Third Time's the Charm?

10/11DPO

So this month I decided to try out Fertility Friend as I keep seeing the charts shared on the TTC Reddit forums (which I have become addicted to btw) and other chat rooms. I'm liking it so far, but a bit disappointed to find out that you have to pay after your first month "trial". The basic version is so bland and useless, so there really isn't a point to keeping it after this is up (my opinion). 

Anyway, since I downloaded that app, I now have a total of 4 cycle tracking apps that I am constantly logging stuff into. The problem now is that my ovulation day for this cycle is evenly split between them. 2 apps are logging my ovulation day as June 11 (that would make me 11DPO as of writing this), and the other 2 have me at June 12 (10DPO). 

Well, obviously I am confused as to why there is a discrepancy between all of the apps considering that I log everything exactly the same in all of them. And I'm also disappointed now, too, because I tested yesterday (you know, being Father's Day and all) and both my Pregmate strip and my FRER both came up unmistakably negative. Like, not even a shadow line, no squinting needed, nada. Just clear as day one line. I know I tested a little bit early, and until AF shows I have no reason not to suspect that I may be pregnant. But still, not seeing even the slightest of faint lines, ESPECIALLY on a hyper sensitive test like a FRER is just soul crushing. I'm just gonna go ahead and call it that this second cycle is not a success. AF, you can come any day now so we can get moving onto the next! Please and thank you! 

Cycle 2 Update and Labs Follow-Up

So quick update post: I started using Clear Blue OPKs this cycle in addition to my seemingly never-ending supply of Pregmate test strips. I like the Clear Blue OPK because it really does take the guess work out of interpreting the test results. Also, I appreciate that this test type in particular also detects rise in estrogen level before it begins to detect LH, which is another thing that I found to be really helpful in confirming other things like CM quality and type. So for example, when I finally got my peak reading, I also had a ridiculous amount of CM discharge. Because of the peak fertility reading, I knew with confidence that it was EWCM and that it was GO TIME! 

Last week my blood work results were sent back to my doctor, and she called me immediately to share the findings. She said that overall everything she tested for looked good and was within normal limits. She highlighted that my male hormone levels were slightly elevated, though, but that it is still within normal limits and she would like me to get repeat blood work in 4 months. I ended up failing to go back to the office to get a baseline ultrasound done primarily because I forgot about scheduling it along with my blood work. So she told me to just have it done next cycle assuming I don't fall pregnant. So overall she told me that based on the blood work and previous ultrasounds that I've done, that I am NOT QUITE considered to have PCOS, but that it is something to continue monitoring. 

So obviously I am a little relieved to hear that I do not have a full-blown, obviously clear diagnosis of PCOS, but I can't help but feel a little stuck. I'm just in-between. So, in other words, if I fail to get pregnant on my own, there is not going to be a clear root cause to explain it, and that's a little worrisome to me considering that I'm trying to get pregnant as soon as possible to prevent further ovarian dysfunction. Once again, though, my doctor stressed to me that she wants me to call her if my cycle goes longer than 35 days to get my period induced, and that she is still considering on sending me a fertility specialist if I don't end up, or stop, ovulating on my own. Which, so far is not looking like is gonna be the case. Keeping all fingers and toes crossed and saying lots of prayers for the next 2 weeks. So now it begins...