The cycle continues

Bleeding again. If I stop and think about it, I think of the egg that never had a chance to become new life, I think of the fact that I am not pregnant, that my womb is crying a river of red over not achieving her goal of housing new life. I feel the blood come in spurts through the day, if I cough or move differently or nurse Water Boy. My aim this month was to catch all my blood on cloth, but we are traveling tomorrow and I have no way of soaking and washing my cloth, so will get up tomorrow and put my moon cup in.
This cycle was a shorter one. Ovulated on the dark of the moon, CD16, and bled a few days before she became full on CD29 (13day LP). I am taking a whole heap of herbs, had a reflexology session last Thursday and taking supplements. I am aiming to balance my hormones....and the herbs also contain fertility promoting herbs....

Before the end of the year I'll be trying to halt the monthly cycles, trying to find a mate for my egg, hoping my womb will embrace her role of making a beautiful soft cushiony home for a small spark of life.

But until then, I will bleed, I will ovulate, I will be aware, in tune and enjoy noticing the dance my body is doing as she does what she does best. I LOVE being a woman!!!!!

A new cycle...early again

My bleed began today... Early. 33 day cycle, ovulated cd 22 and bled 11 days later. This cycle I am using a moon cup. I am feeling allot of cramps in my belly and lower back, and that uncomfortable full/swollen feeling in my vulva. Didn't get that last month. Not wanting to use my cloth pads though this month as we are away traveling on Saturday and the weather is a little too wet to guarantee washing will dry by then.
At least bleeding now means I wont be when we fly!

1st bleed came early....

Before I birthed my kids, and actually since I have been charting, the amount of time from ovulation to bleed is ALWAYS 14 days...unless interrupted by a pregnancy. This cycle though it was only 10 day and snuck up on me totally! I was on the loo, about to have my evening shower. The divine Miss A and Water Boy were in chatting to me. I wiped after my wee and The Divine Miss A said, ' Oh, are you bleeding'? I looked at the loo paper and sure enough, I was. No cramps, no warning, nothing. Actually, besides being very heavy, I had no cramping at all this cycle....uncomfy around my tail bone (which in hind site may have been cramping if my uterus has moved position????)
So I wore my beautiful cloth pads for the whole bleed. Soaking them in a container and feeding my garden with my first post baby blood. I usually use a moon cup, and to be totally honest, I find it easier and less fuss to do that. Maybe see how I go next cycle.....
Right now I am 14 days after my bleed started, and I can feel my body getting ready to release another egg. I just hope my nipples don't get as sore this month, feeding Water Boy was a night mare!