Chart Stalkers March 2008

[Chill]

Hello just a quick one, on t'way out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROM

Skairdy

That's a nice clear jump Tasha ! Hope your temp stays up there (for weeks)

Glad it's a bit better today babydust, hope you can get time for a one-to-one soon.

Glad you got some alone time Rach

Sally - joining you in the geek corner, I did all the lessons AND the quiz

Hara - not sure about your OPKs soz. I only had one day of a strong line though on mine and it still wasn't as strong as the control line.

everyone else, better get gone

EDIT - sorry forgot - yay Sookie, you ov'd !! I hope you caught the egg

 

[skairdykat]

Hi ladies, I'm feeling a bit better now. Had a good cry this morning, just had to let it out. Rob and me have decided not to chart as it just keeps TTC in front of my mind worrying about whether I've temped at right time, when I'm going to get my lines etc. I'm sure that delayed my OV day this time.
Going to book in for the tests on Monday but other than that just going to go with the flow so to speak and make sure we BD 3-4 times a week and see how it goes.

Take care ladies and see you in 1st tri soon

 

[Flossy82]

Morning ladies how are we all today?! Well i managed to get my temp this am and its gone up from friday morning when i took it last. Got my EWCM still so i gather i must have OV'd? Well either way im feeling ok and apart from being tired and having backache from last night alls well!

 

[reallyoldmum]

Flossy not surprised you've got backache after all that bedding Looks as if you have covered all your bases though so fingers crossed x

Skairdy I totally agree with you temping is a very stressful thing to do - I am sure it can delay ovulation. Good luck with ttc I'm you will get your BFP really soon. x x

Well look at my temp this morning. At least I am pretty sure I did ovulate now

 

[choklatemunky]

Skairdy - sorry AF got you! Sorry to see you go too but you have to do what you feel is right for you

Babydust - Sorry you are having a hard time hun. I think you need to really pester your Dr for blood tests!

ROM - hope you had a good bday!
Forgive me for being thick if you think I am, but your possible implantation dip was 9dpo - obv HCG would only be produced after that so at 10dpo I think you could reasonably have had a low level of HCG and still be PG....particularly looking at your later temps!!

Rach - glad you and DH seem to have made up and about how quick men can be when they dont want to miss something!

Tasha - hope that temp stays up!

Sookie - glad you ov'd and hope you caught that egg!

Flossy - yes you might have ov'd - bit difficult to tell if your pre-ov temps are a bit inaccurate, but as the possible post ov temps arent above your pre ov temps then Id keep the BDing going for a couple of days if I was you

Kitty - Cant tell where you are as the last temp you have in is Fridays but Im sure you will update that after your busy weekend. Hope you have ov'd!

Loola - looks like AF is doing a runner! Good Luck this month

Trudy - Good Luck to you - looks like ov has happened or is at least near.

CB23 - FF wouldnt let me see your chart

Scones - lets see some updated info. FX

Chill - still got my FX!

Charmed - read your other post about the painful leg!!! OWWW!
but for the +OPK

kmac - not been on Ff since thurs - tut tut hope AFs gone now

KayKav - hope you get a shorter cycle this time

Satch - hmmm not been on this weekend either! hehe - looks like ov is approaching tho so get BDing

welshpolly - FX hope you caught that egg

Hara - hope that temp shoots right up! and hope you get that +OPK

sally12 - good for you sticking to the lessons - I read all the info but didnt do the test thingys

CazH - You disappeared?

Hope I didnt leave anyone out!!!!!

 

[reallyoldmum]

choklatemunky I dont think you are thick - I did wonder that but I think it would have shown on a test by yesterday if I was (I did get one and it was a BFN)

I'm not sure but does HCG work like this

Weds 0.75 10 dpo
Thurs 1.50 11dpo
Friday 3.00 12 dpo
Sat 6.00 13 dpo
Sun 12.00 14 dpo

I'm being dense now but is that how it works? Because I suppose if that is what is happening I wouldnt be 25+ till Monday.

OK I am sure Kitty explained all this somewhere - going to look for thread....

 

[choklatemunky]

the way i understood it -
HCG can be between 0-5 in non PG women - so it depends on what you 'normal'level is as to how soon it would show in a test I think (as regards how soon it would get up above the level required for a test) i,e, if you start off at 2 then you would take an extra day over someone who started at 4 etc etc.

I think it doubles every 2-3days. I read that it can double in 36hrs but mostly 2 days which is why the med professionals always say leave it a couple of days if you get an ambiguous test so the HCG has a chance to rise, but I think what you have written seems about right.

Kittys thread explained that some people wouldnt get + until later.
If the average is 14dpo and some people get + at 10 dpo then for every person who gets a + at 10dpo there would be somone who got + at 18dpo.

 

[reallyoldmum]

ouch my head hurts thinking about it - I suppose I just have to wait and see if AF comes - to be honest I have been feeling AF type cramps for the past couple of days so I suspect she will arrives soon.

 

[Tasha20]

Hello everyone, hope you ok

Well my temp is stil up today, guess its a good sign

Take care all x

 

[choklatemunky]

HCG levels from conception (mIU/ML or IU/L)
7 days 0 to 5
14 days 3 to 426
21 days 18 to 7,340
28 days 1080 to 56,500

nonpregnant levels (<5)

So by that at 14dpo you could still have only 3mIU of HCG in your system.

 

[choklatemunky]

ouch my head hurts thinking about it - I suppose I just have to wait and see if AF comes - to be honest I have been feeling AF type cramps for the past couple of days so I suspect she will arrive soon.

We all know that AF cramps dont always mean AF>

 

[reallyoldmum]

Well it would be amazing if I was as I have none of my usual symptoms apart from being incredibly hungry this morning but that is no doubt down to the couple of glasses of wine I had last night - as is the awful heartburn...... Will try and get a couple of more test and wait till Tuesday - I'll be a day late by then......

By the way Kitty's spirit guides did say March but they also said twin boys too!!!

 

[choklatemunky]

By the way Kitty's spirit guides did say March but they also said twin boys too!!!

 

[Flossy82]

When i took my temp this AM it was before i done anything and i will continue to do so aswell as the BD'ing will it show right on my chart then or not? As im new to all this and making a complete hash of it already Will it hurt to BD each day then til AF due? Well thats if i can mange ro it wearing me out already not to mention the o/h

 

[babydust]

rom your chart looks really good and af cramps is a good pregnancy sign as you know what was your level last week and how many days po were you?

skairdy sorry you feel down i think we all do when af arrives give it a few days and im sure you will feel better, taking time out charting sounds like a good idea but be sure to pop in bnow and again and say hi, cause im still here and im not charting, or even ttc
well i will be back later had a really nice night last night with dh and he asked me if i wanted to go away for my birthday for a long weekend so im away to see if i can get any good deals to spain or something oh and my mum said she will take the girls as long as its easter weekend as she is off work

 

[reallyoldmum]

Claire thats lovely it sounds like its just what you both need.

I had a blood test on 10 dpo which was just under 1, but I have what looks like an implantation dip on 9 dpo so I am not sure if that blood test would have shown any hcg anyway I didnt have the test to see if I was pregnant - he did it along with the other tests. I am pretty sure I'm not but I have never had such a lovely chart The thing I am most chuffed about is the fact it looks like I have definately ovulated..... which hopefully means I will get back to normal now.....

 

[kmac]

Hi all

Sorry I haven't been on for a while (if anyone noticed!).
Thanks for looking at my chart choklatemunky - I have updated it now.

Been feeling a bit down about stuff. Everything is just getting to me for some reason.
Part of the reason is work, so I am applying for a couple of jobs elsewhere, which would also be more responsibility and work. I don't hold out much hope of getting them, but we might have to put ttc on hold just in case - if I did get one of the jobs (which wouldn't start until August) I wouldn't qualify for full maternity rights if I got pg now.

So I don't really know what I'm doing or how I am feeling right now.
Will keep temping anyway and see what happens.

Good luck to the rest of you anyway

 

[reallyoldmum]

Good luck with the job hunt Kmac - for feeling down x

 

[sally12]

Kmac - sorry you are having a tough time. I hope the job hunting goes well. Ive only been TTC for 5 months but I am just starting to learn that you cant put your life on hold for TTC (It drives you crazy!).

Lots of luck

 

[kmac]

Thanks sally and rom

You are right sally, you can't put your life on hold for ttc, but sometimes the choices are difficult.
If I do get another job, then I will have to wait longer to have a baby. I will have more money, but will also have to work longer hours, be more stressed etc... At the moment my work doesn't stress me out at all really.
The jobs I am applying for don't come up all that often so in a way I feel I have to go for them. But there will be a lot of competition so most likely I won't get either of them anyway!! Then it will be back to ttc!!
I don't mind not trying this month as I'd rather not have a Christmas baby. I have 2 friends with birthdays at Christmas and they HATE it.
How I would feel next month not trying I don't know.
Hopefully things will work out as they are meant to, I just hope it is all obvious soon.

I'm also stressed about my brother who I haven't spoken to in over a year. He doesn't return my calls or texts. He is moving to Australia soon and hasn't even told me himself. He doesn't care about anyone but himself and his psycho wife, and how much money they have, what cars they drive etc..I'm really angry with him over the way he treats our parents (and me!) and feel like he is just going to swan off into the sunset without knowing the upset he has caused. but I don't know what to do about it. I can't trust myself not to get really angry with him and that wouldn't achieve anything. Aaaargh!!

Sorry for lengthy post. My head is spinning with everything!