Having spent most of my fertile life trying to avoid pregnancy and we are now ready to TTC. Like everything in life I like to know the far end of fart but looking at the forums its all very confusing! bought What to expect before you expecting and looking at starting the pregnacare supplement. Dont really want to get into the whole charting thing if I can avoid it! 
my first time TTC, came off my pill at the beginning of this year. I have started charting (as clinical as it sounds it really does help get your head around what to expect/look out for!). Your right your temperture does jump up just after ovulation (& if you stays high you are likely to be pregnant). I've only been charting my temperure over the last week, havn't noticed any changes yet but fingers crossed I can work out my cycle over the next few months... I didn't intend initially to read forums like these or chart things etc but then I became so excited about having a baby and wanted to learn more and now i've got really into it lol... good luck xx
how would you feel about getting married with a little bump? Have you already got your dress sorted! That could be interesting hehe... It sounds like a plan to get the big guns out afterwards ... but i think charting in the meantime would mean that come august you would be more confident as to when your most fertile days are so hopefully shouldnt take as long to conceive afterwards. Yeah i'm with you on the CM thing :s I think I would only do that if still not pregnant in 6 months time or so... Since coming off my pill i've only had one 2day period which is a little random but about 3 years ago i switched from a combined pill to a pill called cerazette where most people don't ever have periods (which was the case for me) so i'm not sure if that was a proper period or not? If it was then today is officially my day 5, but because i havn't got a clue what my cycle is as I havnt had one for so long I'm going to track my temperature carefully this month then i'm thinking about using ovulation sticks next month but i don't want to get too caught up in it so would prefer to take it as it comes but i'm just too excited :> the chart i use starts on day 1 of your period but you can get some that are done it dates instead just type into google ovulation chart xx 
it's so hard to have self control! I didnt even think I was that much of an organised person until this year lol. My partner has been making loads of home made soup full of veg with folic acid in + i'm taking suplements & we'r trying to exercise more. But at the min i'm enjoying the whole health kick, i've needed to have a healthier diet/lifestyle for a while and TTC has given me the kick up the *** i needed!
I'm glad there are others at the same stage as me. It's a real learning curve isn't it?!
Good luck girlies!!
