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

oh, yes I'd love to go back to feeling how I did when we first started ttc. It was all so exciting then. We're going to a wedding this weekend and I remember when I first heard the date I was worried about what I would wear because I thought I'd be heavily pregnant ha ha ha.

I was going to do the every other day thing but then when I got ewcm I didn't want to waste the chance so did it every day for a few days. I wish I could be more relaxed and just follow the every two to three day advice. Also, we more or less give up once my temps have risen. I'm wondering if maybe we should continue for a few more days afterwards just in case.

Fingers crossed for you mrsden, like you Im not hopeful, wish I could get all my early days pma and enthusiasm back.

Hi jaggy! I started on CD 8 because I ovulated a few times on CD10-11, I wish it was the same every month!!

Youre absolutely right about lack of control to - and for me its depressing thinking even if you manage to swi at the right time theres still only a 1 in 4 chance. That bugs me, Im like "well theres a sperm and an egg - just FERTLISE"!!!!!!!

Congratulations hotcross and molly, two BFPs in one day

Do you have any symptoms? Were your post ovulation temps any different to usual (apart from not dropping at the end)?

I'm 6dpo, I'm not feeling particularly hopeful but we did SWI at the right time so maybe this will be our month.

I'm going to go for every 2 days this cycle too. also not getting overeager and starting on day 9 or something when my earliest ov day has been 15

i think what gets me grumpy sometimes is how much all this is out of our control. we can chart, get the preseed out and do whatever, but it just feels like we might as well just SWI (at the right time i suppose) and hope for the best!

Huge congratulations Hotcross and Molly heres to a happy and healthy 9 months, and come back and tell us (Im sure I will still be here)

bossyboop - glad you are feeling a bit better to and that you are looking at a bright side.

Ifatfirst - sorry to hear that its been 3 years and of your losses, sometimes I wonder where the energy and hope comes from, but you obviously have the right attitude and I sincerely hope you do get that BFP for a sticky bean soon. As to your chart I think its looking really good with a good rise, so everything crossed. Thats sad about your friend and IVF, it doesnt matter sometimes knowing that other people can be worse off when its something you desperately want to but Im glad its helping you. IVF sounds such a tiring and emotionally draining experience, how is she?

weimy - glad you are out of the dumps. Hows the swi going?

MrsMc - welcome and sorry to hear about your loss and now the BFN. Dont be too hard on yourself re testing early, Im your twin there , cant help myself - each and every month, starting at 9 DPO.

scrummy - sorry to hear youre out. 24 days is a normal cycle according to my Doc, because thats what Im having a lot to, he says the lenght doesnt really matter as long as you are ovulating remember. Ive just ordered more OPKs to from Ebay. And yes I will think about getting my bloods done, he recomended to wait until at least next cycle, good to know hes supportive.

chanting - welcome Congratulations on your weight loss, Ive managed 2 stone off since last year but I have a long long way to go still. I had DS3 when I was 37 (Im now 40 and ttc no 4) , it took about 7 or 8 months which was my shortest yet so age sometimes is not necessarily a negative factor!

eurochick - welcome! I agree with hotcross regarding individual temps not being that important but as long as a pattern of pre and post ov can be seen , thats more important. SWI - 6 days in a row? I admire your stamina!!

Well Im just about to ovulate I think - not had a positive test yet but Im on CD14 which was when I ovulated last month plus loads of EWCM the past 2 days so will be swi tonight. I have managed not too bad this cycle - started on CD8, then CD10, CD12 and now if all goes to plan CD14 so every 2 days.

congratulations Molly and Hotcross

:) the guinea pigs! bossy

Cd 13 here so will swi tonight maybe :)

Jaggy ? glad to hear you are ok now :)
Molly ? yea, yea, yea!!!! A line´s a line, congrats!!!!! I have a little boy born in January and he is fabulous :) Hope you get even more good news tomorrow! :)
SES ? yipeeeeeee!!! Think very good sticking vibes. Was your name always SES? I was on those threads for months and months, how old is your DS? Thanks for the luck you sent my way.
Scrummy -:)It´s a good book.
Ifatfirst ? sounds like DH might be onto something? ;)
Bossy ? good to have a plus side, book that test!

Wish I´d come and chatted to you all before I wasted a precious pg test this morning. It was a moment of weakness, I tried to tell myself that as this is CD31 and my usual cycle is 28 days then I was in fact overdue and my temps were high but....it was negative . Either I am not pg this cycle (most likely given odd chart) or I am only 9DPO as my chart thinks and not even 30% of BFP´s show up so early .. silly girl, I should know better.

Ohh, guinea pigs, you've just made me

ifat he wouldn't be the first bloke to do that! Let's hope he's right.

congratulations molly and hotcross! Love logging on and seeing great news like that!

Day 2 of my spotting which means going to have to book the dreaded hsg but on the plus side now I am ovulating later it is better as hsg means no swi till afterwards and when it looked like I was ovulating CD 10/11 it looked like the hsg month would be wasted as it has to be done cd10.

I am now the proud mother to 2 guinea pigs and they certainly fulfill a need!

Thanks so much for all the lovely messages, everyone :) Am of course now imagining experiencing a whole torrent of pg symptoms: metal mouth, nausea, tingly boobs

Congrats Molly & SES

DH has just scared the life out of me. Out of nowhere he randomly asks "what day are you on?" I reply day 24. To that he states "I think you're pregnant" and just left it at then. When I ask why he thinks that, he just shrugged his shoulders & wandered off!!!!

He's obviously got some sort of psychic abilitlty as I have absolutley NO symptoms!!!!!!

Congratulations to you both :D

WOW! molly and SES CONGRATULATIONS!!! Let's hope the next months are uneventful as possible, in the nicest possible way.

mrsmcjnr thanks for your kind words. Yes, I have used access, only this time I was after the book and got a bit carried away....

ifat sorry to hear about your friend. That must be really tough.

yay! congratulations SES and Molly.

Molly and SES OMG!!! Congratulations! x

Huge congrats SES!!

Molly - SNAP!!!! Congrats!!!

Well I gave in and tested this morning..... BFP !!!!!
Really pleased but also very nervous as I've been pg 3 times and lost 2 through mmc before DS. Hope I don't have to go through all that again.

MrsMc - I believe we were both on the old temping thread when ttc before but just missed eachother. Good luck this time round!

Molly - I had to laugh at your story but I have a similar one.... The cup that I used to pee on when testing when ttc DS, I know use to wash his hair each night in the bath! Obviously it has been washed many a time and so not quite the same maybe as your poor DH!

IfAt - oh your poor friend :( You're right, there is always someone else worse off :(

eurochick - I also would use the first temp I'm afraid but don't worry about the individual temps, it's the pattern that's important :)

Hello jaggy, scrummy, bossy, weimy, chanting and anyone else I've missed!

OMG:

BFP!!! very faint, on a first response, but definitely there. Whooaaaaahhhhh.

thanks MrsMc, just got a bit emotional when af arrived last week, guess the hormones got the better of me!

ok now :)

Thank you Scrummybomb  Sorry to hear that you think it is game over for you for a January baby. Sending you strong vibes, it is a hard game this TTC lark. Before things went wacky with me I found that my temp didn´t drop to pre ov temps until the day of proper AF, which is mean as it makes you think spotting might be implantation  Sorry to hear about the business trip! What a pain! Have you tried AccessDiagnostics for your TTC goodies? Always found them very reliable and cheap and they often have good deals on too. When I was trying for DS we used to share the discount codes on our MN temping thread.

ChantingasIspeak ? sounds like you have a great package to start you off  Hope you enjoy the learning curve and that it happens soon for you. I think TCOYF is fascinating. I recently lent it to my SIL who is a Biology teacher and she was totally amazed by all the info in there (she is TTC using AI). Try not to think of your age as an issue, we have it drummed into us that late 30s means the clock is ticking but I keep meeting girls who´ve had babies at 43, 44 and the other day 47!

Auntiedoris ? EWCM increasing - it does really work doesn´t it? I think I need to get back on the EPO.

Thank you Weimy  and Bossyoop  for the welcome

HotcrossSES ? fingers crossed for you, chart looks great!! The last few days are the most exciting/agonising aren´t they?

Jaggy ? thank you for the welcome  sorry to hear you are feeling low 

Molly ? life sounds pretty exciting for you at the mo, everything crossed! LOL about the cup!

Eurochick ? go with the first one hon, even if you like the second temp better
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Hang in there Ifatfirstyoudon´t succeed 

Now CD30. My old cycles were always 28 days but at the moment there is no proper pattern to cycle length or anything. Had a bit of spotting over the last couple of days but it hasn´t amounted to anything yet. Temps are still high but my gut feeling is that the spotting is the womb lining breaking down due to the length of the cycle (I have PCOS so progestrone becomes an issue) and that this cycle was annovulatory. Hey ho!

Molly your poor DH