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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This month I had the most beautiful chart I've had in nearly 9 months.  Everything looked perfect, and I was sure this was the month.  No signs of AF, but woke up this morning to my flow.  I was so shocked and disappointed that I couldn't get myself out of bed to go to work.  [b]How do people go through this month after month, year after year? [/b] DH and I are not young, so each month that goes by feels like we're missing out BIG time.   :cry: [/quote]

I stopped charting.  I had a good idea of when I was ovulating, and charting helped me nail down my other signs, so it was useful for sure.  But after about 6 months I found the charting only added to my stress level.  So I stopped.  I used OPKs and CM to figure it out.  And I still used an app to track those things, so I'd have a rough idea of (with a day or 2) of when O was each month.  After years, you eventually just learn to have very little hope and basically expect your period to come.  Of course it's impossible NOT to be disappointed each month.  But the big hopes and the big let downs weren't as dramatic.  It's not really a good place to be because I was more generally depressed around then.

It's really hard, that's for sure.  Having this huge life changing thing hanging over your head and you not knowing WHEN it will happen, it's a crazy emotional time.  Try to treat yourself gently.  Take some time to grieve each month.  I used to have period-pity-parties of sushi and prosecco.  I cut back on drinking for awhile, but the first 2-3 days of my period, all bets were off.

Hang in there.  I hope you get your positive soon.[/quote]

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