My name is Erin, I am a newlywed, I married my wonderful husband (Hubby) on May 12, 2007. We had decided prior to marriage that we would try for a baby right away. I had originally thought that I would be ovulating during my honeymoon, but stress overtook me the last month of wedding planning and I ended up having a 35 day cycle which threw off the next one. So instead I ended up having the last day of my period on my wedding day.

We of course did the baby dance every day of our honeymoon and also when we got home and we’re hoping for the best case scenario, that I get pregnant right away this first cycle.

I ended up having to go to the dentist the other day and I needed to have x-rays. The hygienist asked me “is there any chance you could be pregnant?” It was nice to finally be able to answer that question with a “yes.” I told her though that I probably was not that I didn’t even think I had ovulated yet. She and I decided that it was the best thing to do to put 2 lead vests on me. I love those things, I wish I could bring it home and use it for a blanket lol.

If I actually knew what day I ovulated I would be able to say how many “DPO” I was, that’s ‘days past ovulation’ but I am not sure when I did because I have not been charting my temps. I am going to start doing that next cycle though. I figure it’ll be an easy thing to do to help me figure out when to baby dance.

I have also bought ovulation predictor kits from Answer, I have 20 tests. I opened them to see what they looked like and then read the instructions that said once you open them you must use them within 30 days. UGH. I meant to use them next cycle, but now I have to use them this cycle. I opened them on May 22 I think. So I can use them until June 21 which should get me through my next ovulation. I use the Taking Charge of Your Fertility software and it is predicting that I will be ovulating on June 19th. Woo Hoo!

I have told absolutely EVERYONE I know that we will be trying for a baby right away. I only hope it doesn’t come back to bite me in the ass.

At the same time as we are TTC I also have to try to lose some weight, not a ton but I would be happy iwth 15-20 lbs. I’ve never been able to do that before though. Being even a little overweight can affect your liklihood of getting pregnant, so I gotta see what I can do.