Help with charting...

[abcd1234]

I need help with charting I've found some information etc but it all just seems so confusing!!!

I think i'm gonna come off the pill, but we dont wanna TTC yet, not until after the wedding, i wanna be able to chart my cycles to help prevent pregnancy (i'm guessing it's the same principle as when trying to get preg lol)

I guess i'm gonna have to start temping, but i dont know how to do that properly, and we'll be using condoms at least initially, i also havn't had a period since having Tally yet either, which i guess is just gonna make it more difficult

 

[lmrcpr]

I'm not very good at charting, I keep forgetting to take my temps. but if you go on the fertilty friend website they have lots of info and they send you emaisl on how to chart if you sign up with them.

Trixipaws is doing the same as you so she might be abel to help you.

xx

 

[trixipaws]

hi

yes i'm doing NFP (natural family planning) which is exactly the same principle as TTC but in reverse- u avoid the fertile days. we plan to TTC later this year so it'll be really useful to be aware of my cycles so i can just switch to aiming for fertile days instead of avoiding.

it does take awhile to get used to- i'd say until you know how long ur cycles are and which ur fertile days are use condoms. im ONLY JUST beginning to understand the charts but i still dont know my cycle lengths because iv only had one AF since my m/c and before that was on the pill since i was 14.

even tho i'm not 100% sure about my cycles and fertile days yet, and therefore NFP wont be very reliable, we are not using condoms because altho we're tryna avoid pregnancy just now, its not the end of the world if i get pregnant before we start TTC. if it happens it happens. but if thats not the case for u and u definately definately DO NOT wanna get pregnant until u TTC then definately use condoms.

join fertility friend and every day put ur temp in, and describe ur CM (drop down menu its really easy to use) i think it tells u when u ovulate. by about 2 cycles u should get an idea then and be able to stop using condoms! x

 

[kmac]

I stopped taking the pill a whole year before TTC as I wanted to give my cycles time to settle down... but they never did... they were all different.
I started charting on 1st January , and although I couldn't use it to predict my fertile days it was really useful to get an idea what was going on with my body, and i knew when to expect AF.

So yes, what I am trying to say is it is definitely worth doing. Once you get into the habit of it it's quite easy. I just used Fertility Friend - I only used my temperature and CM - didn't bother with cervical position!!
Sign up for their emails and just put your info in each day.

Good luck!!