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Any temping experts fancy having a look at my chart?

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Vap0 · 14/10/2015 03:50

Hi

Thanks for taking the time to look. Would this suggest I ovulated? My opks say no as they only went about a third as dark as the control line. I definitely didn't miss it with the opks as I checked each time I went for a wee on the important dates. This is my 1st month charting and am struggling a little.

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RoseBud2015 · 29/10/2015 13:33

Hi Vap Sorry AF got you but at least you know you ov'ed and had a good length luteral phase! I also like the fact that you tell with temping when you are going to get AF so don't waste loads of money on tests.

I got this opk yest morn along with painful ovaries and EWCM so I think I'm about to ov on my own again although desperately trying not to get my hopes up! But never had one this dark before! We are doing SMEP this cycle- likely to be our last before we start IVF abroad! X

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MrsPCR · 29/10/2015 12:23

Sorry to hear this Vap0 good luck with all your opks! Fingers crossed it's worth it. I know back in the summer, clear blue were doing trials on one of their fertility monitors. Might be worth having a look at their website as that's a month free testing. And from what I heard, if you didn't succeed during trial month they sent another month for free. Good luck.

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Vap0 · 29/10/2015 00:47

Hi all
I'm not a teacher but dp is
I have this week off though
The times were different because I added all of the 1st half of the month at the same time on one day which was at about lunch time I think
I've been quite good at temping at the same time each day
Sorry I've been gone
I have had a major breakdown this weekend/early week, my hormones have turned me into someone else. I don't recognise this person and DP doesn't either. It's only since coming out of the other side of it that I realise my behaviour was crazy and unacceptable but at the time the tears/breakdowns/anger seemed so justified.
So af arrived a few days ago and has ended now, thankfully, and as af has gone I have returned to my normal personality
I think if I turn into that dark awful character too often DP won't be able to take it. I'm getting scared of that. So we are now in cycle 27 Sad
So I have a day 21 blood test booked for this month and I asked the Dr about his opinion on temping and he sat on the fence and wouldn't give me an answer either way. He said it "can" indicate ovulation but isn't reliable enough and the only way to know for sure is with a blood test.
So this month I'm temping, have a blood test booked and have 2 types of opks (one set clear blue which were £38 for 20 sticks, what a bloody rip off)
So we will certainly know if ovulation happens this month and will know If any of these other forms of testing are correct.
I've also managed to get my IVF referral appointment booked for the end of January
And have been researching IVF abroad as that is what we will do if the UK list is extensive as I'm expecting
I'm not expecting anything to happen without help. It took 24 cycles to get pregnant the 1st time which resulted in an early miscarriage and now everything is all messed up again. Another 2 years is too long to wait for this to happen again and I think I'll turn into a total loop If I have to wait that much longer
rose how did you get on? Have you poas opk? Everything crossed for you!
One thing I have noticed from temping is that I am noticaby warmer/colder at certain times of the month and never realised there was any correlation between this and where I was in my cycle. It is very enlightening. Also, I liked the early warning about af, I saw a dip in the morning and then af arrived later that morning. Very handy and think I'll keep temping even if the blood test proves it wrong as it's nice to know the day af will arrive before it does.

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RoseBud2015 · 28/10/2015 12:27

Here are my charts from this cycle and last cycle for you to compare yours to. In August I ov'ed between CD20 and 22 (confirmed via blood test) but FF didn't confirm it!

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5790c0

RoseBud2015 · 28/10/2015 12:17

Vap Sorry for missing your messages from the other week- I tested on 16th and got BFN- then had a mini-meltdown Blush. But I'm back on it now CD10, EWCM and severe ovary pain AND a nearly pos opk this morn so I am quietly optimist that I might ov again this cycle!

Your chart is looking good and as PCR mentioned that dip could be implantation. You seem to have stopped taking your temp at the same time recently too (noted by the open circle each day since CD19) I'm assuming you are a teacher and enjoying the lie-ins like me Grin Only problem is it will be making your chart less accurate so keep that in mind too!

MrsPCR · 28/10/2015 09:44

Any news Vap0?

MrsPCR · 21/10/2015 13:57

You're 8dpo. A dip could be a sign of implantation so fingers crossed it goes right back up tomorrow. Your dots aren't filled; did you take at a slightly different time? I found taking mine half an hour later as soon as I woke made quite a difference.

Remember how skewiff my chart was! Just keep your fingers crossed it goes back up.

Fwiw, I genuinely did not think we had done it that month. I was convinced we hadn't and didn't think my chart was that great (forgetting that actually the chart has nothing to do with it!) a previous month I had 'implantation' dip with spotting 5 days before AF so convinced myself it was the same again.

Fingers crossed and you are not out until the red witch rears her ugly head! Good luck! When is AF due? Will you test before?

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Vap0 · 21/10/2015 08:55

Hi

Back again with an updated chart. There has been a bit of a dip today which i think means if it dips further then there is no chance of a bfp this month. Is that right?
lbocs yep, I've been using opk's for well over a year and know all about how to use them. I also tested every time I went to the loo over the important days and limited liquid intake too but they just didn't work this last couple of months. I am on a new batch which I don't think are as sensitive as my old ones, either that or I'm not Producing the same amount of hormones as I have in the past which is a very likely possibility after my mc as they tend to mess you up.
mrspcr ha, that was one of the best things ever when I had my bfp, not having to have timed sex again!

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MrsPCR · 19/10/2015 21:03

I don't know vap0. I want temping long enough to check. Plus for me, first month was opk ov predicted CD14, months 2 & 3 was ov CD13 confirmed by temp and month 4 was ov CD14 by temp so for me I was clearly very regular so it was relatively safe to assume temp rise was the rise I was waiting for. But I remember the disappointment of no rise in CD13 and thinks oh god we still have to dtd again haha!

I found my opk only worked with FMU. Rest of time I'd only get suggestion of a build up.

LBOCS2 · 18/10/2015 22:54

Thanks Vap0, 15 weeks and starting to feel slightly less crap now...

Are you following all the instructions on the OPKs? I ask because I was convinced mine weren't working when I was TTC DD and it actually turned out that it would have been helpful to read the instructions; you really do need concentrated wee in the middle/end of the afternoon for it to work.

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Vap0 · 18/10/2015 22:34

mrspcr yes, I'm pleased this means ov occurred. Do we know in the actual likelihood of ov occurring if the temps change as expected? I'm struggling to be convinced due to my lame opk's. I've tried googling it but don't know what to search for.
lbocs thanks for your story! Congratulations to you! As ever the fingers and toes are securely crossed X
Hope is what gets me though the 2nd part of the cycle!

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LBOCS2 · 18/10/2015 09:59

I'm currently pregnant from a 2day before ovulation encounter. Never say never!

MrsPCR · 18/10/2015 09:34

I wouldn't say you were out for this month, you dtd 2 days before ov so there was sperm in the right place at the right time. Most sperm easily survive 3 days and can survive up to a week. Fingers crossed for that BFP in about a week's time.

If nothing else, at least the temping has shown nice middle of the month ovulation, which after your was it nearly 2 years without periods is at least a sign your body is hopefully getting into a more helpful rhythm for TTC. Good luck!

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Vap0 · 16/10/2015 07:34

Morning all
Congratulations on your bfp mrspcr

Good news - temp has stayed up!
Bad news - it has changed my ov date to the day after and we didn't dtd bear enough I don't think, I had kind of given up with the opks being so faint.

Do you think it is right?

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MrsPCR · 15/10/2015 16:05

You've got your 3 temps above cover line and OV was CD 15, on 12th Oct. You only need 3 to confirm it but once you're regular, the rise alone is normally accurate. Hopefully you temp will remain high now! One off drop can be sign of implantation or just random anomaly.

If you see from my chart, my temps were all over the place month I got my BFP. I found temping only really helpful for confirming ov abd if I wasn't so addicted to it, I was going to stop temping once ov had been confirmed.

Good luck and fingers crossed! Oh and avoid thinking that some how your chart has anything to do with your BFP. I kept forgetting that it was dtd that was relevant, not obsessing over my chart!

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star1980 · 15/10/2015 14:03

Vap0 I'd say you've already confirmed that you did ovulate on day 15, with 3 days of higher temps. As someone else has said, it should stay above the coverline now until your period but if it dips below the coverline that's nothing to worry about.

Defenderwife · 15/10/2015 13:41

Def ovulated on day 15. The drop in temp on that day is the estrogen surge. I recommend a book called taking charge of your fertility. It's fantastic.

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Vap0 · 15/10/2015 13:30

What's your chart looking like? I'm an expert on timing dtd! Lots of practice over the last couple of years! Decided to have a go at temping this month after months of putting it off. Now I'm loving it!
When will you test rose?
So am I right thinking that if I ovulated it will stay above cover line but if not it will dip below? How long does it need to stay above cover line to confirm ovulation? Just 4 days or longer?

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RoseBud2015 · 15/10/2015 11:57

I'm 10DPO and time is dragging!!!!

RoseBud2015 · 15/10/2015 11:56

Woah! I'm clearly better at this than I thought Smile

Yes you are right. If you did ov on the date it is suggesting, than your temp should stay above the coverline until preg or AF! There will be some variation up and down but you should see a gradual increase.

And you DTD on the day before ov- perfect timing Smile

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Vap0 · 15/10/2015 11:44

Actually rose you were spot on with the control line. So your temp needs to stay above te control line for 3/4 days is that right?

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Vap0 · 15/10/2015 10:28

So fertility friend has drawn the cover line quite a lot lower?
Any thoughts?

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LBOCS2 · 15/10/2015 08:43

Yep, thirding fertility friend - it makes it much easier!

YouAndMeAreGoingToFallOut · 15/10/2015 08:36

I think that looks like ovulation on CD15. I agree with doobeedee though - I've found Fertility Friend much better for temping as it calculates everything for you.

doobeedee · 15/10/2015 08:32

If you use Fertility Friend it'll do the cover line for you.