In an attempt to see what it will feel like not to "try," I have put away the thermometer. No temping for me. No opks either. I haven't been temping or opking through IUI cycles because the meds would have just messed with my temps and made me a wreck. But I thought I would resume temping in a "natural" cycle. But I am going to try this as an experiment.
Yes, we'll have sex and yes, I'll try to aim for more or less the right day. But if we miss it, we miss it. Trying to have sex on the right day hasn't worked for the last year and a half, so not sure why it would work this month. I know when I ovulate because of the distinct ovulation pain, so I will still chart to an extent (I do like knowing when to expect my period) and that will be that. I wonder if I can give up that the control-freak side of my nature for a month.
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I hope this month goes smoothly for you. It's always so hard to quit what you've been doing for so long. Hope you can keep your control-freak side in check.
And thanks for the nice comment, too. It WAS the candy ;-)
I am wishing you the strength/will power it takes to break habits. You are on my mind
Seriously, best thing you will do for awhile is putting that shit away. When I was in the throes, temping every day and peeing every day on sticks, it consumed me. Life is better without that. Life is better "sorta" knowing what's going on, and just waiting. It was hard to break the habit, but I'm so so soooo glad I did.
Not that it's worked, but that's not cuz I ain't paying attention still...
I LOVED putting away my thermometer. Made me feel more like a normal person and less like my entire life was focused on my lack of pregnancy. For me, temping and the monitor just always reminded me that I wasn't pregnant.
Good luck with it, thinking of you!
I stopped charting BBT almost as soon as I had started. I am just too OCD for it.
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