My husband wasn't sure how to respond when I sent him an email announcing her arrival. I'm usually on the verge of a major break-down when she comes, and my husband goes around the house hiding all sharp objects. But this time it was different because I knew she was coming. I knew that I didn't ovulate, and despite a case of sore boobs, I knew she'd show up eventually. I just didn't know when.
You see, my period has multiple personalities. Some months, she's Olivia with OCD, who shows up on cycle day 31. ALWAYS 31. Not day 30, not day 32. Day 31.
But then, some months she's lazy Lanie, and she shows up whenever she stops hitting the 'snooze' button and manages to roll out of bed. This can take 43 days or longer. Once, it took her 57 days. Yes, FIFTY-SEVEN DAYS before she finally appeared with her hair all askew and a smudge of dried toothpaste on the corner of her mouth.
When Olivia didn't show last week, I assumed I'd be waiting on Lanie. This was especially frustrating because I couldn't begin Clomid round two until SOMEONE had shown up. So you can imagine my surprise and delight when Claire appeared out of nowhere, on cycle day 34. My period never comes on day 34. It's always day 31, or day 43 and beyond. But then Claire shows up, fashionably late.
Now I'm no expert, but I think I might be able to thank Clomid for introducing me to Claire. My OB did tell me that Clomid could help to regulate my period. I knew I didn't ovulate though, and if I understand it, ovulation goes along with menstruation. Because I didn't ovulate, I expected Lanie. But I'll take Claire. I can handle Claire.
And maybe one day, it will just be Olivia and I.
4 comments:
I love that you named your period....
YAY for Clomid Claire!
Haha, mine is just named Flow... but I like yours better! GOODLUCK this next month!
You are amazing! Okay. I'm Cathy - and generally OCD, especially about TTC. I've been doing some reading, as Sunday starts... yes, round 3 of Clomid for me. Already 2 months of Clomid, 5 months of trying (although how dare the nurse tell me that it's really only been 4... like she knows. I'm on Clomid, which means... if I say 5, it's 5. In fact, if I say 20, then it's 20.) I digress.... so, FIVE months of trying, 927,692 meltdowns, and two "talk me off the ledge" doctor's appointments.
Like I've told you before, I didn't ovulate on round 1. I apparently did on round 2. Yippy skippy, but I'm still not pregnant, so whatever.
I know Lanie all too well, as she apparently visits me during the interim of her visits with her, except that she visits me even less. When I tell you, without the help of drugs, Lanie would show up twice a year for me... MAYBE.
I say all that, to say this. I did some more Clomid reading yesterday... on an RE website, and even if it doesn't necessarily make you ovulate, it can in fact, make you more regular. I'll find the site/info and send it to you sometime.
Meanwhile, I had a peaches-and-cream 32 day cycle this month. That's the first time that's every happened... ovulated somewhere around CD15-17, because I had OPK positives all three days. SO.... I feel certain that round 2 is going to work wonders.
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