vitaminkitten
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I've been tracking my BBT for about 3 years now, so I have a pretty good grasp of my body and its usual rhythms and patterns. My boyfriend and I use a combination of FAM, condoms, and withdrawal for avoiding pregnancy (though if one happened, we'd both be thrilled, if even a bit stressed since the timing wouldn't be ideal).
Today puts me at 16dpo, which would be the longest LP for me in the 3 years I've charted my cycles, but only by a day. I had a cold in the middle of this LP, with a low-grade fever (about 1 degree above normal for me); I excluded those temperatures from my chart (which explains the gap in the middle). A few days ago, once I was feeling MUCH better, my temperatures returned to their normal post-O numbers, but they've stayed there. They haven't continued to drop, not even a little. Normally I get a gradual decline in temperatures towards my CL until my period shows. For the past few days I've been pretty crampy (my usual crampiness), and today all day I swore my period should appear. It has not.
My cervix is also higher than it should be at this point, and soft, though it's not closed (though more closed than open). That's also throwing me off. I don't really have much CM to speak of (also pretty normal for me at this stage of my cycle).
My boobs hurt to look at, though that isn't necessarily abnormal, though they started off pretty okay at the beginning of my LP, and then as soon as my cold passed -- BAM -- super sore boobs. My throat's also been a bit scratchy since the cold passed, but that's probably just post-nasal drip.
I can't include my chart as an image or link because I'm still too new apparently, and I'm not sure if you can search a specific user on FF to view their chart. I have it saved as an image on my computer and can maybe message it to someone (or post it once I make a few more posts in here -- I need 10, evidently). In any case, it would be great for any other BBT-ers to look at and help me make sense of it. Am I just being overly clucky, is my period probably on its way? I won't test until 18dpo, because history has taught me that makes more sense than wasting the money on a test and then having my period show up that night. Any feedback is appreciated!
Today puts me at 16dpo, which would be the longest LP for me in the 3 years I've charted my cycles, but only by a day. I had a cold in the middle of this LP, with a low-grade fever (about 1 degree above normal for me); I excluded those temperatures from my chart (which explains the gap in the middle). A few days ago, once I was feeling MUCH better, my temperatures returned to their normal post-O numbers, but they've stayed there. They haven't continued to drop, not even a little. Normally I get a gradual decline in temperatures towards my CL until my period shows. For the past few days I've been pretty crampy (my usual crampiness), and today all day I swore my period should appear. It has not.
My cervix is also higher than it should be at this point, and soft, though it's not closed (though more closed than open). That's also throwing me off. I don't really have much CM to speak of (also pretty normal for me at this stage of my cycle).
My boobs hurt to look at, though that isn't necessarily abnormal, though they started off pretty okay at the beginning of my LP, and then as soon as my cold passed -- BAM -- super sore boobs. My throat's also been a bit scratchy since the cold passed, but that's probably just post-nasal drip.
I can't include my chart as an image or link because I'm still too new apparently, and I'm not sure if you can search a specific user on FF to view their chart. I have it saved as an image on my computer and can maybe message it to someone (or post it once I make a few more posts in here -- I need 10, evidently). In any case, it would be great for any other BBT-ers to look at and help me make sense of it. Am I just being overly clucky, is my period probably on its way? I won't test until 18dpo, because history has taught me that makes more sense than wasting the money on a test and then having my period show up that night. Any feedback is appreciated!