Charters Anonymous Volume 6. Charting and shagging our way to victory!

Eek, rambled so much i ran out of room.

on my phone as well so i will get finger strain.

FX for all those waiting for AF (not) to turn up...

i do mine at 4.30am too, that's roughly when i get up for my earliest shift time. when I'm not working that shift, i set an extra alarm of the radio playing quietly so it doesn't wake DH up, but i eventually notice and take my temp.

this may sound a bit mental but it seems to make the chart fairly consistent, even if i take my temp earlier on nights when I'm up with DS.

i haven't even ovulated yet and i already feel a bit anxious about the forthcoming 2ww! i think i felt so stupid and disappointed after last month. I've decided I'm still going to do my temps after ovulation (appeals to my slightly control freak nature to be doing something), but ignore any 'symptoms' and go back to not POAS at all.

i have 2 quite good weeks at work for the 2ww this time, unlike last month where i was stuck on a dull task and my brain had too much time for obsessing.

hopefully some more Bfps to come around here.

hope your DH can muster the energy for a quick SWI newgold!

sorry about temp drop auntiedoris :(

I think I could do witha few weimy to get my chart going. It looks rubbish this month, I said before last months was taken at 6.30am I meant 4.30am after about 5 hours sleep which seemed to give a more definite pattern. As for cm god only knows after swi 5 days in a row. I think disturbing dh at silly a.m to take my temp was a much better idea. So although been sleeping better as I am up for the loo less and sometimes not at all its actually not doing my chart any good!

Cant wait to see a proper temp rise as im now officially worn out!

Newgolden my sleep pattern is very much like yours! :( Will keep fx for swi tonight. I think I ov'd a day later this month too.

vintage f sooooo x for you!!!!

I might be 3pdo, down to 97.2 today should i discard yesterday as a blip?

newgolddream Am I allowed to say that I think FF is wrong? I'm pretty sure I ovulated on CD20 because that's when I felt it and my temp did rise after that. I don't know why I had another temp rise at the end or why my cycle was so long (39 days, my previous highest cycle has been 35). My temps were a bit odd all cycle though so something wasn't right. I hope it was just a one off. I've read that everyone gets weird cycles sometimes so hope it was just that. We'll see what this one is like before I start to worry. Last month's was pretty text book.

Sorry your DH is ill. It is rubbish when life gets in the way of SWI at the right time. I'm a bit worried it might be like that for us this cycle as we are staying with relatives for a week and also DH is away with work for a few days so we may well miss it. But I am really going to try and be more relaxed about it this month

mrsden - sorry that AF has showed up but I can see your point re your cycle. What are your thoughts, because FF now seems to think you have on on CD 36 - making a LP of 3 days!

vintagenancy - fingers still crossed here for you!

ifatfirst -

auntied - keep thinking positive, despite temp drop.

bossyboop and weimy - Im a poor sleeper as I never get more than 2 hours continous sleep, always waking up but luckily can usually get back to slepp, I was worried this would affect my temps and compromise the accuracy but trial and error has taught me that I generally take it at 5am, I will have been up at least once for the toilet before taht and maybe slept from about 330am. The pattern always seems to show a rise post ov so I think I can be assured Im ovulating.

Generally a bit pissed off, on CD 14 and had a positive opk yesterday and EWCM for the last 2 days so maybe today?? Doesnt matter though because DH is ill, I know I shouldnt be annoyed but I cant help it - theres been zero swi this past weeek despite my good intentions of every 2 days until FF confirms ov.

Also generally ov on CD 11-12 so though I had missed this months egg, but todays temp still low so probably not. Going to discard yesterdays rise because I had been up till 4am drinking and then took it at 7am - no wonder it was high (had a great time with my friend though we were scanning my DSs baby pics into my computer, he turned 18 yesterday!)

So told DH we could maybe swi tonight...his reaction was less than enthusiastic lol. I do feel sorry for him, I just cant stand the thought of missing a whole months chances!!!!

AF turned up today after a bit of spotting yesterday. I never thought I'd say this on these boards but I am so glad to see her! I just wanted this crazy cycle out the way. Hopefully this one will be back to normal and I will be in with a chance. It must be my turn soon.

Sorry AF got you too ifat and that you got a temp drop auntiedoris. One temp doesn't mean anything though it could be back up tomorrow.

Fingers crossed for you vintage.

Oh buggeration. I am really tearful today. Just what I need before going to work.

Enjoy the SWI jaggy!
Sorry about the temp drop AuntieD

My temp is still up - in airport hotel so might buy a test at Heathrow later. I have had 28 day cycles before and today is CD28 so I'm not reading anything into it yet. Plus I was ill last week and had a BFN Saturday.

Shite. A big temp drop today. AF on the way I think. :(

sorry AF arrived ifatfirst. :(

i took my temp about 15 mins after my alarm this morning, takes me a while to work out I'm awake too!

cd11 and SWI week has officially commenced. hope i don't ov late or we'll be very tired...

bossyboop I do that lying there awake when I don't know how long I've been awake for thing too.

I wish AF would just start and put me out of my misery... off on hols tomorrow.

sorry ifatfirst :(

I wake up loads, never get 3hrs continuous sleep grr.

I was a bit drunk last night maybe it was that

weimy your chart did make me laugh! Wonder what you will get tomorrow. My chart is different this month as last month it was 6.30am after a few hours sleep now its 8am after less sleep as I always get up for the loo. But you know when you are lying there with your eyes closed but you are awake and you dont know how long you have been awake, well thats me everyday this chart. Waiting for a rise, due to daily swi im not sure whats happening with the cm def had some ewcm yesterday not sure today. Have to wait and see what the temp does tomorrow.

Anyway this is my last month before I go into ttc retirement. Just as well as dh is worn out

Sorry IfAtFirst :( xxx

And whoops weimy - I don't understand Fahrenheit - is 98.50 totally high and unlikely?

AF got me this morn

I think I have broken my thermom , knocked it off bedside table last night and today it read 98.50!!! I was only 96.35 ish yesterday. Now my chart looks weird :(

My temp is dropping so pretty sure AF is on the way. Due today. :(

Mrsd, I had to wait 5 days past AF before I got a bfp even with the super tests where apparently you can test 6 days prior. Hang on in there.

sorry about bfn vintage :( maybe it is just too early? fx xxxx

Wow! I'm away for a few days and we get not 1 but 2 BFP that's fantastic news!!!!

Congratulations to both mrsA and Truffkin

Will catch up with the rest news later when I get a chance to read properly.

Lol at weimy!! :D

Sorry FF is messing you around mrsd

Yay for temp rise AuntieD

My temp is still up but AF due tomorrow. However I broke my own rule and POAS this morning: BFN!

am a bit drunk but have looked at anovu charts mrsd and yours does look different because yours does rise they don't.

Have also realised that post swi my hair looks fab

Thanks for looking at my chart ladies. I have looked at it so much that I can't see anything anymore. And ff is not my friend after taking away my crosshairs. I am so upset that it thinks I haven't ovulated when I really thought I did on CD20. I've looked at loads of anovulatory charts on ff today and I don't think that mine looks like them (but maybe that's because I'm not seeing clearly iykwim). But FF thinks I didn't ovulate or maybe it's because it can't understand how I am at CD38 with a BFN and no AF.

weimy I hate going to the doctors so I'll wait it out a bit longer. I think the doctor might think I'm a bit crazy if I say I'm there because my period is a few days late. And I have a feeling my doctor will know nothing about BBTs and charting!

mrssatsuma & Joycep I was really hoping that maybe I am pregnant but I don't think two different makes of tests can both be wrong and they say they can be used up to 4 days before AF is due so surely they would work by now? But I'll cling on to that little bit of hope because it's not over until AF is here, isn't that right?

Sorry for being me, me, me. How is everyone else? I've just been watching scenes from Japan and it really puts everything into perspective

mrssatsuma on FF go to sharing (it's somewhere on the right hand side) and then go to homepage set up. You can then post us a link to that page with your chart on. We all love to participate in a bit of chart stalking