Chart Stalkers February 2008

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Right time to stalk!

Satch - Sorry she got you.

Hara - sorry she got you too. I was worried about my Luteal Phase too. In the last 6 cycles my shortest has been 7 and my longest 11. I had 2 day 21 progesterone tests I was so worried. The 1st one was too low & according to the doc annovulatory but my chart clearly showed I had OV'd (the benefits of charting) the 2nd test was fine. So sometimes they can be on the short side. 12 - 14 days is ideal but 10 - 11 is okay. I managed to fall pg with a shortish LP. Watch them for the next few months ( unless you get your BFP FX) and then you'll have a clearer picture. A short one now and again is okay but all the time could indicate a problem.

Welcome Charmed -

Loola - lovin the new avatar. Wish my DH didn't want to BD all the time . You'll have to tell me your secret. Glad you got him in the end tho!!!!

Gypsy - hope the ankle gets beter. Your chart looks great. An Implantation Dip possibly?? Will look at your site later

Kitty - I am being positive this week. The sun is shining. Life can only get better

Kmac - so glad charting is a bit less stressful for you and that you're excited. The 1st chart is always a bit of a worry as you don't know what's normal for you yet. I'm quite jealous of your chart this month. Classic biphasic. Mines all over the show. Can you have chart envy?

Hi everyone else. Hope you all had nice weekends.

 

[gypsy]

Gypsy - hope the ankle gets beter. Your chart looks great. An Implantation Dip possibly?? Will look at your site later

..........now you are going to get me symptom spotting and I HAD done so well not to.

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Sorry Gypsy! But then whats the point of TTC if you can't symptom spot. I completely missed OV according to FF yet I'm sure I felt the twinge of and egg implanting yesterday. But it happened twice more so might be having triplets!

 

[gypsy]

I have twins I can loan out if you want to practise before you have your 3!!!!!!!

 

[reallyoldmum]

Trudy your chart looks great maybe that dip yesterday was exactly that..... fingers crossed x

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

I have twins I can loan out if you want to practise before you have your 3!!!!!!!

Ta for the offer!! DH is a twin. I hope it's not nature's way of repaying him for the hard time he gave his mum!!!

 

[choklatemunky]

Hey everyone!

Well I decided to go to the Dr this morning - as it was easy with work and everything today. I told her I was a little worried as my periods were light.

She said that she would do some blood tests for me to see what was going on with my hormones and went into various things about what hormones shoulld be doing and how the thyroid can affect your cycle etc - I thought I was onto a winner as she seemed quite knowledgeable and was alright about me having the blood tests.

I mentioned that I was concerned about my short luteal phase and said I was pretty sure Id ovulated on day 16 last cycle....

She then sat there with a confident smile and told me "You ALWAYS ovulate exactly 2 weeks before your period comes, no matter what" I just knew I wasnt going to win that fight and didnt want to annoy her by disagreeing soon as she had offered to do the tests so just said 'oh'. Why is it that I know more about the menstrual cycle than my Dr?????

Then she said she wanted me to come in for the tests 16 days after the first day of my cycle and worked out when that was and told me to go to reception and book my appointment. I asked her why 16 days (knowing full well it should be 21 but not saying anything) and she said, oh yeah sorry thats wrong ignore me I dont know what Im saying .....it needs to be day 21. Oh well at least we got there in the end!

She asked what length my cycles were and why I thought Id ovd on day 16 and I said I had been temping and she told me not to bother with that - couldnt understand why I was doing it - it took all the 'romance' out of sex and that I was probably making my OH feel like a performing monkey hahaha how funny - I dont even tell my DH about what my chart says or tell him when I get a positive OPK so its only me that knows and I feel better knowing that I have a cycle that is halfway towards normal (in that at least I know Im ov) and feel better knowing that I could identify potential problems quicker than if I didnt chart (short LP etc). Silly woman! Performing monkey my arse!!!

Anyway, never mind, at least she is doing something....we will see how productive it is when I get the results back after my test which is obv in a few weeks- I hope she knows what to look for!!!!!

I'll try and have a look later at everyone elses charts if I can.....hope everyone is ok

 

[skairdykat]

Your doc sounds like shes reading from the text book from school lol. Ignore her hun we all know different don't we? My doc encouraged me to chart.

Glad you got in some BDing Loola.

Good luck everyone else.

Well for the 1st time ever I had a furk around and my CM is creamy . Never noticed it much b4 but when you have a furk you get to see allsorts . Well at least I think its creamy, it's white and not stretchy (?)

How many days after OV do you get your lines on FF?

 

[choklatemunky]

think I got mine 3 or 4 dpo

 

[gerb]

ok im still on my 'lessons' do u all check ur cervix position?? i can hardly feel mine- is that because i havent had children before?? will keep prcatising- i know it says its optional

timing wise- how close does it have to be each day?? i keep waking up in the night thinking its time to temperature check then worrying about going back to sleep incase i should of tested then?? am i worrying too much???

 

[skairdykat]

Ooo my chart looks like a llama ...................

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Ooo my chart looks like a llama ...................

I want a chart animal too. FF usually puts the temps in after 3 days of sustained highs.

ROM - don't get me excited. I think I ov'd earlier than FF says because of my CM. Ah well just wait and see I guess.

Choklatemunky - what a strange doc. It's quite unbelievable that in this day and age docs are telling people they ovulate on day 14 before your period. At least she's sending your for your test. FX

Gerb - I only check my CP at the start of a cycle, when I think I'm due to OV and towards the end to see if it's dropped. Otherwise I have no idea what the differences are!!! If you do check then it's advised to do it at a similar time every day as it travels about in the day. Where it goes I'm not sure but I hope it has a nice time! Seriously tho don't worry about the 1st month too much. Once you have a couple charts to compare it all becomes clear - ish!

 

[gerb]

ok ty!! i will try to get just into the temp habit and then anything else can be a bonus

 

[choklatemunky]

Ooo my chart looks like a llama ...................

How funny!

Gerb - I dont check mine as I havent yet been able to find it! Dont worry too much about the timing of your temp, just take it whenever you wake up - I was taking mine anywhere between 7.30 and 2.30 in the morning as I kept waking up at stupid times and FF still worked out my ov date. You can always use the temp corrector tho if you are worried.

Trudy - I know she was such a wolly! I almost got out my printouts and told her to go and read TCOYF but, like I said, I didnt think it was worth it as she was obviously convinced she was right and I knew she wasnt so I didnt think it would acheive anything other than making her angry at me!

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Also is it right that ovulation only shows on your chart if your temps are higher than the previous 6? They dont need to be higher than all of the temps on your chart (except AF temps) do they? I fear that my temps arent going to get higher than my days 6,7 and 8 temps Obviously I dont know that for sure, but it does seem like my temp will have to rise a hell of alot for the coverline to be above them.

Loola - sorry meant to answer this before. It doesn't always depending on what method you use. The FAM method is 6 lower temps. I usually use advanced as my temps have been all over the show. If you look at my chart previous to this one you'll see that I only had 4 temps before OV. But when I had it on FAM it says I haven't OV'd

Enjoy Ikea. Love that place.

 

[Lynsey]

hi everyone

Hope you are all ok. I got a BFP this morning on 13dpo I am so happy!!!!! My chart was looking ok but I have been having cramps for the past 5 days which I thought was my AF coming. Turns out I was wrong! Still can't believe it but had to tell you lot first!!

 

[gypsy]

Congratulations hun.

 

[choklatemunky]

Wow Congrats Lynsey that is fab news!

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Congrats

 

[KayKav]

Hooray!! Congratulations!!!!