TTC take 1!

April our first month offically TTC!

I knew there was specific timing in your cycle you needed to hit in order to get pregnant. That is basically all I knew. So, since I am the type of person who commits to someone and goes all out I did some googling.

I came across a website, it was a forum for people who are TTC. Perfect, I joined and posted some questions. Who knew that day I would meet some women on that site who I am closer with than some of my IRL (in real life) friends.

Quickly, I learned about ovulation, fertile window, OPKs, bail body thermometers, and charting. Basically, by taking your temp. everyday at the same time you can confirm after O (Ovulation) occurs. You use OPKs (Ovulation predictor kits) to figure out before you O. So you can pinpoint when Ovulation occurs.

April was our trial month, since I was new to all this my O calculation was a little off. But I did learn that I did not have the standard 28 day cycle Oing on day 14. (most women dont) instead my cycles are from 35-40 days and I dont Ovulate until late 20s. that cycle day 28.

I swear by charting, if I didnt use it I would have assumed I Od two weeks before I actually did!

Pros and Cons to long cycles:
Pro: you dont go to the Mikveh as often, and your not in Niddah longer.
Con: You have less chances a year to get pregnant, since your not Oing as Often.