By the way your stories are very inspirational. I forgot to mention my "tatas" are killing me they usually hurt before AF but never this bad or this long. I wouldnt expect to get pregnant on our first try, just hopeful I guess. My AF is supposed to start the 11th, and I am experiencing burning cramps towards the left. I am thinking maybe I didn't calculate correctly and might be experiencing implantation cramping? Can this happen so close to AF arrival?! Also I keep reading about charting your temperature. How does this work? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Going4baby! Welcome to the TWW!!
I think it's fine to be hopeful. It may not be likely, but it does happen, falling on the first month TTC. I hope it happens for you!
Actually, implantation can happen anywhere from 6-12 days past ovulation. So, it might not be too late for implantation. It can happen very close to AFs arrival and if it happens in time, AF won't arrive at all.
As for temperatures...
You need to get at least 3 hours of sleep before you take your temp. It's best to take your temp as soon as you wake up before you get out of bed (but I do get up and turn off my alarm and I keep my thermometer right on top of my clock so I won't forget to temp). You're looking for trends, not actual temperatures. So if one temp is really high, but the next day it's lower again, that's fine. What you're looking for is a sustained rise to confirm ov and a drop in temps that will signal AFs arrival.
Anyway, your temps will vary from day to day, but what confirms that you have ovulated is a sustained rise of .3 degrees (or more) above the rest of your temps. The rise should last at least three consecutive days. This confirms that you have ovulated because when you ovulate, you body produces progesterone in increased amounts, which causes your temperature to rise.
After you ovulate, your temperature should be elevated the entire luteal phase (LP), but there can be some dips. There's sometimes a small dip around 3-4DPO, that is an estrogen dip. Estrogen floods the system and causes the temps to go down on one day, but your temps will rise again the next day.
The next dip, which can occur anywhere from 6-11DPO is called an implantation dip. This is a dip caused by the egg implanting in the lining of the uterus. After this dip, your temps should increase above what they were before (during your LP), making your chart triphasic (three separate levels of temps- pre-ov, post-ov, post-implantation).
But, it is also possible to not have a clearly triphasic chart and be pg. Your temps will be elevated from what they were before, but it might not be a huge amount. You can also have dips from 6-11DPO and have them not actually be caused by implantation. Confusing, I know.
Now, if you're pg, your temps will stay elevated and continue to be higher throughout your pregnancy. If you're not pg, your temps will start to decline at the end of your LP, starting maybe 2-3 days before AFs arrival. You'll see a drop in temps and if it doesn't rise up again the next day, you'll know AF is on her way.
Temping is a great way to figure out your normal LP as well. After ov, you want to have at least 9-10 days before AF shows up. Anything less than that won't give your egg enough time to implant. Anything more is great. Once you figure out your normal LP, you can predict when AF should show up and when a good time to test is. Your LP won't change more than a day or two either way ever. What can change is the amount of time before ovulation. Anything can delay ov, so don't be surprised if one month you ovulate on CD13 and and the next month you ovulate on CD18. It happens quite frequently. But you'll know that 12-14 days after that, you can expect AF.....
Hope that helps.
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which is good cos i don't want to keep timing bding.. He text me this morning on his way to work and said he could imagine us having another little baby 
