@athenstojerusalem When you chart your cycle try not to base it on the day of the months because different months have different numbers of days- and the typical cycle length of 28 days is shorter than the average month which can complicate things.
Just be patient. Be patient with yourself and patient with your body. It very difficult not to concentrate on every twinge and symptom, or speculate on when you may or may not have gotten pregnant and much easier to actually know by actively charting your cycle with temperature, day, cervical mucous, hormones ext. This way you know exactly which phase of the cycle you’re in- follicular (where the egg prepares your follicles on the ovary to release and egg and your uterus prepares a thick rich lining in which for your egg to implant), ovulatory (the 24 hours from when the egg is released to its end of viability), luteal ( the phase in which your egg travels to the uterus and implant if it is fertilized), and menstruation (where your body sheds it’s lining should a an egg fail to be fertilized or to implant properly in the uterus)- or pregnancy
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It’s super helpful to know where you’re at, and not just for pregnancy. Charting your cycle can help you plan out your whole life more effectively, as we’re more energetic and creative in our follicular phase, and more calm and focused in our luteal phase, ext. please consider cycle tracking for ease of pregnancy planning in the future- but I really hope you won’t have to for another 9 months!!
Keep in mind it can take healthy couples 6 months to a year of trying to get pregnant- so if it doesn’t happen right away, don’t worry, you’re not broken
