A new day, a new cycle (C3;CD1)

AF is most definitely here.

The whole tease routine over the last three days has been a nightmare playing the "am I" / "aren't I" game.

Thankfully I can now move on with everything and focus on this cycle instead. I am just not sure as to whether I should be counting the three days of spotting as part of this cycle or last, but everything I am reading says that CD1 is the first day of full bleed (today) so I will stick with that.

I'm so angry though - it means my luteal phase is definitely no longer than 10 days. I'll have to speak to the Dr about that when I go in for my CD12 scan on 16 June about what can be done. No pregnancy can be supported on a luteal phase under 10 days so I'm praying that perhaps progesterone or something similar can be taken to extend it.

And on that note - when I called before to make the appointment, I was told my Dr is away again on holidays at that time, and won't be back until I'm about CD18 so I have to see the other FS I saw last time. I refuse to be bullied into leaving this time and will make sure I ask her about the short LP and whether I need to be taking progesterone as well.

DH is going again to have some blood taken out today. His specialist appointment is on Wednesday where he'll get another chance to have a sperm analysis done. This is the one we've been waiting for over the last 3 months. This is our chance to see if all of the changes we've made for him over this period have made any difference to his sperm quality or not. I think we're both as nervous as each other. I am praying that we see even a slight improvement - then it gives us some hope that as time goes on (and we don't have a lot of it on our side) over the next few months, it may improve even more.

Until next time...