How do I chart?

[Sam182]

Hi,

I'm new to the forums and looking for advice on how to chart my cycle and any recommendations are welcome! Been TTC for over a year and this month have started taking agnus castus and evening primrose oil as my GP did blood tests which showed I was not ovulating. In need of some help!!

 

[dj's_wife]

Hi,

I'm new to the forums and looking for advice on how to chart my cycle and any recommendations are welcome! Been TTC for over a year and this month have started taking agnus castus and evening primrose oil as my GP did blood tests which showed I was not ovulating. In need of some help!!

How about starting with the free charting course over at Fertility Friend. This is what I took and it's pretty easy to understand, and it's FREE. Ok well if you want you can pay for the extras but I don't.

 

[EngineerGirl]

Fertility Friend is great. Their course is very helpful.

If you want a small dictionary on charting (well, it's about that size, at least), the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility is great. It'll tell you everything you could possibly want to know. I grabbed it from my local library because I'm a cheapskate and it taught me tons.

Besides a chart you'll need a basal body thermometer, which is a more sensitive thermometer. They say the ones from Walgreens are awful, but you can get good ones at Amazon, CVS, Wal-Mart, and other places.

 

[Someday Mommy]

I've been trying to figure this out for months.. I've been reading about some women charting and felt silly. Thanks!

 

[Jess137]

Fertilityfriend.com. It's amazing! And don't buy the Walgreens brand BBT thermometer. I used it for a while and it didn't work very well. I just got the BD brand BBT off Amazon.com. It's so much better.

 

[ickle pand]

Sam I see you're in the UK, I recently bought a bbt thermometer from Boots that is pretty good. I agree with what everyone else says about fertility friend - I love it!

 

[welshgirl21]

I use Pink Pad and Baby Bump on my iPhone. If you don't have an iPhone then fertility friend is brilliant.

 

[Tigerlicious]

I bought a BBT thermometer from my local chemsit, think it was 4 quid or something like that.

The important thing to remember when your charting is to take your temp when you wake up before you get out of bed, even a little exersion like walking to the bathroom can change your temp. Fertility Friend is an awesome website to use and their course talks a lot of sense. I would reccommend buying the book 'Taking Charge of your Fetility' I bought my copy off Amazon and have rarely read a book so many times lol.

Send me a PM if you need anymore help or advise.

Tiger xx