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[Sweetmama26]

Welcome to the newbies!

 

[Tinks85]

Afternoon everyone. Hope everyone is well.

Got excited today as i had loads of EWCM but opk is a negative, a very pale negative at that. Thought i was about to ov. Nevermind will see what my temp is in the morning. I didn't ov until cd17 last month but that cycle was unusually longer.

How I am itching to be in the 2ww

Welcome to all the new ladies, I am still quite new to charting myself but you pick it up fast and it becomes second nature, GL.

 

[dreamofabean]

Hi all,
I'm competely new to charting!! Have taken my temps the last 3 mornings but they are already all over the place!! hee hee. I'm not sleepign too well at the moment so i'm assuming that is why!! Hoping that you ladies are going to be able to answer all of my random qs when they occur!! In addition to charting we're also using opks and preseed this cycle and going to try agnus castus and softcups!! Not that we're desperate of course!!

 

[shaerichelle]

Just came back from my doctor and this is what happened...he perscribe me provera to make me start my period so I can be on to a new cycle. And he is referring me to a fertility specalist. Everything looks normal from my pap and he said my cycles would probably regulate if I loss a bit of weight. So...I'm going to hope this provera makes me start a new cycle so I can try soy, keep temping and opks, loss some weight, and hope I get pregnant before my appointment with the specialist!! BTW...if u look at my chart my temp was way up because I was sick.

Wow I thought my chart was long..
Did they do any hormone testing? My midwife wanted to run a million tests before provera. I said look my cycle is crazy from the loss and nothing! No provera. Good thing I guess now.. I really hope the provera is the start of working toward a bfp for you!

 

[bernina]

Sweetmama, those are some very promising signs!!

JB3, hope your son is feeling better, how scary that must have been.

Sahrene, your weight loss story is so inspiring. Congratulations on getting it off, and most importantly keeping it off.

Tinks, thanks for the reassurance. Temp is back up today but FF adjusted my ovulation back to cd 18 and this time I have solid cross hairs instead of dashed. Let the 2ww commence!

Shannon, thanks, I do think it could have been ovulation pain, probably the Clomid just made it stronger (which I guess is the point). Looks like we're going through the 2ww together!!

Smiley, glad to hear you're feeling better. I'm sure FF will be able to make sense of your temps, sometimes it amazes me how it can take crazy looking charts and pinpoint a very likely ovulation date.

Moochacha, sorry the witch got you but I know this all fits into your plan of waiting until you're ready. That is so awesome about you and DH, I am so excited for you both. I think you will make an amazing teacher. Congratulations on your weight loss!!

Hi Snuggs, good to see you again. Sorry you've had a rough go of it, but awesome news on the ovulation. Fingers crossed for you. Did you think you saw a faint line on your test??

Foxy, you call that a short post from your mobile! Wish I had the patience to type that much on my phone!! Totally agree with you on the temping, it's so a part of my morning routine. However getting a BFP and not needing to temp is a dilemma I wouldn't mind being in

Welcome WntAnthr!! Foxy gave you some great advice. www.fertilityfriend.com will become your best friend. Sign up (free) and take a peak around. Then have a nosy at some of the charts from this forum (you can find most charts in each posters signature). Ask away, that's exactly what this thread is for!!

Mummytga, I think that can be the one downsize of charting, you are much more aware where you are at in your cycle, when your period is due, so it can make you a bit more nervous and kind of waiting on pins and needles around AF time. But on a positive note, that same awareness helps you to maximize your BD schedule so you can catch that egg. Really hope AF doesn't show for you!!!

Rocksy2185, welcome!! Charting can become quite addictive. I too often wonder if I had started sooner if I'd be preg by now, but I really think that circumstances beyond my control kept me from getting or staying pregnant and charting really couldn't have helped with those (uterine septum, hormonal imbalance).

Welcome waitingginger. Sounds like you did o, yeah!! 2ww for you now.

Welcome Jibber Jabber. Your chart looks great. I think your body is doing what it needs to, now just need a sperm to meet that egg!

Impatient, glad your appointment went well and that yu're being referred to a fertility specialist. Sounds like you're on your way to getting the help needed to reach that BFP!

Dreamofabean, welcome! Don't worry about your first few temps of the cycle. Mine are always all over the place until a few days before ovulation. Make sure to monitor your cervical mucus as well!

No real news for me today. Temp went back up and darn FF moved ov from cd 17 to cd 18, so 2 days of being 5 dpo!! Back has been aching and getting some tugging pains in my abdomen but of course much too early to even think about those. FF has listed my test day as April 15, Tax Day here in the US. How fitting

Hope everyone is well!

 

[Tinks85]

Tinks, thanks for the reassurance. Temp is back up today but FF adjusted my ovulation back to cd 18 and this time I have solid cross hairs instead of dashed. Let the 2ww commence!

How i cant wait to be in 2ww. panic every month that i wont time right. I am sure everyone does though.

GL in 2ww, fx this will be your month

 

[dreamofabean]

Thanks hun. Will certainly keep an eye on it! TBH i have noticed lotiony cm a lot over past 2 cycles but not ewcm! I don't know if i just haven't noticed it or am not getting it!!x

 

[impatient]

No Shannon they didn't do any hormone testing just blood to check my thyroid. I think he's leaving that up to the specialist. This is by far the longest cycle I've had in a very long time. I swear its my body playing tricks on me because it was my first cycle temping.

 

[SmileyShazza]

Welcome to all the newbies - it takes a little while to get into the swing of charting but it soon becomes second nature. Now it seems odd if I wake up and don't immediately stick a thermometer in my mouth

Had a super positive opk today so looks like we'll be busy before bedtime

 

[shaerichelle]

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Shannon, thanks, I do think it could have been ovulation pain, probably the Clomid just made it stronger (which I guess is the point). Looks like we're going through the 2ww together!!


No real news for me today. Temp went back up and darn FF moved ov from cd 17 to cd 18, so 2 days of being 5 dpo!! Back has been aching and getting some tugging pains in my abdomen but of course much too early to even think about those. FF has listed my test day as April 15, Tax Day here in the US. How fitting

Hope everyone is well!

lol. My test day is the 19th. I dont think so! I am at 6 dpo. We are so close in the 2ww. I have had sharp pains and breasts pains ugh. I think I will test this weekend

 

[Jibber Jabber]

Thanks for the welcome girls x

..and Bernina thanks for the feedback, its hard to know what you are looking at sometimes its reassuring to know its looking good!

 

[waitingginger]

well after saying i didnt have my temp this morning! got my sister in law to pop to my MIL and get the temp for me!! it was naughty i know letting someone in on my crazy world where i couldnt even let one temp go! by MIL used temping to concievce their brother so its not to bad!!

and i am so glad i did because FF put the crossed lines on my chart!!!! woohoo!!!

does that mean i can be 3DPO today instead of 2? as was taking from after my 2nd peak on CBFM but i am sure from the twinges i had on sat i did OV then!!

EDIT: just noticed my ticker changed!! wow its exciting!!
Do you think the temp from this morning is too high compared to the others?
x x x x

 

[NicoleB]

well after saying i didnt have my temp this morning! got my sister in law to pop to my MIL and get the temp for me!! it was naughty i know letting someone in on my crazy world where i couldnt even let one temp go! by MIL used temping to concievce their brother so its not to bad!!

and i am so glad i did because FF put the crossed lines on my chart!!!! woohoo!!!

does that mean i can be 3DPO today instead of 2? as was taking from after my 2nd peak on CBFM but i am sure from the twinges i had on sat i did OV then!!

EDIT: just noticed my ticker changed!! wow its exciting!!
Do you think the temp from this morning is too high compared to the others?
x x x x

I'm kinda confused (not uncommon for me lol) but are you saying you took you temp this morning at your MILs house but forgot your thermometer there so didnt have your temp to add to ff..or you got your thermometer back and took it later in the day? If you took it this morning your temp is great and not to high at all..and you would be 3dpo not two! (o cd 11)

 

[ablacketer]

8 dpo, had some pinches in my lower belly and a heavy feeling in my cervical area today. I hope Im not just symptom spotting!!!

 

[waitingginger]

NicoleB- yep i took it at my MILs house this morning when i woke and didnt check the temp at the time so couldnt add it!! i was lazy and didnt want to miss out on her amazing sunday dinner yesterday so drove home this morning and straight to work!! lol!!

Good luck ablacketer!!! sounds promising!!

 

[Sweetmama26]

8 dpo, had some pinches in my lower belly and a heavy feeling in my cervical area today. I hope Im not just symptom spotting!!!

That's how I feel I hope I'm not symptom spotting!

 

[Tinks85]

Welcome to all the newbies - it takes a little while to get into the swing of charting but it soon becomes second nature. Now it seems odd if I wake up and don't immediately stick a thermometer in my mouth

Had a super positive opk today so looks like we'll be busy before bedtime

Yey Shazza!! Get dancing hun. GL

Still waiting for my poss opk

 

[nadira037]

hello ladies hope everyone is well

haven't been on much this month because my laptop is broke and I have to use to my husbands desktop and he's always working. hope everyone is well.

I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my chart and tell me when they think I O'd. I was thinking CD15 because of my opk and cm but didn't get a good temp shift until CD17. So I'm either 10/12 dpo. Kinda of hoping it's CD17 because I took a test today and it was negative and it would still be early if I'm only 10 dpo. Any input greatly appreciated.

Fx'd for lotss of April showers BFP!!!

Babydust to everyone

 

[Pixxie]

Hi girls :wave: just poping in with an update. Stayed away from charting, bnb and ff all this month after I got my hopes up so much last month, my period is a day late and I tested with a 10miu IC this afternoon and got a very faint second line...im not getting my hopes up quite yet but ive never even had a hint of a second line before! Testing again in the morning with fmu. My SIL announced last week she is pregnant, it would be great if this is my month too as she is only 2 months so we would get to do it all together.

So here a hoping ive not just got a nasty evap...not even mentioned it to OH yet just in case it is :/

Not really any symptoms, sore boobs, cramps and fatigue... which is making me think that this is just an evap, im sure Id have more symptoms if i was preggers.

Theres a pic over in the gallery if you want to go have a nosy

wish me luck for the morning! xxx

 

[NicoleB]

Waitingginger lol ok I see..

So I just got a damn near pos opk on cd 8 WTH?? I'm gonna test again in the morning and see what I get..I only did the test (hadn't held my pee) because I noticed a little ewcm..It didnt pop right up but was pretty dark before 5 minutes..