The start of my journey

So I literally started thinking about TTC again like 2 days ago, and already it feels like it's been an eternity since I made the decision to start along this path again.

For a little background on me, I had TTC last year in about Aug-Sept. My husband and I had really tried hard, and we both agreed that it'd be surprising if I didn't get pregnant. And following that I did have a chemical pregnancy. After that I had to have a colposcopy followed by a leep which meant we couldn't continue to try for a baby just yet. Now that both of those procedures are done and out of the way, I can start planning. No, I do not yet have the medical clearance to try, but for right now I'm simply going to start charting my BBT and my CM.

I'll officially have the medical OK to start TTC again on April 15, 2014.

In the meantime, I'm taking time to accumulate information, and a strategy plan to make this attempt. In this strategy plan, I've ordered some OPKs and I have a couple of other items I plan to get that are  said to assist along the way (a saliva ferning kit, and a fertile CM dietary supplement) I don't know if all of this will be necessary, but it couldn't hurt to try.

I hope all of this leads to something. Right now, I'm using a chart on www.myfertilitycharts.com since it is the best one I've found that I can use with my Kindle. Though personally I would prefer to use www.fertilityfriend.com and I'm not entirely convinced that I won't use both...one for convenience, and the other for confirmation/back up in my information.

As for this blog; this is my attempt to jot down all my feelings about the whole TTC ordeal I'm setting myself up to face. That and it is also being used to document my experiences.

So onto the documentation. Right now I'm on CD 33. I did believe earlier this cycle that I may be pregnant, but I do believe I was wrong, and I am currently awaiting my AF to arrive. I have thus far charted my BBT and my CM for CD 31-32. I also started prenatals on CD 31 and have been taking them alongside calcium (I do realize that the prenatals have calcium, but my body has seriously been lacking calcium lately as my nails have become more brittle than ever.)