Very LOW post-O bbt! Can someone interpret my crazy chart?

[katiemae7031]

So ever since 8 dpo, my temps have been steadily below the cover line. I don't get it?!?! I had a very clear thermal shift, a slow rise mind you, but a thermal shift nonetheless. So what's the deal with the low temps since 8 dpo? What gives? My chart should be in my signature. Just click on it. TIA

 

[pandi77]

Hey there....do you have any previous charts to show your normal pattern? The dotted line instead of a solid line means FF isn't 100% sure you ovulated. Are your cycles pretty regular? Have you just come off bc or a recent pregnancy? Sorry so many questions but I would almost think you actually may have not ovulated perhaps?

 

[katiemae7031]

Hey there....do you have any previous charts to show your normal pattern? The dotted line instead of a solid line means FF isn't 100% sure you ovulated. Are your cycles pretty regular? Have you just come off bc or a recent pregnancy? Sorry so many questions but I would almost think you actually may have not ovulated perhaps?

Hey thanks for your reply. This is my first cycle charting and this all seems to be more of a headache than helpful lol. So I have no other charts to compare. I have pcos so my cycles can be irregular at times. They have ranged anywhere from 28 days to 60 days. I have even went 7 months without a period before! I don't take bc pills or any medication for that matter. I was more hopeful this cycle because I had quite a bit of ewcm during my probable fertile window. And I usually never have ewcm. I didn't even have it the month I conceived DS! So who knows :/

 

[pandi77]

Hey there....do you have any previous charts to show your normal pattern? The dotted line instead of a solid line means FF isn't 100% sure you ovulated. Are your cycles pretty regular? Have you just come off bc or a recent pregnancy? Sorry so many questions but I would almost think you actually may have not ovulated perhaps?

Hey thanks for your reply. This is my first cycle charting and this all seems to be more of a headache than helpful lol. So I have no other charts to compare. I have pcos so my cycles can be irregular at times. They have ranged anywhere from 28 days to 60 days. I have even went 7 months without a period before! I don't take bc pills or any medication for that matter. I was more hopeful this cycle because I had quite a bit of ewcm during my probable fertile window. And I usually never have ewcm. I didn't even have it the month I conceived DS! So who knows :/

Oh the pcos blues! I totally understand but stick with the charting for exactly this reason...maybe even throw in opks to support your cause. Have you read about Vitex yet on your ttc journey? I too had long cycles and would sometime not ovulate until 3-4 weeks into my cycle. I went batty because I started using opks and was getting 2-3 positive patches and was sure I was ovulating but once I started charting I saw that my body was gearing up really hard but it wasn't actually happening

I started reading up on ways to get my hormones regulated so I'd ovulate more consistently or I was going to have to go the clomid route. That's when I stumbled across vitex and I probably have a dozen or so threads about it on here because of the success I had with it. i'm a big cheerleader for the product and would say read up on it and decide if it's for you. Good luck and keep charting!

 

[katiemae7031]

I actually have heard about vitex before. Did you use the pill or liquid form? How long did it take to regulate your cycles?

 

[pandi77]

I actually have heard about vitex before. Did you use the pill or liquid form? How long did it take to regulate your cycles?

I used Nature's Way capsules 2 a day (total 800 mg) although I think you can take up to 1,200 mg a day. Funny you ask I responded to a thread a second ago about my initial experience w/Vitex. My very first cycle I ovulated on cd 14 just like a normal cycle! I actually started getting spotting around cd 13 and almost quit Vitex because i thought it was causing af to visit early-turned out it was ovulation spotting. I took an opk on a whim and saw the beginning of a positive opk and was shocked! BBT confirmed ovulation 2 days later.

I started getting bfp's in the next couple of cycles but lost those babies because of a luteal phase defect. The vitex was helping to lengthen my luteal phase but I needed a bigger jump start which I got with progesterone cream. Long explanantion but hopefully vitex is all you need chica! Good luck!