Chart Stalkers February 2008

[CB23]

OK I'm definitely hormonal, weeping at emmerdale and Laurel's baby dying.

Kitty I'm in Bedfordshire but work in London. Have you tried Floridita on Wardour Street? It's cuban but also has a tapas menu, lovely.

Polly do you normally have irregular cycles?

 

[gypsy]

morning........
Well still no AF here and my temp went up again today.
I am so trying to not test until the testathon but it is getting increasingly difficult.

 

[kmac]

ooooh... gypsy! Sounds promising! Do you think you can hold on til Sunday - I don't think I could in your position!!

My temps are still rising since ov... is that a good sign? Or should they keep rising even if I'm not pg?

I think I'm 8dpo now...

Will get on for a good look later, got the afternoon off!

Have a good day everyone!

 

[gypsy]

OOoooooo Kmac, I so want to test!!!!!!!!! I have a test sitting in the drawer upstairs and it is sooooooo tempting.

 

[kmac]

ooooooh!!
How long is your normal luteal phase??
Sorry if you have said already - I've been a bit out of touch this week.

 

[gypsy]

according to FF my luteal phase last month was 11 days!!!!!!!!!

 

[kmac]

I think I would test!
Good luck anyway!
I have to leave for work in 10 mins

 

[skairdykat]

Well, my temps gone back down again today . I woke 25 mins earlier than normal though so hence the circle, will that have had a difference?

 

[reallyoldmum]

Skairdy our bodies are very confusing things - sometimes the stress of waiting for that rise in temp makes me feel slightly mad

Gypsy I am so impressed with your willpower - how many ladies are left waiting to test? I thought I had noticed a couple were already out. Good Luck your chart looks great x

I'm really trying to put all this ttc to the back of my mind at the moment so although I am still taking my temps I am limiting the time I come on here (only a couple of times a day!!! ) My temps are now flat lining ........ oh except for yesterday after we had been to the boat show and I had a couple of glasses of champers..... Its amazing how having a drink effects my temps .....

Fingers crossed for everyone and especially Kitty, you get your test results back today dont you? Let me know how you get on....

 

[Chill]

all,

Sookie, herbs sound interesting, I will keep some of that info for next stage of escalation Did a FSH poas test this am and best negative I've seen yet

Gypsy, ooh I am really excited for you, I don't think I could wait to test! Have some babydust ...

Sorry AF got you kitty - Hope you had a nice meal

Skairdy, Maybe need a few more higher temps to confirm ov. Keep BDing just incase, I stopped too early last month.

choklatemunky - still gearing up like me! I bought a game called Nookii this month to keep DH interested. Hope it works.

Loola, hope your temps stay high. wish my ov rise was as obvious as yours!

CB23 - keep BDing (gosh I sound obsessed now ). I wonder if you geared up to ov and then didn't like me last month.

Sookie - hope that was your ov this time

kmac - that's a nice chart so far, fingers crossed temps stay up

rom, glad to hear you are taking it easy

soz if I missed anyone

Chill
x

 

[Kittykins]

Skairdy - keep BDing! It's possible that you have ov'ed - some people's charts show a sharp rise, followed by a dip back below the coverline on 2 or 3dpo - but on the other hand it might have been a one-off high temp. Temping 25 mins earlier will have made a difference, but it's unlikely to be that big a difference. Let's see what happens to your temp tomorrow - if it goes back up, we could try adjusting today's temp and see if that gives you crosshairs.


Gypsy - looking great!

Well, I phoned the surgery at 9am... everything (thyroid, FSH, LH, etc) "normal" for CD21, apart from progesterone which was, apparently, "excellent". But then, you'd probably guess that from the chart! Blooming typical, the month I have the bloodtests done, it's a textbook cycle. Still, that means that it's highly likely my doctor was spot-on with his assessment that everything's working fine, but that the chemical pregnancy really did throw my hormones out of whack for three months. I just still can't believe that a very faint line on HPTs for just three days was enough to cause a hormonal mess for three months... we'll see what happens this cycle.

Anyway, I'll need to make another appt to discuss what to do next (he'd mentioned a gynaecologist referral and ultrasounds to make sure that nothing's blocked), but I'm going to pause a little to think things through first. DH obviously needs to get his SA done, but there's no point doing that before the op, he'd have to get it done again afterwards to make sure everything's still working properly and they haven't accidentally damaged the tubes. I think I'm relieved that all the blood tests are fine, but in a funny kind of way, I'm also disappointed because it means there's no obvious explanation and no quick-fix solution right now. Personally, I'm not keen on getting the scans and examinations done until after DH has done his business - it's such a horrible invasion, and all DH has to do is squirt in a cup!






oooooh, it's SNOWING outside! right, gotta go, I'm excited!!! Howe weird - it's stopped, and it can't be snowing, the forecast says it's 11 degrees and part sunny/part cloudy today - but I definitely saw big snowflakes and there are now wet patches on the patio where they landed... oh, and my live weather update has just changed from 'cloud' to snow 'sprinkles'! Gosh, I lead such an exciting life!

 

[choklatemunky]

Kitty - Im glad that the results were ok. It really does seem to be the case that everything goes back to 'normal' as soon as any of us goes to the Drs! I understand what you mean though about mixed emotions, theres a big part of me obviously that wants my results to come back normal and for them to tell me its all fine - but I think Ill feel like theres no explanation then for the odd stuff thats gone on and maybe feel a little frustrated that the results dont explain anything......obviously I dont know what they will come up with yet but I think you will know what I mean.

Men do get it pretty easy, we have the AFs, the invasive tests throughout our lives (smears etc), the short fertile phases whereas men are fertile all the time, all their tests are pretty easy and all they have to put up with is a few wet dreams as teenagers! Oh well I think there is probably a reason for it - can you imagine if they had to take responsibility for ttc and it was all to do with their temps etc - I dont think anyone would ever get PG

 

[Flossy82]

Hi all well if i get no joy this month may i join you all in charting? Just a quick qu what tould your temp be if you were pos pg? Or does that vary from person to person?

 

[choklatemunky]

It varies completely between people so there is no way to tell from a temp unless youve already been charting for a while Im afraid.

Of course you are welcome to join us but (in the nicest possible way) I hope you dont have to!

 

[skairdykat]

Thanks ladies.

Kittykins - Yeah I'll wait and see what happens in the morning. I think I have OV'd because my CM has changed again theis morning, but having said that I had slight OV pain yestreday but not as much as normal so who knows LOL.

Glad your test's were all fine . I had mine done last month and they came back fine, I'm still not sure about the progesterone though because I had the bloods taken on CD19 not CD21 Will that have made the results unreliable?

Flossy - Be great to see you in here

 

[Flossy82]

Thanks hun

 

[babydust]

just thought i would pop in to say hi, gypsy looking good you have such strong will power.

i feel really weird at the min not ttc, but im actually enjoying relaxing and having a few drinks at night and enjoying bd'ing for fun again i bet when i start ttc again you will all be in first tri

 

[choklatemunky]

Babydust, Im glad to hear you are enjoying relaxing a bit

 

[sookie]

Morning all,

Kitty - glad the test results were fine. I understand what you mean but it's all for the best really. Remember that while it feels like we've been here for ever you haven't been trying for that long really. Especially given the chemical. I'm sure you'll get your BFP!!!

Gypsy - I can't believe you've managed not to test. Very impressive. I really hope it's your BFP.

to ROM and Babydust. I miss you both around here but understand your reasons for not being around so much. Until the last few days I was trying to stay away a bit too...

to everyone else.

Well I can't believe that after 3 days of not leaving the apartment I am still feeling crap. My voice is quite a bit better but the cough and my chest feel worse I really thought that I would be exaggerating in taking the 4 days off that the doctor ordered but now it's the last day and I see that going to work would have been a bad idea. I really hope I'm better by Monday.

And of course my body seems to have been out to get me again. My temp dropped today, which could be a fall back rise as my last 3 charts show one, but then again it could be nothing. Plus it seems a little bit too dramatic to be a fallback. Oh well, will just have to wait and see


Have a great Friday ladies.

 

[gerb]

im still waiting to test, if not i can become a proper chart stalker! think me and gypsy are at a similar stage. iv gone from over testing to being scared to test! i dont think iv ever been 'late' without testing before so this is new territory for me!!