TCOYF - follow on chart spotters thread

I think you're right to base your dates on your actual ov date greedy. When I fell pg with my DD I told the consultants at the diabetic preg clinic that I ov'd on day 20, so they should adjust my dates accordingly. They looked at me like I was a freak and said the due date is give or take a week or so, so it doesn't really matter. Next time I will be giving them a "date of last period" that I've worked out based on their misguided "ov'ing on day 15" assumption, rather than when I actually had my last period. Being diabetic any child of mine will always be induced by 38 weeks at the latest, and a week could make a big difference to the maturity of their lungs, so I'm not happy to just shrug it off the way they did.

P.S. He's home, and currently "sorting out his admin" (laundry, uniform for tomorrow etc) before he'll sit down and relax with the wine and dinner. Oh well....least he's home

me due (fingers and toes and everything crossed) 5th oct, 4+4 today!

Hi all

Hope you had a good weekend MrsMc - very impressed you've managed to get a scan for 7 weeks and some HCG levels checked. My GP this morning, wouldn't do anything. 2 miscarriages obviously don't count for much!

As to working out your dates - Toni W (TCOYF) says to add 9 calendar months to the day of your temp rise and then take 1 week off. So my temp rise was on 9th Jan, so that makes me due Oct 2nd and 5 weeks today.

Greedy, really hope your levels have doubled by Wed.

Hope everyone else is well - got to go, DH grumping as I not helping him!!

x

hate to say it mrs, but i dont think you are 4+4 as that is what i am and i am 18dpo today. you ov'd a bit later than day 14 didnt you? im just being picky really! and it doesn't make much difference, but i feel like you are the type of person who likes to be accurate! you cant always count from LMP cos mine was 9th dec! which would make me about 8 wks! fettle knows all about working out dates!

not really sure congrats are in order for me anymore mrs. had lots of bleeding, cramps and lost lots of nasty clots in the past 2 days so i think it is probably over for me im afraid. went to the early pregnancy unit today and they did my hcg levels to see if they could scan me or not. now having them taken again on wed and then a scan after that. its not like the bleeding ive had in previous pregnancies so im not very hopeful. hope you had a better weekend than me!

bbw - have a good night! thanks for asking about me. my hcg level was 418. apparently the level itself isn't that important it is whether it doubles in 48hours or not that is important. so i have to go for another bld test on wed and then take it from there. if it has doubled the pg is considered viable and if not............. i will be back ttc again next month! i just hate the waiting

arrggh just typed a long message and lost it! To sum up:

Greedy - hows u? Heard from EPU re blood results yet?

3cats - almost cycle buddies this month, sw predicting saturday ov for me, but I'm certain it'll be sooner coz had days of EWCM already.

Temp going above coverline yesterday seems to have been the hoped for blip, as back down today, so fingers crossed I've yet to ov.
DH due home in an hour or so traffic permitting - got a spag bol cooking and a bottle of pinot grigio chilling (in fact to hell with it, going to have a glass now).

Geek and LL, sorry about AFs .
BBW, go for it as soon as he gets home.
Hope everyone elae is well.
Nothing happening here. Still not taking temps but I am recording CM on my chart and will start using the opks on Wednesday. Ov is predicted for Sunday but I will start testing early just in case.

Cityangel - good to have you back (listen to me, the honorary chart spotter!) Glad you had a good time.

BBWBabeLisa - You'll just have to drink a lot of coffee and wait up for DH.

Right, off to chart spot. Keep looking at MrsMcJnr's little egg on her chart.

Nah city, he's been away for a week, I can justifiably jump on him and let him assume it's just coz I've missed him so much and am so glad he's home earlier than expected. Might even tell him about my temp shift this morning so he thinks he's getting a sneaky non-ttc shag lol

Yes very frustating for all the obvious reasons, but also the longer the cycle the more time you waste waiting. 11 years on the pill and only 6 months off I should try and be more patient.

A lot of friends work away from home and it is frustrating especially when being away at certain times a month can clearly restrict options. Try and sneak in a few naughty weekends. Also the one main thing I've learnt is that don't stick to a predictable fertility window (away or not) because you could be wrong. If working away is your chosen option then you may have to resign yourself to put ttc on hold.

Just try and enjoy yourself for you :0)

Hey Lisa I know how that feels but try to avoid making it a show stopper as I have found that can put them off full stop. feeling under performance pressure etc. Try sneaking morning nookie or a emergency duvet day. Good luck.

Sorry to hear AF arrived lottie.

WB cityangel! I agree it does you both good to give the temping a break now and again.

My DH just phoned to say the QM has told them they'll most likely be home late tomorrow night!! Not Friday! (and I blubbed like a big wuss) Praying now that temp is back below coverline and that this morning was just a blip. Still about same amount of ferning on ovatel as yesterday so bit more hopeful.

Thanks LondonLottie yes the break was nice good to get fresh air but skiing is exhausting have come home for a rest!

Part of me missed temping as I am now without the information. Just waiting for my rediculously long cycle to end!

How are you doing?

Congratulations to all the BFPs I missed

Hello everyone, I missed you all too and am back from holiday. I feel a bit of a fraud posting on the chart spotters thread this month as I totally messed it up. None of my late morning temps early month were accepted by the tool. Then this last week I didn't temp to give dh a break from thinking about it and we were staying in shared accommodation.

CD36 today and according to the CBFM my peak day was CD28. So really late OV this month I think just to really irritate me...

I'm off to chart spot :0)

PS: I'll get mine back on track for next cycle

Fernwatch!!!! Could that be what the pink tinges were about do you think??

Anyone heard from Cityangel??? Worried about her, no updates on her chart!?

Bggery bllox. Temp seems to have risen above coverline this morning. Fingers crossed it's just a blip but I suspect it's not. Waiting for saliva to dry on my Ovatel thingy to see if I've still got ferns.

Congrats Greedy.
Have only just logged again.
Boy I choose my times to go out for hours. Can't believe there are 3 bfps in one day.
It's fabulous!

So what month are you all due? September or October?

Perhaps you were not as stressed because your DH wasn't there, so you thought it couldn't happen anyway. Who knows. Great outcome though.

Take care.

Not for me this month I think. I haven't ov'd yet, and the masses of EWCM are telling me I should ov soon, Dh won't be home til Friday, and I'm almost certain I'll have ov'd by then, which means there'll be no BD'ing pre ov this whole cycle. Which only leaves me 3 cycles at best before he goes off to play in the sand for 6 months.

pink tinges... if we are using MrsMc as the yardstick... that is good right??