Chart Stalkers February 2008

[sookie]

Well my multivit has 2 types of vit A. It has 1.015UI of betacarotene, and 2.485UI of acetate type. Is this bad? Why?

The B6 is only 2mg, and I take a 50mg supplement of that in a B complex. It has 400mg of folic acid and I take another 1mg daily.

What should I do about the multi vitamin? I haven't found pregnancy multis here. I should look again though as somethings turn up intermittently.

 

[CB23]

OK some long overdue stalking from me!

Sookie, lets hope todays dip was a one off and you get a high temp tomorrow, hopefully some cross hairs too how are you feeling now? Any better?

Skairdy yay for weekends! Morning bd is soo nice I think! Do you think you will ov soon?

Kitty that sounds a lovely dinner! Funnily enough I ordered guinea fowl from ocado on the shop I did last night (delivery next week) going to do it with pancetta and marsala, yum. Good news about all your test results. Hope DH's op goes well.

Chill, CD9, the dreaded witch has gone let the bd'ing commence

Choklatemunky the evil witch got you while I was away obviously sorry, I'm so behind on my stalking. Lots and lots of luck for this cycle.

KMAC hope those temps stay up, fingers crossed for testing!

Sorry I have to break off mid stalking to say if I am ever lucky enough to get to the point of giving birth I really don't want the world and his wife watching like on Corrie just now.

Loola how are you? 4 dpo and lots of 'well timed intercourse' hope you caught that egg!

Gerb, a day late! When are you testing?

Claire so sorry for your loss. I will still be here when you start trying again don't worry. Glad you're relaxing with some wine and some good quality bd. I found after our mc I really needed the closeness that good sex brings

Flossy hopefully you won't be joining us but welcome if you do!

Well that's as far back as I'm going, sorry to those I have missed

 

[CB23]

ooh sookie I just checked again - pregnacare has betacarotene too, it says '(natural source)' after and is 2mg. Hmmmmmm. Wonder if that means pregnacare are a no-no.

 

[CB23]

OK - a me me me post. I'm on CD16, I have had EWCM since CD10, pretty much the same as last month. I have had -ve OPK's all the way through, the strongest was (I think) Sunday, CD11, but I can't have ovulated then as I had ov pain CD 13 and CD14. My CM has now dried up.

Do you think my cold has delayed it, in which case has anyone any experience of this, how long after did you ov?

Or am I having an anovulatory cycle? Kitty said they are actually quite common. I'm a bit about this possibility as we only have this cycle and next then it is my edd. Maybe once my edd passes then it will get actually get easier, less pressure on myself.

 

[Chill]

Hi CB23,

This happened to me last month, thought I had ov'd on day 14 by the signs (CM, cervix). FF said day 16, but turned out in the end it was day 23. Usually fairly regular and never had a 36 day cycle before that I can remember! We completely missed the egg. But really glad I'm charting so I can see what happened and be ready for it again.

But no idea why it happened. Don't think I was really stressed, well maybe a wee bit with some DIY disastering! I did have a bad cold, but that was later. Don't our bods just love to have a laff. Keep up the BDing - I aint stoppin this month until I see a VERY clear temp shift or day 25 whatever comes first. THEN I'll need a holiday And DH may need a spare body part

 

[skairdykat]

Hope you get those lines soon CB23


I think we're out for this month too .My temp has gone up aagin this am but if I OV'd yesterday then we've defo not BD'd at the right time

 

[Charmed]

Kittykins I will pm you my Cheri prediction.

The only vitamin I'm taking is folic acid, maybe I should look into taking other ones as well.

Well I'm 'supposed' to be entering my fertile period just now so lots of baby dancing for us.

Sorry I don't know enough about charting yet to stalk anyone elses chart but I'm learning so hopefully I will soon. My temps seem completely all over the place although I must admit I had a few drinks last night so maybe that affected it.

 

[gerb]

how important is it testing at the same time each day? i am not sleeping well at the mo and keep waking up between 5 and 7am and testing then instead of my original time of 7;30 so my chart is showing as the little circles- will this be accurate? unless i set my alarm for some stupid time like about 4 i can see my whole chart next month being invalid (having an end of cycle practice at the mo)

i am going to test in the morning in the testathon, but am not hopeful. since the m/c i have had exactly 36day cycles (was very irregular prior to m/c) so next month do i set my cycle to the new length or the old one? i cant believe my cycles so long...this means by the time im due next month im going to be 30- was hoping for a bfp by then!!

sorry for all the questions- i really wish id started charting sooner as iv had a few odd things happen this month so im a bit confused as to where i stand

ty xxx sorry girls reading back that sounds a bit moany!!

 

[kmac]

Hi gerb
You can use the temperature corrector on ff - you put in what time you took it, what time it was, and what time you normally take it - then it works it out.
I've done that a couple of times this cycle, although I think you're not supposed to do it too often as it's not as reliable.

Good luck in the testathon..... wish I was testing too but will only be 10dpo. Although my cheapies do say early on them, but I am scared to test if too early then i will be doing it every day after that. iykwim!

 

[Kittykins]

CB23 - that sounds a bit like a couple of my cycles, when I've had lots of creamy/EWCM and faint OPKs throughout ... it's probably just delayed ovulation, so don't worry but carry on BDing at least every other day just in case... However, I wouldn't rely totally on OPKs. It depends how frequently you're testing - did I tell you all about last cycle's experience? If I had tested only at 2pm every day, I'd have recorded a faint line throughout. Because I was using my CBEFM as well (which is first thing in the morning) I tested every 3 hours with OPKs from the day of the 3rd High (you normally get around 4 Highs then the 1st Peak). So - 4th High day, I got faint lines on OPK. 1st Peak day, I got faint OPK at 9am, faint at 12noon, faint at 3pm, stronger at 6pm and the most positive ever at 9pm. The next day (ovulation day) I had positive at 9am, strongish at 12noon, mid-faint at 3pm and faint at 6pm. If I'd been testing only at 3pm, I would have recorded negatives both the day before ovulation and the day of ovulation, though with the mid-faint line on ovulation day, I might have thought my body was starting to gear up for ov. In fact, I'd have missed it completely.

I don't know if there's a moral to that story... but I hope you get an answer soon!

Gerb, you really should try to test at the same time every day. The temp adjuster will help, but if you use it every day it'll be very inaccurate. What I did for a while was set my alarm for 5am, as I kept waking up then anyway, and temp at 5. Then, because I knew I'd temped at the right time, I was able to get back to sleep without worrying about it. But I think it's perfectly normal when you first start to chart to wake up at all sorts of times - you should see the number of open circles in my first charts compared to my more recent ones!

 

[KayKav]

Congratulations Gypsy!!!

 

[CB23]

Thanks Kitty - I try to do them twice a day when I have ewcm, but its always possible I missed the surge - I would never do one as late as 9pm or as early as 9am.

Just had a bit of a play, with research method it says I've ovulated day 12, or day 14 if I exclude my temp on day 8, when I got up about an hour and a half early. Both lines are dotted though. No difference if I discard my day 8 temp on any other method, it still shows not ovulated yet. So, either 5 dpo, 3 dpo or not dpo at all!

At least I know not to be upset if AF arrives a few days early though.

 

[Kittykins]

what really confuses me about your chart is the temps... they seem so very high for you. In fact, they don't go back down below last month's coverline. I think FF normally puts your coverline slightly too low; personally I'd draw it at around 36.6 for Dec and 36.5 for Jan - but even so... if those are pre-ov temps on your chart now, the coverline would have to be at least 36.75. This is probably a silly question, but have you done a HPT? Your last period also looked a lot lighter than usual...

 

[CB23]

I did one when my temps didn't drop and I realised my period was lighter. I wondered too, I think it would be about CD4. Also they were remarkably flat for me, when normally at that point in my cycle they're a mountain range.

I thought of that again yesterday, but then I wouldn't have had my body attempting to ovulate which is what I assume it did, so I haven't bothered to test again.

I may order a new thermometer to start with on my next cycle just in case.

 

[gerb]

thanx girls- how funny this ttc is one obsession to another- cant believe im losing sleep to get my temperature might try the 5am thing and the temp corrector if i fail...one day i woke up and was so tired i forgot to look at the time

 

[gerb]

ps good luck kmac xx

 

[kmac]

thanks gerb!!

I have had a few sleep problems as well this cycle due to temping worries, but once you start to see a pattern you do worry about it less.

As the ladies on here can testify I got myself really worked up about it a couple of times but now it's much easier and this is only my second cycle charting!

Any symptoms to report??

I have had a dodgy tum today, but from the wrong end to be pg related I think!!

 

[Lynsey]

Just sneaking back to say hello!

Hope everyone is ok. Kmac - your chart is looking really good this month - fingers crossed!

 

[gerb]

no kmac no symptoms for me. i have had a few tummy cramps...to be honest from my first cycle i discovered i actually suffer with a pregnancy symptom every day drink alot/wee alot, cramps- i actually ignore them all now!! which i guess helps me not to wind myself up!!

my temp has gone up again but i only have half a chart!!! so i guess it really doesnt mean much.
i have done a test i believe is a bfn tho i can see something and i cant usually see anything unless i dismantle it!! so grrrr now im gonna be testing til she shows... so far 3days late...

i managed to wake up in time for a solid circle today!! is everything about ttc so easy to get stressed about?!!
good luck for u testing which im guessing will be soon!! xx

 

[kmac]

You can see something on the test?? Is that not a good thing?

I feel like I've been hit by a truck today. Don't want to get my hopes up but I have been having cramps - I don't normally get bad AF ones, and these kept waking me up in the night. I had a squiffy tum yesterday so thought it might still be that, but would have expected it to be gone by now.
Also my temp has gone up even tho I had a terrible nights sleep, kept waking up, finally took my temp 45 mins early. Usually a disturbed night means a lower temp..... so I'm confused now.

Anyway, I refuse to get excited. Will wait to test until Thursday if I can, possibly Tuesday if I can't! Have got my mum staying tonight so it won't be tomorrow!

It is all a bit confusing isn't it.
I feel a bit panicked now at the thought I might be pg which is weird.

I'm looking after my friend's little girl this afternoon so that will keep my mind occupied...