any bad sleepers who temp?

[itsautumn]

Ohh, I don't know what happened!

Here is a link to my fertility chart... hopefully it works.

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/ttc...p?d=2014-12-18&mode=a&ts=1418973912&u=5634627

 

[jumpingo]

hmmm, not sure

my knowledge is limited but will try to help if i can!

if you are using FF, you have to "set up your homepage" for it to share correctly, i think...?.

ETA: are you on your computer?

if you go to your home, with you chart and calendar and everything, under the yellow chart, you should have a gray "Share" button. if you don't, you might need to set up your sharing settings. if you do, click that and it gives you a bunch of options. then pick bbCode Code (thumbnail) and copy and paste that whole text into your post. does that help? or just tell you something you already tried?

 

[itsautumn]

jumpingo... I didn't know that! Thanks for telling me the steps. I think I did it this time? *crosses fingers*

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/55fa43//thumb.png
My Ovulation Chart

 

[mummy2o]

Itsautumn are your cycles always this long? Do you have PCOS? I know if you do its a bitch when TTC and that's to put it mildly. If so if you don't know or you have then I suggest going to get some help with fertility treatment asap. Although pregnancy can happen natural, its a lot harder and some people have multiple miscarriages. So that is what I suggest first. However, in the UK you need to be TTC for a year before you get any help, not sure what its like in the states. So just carry on as you are. Doesn't seem you've had your spike yet either Have you considered using ovulation tests also?

 

[jumpingo]

jumpingo... I didn't know that! Thanks for telling me the steps. I think I did it this time? *crosses fingers*

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/55fa43//thumb.png
My Ovulation Chart

yay, glad you got it

i would second the question about your cycle length. are they always this long?
- if yes, then i wouldn't worry about anything and just keep up that impressive sex schedule.
- if no, it could just be a fluke, but i wouldn't worry too much about PCOS or miscarrying or even lowered chances of getting pregnant until you chart for a few months and see what your body is up to!


when i first looked at your chart, i wondered if maybe there isn't an obvious enough temp spike for FF to go on that alone. BUT, i would guess you ovulated somewhere between CD43 and CD46. the default setting on FF is "Advanced" which, apparently, takes into account all the fertility signs (temp, CM, cervix position, etc.) but since you have only input temperature, maybe FF isn't convinced enough? since you're only charting your temp right now, i would try putting the Detection Setting on "FAM" which goes solely on temperature and no other fertility signs. if CD47 is 1DPO, then you would have a luteal phase (the time from ovulation until your next period) of at least 11 days, which is considered normal (textbook average is 14, but i think normal is anywhere from 10-16).

like mummy said, ovulation predictor kits are also helpful. but, if you have long cycles every month, that could get expensive since you aren't quite sure when to start using them and how long you would need to keep testing. your signature says cycle #1, (is this cycle you are temping cycle #2 then?) even so, i would say just relax, chart for another month or two, and if you happen to notice any cervical mucus, mark that for sure, but just see what your temps are doing over a few months before worrying about seeing a doctor or stressing about ovulating. since you seem to get sex in every other day or so, chances are good that no matter when you ovulate, there are some sperm already there waiting for that egg!

hope that helps - good luck and welcome to our crazy little corner of ttc!

 

[itsautumn]

jumpingo and mommy2o

I do have PCOS! My cycles are crazy and long. My sister has it too, but even worse than me because she doesn't get her periods naturally. I've been tracking them for about two years now to get a better understanding but it's hard because they don't really have a consistent pattern. My app that I have been tracking with says my average cycle is 42 days but I've had a few cycles that were high 40's up to 65 even!

I did buy the OPK kit and I was doing it A LOT. On CD 46 the OPK kit had the darkest line I'd seen but it still wasn't quite as dark as the control line. After that the line was barely there at all. So I don't know if I didn't ovulate or I missed the surge or what.

Since I wasn't sure about ovulation we just kept BDing every other day, haha. We figured we wouldn't miss it that way!

I still have some days before my medical insurance kicks in at work; until then I'm trying to take care of myself and lose a little weight.

I'll change my settings in FertilityFriend and hopefully that helps! I'm tracking more info in Ovia because it's a little bit more convenient for me personally. I think this cycle will be better since my sleeping will be more normal.

Thank you so much for the help! Hopefully cycle #2? I appreciate your helps for sure!

 

[jumpingo]

itsautumn,

i'm sort of excited to hear that your OPK was close to positive on CD46, since it kind of confirms my guess! i think you are just a slow riser. did you get the emails from FF? or maybe the "unusual" temp patterns are explained in the FAQs? worth taking a look.

and, sorry to see AF showed

keep us posted and good luck this cycle!!

 

[itsautumn]

jumpingo,

I know! I was surprised too. I haven't been inputting the ovulation tests because they were always negative. But I went back and checked my messages with my sister because I was so excited on that day when the OPK was almost positive! Turns out you were right after all! I hope I did ovulate near that time!

I'm looking at slow riser on FF now. Good information there and I'm feeling a lot more optimistic!!!

BTW, I see you are in Tokyo? I lived in Japan for awhile in 2012 (in a city called Okayama) and I miss it so much! I visited a few times this year and last. I miss it so much. I was so healthy there, ate great and was so active! I miss riding my bike everywhere.

 

[jumpingo]

jumpingo,

I know! I was surprised too. I haven't been inputting the ovulation tests because they were always negative. But I went back and checked my messages with my sister because I was so excited on that day when the OPK was almost positive! Turns out you were right after all! I hope I did ovulate near that time!

I'm looking at slow riser on FF now. Good information there and I'm feeling a lot more optimistic!!!

BTW, I see you are in Tokyo? I lived in Japan for awhile in 2012 (in a city called Okayama) and I miss it so much! I visited a few times this year and last. I miss it so much. I was so healthy there, ate great and was so active! I miss riding my bike everywhere.

i have lived a bunch of different places: Saitama (Kasukabe), Tokyo (Ueno), Kanagawa (Kikuna and also a place near Noborito) and now i'm back in Tokyo. for the first 7 years, i lived on my own, working, taking trains and my bike everywhere. it's more healthy than you realize, until you aren't living that lifestyle anymore. now i live on a military base outside of the city. technically still in tokyo, but lots of people have never heard of the town and it's outside the main 23 wards of "the city." since getting married i have gained about 15 pounds and drive a lot on base. i miss the "forced" exercise of commuting, for sure. when i didn't own a car, i wished so much for personal space and singing in the car. grass is always greener, huh?

what did you do in Okayama? i've never been. i would love to get to Shikoku some day. seems easy to get to from Okayama...did you ever manage to get there?

 

[itsautumn]

I did part of my student teaching for my masters in a preschool/kindergarten there. It was the best experience of my life! It was the first time I saw a truly constructivist kindergarten in action and it. was. amazing! It totally shaped my own educational philosophy.

I definitely realize how good I had it... I enjoyed being out and about in nature (my area was less cityish, it was about a 20 minute bike ride to the main area) and it was just nice. I loved it! Since it's so flat there riding my bike was a piece of cake. I constantly felt like I was eating everything but I didn't gain weight, I lost! Now I'm back in the US, driving everywhere and being a couch potato. I like functional exercise better. I miss those days so much!

Unfortunately I didn't travel much because I was super poor when I was there... I only took one trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. Miyajima is my favorite place ever! When I went back as an official "tourist" I got a rail pass and went up and down Japan stopping in the major cities. I wanna go back again and visit more of the smaller areas! I was just teaching in South Korea which was a short plane ride away but now I'm back in the US so traveling is harder and more time consuming.

 

[mummy2o]

I'm not in a happy place right now. I've been cramping all afternoon and when I went to the bathroom there was pink cervical discharge and I haven't had sex for ages! So I'm gearing myself for a late miscarriage (I'm a half glass empty kinda girl and anything different would be a positive) Unfortunately midwife is shut and I'm taking Erika to the Zoo tomorrow (someone else is paying) so I could ring, but won't be able to seek help until Christmas Eve at the earliest and then due to the holidays they might not be open! I'm just having a massive pity party for myself right now.

 

[mummy2o]

Just went to the doctor at stupid a clock in the morning and she thinks I have a UTI. So on tablets for that, but she doesn't know what type so my sample is going to the labs at some point tomorrow and getting tested. After that if generic antibiotics don't work I get special ones. On the plus side I get a scan tomorrow.

 

[itsautumn]

mummy2o... I'm sorry to hear that! I was having a pity party for myself too last week so I know it's not fun. But it looks like a UTI so your doctor is saying it isn't a late miscarriage right? I hope it all resolves quickly for you!

 

[mummy2o]

Scan went fine. Baby is measuring well. Still no reason for the cramping or bleeding, but at least I have some peace of mind. Also all cramping and bleeding has stopped overnight and just been advised to keep an eye on it if it gets worse.

 

[citrusfruit]

Ohhh what a horrid thing to happen over the Xmas period. So glad u managed to get in for a scan and everything looks good. I'm sure it'll be nothing to worry about at this stage, but I would be beside myself too.

Everything all ok with me I think, just off to midwife now actually.

Take care everyone, have an enjoyable Christmas if u can!

 

[mummy2o]

I'm still not 100% right. I have more discharge again. I am in agony due to the pain. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 the highest its 8 or 9. Its not abdominal pain at least and I think its round ligament pain so just phoned my midwife so waiting for a call back. But if it gets to a 10 I'll have to do something. Paracetamol isn't touching it and as I'm not 20 weeks yet they won't do a lot. Just frustrating.

 

[6footnoodle]

I'm still not 100% right. I have more discharge again. I am in agony due to the pain. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 the highest its 8 or 9. Its not abdominal pain at least and I think its round ligament pain so just phoned my midwife so waiting for a call back. But if it gets to a 10 I'll have to do something. Paracetamol isn't touching it and as I'm not 20 weeks yet they won't do a lot. Just frustrating.

Sorry to hear you are going through this mummy2o. I hope everything's ok. Glad to hear the scan went well. Hope this is nothing serious. Keep us posted.

 

[citrusfruit]

Can you go to A&E? If my pain was at a 10 I think I would! You'd probably have to wait all day but at least they might look into it? Thinking of you x

 

[mummy2o]

I so forgot to update this thread! I passed a big clot last night and the pain went, but clotting isn't good, so I went to A&E. I was bleeding and small clotting until about 3am and when I got up nothing. A&E just referred me back to the early pregnancy unit. Which is fine but they have no midwives at it, just ultrasound specialists and nurses. So I didn't go and just going to monitor it, but hopefully, touch wood, that's the end of it.

So instead Erika and I are watching Christmas episodes of Peppa Pig and taking it easy.

 

[citrusfruit]

Mummy - take it easy over Christmas.

Have a lovely Christmas Day everybody!