reminded to post by a delayed eggie!

I have neglected this area of my blog of late. Firstly because we went over seas for 6 weeks, then because I was snowed under till now trying to catch up with life.
Funnily though, no matter how busy life gets, your body still cycles, bleeds, becomes fertile and bleeds again.
I bled once while I was away on holidays, while we were in London. It was no big deal, used my moon cup and had to change frequently, but it was easy to do. My next ovulation was on the train on the way home from the Airport once we landed in Australia. I think hormonally my body is really ready to make a baby because I experienced INTENSE attraction for, well really the first man in my whole life! Happened to see him as I was ovulating, and it was intense, unsettling and weird. I also experienced the worst PMS I have ever had in my life that cycle. Feeling and thinking the most awful thoughts that appeared completely lucid at the time, but once I bled it was like whoa, go sort your self out!
So I did, got some bush flower female essences, EPO, vitamin B's and some nasty herbs. The next cycle was much better, less painful ovulation and fairly ok pre menstrual phase.

Which brings me to my current cycle. I ovulated today, this evening, over dinner time (which is a pretty normal time for me to ovulate!) thing is today is CD 20 for me which seems to be the pattern since menstrual return after Water Boys birth....but I have also put on 4kg in a month, and I am worried that I am heading into a similar insulin resistant phase as I did after birthing Pony Gal (where my weight ballooned and my PCOS was very out of control) as I am noticing similar things like very easy weight gain, and a week or more of fertile signs (like my cervix just sits there wide open oozing copious amounts of clear mucous for a week before I ping an egg). I have also changed my diet in the last month, electing to be more vegetarian and there fore more high carb. Looks like I may need to hit the low carb, meat based diet again soon as I don't like this impact on my body.
I also am approaching Water Boys 2nd birthday, and hope to ttc a 3rd (and sadly final for our family) baby once he turns 3, which means I only have a year to try and sort my body out as this time I want to ttc without any western medicines..... wish me luck!

Finally! An egg!

So last night I ovulated! CD22. It was painful as usual, another egg from the right side, I think this time from around the top of my ovary (last month was the bottom at the front).
I was looking back at my period diary (which I have kept since April 1997) and my cycles seem to be following a similar pattern as they did after Pony Gals birth....about a week of heavy clear mucous before I ovulate.
I hate the pain of ovulation, I hate that my nipples are sore while I ovulate too, it makes feeding uncomfy. I wonder if there is a supplement or something that would help with the nipple tenderness?????

Oi, wheres my next egg?

Today is CD20 for me, ie 20 days after my last bleed and so far no ovulation. All the signs are there though, lots of EWCM, and sore nipples while feeding. I am bummed that I am not more regular at this point, and am concerned that my PCOS is flaring up.
I was also assuming that I wouldn't be bleeding on our first flight over seas.....looks like I might be now...bummer!

My first egg post childbirth!

I am one of those women who actually likes her bleed. I have no idea why, but I look forward each month to my cycle in all its fullness. I like watching for the signs leading up to ovulation (even when I'm not ttc!) and I get severe ovulation pain (AKA Mittelschmerz), so I can pinpoint ovulation each month...and then the count down begins till I bleed :)
Once my period starts I feel great. I use a moon cup that I have had for about 4yrs now, and cloth pads hand made by women around the world (well in the U.K, the USA and Australia). Before the moon cup and cloth pads I used sea sponges with my bleed.
I have a diary somewhere of EVERY cycle since I was about 21yrs old till I conceived my second child. He was born 18mths ago, and 2 nights ago I ovulated for the first time since he was born....so that means in just 2w I shall be bleeding again! I have so missed my cycles.
I also have PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome). One of the biggest things it does to me is mess with my cycles. I have longer cycles. When I was younger (I think the actual reason I started the diary!) I'd go 6mths between bleeds. I was very irregular. Over the years I have learnt to read my body well and can now tell the signs of fertility quite accurately without charting or taking my temperature. This comes in handy as both my kids were conceived using artificial insemination of fresh sperm at home. The fewer of those to do each try, the better IMHO!

So here begins my online journal of my cycles post baby #2.....