Random Mumblings, pt. 2

Family is everything, my dear. Losing all hope of ever having one; there is no greater misery.
x King George, Once Upon A Time

I hate TV this fall. Pregnancy and babies are everywhere. On Modern Family, Gloria is pregnant. On Revenge, Fake Amanda is pregnant. On HIMYM, Marshall and Lily are coping with being new parents. Last night on Once Upon A Time, Snow struggled with the idea of never having children. I want TV to be my escape, but this season, the storylines are only encouraging my emotional prison.

And, I love to read paranormal romance novels. You know, witches, vampires, werewolves, fairies-- what better escape from reality than indulging in completely unrealistic stories?? One of my favorite series features a witch and her undying love for a warlock. However, according to this author's perspective, an unfortunate side effect of witches partnering with their own kind, is that it's very difficult to conceive-- and if you're lucky to conceive, most witches won't carry to term. I realize everyone likes a happy ending, but admittedly I was hoping these rules would be true for the lead character. Of course though, she beat the impossible, got pregnant and had a healthy baby, and they lived happily ever after.  I want a happily ever after.


Onto a completely different topic: Cycle #2 post MC

A few weeks ago, I got a period-- 7 days of flow. I had zero flow for two days, and then launched into another 7 days of flow. Did I have two back-to-back periods?? I think I mentioned, I did a very poor job charting my cycle last month-- I was depressed, stressed, and lazy. This month, I am 100% committed. I've been reading my Bible (Taking Charge of Your Fertility), and charting each sign/symptom very specifically. If my charting is right, I didn't ovulate until very late (due to the two back to back periods??); although my temperature is very slowly climbing.. My only evidence of ovulation (potentially!) is the fluid and ovulatory pain.

I called my OB when the second flow started, but they didn't seem concerned and suggested I keep charting since I'm not in the TTC mode. I spoke with a friend about using ovulation strips.. I'm thinking about going this route next month since my temps this cycle aren't reliable for ensuring ovulation occurred.

I have to take in account that during this cycle I've been very stressed at work. And I was very sick for a couple of weeks in the beginning. According to my Bible, my body will delay ovulation until my body is healthy enough to support a potential pregnancy so I'm thinking this might be why I ovulated so late.