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I'm beginning to suspect that this will be a shorter cycle than my usual normal. I've started up my monitor this month and since it's been turned off for over a year and I had to change batteries, it wants me to start testing at cd 6. I'm cd 7 today and already got a High reading. I've NEVER had a High this early on. The earliest I've gotten a High were at cd 9 and that cycle I ovulated at cd 14. So either I'll simply have a few more days of High readings, or I'll ovulate a few days earlier too. Don't know if it's the result of stopping BC not too long ago, or if the vitamins I've started taking are having some effect. I've been taking vitamin B, C and D as well as folic acid for a few short weeks. I guess it remains to be seen what happens this month.

So, I'm on cd 13 today. I've started having more ewcm, but so far no ovulation pain. My monitor still only shows a Low reading. Last month I ovulated around cd 17-18 and I suspect I'll probably do that this month too. But that suits me just fine since my husband still have one more nightshift before having 5 days off. When he's working we don't have any time to bd, since he leaves for work when I come home from mine. So I'm not complaining if ovulation waits a few more days so we can get some bd in.

So, in a few hours I go in for my thyroid ultrasound to check out that lump I'm feeling. My mum was diagnosed with nodular goiter a few years ago and about a month ago they discovered suspected papillary thyroidcancer through ultrasound and fine needle biopsy. Se underwent surgery 6 days ago. So I feel like I want to have mine checked too, just to see what it is and to also have something to compare too in the future, if I have more problems with my thyroid.

As for TTCing, I still have some slight cramps like OV-cramps and have been for over a week. So either I ovulated a day or so ago, or my body is simply still trying to ovulate. I think I'll count my "OV-date" a few days ago and see how it turns out, if AF shows or arrives a little later.

I think I spoke too soon. My ewcm are back and my cervix is high and soft. Can't reach it to see wether it's open or not, but I presume it is. Too bad my husband aren't home for another two nights (he's a night worker). Not because of TTCing, but because my libido's finally back after being "lost" for almost a year thanks to birth control pills..

Thought I'd post a little update on the thyroid ultrasound. The technician who did it were vere thorough and checked every angle of my throat. Turns out that the little lump I've been feeling and that's causing my discomfort are simply cartilage that are uneven and bigger on that side. He said my thyroid looked completely normal, although on the smaller side. Either my thyroid were small to begin with, or the inflammation I had a few months ago have caused it to shrink a bit. I'll have to wait and see what the doctor who ordered the ultrasound have to say about it.

I'm back with a new update. I suspect I ovulated about 9-10 days ago and have barely had any symptoms since then. Until yesterday that is. I'm always feeling cold and especially at work, but yesterday I felt feverish although I wasn't and my boobs are a tad bit tender. My first symptom with my son were a feverish feeling starting at 8 dpo. I'm trying though not to put too much hope in to it, because I feel like why whould we succeed right away after stopping birth control when our son took 17 months to conceive and we were ttcing for over 2.5 years with no luck before starting birth control a year ago. I thought yesterdays feverish feeling were probably a one time thing, but I woke up still feeling feverish. Or warm on the inside to be more accurate. My boobs are still a tad bit tender and I have a slight right side cramp. Took a test today and I know I'm not imagining that vvfl. The test I took yesterday were probably only a faulty line, since it were only half a line. But today's line is definitely there, although faint! Which means the next few days are a serious waiting game to see if it gets darker or disappears.. I've seen a disappearing line all too many times. So even though I feel a little bit optimistic, I'm trying not to hope too much at this point. A lot can still happen..

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