Happy Face, Happy Dance

The cycle continues.. I haven't been tracking much of anything lately, other than temperature, and what a roller coaster it has been. Mostly due to a high amount of stress lately. Or at least that's what I am attributing it to. Occasionally I've noted CM and position but not regularly by any means. Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for, or how to tell the differences from day to day and that's not reliable or accurate. I was using OPKs in the fall before our loss, but the little pink lines were quite difficult to interpret, so I tossed those. 

I woke up this morning had a random urge to take an OPK. I took my first digital OPK this past week and it was a big empty circle - meaning nada. I can tell you first hand that digital OPKs are the way to go! No messing around with silly lines and playing guessing games. Just a simple POAS and bam, it tells you clearly whats going on. I have discovered a new POAS confidence.

Skipping along to this afternoons OPK, which I am happy to report, pleasantly had a smiley face. LH surge! Whew! My body is learning to cooperate with me! Happy dance. CD45 and a nice change of pace. So I am hoping to catch this eggie and that it will be a viable, healthy one, even with being released so late into my cycle. I am filled with happiness with the knowledge that I am ovulating. Ahh so nice to say. 

Happy Face!

For anyone wondering what a positive OPK looks like on the inside of a digital stick, see the photo below. The lines are not the same by any means, but the test was a happy face positive. 

In my obsession (two weeks ago), I looked up charts on fertilityfriend which had pregnancies with late/delayed ovulations. It was really nice to see pregnancies which occurred on late ovulations. Some in the 40 CD's, some in the 60's and even one in the 70's. A few indicated "pregnant with a boy/girl". I take that to mean they were born healthy and happy. Good to know I am not alone in this weirdness which we call cycles. I now forever refuse to call them "months" as I have never had a natural cycle in one calendar month. 

Best wishes for all of those out there in the world desiring to be mothers. With all of this motherly love floating around, it can only draw positive energy to our lives.