CD 21 Bloodwork Results!

Drumroll please...

*roll,roll,roll,roll*

17!!!

Lemme just tell ya'... I have never been so happy to hear the number 17 as I was yesterday when I called and got my results. I pretty much knew I had ovulated since I had that raging positive OPK. But I never imagined my level would be that high since I figured I was only 4, maybe 5, DPO on Sunday when I had my blood taken. So to see a 17... the highest it's been yet... just wow.

I don't want to count any chickens before they've hatched, but I feel really, really good about this cycle. I've had some "stuff" going on... like, lower back pain... crampiness... etc... But I'm trying to not read into it all too much because I don't want to be let down.

Here's to (hopefully!) getting a really awesome Christmas gift!

CD 21 :(

I got crosshairs this morning on my chart. According to it... I ovulated a couple of days ago.

I also had my blood drawn this morning for my serum progesterone test.

According to it... I didn't.

My level came back at 0.7.

So, broken-hearted, I went to my message boards to cry on the shoulder of fellow TTC'ers.

The general question that came up was, "Why did they test your levels so soon after ovulation?" Seems that most/all other girls have their levels checked around 7DPO or later. Me, just being 1-3 DPO today, my levels wouldn't be high at all... and would look like I hadn't O'd at all. They were all like, "Ask to re-test in a few days." And, "Don't rule out ovulation yet!"

So, my hope was basically shattered until they were all telling me that it's still very possible that I did actually ovulate. Esp. considering I had a temp. shift... and a positive OPK.

So, here's to BABY DUST and crossed fingers (and toes!) that I am pregnant this cycle.

Please let me be pregnant this cycle. I don't think I can handle 100mg of Clomid next cycle.