Charter's Anonymous: Volume 5, those BFPs are ours!!

Your chart is looking good Jaggy! And that is an impressive temp hike digital. I know what you mean about dreading a fall.

Karbea your chart looks good too, I read somewhere that you can't really compare charts (even though it has now become a favourite hobby of mine) because people have very different temp ranges, some people will see big variations and some people very little. It doesn't mean one is better than the other. As long as there is a definite shift between pre and post ovulation temps.

My temp didn't fall this morning, I really thought it would and was dreading taking my temp this morning. But it didn't go up either. And now I have a tiny amount of brown spotting, it is only there when I wipe but it is there so I fully expect AF to turn up soon. I am gutted. This is my first month temping and at least I now know that it looks as though I do ovulate and my LP is an ok length. But after 7 months, I am beginning to think it is never going to happen. Oh, and I met my friend for lunch today and she has just told me she is pregnant, with twins . And they weren't trying, just a happy accident. I am very happy for her but I am also and feel like the worst friend in the world for feeling this.

mrsarch looking at your combined chart it looks like you usually dip a bit around CD32 and then rise again?

xx

Stupid typo! www.fertilityfriend.com/home/MrsArch

Popping on quickly - snowed under here (work wise)

DPOwww.fertilityfriend.com/home/MrsArch not much to say. Temps higher than previous cycles but that could be acupuncture perhaps.
Hopeing for some good shifts upwards in next few days.

DG know what you mean - I wish I could stop temping now and see what happens, the temp drop is SO depressing. The obssessive in me won't let me stop though.

Fail at no work surfing!

I did resist even logging onto a computer for well over an hour there though...

chart

Sort of glad I don't know if my temp is accurate today, less disapointing than a falling temp!

Sory all for so much lack of sleep moaning - it has been a crappy couple of weeks with DS having this bug. he seems 100% back to normal though and is bouncing about happily eating everything in sight... He's just forgotten how to sleep all night and not wake me up. I was just getting used to him being good at sleeping :)

Off to do more work...

Digital Aww lucky thing [[http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/332dc0
mine]] is tettering just above the line and i'm only on DPO5

Temp shot up today

Am teetering on the brink of a triphasic shift or the top of a rollercoaster fall. I'm too scared to take tomorrows temp in case it drops and shatters the illusion. No symptoms to speak of...

essence no such thing as tmi on this thread! So, cervix checking - it's best to check at the same time each day eg in the shower. Stick a leg up on the side of the bath and have a rummage. You'll only be able to tell the difference between soft/firm, high/low and open/closed once you've done it for a month. Soft, high and open should correspond with ewcm as its when your most fertile. Low, firm and closed is in its non fertile state. I find my cervix is tricky to read between af and ovulation (but that could be having mild pcos). There's a really noticeable difference after I've ovulated though (where it's definitely low, very firm and closed) so I can then trust the temp rise. However if you have regular cycles and are also doing opk's and charting then there's probably no need to check your cervix apart from to double check it's closed and that you have definitely ovulated. I don't do opk's as I have had false positives in the past - also I get at least two batches of ewcm before I actually ovulate so it helps me work our whether to keep on swi-ing.

Just a quick hello for the moment, sneaking on my phone at work.

oh good tip, thanks kateepie! I will have to add this on to my list of things which seem!

angster some people reckon that pineapple juice (which contains selenium) promotes a richer lining, so therefore more hospitable to the bean

Morning Ladies

essence - I have read thata you can add 0.2 for an hour early too. My temps shoot up after a bad night or if I have drunk alcohol or take it after 7am..I guess it's the general pattern.

kateepie - is pineapple juice suppose to be good for ttc?

auntieD - i have my DH's 30th this year too...toyboys are great aren't they, apart from it makes me feel the ttc pressure a bit more!!

Hope everyone has a good MOnday!

Morning lovelies!

Through the first week of the 2ww, just the 1ww to go now, phew!

Chart here if you fancy a look-see

Absolutely no symptoms this weekend, have been drinking pineapple juice as if its going out of fashion, so hopefully that will make a difference!

jaggy hope you can have a nice rest later!

xx

Well my temp at 5am was 36.74 and then when I took it at the usual time of 6.10am (after lying in bed for that time MNing on my phone) it was 36,60.
Guess, as usual, I'll wait for tomorrow's temp!

I probably won't be on much during the day - I hate how work gets in the way ofMN

never really read much about how the temp varies...

my temp always seems higher after a crap sleep or taking it late.

if i get time i might Google it!

going to try really hard not to surf at work though. think there are a few random checks going on so not a good idea to spend too long!

Jaggy - sorry for your rubbish night's sleep.

I woke up at 5am so took my temp then. I normally take it when my alarm goes off at 6.10am. I jet read that if you take your temp an hour early, you can add 0.2 to it. How accurate is that theory?

temp taken at wrong time today and after

AuntieD your chart does look up and down, probably due to the different wake up times, im not overly precise about when I do it either, so my chart is uppy downy too

Hello ladies. I am still here but have been busy celebrating my DH's 30th birthday (oh it's good to have a toy boy!)

Have been trying to chart but not getting up at the usual time and drinking lots of wine seem to be making things go up and down.

Here's my chart

Still hoping this month might be it for us. Got stupidly upset when a friend on Facebook was going on about doing her nursery, going on maternity leave etc etc. It all feels so unfair as she got married in July last year, 3 months after us, and they weren't actively trying to conceive. Bugger!

Good for you battery xx

batteryhen - that'll teach them for being so inappropriately inquisitive!
LOL at your food shopping! I have to admit eating the pineapple chunks at the buffet I was at with work last week for ttc purposes!

mouse - I'm also glad you've got some time off. Try and take some time for you and spoil yourself with whatever it is that may put a smile on your face.

MrsA - I also nearly fell asleep on the sofa this afternoon but now feel like I have a cold coming. I've taken extra vitamin C and zinc as well as my pg vits!

Digi - not sure if I'll regret asking this as maybe TMI, but can you tell me about how cervix position changes and how to check I've got the CBFM, OPKs, check CM and obviously temp but have never fully understood cervix position.

Hello everyone else!

Hello everyone, I too am still here, keeping fingers crossed for those in the 2WW.

I am only on CD6 so have nothing of interest to say. I have been food shopping to try and build up a good thick lining. So I now have a cupboard full of aduki beans, kidny beans, asparagus and pineapple. Costs a fortune!

Special hello to mouse - I am pleased you have taken some time off. You really just need to look after yourself xx

Oh I do have a bit of a story - I was in the pub last night and people were talking about babies and my friend turned to me and said 'so batteryhen, not interested in babies then?'. To which I replied very loudly 'well yes but sadly I miscarried twice last year'..... Don't you just love awkward silences :) xxx

Hello ladies, still around. Feeling ok physically but so pleased i'm not at work tomorrow xx

minute = Mumsnet. Damn auto text!

Evening all. Sorry to be a stranger. Trying to keep off minute so 2ww passes quickly and I try not to obssess.

Sorry af turned up angster like everyone says cd1 is crap and try as we all might, until it turns up we all secretly hope this cycle is it.

Chart stalking some of you!

I am 6dpo and no symptoms other than the usual ones - bit of cramping, slightly twinges in the boob area, all fairly standard.
No real pmt atm - it normally turns up about a wk before af but that may be due to acupuncture and vit b complex.
Temps are definately higher than usual but again, think that's due to acupuncture.
Good to know I have a decent level of progesterone though.

My lp normally 11-12 days so I'm looking at testing this time next wk if I can hold out.

The only other thing to report is feeling seriously exhausted yesterday and today. More than usual, despite an ok sleep. Wonder if I've picked bug up as it's way too early for tiredness to kick in.

Sorry angster :(

FX Digi & Mrsden :)