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[reallyoldmum]

Think there will be a few of us doing that Chrissy!! Going booze shopping at the weekend ready...... Although with this being a new cycle my test date is 24th December - our wedding anniversary!!!

 

[Chrissy1]

ooooh ROM you could get an anniversary / christmas present....

We've already got a stock of beer in.....nothing like being optimistic!! we just need a some spirits and a few bottles of wine and a merry christmas will be had by all in the chrissy household......... hic !!

 

[scones]

Hello girlies, havent been around for a few days. What does anyone make of this months cycle..

Im always 28 days like clockwork, last cycle was 24 days which was really unusual for me. I am now on day 25 of this cycle and as last months was early I am expecting af anytime from now. Would I count today as the first day of expected af and therefore do a HPT or should I wait in case my cycle is regulated to 28 days again, in that case I should be on by the weekend.

Im confused.

 

[CB23]

evening all

funnily enoughI said to OH yesterday if I'm not pregnant this month I am not temping and OPKing next cycle, just take it easy over Christmas. If we're all doing the same this thread will be dead over Christmas

My temp dropped today - I have a cold do you think that may be why? I did think it would make my temp rise but then I was having difficulty taking my temp because at first I couldn't breath through my nose and got 36.24 (from 36.77 yesterday) but then had a good nose blow (tmi sorry) and tried again while breathing throughmy nose to get 36.5.

 

[CB23]

umm scones I'm not sure I would say test in the morning?

I can't see your chart btw - how many dpo are you

 

[Bagpuss17]

Evening,

Scones - that's a tricky one. The really sensitive tests should pick up a positive anyway if you tested a few days early. Not always but it could do. Could be worth doing a test in the morning.

My antibiotics are doing the trick, still going to the loo a fair bit but it's not burning when I go now. Making me feel a bit nauseaus though after taking the tablets.

I think I'll be the only one TTC over xmas then, you watch you guys will all get BFPs and I won't!

I'm still going to have a few glasses of vino though.

 

[scones]

Thanks bagpuss and cb23 for your replies but I havent got any tets here at home argh!! Hubby would think I was mad to go out now and get one until Im at least on day 28 of usual cycle MEN eh!!

Im between 13 and 17 DPO as I got a couple faint lines a few days apart on an ebay opk, so Im not sure when i ov'd.

I guess Im just playing the waiting game now

 

[Mildly]

Hey all

babydust hope you and the family have a great relaxing Christmas. Make sure you do come back and say hi

Welcome to chart stalkers Chill Your chart is looking good, nice high temp today, fingers crossed for you.

Bagpuss hope your cystitis isn't too bad I'll be here over Christmas, you won't be on your own, I wonder if we'll get extra symptoms to make up for the other girls

ROM your DS is so lucky, what a great Christmas present

CB could that be an implantation type dip in your chart today?

Chrissy I hope your FF line appears tomorrow for you. I always prefer looking at my chart when it has lines, it just isn't the same without them

Kitty you really are trying to catch me up I'm sorry that your cycle was so short. I put my short cycle last month down to the agnus castus so am not sure when I'm due to Ov this month. I shall start POAS from CD9 or so. I know what you mean about forum addiction. If I didn't work in an office where my monitor can be seen from almost any point in the room, I would definitely be on here most of the day

 

[CB23]

Mildly I get worried about them tracing internet use and the whole IT support team knowing what I'm up to

Looking at your chart did you ov early last month?

I just looked at mine overlayed and I had a dip at 7dpo last month and AF turned up at 11dpo so hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and hmmmmmm again. I just said to OH do you think that means I'm not pregnant againand he made me feel like an alien with psychiatric issues so I've shut up now

 

[Mildly]

lol, make sure you delete your web history everyday They shouldn't be able to check out what you're looking at then!

I work in IT support and quite often log into my home desktop from work for various things. My boss asked me to check something out on my home PC the other week but when I logged in remotely, what had I left up before I went to work? Yep, my FF chart My boss was standing next to me at the time so I quickly minimised it but unfortunately him and his wife are TTC at the moment, I think they are starting down the IVF road at the moment. Am hoping he didn't recognise what it was before I got it off the screen

Last month was my first month of charting and the first month taking agnus castus. My cycles have usually been around 33-35 days long previously but my herbalist said that the agnus castus would shorten my cycle dramatically - she reckoned it would be around 3 weeks long and she wasn't far out. I have no idea when I have been Oving in previous months or if at all

Lol at your OH's reaction Pfft what does he know anyway I know that dips can be present in non-PG charts but odds wise they are more likely to be seen on PG cycle charts so I would say that you are still in with a good chance I am going to stalk your chart over the next few days

Edit - also that is a much more substantial temp dip this month. I have no idea whether that means anything but it looks more exciting

 

[CB23]

Can they not monitor what internet everyone is using? They sent an email about people using facebook too much and said they would be monitoring it in future so I assumed they would be able to tell who and how much time? LOL at you pulling up your charting page though

How does it work with AC - do you take it over a few months and it gradually gets your cycle to 28 days?

 

[Mildly]

If they have specific sites in mind they could monitor who was accessing them, like with Facebook they could get a report on how many people were logging in during the day. I imagine that all of your internet use at work is done through a proxy server which is how they monitor it. It is very easy to turn off the proxy and then they have no way of knowing what you are looking at unless they log onto your specific machine and check out the web history

I take 10 drops of AC in water every morning. I have heard that it isn't safe to take after Ov from some websites but my herbalist said it was fine so I take it all the way through the month. I think the amount she has me taking isn't particularly high though. I think it does take a few months to completely regulate your cycle. She recommended it for me as she didn't think I had got rid of the effects from the pill (even after 10 months). My last AF was quite heavy and I had cramping that resembled my pre-pill AF much more so maybe it is doing me some good

 

[CB23]

temp this morning shot up to 36.95 - is this the cold? After last months promising but ultimately disappointing chart I don't want to get my hopes up really.

 

[reallyoldmum]

Gosh CB23 I dont know if its your cold but it looks very pretty on your chart Fingers crossed that drop yesterday was your implantation dip x x x x x

 

[Bagpuss17]

Morning all,


Does look like it could be an implantation dip CB, fingers crossed for you that it is.

Yeyyyy, glad somebody else will be TTC with me over xmas

One more tablet to take for cystitis, I'm feeling 100% better now.

Where we work, they closely monitor our internet usage. A lot of sites are blocked. I don't visit this site as it's an open plan office, people walking by all the time.

 

[Chrissy1]

Morning everyone.

FF has put my lines in today and I did OV on Saturday as I thought. We didn't BD on Sunday though , do you think that will make any difference??? I hope it doesn't becuase we were doing it like crazy in the day upto and on OV day!!

Bagpuss - I'll be here over xmas too. Won't actively be TTC but I'll still be charting. We're all sooo optimistic of Xmas BFP's aren't we!!

CB23 - I had a cold the week after AF and my temps were all over the place. I thought they would go up but they actually went down. Kitty explained that it's to do with you having to breath through your mouth in the night so you're taking in more cold air. if you check my chart you can see the days I was poorly to see what my temps looked like.

Scones - personally even though your last cycle was short I would wait until day 28 to test just in case your cycle is back to normal.

I had an obvious temp dip at 7dpo last month and then I followed it with one day of a higher temp which got me excited but then the day after it came down a little bit so low and behold AF arrived on time and I'm still here this month

Hope everyone is well (or felling better soon)

 

[Bagpuss17]

Morning

Hurrah to getting your FF lines! Don't worry about not bd'ing the day after you ov'd. I didn't when I got pg with my LO.

We did this time for good measure but I think it wouldn't have had much affect really.

LOL, yeah, we are optimistic - NOT!

 

[Kittykins]

hi all!

A quick one, as I'm waiting for the plumber to come (hope he hurries up, I have a meeting near Oxford Street at 12!)...

CB23 - that dip looks great, as the temp returned to higher than pre-dip temps. A cold can affect your temp in one of two ways - it can increase your body temp, as your body works harder to rid itself of infection, but it can also affect your breathing, which means if you're temping orally, you could see a lower thermometer reading, even if your body core temp was higher. If you temp vaginally, then this last doesn't apply. So yes, it's possible your temp was affected by the cold - but then, you had the cold for the previous couple of days... the actual numbers may be a bit out, but the pattern is still obvious, I'd say.

I'll still be here over Xmas, but hopefully in the 2ww! I haven't a clue when I will ov this month now - FF is highlighting cycle days 14-20 inclusive. Hm, that doesn't narrow it down much! Anyway, that's 16th-22nd Dec. I'm going to have a glass or two of champagne on Xmas Day anyway. It's all about moderation...

I may not log in on Xmas Day or Boxing Day though - the wireless internet router is in the spare bedroom, which won't be spare at that point! besides, I might have my arm stuck inside a turkey. that would make it difficult to type...

Chrissy - woohoo! FX!

Scones - how long's your luteal phase normally? If the average 14 days, then if you ov'ed on CD13 you can expect AF around CD27. If you ov'ed on CD17, AF won't turn up till around CD31. No point basing expectations on last month's cycle, though, as I've just found out!

ok, I need to go and phone the plumber - will catch up with everyone else later this evening!

 

[shellbham]

Hi

Do you mind if i join you all again?

After the IVF BFN we will be ttc naturally again until the next lot of treatment. There's always the chance of a miracle!!

I'm only on CD2 so my chart is very boring at the moment and it will probably get even more boring as my cycles can range anything from 5 weeks to 6 months. Hopefully this will be a short one though! I've ordered my ovulation tests and once AF has gone it will be back to BD'ing!! I'm on a mission!!

Good luck to you all.

Michelle x

 

[reallyoldmum]

Hi Michelle, welcome back - sorry that it didnt work out last month for you. At least you seem to have a really positive attitude to it all