Charting and fertility

Haven't posted in a while but thought today would be a good day to get back into it.  To be honest, the last couple of days have been pretty rough.  Hubby and I have been trying to religiously chart this past cycle to make sure we maximized the chances of conceiving our first baby.  It worked - we were able to chart a WHOLE month BUT of course, we were unsuccessful.  

Charting is not easy work either...you have to wake up every morning and take your temperature, notice symptoms and signs that could be your imagination playing tricks on you (did I just feel my ovum drop) and stick your fingers in your va-j-j to see what your cervical mucus looks like (it's true, AND I was really excited when it measured 5in long and was like egg whites (which means you're really fertile) & pee on many ovulation sticks to properly time intercourse.  When you've done all that and it seems you've done beautifully, you wait.  Not just a couple days... but 14 in fact!  For me, it seems my cycle and my body hates me because my period started on day 7.  What does that mean? WELL, it could mean lots of things... mainly that my body is not giving itself enough time to actually make a baby... lack of progesterone and such.  Progesterone is the hormone that enables a pregnancy to happen and to create an environment for your baby to grow.  If you have a low level of progesterone (which I think I have) your body sheds its lining too early hence not allowing conception. (boo.) Of course, this could all be a fluke month, so we'll continue charting and see if next month is different.  Meanwhile, I will start taking B6 supplements, which has been known to lengthen the luteal phase (time after ovulation) and I have purchased Pre-Seed to help keep my hubby's swimmers alive in case things work out with my cycle.  In any case, I will be getting a referral to a OB/GYN so I can have my levels of progesterone tested.

Long story short, I'm frustrated. 

Am I the only one who finds it awfully coincidental that when you're ready to conceive you can't??  When you're a teenager, you work SO hard at trying to avoid pregnancy and when you're an adult with a steady income, you're married & you own a house, it seems to be the most impossible task ever!  I guess it's proof that life is not always easy and you have to expect the unexpected which in our case is crappy crappy disappointment.

Better luck next time I guess!
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