Nope, not pregnant.

I had a little temp spike this morning which gave me a small jolt of hope for about ten minutes until I got up and peed on a stick. Instead of leaving the bathroom for three minutes as I usually do - this only ramps up the anticipation! - I stayed and watched the FRER develop. Not even a hint of a test line appeared, so at 15dpo, there's my answer for this cycle.

I could hear Mr. Ibis moving around in the next room so I called out to him that it was negative. He responded light-heartedly, "So, no tax deduction in 2009, huh." I mock-whined, "Not only that, we get to max out our insurance deductibles for two more years!"

As we settled down on the couch with our coffee, I asked what the strategy will be for next cycle. He suggested ovulation tests, which is okay by me. And a couple of other ideas that fall squarely in the TMI category if you catch my drift. Most likely my ovulation date will fall in the week that my mom and sister are visiting, but fortunately they are getting a hotel room - our house is small with thin walls! I pointed out gamely that we didn't really want a Christmas baby, "And anyway, Sagittarius was a terrible match for us." He said maybe, then, we should try for a Pisces. I vetoed that idea as it would mean taking two cycles off! I said a Pisces could be our consolation prize if we don't get lucky in the next two months.

Our prospects at this point are: supposedly about 60% of couples will get pregnant within 4 months of trying. Of course, this assumes we're healthy and fertile, and actually right now 60% doesn't sound high enough to be terribly reassuring! It's a little crazy to think how quickly our first EDD (estimated due date for the first baby) could sneak up on us, as it's now basically three BFNs away. Eek.

But anyway. AF should be here either tomorrow or Friday. I guess Saturday at the latest if my LP is dreadfully long (that would be 18dpo).