What's Going On?

AF showed unexpectedly last week. The reason I say "unexpected" is because it was only a 18 day cycle. I haven't had one that short since just before we went in for our IVF consultation in March. My last AF seemed weird in the sense that it was brown (sorry too much information) rather than the usual red. I just figured it was only the second AF after a failed IVF cycle, so my body is probably struggling to get back to pre-IVF.
With this short 18 day cycle, I decided to call my dr's office last week to see if this strange occurence was due to my body still trying to get back to normal or if it was due to my body adjusting to the Metformin. Unfortunately, he was out of town at an IVF conference and wouldn't be back until this week. In the meantime I did speak with one of his medical assistants who had relayed my concerns to him. She called back to tell me that he wasn't concerned, that I should continue the Metformin, and that he would call me today. She wasn't clear about what he wanted to speak with me about, so I'm a little anxious to receive his call.
In the meantime, I've been focused mainly on the upcoming school year, trying to prepare my classroom. I've also been trying to be more mindful of my diet. It's weird. Lately, I've been craving fruits and vegetables. Maybe it's all the information I've been reading in the Infertility Cure.
Well I just heard back from the dr. He said that I may have just ovulated prematurely. Although an 18 day cycle may seem unusual, he said that my follicular phase is just changing. So if that's the case then I ovulated some time between the 4th or 6th day of my cycle. I didn't know that was possible and if I'm ovulating that early is that a good thing? I was under the impression that you don't want to ovulate too early as the egg is not fully mature. He just advised me to keep taking the Metformin and watch my cycle. It doesn't sound too proactive...

Resting...

I called the dr's office on Monday to let them know this last cycle was a bust and that the Metformin extended release was making me nauseated. Loreen was quick to tell me they could fit me in for an u/s to do another medicated IUI this cycle. With the start of school at the end of this month and a workshop that I need to attend a week and a half before school starts, I figured it would be too stressful for me, so I told her that I would rest this cycle. Also considering that IUIs will no longer be covered by insurance due to our change in insurance plans, even more so, I think we'll be taking a long break from infertility treatments.

Since she said we'll still be trying to conceive on our own, they're leaving me on Metformin for now at 500mg (down from 1000mg) because it's making me nauseated. I'm still reading The Infertility Cure hoping to find some answers, hope, and of course something new to try. It's pretty interesting. According to what I've read so far, I am indeed imbalanced in many areas. It's also a little depressing, but at least helps me understand the underlying possible reasons as to why we haven't been successful on our own and with the aide of infertility treatments. We'll see if what I learn and apply really helps.

The nausea has really hindered a lot of things this week. I was hoping to really get on a consistent exercise schedule, but was only able to exercise a couple of days. Now that I'm feeling a better, I'll try to exercise more regularly. I have yet to try to fit into something that was getting snug, but physically I'm feeling better, so that's a plus. Motivation to keep plugging away.