Chart Stalkers January 2008

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Hi Scones - your temp goes up after OV. Not before.

Chrissy you do make me laugh. You definitely get the award for earliest symptom spotting. As long as your not POA HPT too!!!

CB - it ain't over til it's over. Thanks for the tips on CM. I really don't like the magic medicine but force it down as it does help. I love honey and grapefruit juice.

Kmac sorry you're getting stressed. Try not to worry too much. I get varying results with OV sticks. Just monitor your temps and try not to read too much into them. Then at the end of the month (or not if you fall pg!) you'll be able to look back and start to recognise signs.

Hiya everyone else! Well i'm in the boring bit now so will stalk with interest. Can I just say my DH irons too. He wanted all those shirts he can iron them!! Gonna try the every other day this month through the fertile period. It's what worked last time. Will just have to resist the urges.

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Loola? LOOLA??? I know you're there I saw your reply in another post. Sore boobs and nausea? Have you tested?? Oooooo how exciting. Test, test,test!!!!

 

[Loola]

Hi everyone! Sorry I havent done much stalking lately. Im doing my very best to stop thinking about TTC. I have been spending my time trying to find a holiday, thinking of going to Penzance. Anyone been there? is it as nice as it looks in brochures? I am having a really bad time with my OH at the moment too. I really dont know If Im doing the right thing being with him sometimes, he is so selfish and lazy and sometimes so cruel I just dont know whether its the right thing to do - have a baby with him. I do love him so much obviously, and he has loads of good points of course, Im just seeing the bad ones at the moment. I just feel Im in a state of limbo.

Anyway all that is completely irrelevant! I have tested again and BFN, not even a hint of a line.Not suprised at all as it was just out of boredom that I tested! Had no thoughts of possible pregnancy. My boobs are sore but I know its pre AF soreness. So here's to next month! possibly Feb 16th was my Cheri prediction date, and in all fairness she only said for ovulation or testing, not birth, and if AF arrives on time then the 16th would be pretty spot on for ovulation (hopefully) so you never know. I think ill still need to have sex to increase my chances of conceiving though so she may have got it wrong!

I shall do some proper stalking later, I better do some work. Sorry for moaning. Hope everyone is ok . Anyone testing soon?

 

[choklatemunky]

Never been to Penzance Loola - but any holiday is good surely - even if it just changes the normal (boring) day to day rountine a bit.

Sorry things dont seem to be going well between you and your o/h...and sorry it was a BFN.


Well, I woke up at 4.30 AGAIN this morning! This appears to be becoming a bit of a habit - one which I am not sure how to break!!!! I have started running a 'wake up time' temp chart (which I have put as Jan 2007) and also the chart which I started with which was taking my temp at the same time each morning before I got out of bed but not necessarily when I first woke up - Anyway I am trying to take both temps to see which is more effective for me.

I tried to go back to sleep this morning but it just wasnt happening - although I was sort of dozy - I think it was that not really asleep but not really awake stage - bloody annoying anyway!

Hope everyone else is feeling a little better than me?! x

 

[CB23]

Loola sorry it was BFN and sorry you are still having problems with your OH, I hoped that you had resolved things a week or so ago. Planning a holiday together sounds like a good thing to do to take your mind off ttc. How is he getting on with cutting down on his anti-depressants? Maybe that is what is making him edgy?

choklatemunky sorry you're not getting a good nights sleep but I think your waking temp is the best one to use.

scones good luck with the temping!

Trudy every other day - I wouldnt have the energy good luck!

Well I had a disturbed nights sleep too due to the bloody cats, first of all the huge one starts chasing the little one and she ends up in the corner of the bedroom spitting and squealing, so I had to sort that out. Then my old boy decides to come under the duvet and settle down to sleep against the small of my back, he seemed quite calm and quiet so I left him and dropped back off. Then I was woken by him shooting out from under the duvet. When I looked the tiny one had jumped on the bed and landed on him. This morning he got his revenge by swiping her, unfortunately I was stroking her at the time so I got scratched. They really are more trouble than they are worth, going to sit all three down tonight and give them a good talking to.

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

Loola - sorry it was a BFN. Sorry you are having probs with your OH too. A hol is a good idea I've been to Penzance it's beautiful. I love Cornwall. We're going down at the end of April don't remember where exactly. Can't wait. If you're around at the same time we could meet up for a chart stalkers drink!

CB - only every other day through the fertile time. I've got TV to watch the rest of the time!!! You sure you want kids it sounds like you've got your hands full with the cats!

Chocolatemunky - I used to wake up at 4am every day. I went and saw a nutritionist about summat completely different and it turned out because I got up at 6:30 drove to work then didn't eat til about 8:30 my adrenal glands were all out of sync. So they panic when I was in a deep sleep thinking I'm about to die and wake me up to raise my metabolism. I thought she was a bit nuts, but she suggesed eating something small in the the 1st 30 mins of waking. After 2 days of eating a banana en route to work I slept right through. Might not apply to you but thought I'd mention it.

 

[choklatemunky]

Trudy - Thanks - thats really interesting actually - Ive not been eating breakfast at all lately - I never was much of a big eater when I get up in the mornings as I never really felt hungry.....but It might be worth a go if it means I can get some sleep! I have only been having something light around 10ish at work when i felt a bit hungry...so I guess I will try having something small when I wake up and see if that helps at all. Thanks

 

[Trudyscrumptious76]

That was my argument to the nutritionist but she said to try. I'm never hungry when I 1st wake. It still takes me a good 15 mins to force down the 1st mouthful but after that it's not too bad. Anything is worth me getting my 7 1/2 hours!! Not that it matter but I've switched to grapes now. Not as daunting as a banana, and I pretend they're sweets!! Is that TMI???? I wish the desire not to eat lasted for the rest of the day.

 

[choklatemunky]

I quite like grapes too - I think they sound like they'd be fairly easy to eat in the morning as they arent at all heavy. Maybe I will try that. I have been eating bananas at lunchtimes lately so don't think I could stomach another one first thing....

 

[babydust]

there are lots of new people on here now, cant beleive you replaced us that soon.

sorry i havent been stalking for a while i have been feeling terrible i tried to look at some charts but it was too much for me i have an hour before i need to pick up the girls so im away to do some reading and see what i have missed.

but one thing i did notice good chart loola i konw you got a bfn but good chart still and good symptoms hopefully it was just too early

 

[choklatemunky]

Babydust - no-one is being replaced - we are just adding to the chartstalkers family! hehe

Sorry you have been feeling bad....Do you have another scan this week? I hope it goes well for you and you see LO clearly.

 

[sookie]

Hi all,

WEll work is crazily busy and DH is still not well. WE are back to the doc today so will see if they can do some more tests.

My temp went up today I'm 12DPO and it was 98.45 at 5am. Adjusted it for 6.30 am and it is 98.75

Even going by the actual temp at the earlier time it is still way better than the same day of the last 2 cycles. I also dreamt that I was preggers for the first time ever last night and that I had nausea. I am a bit queasy today too.

Oh this symptom spotting is bound to end in disappointment. I shouldn't think about it. AF will probably arrive tomorrow or on Friday in time for the weekend

Sorry to post and run (again!)

 

[Loola]

Ooh good luck Sookie!!! Your chart does look great! I so hope you get your BFP! When are you going to test?

 

[Mildly]

Yay sookie, your chart is looking great FXed for you, when are you planning on testing?

Also hope your DH is feeling better soon and that the docs can do more tests to ensure he's recovering properly

 

[choklatemunky]

FX Sookie x

 

[sookie]

Thanks guys! I also have my fxed for you 2 Loola!

Think I might test tomorrow.. if the temp is high.

 

[babydust]

oooohhhh good luck sookie, hurry and test

 

[Chrissy1]

Afternoon everyone

Can you beleive I've been so busy at work today that it's taken me until this time to log on and check out what's happening!!

Sookie and Loola - both your charts are looking really good this month. fx that we get another couple of BFP's in stalkers before the end of January to go with the bagpuss and mildly's bfp's at the start of the month.

to everyone else. Not got much to report on with me, my chart is looking normal. I'm def gearing up for ov I've started to get EWCM and I'm getting faint lines on OPK's. DH's little man is well and truly on the mend now so I'm hoping we can get a couple of sessions in before it's all over.........not that I think it will do any good but we may as well keep trying.

hope everyone is ok and your charts are behaving themselves

 

[kmac]

Hi all

Good luck with the test Sookie!
Loola - it's not over for the month til AF arrives so you never know. Hope you get things sorted with your OH though.

When I got up this morning I had a little EWCM, I was very excited! I did an OPK which was quite dark but not positive. Have just done another one and the line is only just visible (if I peer very closely!) - could this mean I am gearing up to ov?? My temp went up a little this morning which threw me slightly but due to the lack of CM and as I have been doing opks I'm fairly sure i can't have ov'd yet.
Will probably do another opk later.

I'm still not very good at peeing in a pot though! Must practice more!!

Hope everyone else is ok!!

 

[kmac]

Ooh - and Claire - I was also kept up late last night with our 2 cats going for each other and making unearthly noises.
Must be a full moon or something!