all the signs were there

In those first few months of trying to conceive, i learned so much about the reproductive system and all the different tools that were out there to use to help yourself get pregnant.  I chose to buy a fertility microscope.  I am a scientist and that looked cool (and cheaper than ovulation sticks).  When you are fertile, your saliva looks like ferns.  How crazy is that?!

Sign number 1: I hardly ever got ferns.  I mean, I got some ferns, but abundant ferns like the pamphlet shows?  No.

Eventually I broke down and started charting.  I got a thermometer by my bed and i put it in my mouth every morning when i woke up.  Your temp may dip when you are ovulating or just about to and your temp rises after you ovulate.

Sign number 2: i never got a dip very often and the rise was never very much

From reading about charting i found out that your temp should stay high about 10-12 days post ovulation (this is called your luteal phase)  This is to ensure that a fertilized egg has time to stick to your uterus before the lining is shed.

Sign number 3: My luteal phase was anywhere from 4-7 days.

The girls told me about ovulation sticks.  The digital ones, hell no, they are $60 for 7 sticks.  I got some cheaper ones online, not digital but they will do the trick.

Sign number 4: I never got a definite positive lh surge.

I had self diagnosed myself as having a luteal phase deficiency.  So, i started asking google what i could do about this.

Vitrex / chaste tree was the first thing that came up.  So, i took myself to a health shop.  The ladies knew exactly what i was after.  I chose the liquid b/c it worked faster.  BLAH, so freakin' disgusting i gagged every morning!  I eventually got the pills.