Update...

Well sort of.... I haven't been back to the doctor yet, butttt.....

I have been a little down on this whole topic lately. I kept feeling like I was just getting setbacks and not really moving forward. Last time, they told me the cyst wasn't gone, although it looked like
it was moving out, and that I should take birth control and come back in, in 3 weeks for an ultrasound. That was the plan, but I hate being on birth control. It makes me feel fat and moody and miserable, so, I didn't take it this month. Maybe I will regret it again, but I just didn't feel like it was the right choice for me. The cyst will go away on its own eventually, with or without the pills, so I prefer without! Then last week, I started thinking, maybe I should buy and OPK (Ovulation Predictor Kit).

In the past, I have done OPKs and NEVER gotten a positive result. Plenty of women have this same issue, but get pregnant, while others truly aren't ovulating. My sister-in-law couldn't get a positive to save her life, but got pregnant fairly easily. My doctor told me not to stress over them, so I never really thought much of all my negatives. I never put much weight in them in general... so it was strange that I felt like my heart was telling me to buy the kit. I did last week, and I started counting my cycle days, determining when to start testing. That was about 4 days ago, and I have been testing each morning since. Each time the 2nd line has gotten darker - still technically negative but getting closer and closer to a positive. Then this morning, bam, the two lines were the same color = a positive result. OPK's measure the LH levels in your body. LH is a hormone that surges about 24 hours
prior to "peak ovulation". I am going to do another test this evening, but I am thrilled that I am finally seeing some action, AND I am not currently on ANY fertility meds. Of course, it is no guarantee that if we try to make a baby, we will, but it is a step in the right direction.

So fingers crossed, prayers said, and hearts open and optimistic that maybe we will get more + signs
in our future. God willing, of course!