe they just FEEL heavier than normal right now because I never pay any attention to them. To me,they are just those huge things on the front of my body,not something I give a lot of care to(except for when I'm doing my regular breast lumpy c hecks for breast cancer).
Hmm....

Gail(UDB)

 

[one_cat]

Do what's best for you Ursula - don't let anyone pressure you. You have lots of time.

 

[KimR]

Ursula, I think its way to early to get stressed out about infertility. And if your cycles are irregular, those fertility monitors are practically useless because you need to have an approximate idea of when you expect to ovulate in order to use them. If you want to put your mind to rest, I would recommend charting your temps. It may sound like a lot of trouble, but, honestly, once you start doing it, it's no big deal at all. Just pop the thermometer in your mouth for a couple of minutes when the alarm goes off in the morning and record the temperature. And the benefit is that you can often tell from your temps when you are pg several days before your period is due. With DD #2, I knew I was pg before I even took the pregnancy test - 10 days after conception. Good Luck to you! Oh, and BTW, even if you are not ovulating, lack of ovulation is often very easy to correct without having to jump thru hoops.

Kim

 

[UrsulasDaBomb]

I guess I"d have to go to a dr to find out if I'm ovulating or not.Is there any way to tell if I AM ovulating at all without seeing a dr?Dr's frighten me like there's no tomorrow.

Gail(UDB)

 

[Kermit]

You can tell if you're ovulating by tracking your basal (waking) temps and discharge over the month. If you have low temps at the beginning of the month, start to have a good discharge, have a temperature spike that continues to the end of the cycle, and the discharge ends shortly after the spike, you're ovulating. It's a very reliable method, as long as you wake up at a similar time each morning and you get at least 3 hours of continuous sleep before taking your temp. If you wake up to potty at 4:00 and usually wake up at 6:00, you do have to remember to take your temp before you get out of the bed to potty. But if that happens only occassionally, missing one day shouldn't really matter.

If you feel more comfortable getting reassurance from a medical device, you can purchase a fertility monitor, but learn about the signs that signal that you're about to ovulate. You'll spend a fortune on test strips if you have a long cycle and start testing on day 8 or 10. But you can find out everything you need to know with an $8 basal thermometer and a good book on fertility signs (such as Taking Charge of Your Fertility). I used Natural Family Planning to avoid pregnancy successfully for a year, and then I reversed it and got pregnant very quickly when we started trying, so I'm very confident that it works.

 

[UrsulasDaBomb]

Well apparently,my gravitating towards princess stuff means NOTHING! I woke up this morning feeling very nauseated and when I went to the bathroom to puke,I decided to sit down and felt a little wierd.Guess who decided to show up?Good old auntie flow...oh well,maybe next month.
Thanks anyway...*huggles*

Gail(UDB)

 

[Serena]

Gail, sweety, you are stressing entirely too much. You really need to step back and enjoy the time with your s/o. (I forgot if your married or not, sorry)

Anyway, you are going to be on a very bad rollercoaster ride each month if you do this. Believe me I know. Just sit back and relax, if it happens fine, if it doesn't fine.
In the mean time, enjoy sleeping.

 

[UrsulasDaBomb]

Thanks,Serena(yes I'm married...4 years in Feb)My life is a rollercoaster anyway because I'm such a perfectionist with a <i>baaaaaaaaaaaad</i>case of 'have to be on a schedule-itis".
I"ll try to keep what you said in mind.

Gail(UDB)

 

[EROS]

GOD works in mysterious ways, even in hardware stores .............

 

[UrsulasDaBomb]

Don't you mean GODDESS,Eros?

 

[zulaya]

Feeling chest heavy is a common symptom for me each month, too.

I can understand being afraid of the doctor, but I have had several friends who were very irregular as well and it turned out in most cases to be a hormone imbalance and they took a pill to correct it. See a general practicioner and if she thinks that you need a specialist, I think in most cases, insurance will cover it if you get a referral. But as always you have to check with them to see what they do cover.

Getting a fertility monitor might be a good idea, if you are trying to discover when you are ovulating. There are some fairly sophisticated models out there that may make it easier and less of a hassle.

And while I had my first child at 22, and am very happy being a mom, there is no right age. Of course, stats say that having children in your 20s, when your body is most healthy, is the best, but we all know that a lot of women are having healthy pregnancies and healthy babies even into their 40s.

Good luck to you.