Temp Buds 5

Oh Minxi - I am sorry to hear that. Boooo. I might be wrong, but I thought Clomid just helped to increase production of FSH and LH and thereby stimulated the ovaries?? I didn't think it was connected to the LP? But then I haven't really researched it. You said you felt pains on 12/13??
Hang in there, sweets.

my coverline is 36.51

it looked like it was dropping the day before then i went back up to 36.98. i dont have any previous charts to compare to as this is the first complete chart i have done.

i suppose il have to wait out the next cpl of days paranoid waiting for af to show i know im not this month anyway but still the last few days the possibility that i might creeps in!

Rahrah - 36.2° CD4 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD5 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - 36.2° CD8 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD12 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - ° CD14 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - 36.52° CD20 4DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD22 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - ° CD24 DPO5 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - 36.83 ° CD24 9dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - ° CD27 13dpo LP? (11th cycle) BFP

Oops. Crossed posts with you Duchesse

Iwillbe - It doesn?t necessarily mean game over just cos your temp dropped by 0.15 of a degree, so long as it is still above your coverline?? What happened last month? That is the only way to know if it is a trend. I have seen lots of charts on TCOYF/FF that ended positively, and there were fluctuations ? the key is the coverline. But lots of people's temp does start to drop off towards the end of the cycle. Everyone is different, so you won't know til anything happens, or doesn't. Sorry I can?t offer any conclusive answer. Fingers crossed though.

Feedmenow - Welcome aboard!! I will do my best to tell you what I know about temping, apologies in advance for the waffle ? First thing you need to do is get a BBT (Basal body temperature) thermometer. I am pretty sure you can buy them online (accessdiagnostics.com etc) but if you want to go and buy one today ? Boots is where I got mine. It cost £12.50 and comes with a graph booklet (I love my little booklet ? and I never stop going on about it ) to plot all your temps. It also explains temping very well. In a nutshell temping is not a predictor tool ? so nothing that you plot can really be acted on - it?s just a confirmation tool really. You should get at least 3 temps at least 0.1 degree higher than 6 consecutive lower temps to confirm that ovulation has taken place ? and your post ovulation temperature should remain elevated above a coverline. After a few cycles you should start to see a pattern, and then will be able to pin-point the best days to try the following cycle. See I told you I would waffle. I hope you haven?t slumped comatose onto your computer ? I am sure someone will be able to explain it all better and in a more succinct fashion ? But in the mean time ? lovely to have a new temp buddy aboard!!

Rah - Enjoy your cakes Hope you are feeling ok? It?s lovely that you make time to help clean out the church ? even if there is the promise of tasty treats How are you feeling about this cycle? Relaxed and groovy? Hope so, because you have that dangling carrot of a Fertile May just on the horizon and I hope it is helping you keep going. Hug.

NappyValley - ? I suppose I am lucky that DH never goes on strike. Doesn?t seem anyone else wants to join us in the 1 to 10 descriptions? How about 3. Hair and teeth are brushed, clothes are on, but there will be no smiling. ??

MrsMcJnr - I am so sorry to hear that your glands are up ? a sure sign that you are pushing your body to its limit! Hug. I hope you have a lovely weekend seeing friends! Really relax and enjoy yourself ? chuck back plenty of rioja or whatever your favourite vino is!! You deserve it!!
I feel foolishly confident this cycle ? and I am beginning to irritate myself with the constant optimism. I know I allow myself little wallow moments, but I set myself up for a fall every cycle, and I wonder when I will learn that it isn?t good for me!?

Greedygreedyguzzler - Yes, the effort has been fun though And I am doing my best to save the reputation of the Patron Saint

Beansprout - How exciting!! Our first BFP in a while! I agree with you, the GPs have bog-standard advice. I like to chart personally, it helps me relax more. I can see a pattern, and it calms me. But I agree with the plenty of sex advice

Seaside - Is everything ok chick?? You have been very quiet of late, and it is most unlike you.

Lottie - If you are lurking ? I hope you are having a wonderful time!! Missing you chick!!

Everyone else ? hope that the fine weather is holding out. Except for you Rattling - I hope the rain is falling, so that you can get out with your horse

feedmenow- I'm sure I'll miss something, so am referring you to this site: www.fertilityfriend.com/

It should answer most questions. Just remember to take your temperature before doing anything else in the morning including supping your morning cuppa or going to the loo.

Rahrah - 36.2° CD4 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD5 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - 36.2° CD8 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD12 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - ° CD14 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - ° CD20 4DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD22 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - ° CD24 DPO5 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - 36.83 ° CD24 9dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - ° CD27 13dpo LP? (11th cycle) BFP

Iwillbe- if your temps are as you say, then they've fallen only 0.15 degrees, not 1.5. I don't use a special fertility thermometer, but find my standard digital showing shifts of 0.1 degree perfectly adequate to show my temp shifts. It depends I think on what your standard temp shift is. It does look as though it's heading downwards though, I'm afraid.

Sorry... Hi feedmenow... Can't talk now as already late... but welcome and I will pop on later to make sure one of the girls has set you up on what to do. (V.Bossy)!

Morning all... running late, so have to be quick... Have the half yearly church clean up Been doing it for years for my friend who has her babies at the same church, so normally go anyway. It's quite hard work, but the old ladies make a good lunch and cakes

Rahrah - 36.2° CD4 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD5 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - ° CD8 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD12 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - ° CD14 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - ° CD20 4DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD22 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - ° CD24 DPO5 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - 36.83 ° CD24 9dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - ° CD27 13dpo LP? (11th cycle) BFP

Have fun all....

Hello ladies, I see a few familiar faces (well, names...) here and am hoping I can come and join you?
Have never temped before but told myself that if no BFP this month then I would give it a go and, hey, period arrived this morning!
I don't have a thermometer and I don't have a clue....simple advice please on what I should do (ooooh, a bit of poetry going on there )
I know I need to get a special thermometer.....where is the best place to get one? And what is the best way to record my temps? And what should I be looking for and acting on?
Thanks for the help.
Oh, and congrats to you Beansprout!! Fell free to pop into the hut bearing gifts at anytime.....

i corrected it couldnt leave it incorrect - i did try!

Rahrah - ° CD4 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD5 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - ° CD8 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD12 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - ° CD14 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - ° CD20 4DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD22 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - ° CD24 DPO5 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - 36.83 ° CD24 9dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - ° CD27 13dpo LP? (11th cycle) BFP

sorry i have mucked up the dpo please adjust accordingly when you put in your temps - sorry

question - my temp yesterday was 36.98 and today it is 36.83 so does that mean it is game over as it has dropped 1.5 degrees?!

Rahrah - ° CD4 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD5 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - ° CD8 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD12 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - ° CD14 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - ° CD20 3DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD22 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - ° CD24 DPO4 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - 36.83 ° CD24 8dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - ° CD27 12dpo LP? (11th cycle) BFP

Rahrah - 36.2° CD3 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD4 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - 36.4° CD7 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD11 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - 36.6° CD13 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - 36.52° CD19 3DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD21 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - 36.49° CD23 DPO4 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe -36.98 ° CD23 8dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - 36.7° CD26 12dpo LP? (11th cycle)

off out tonight have read all congrats to beansprout!! lets hope this is the start for all of us!!!

post tomorrow xx

Hi all!!

Beansprout - that's fantastic news!! So pleased!!

have a great weekend everyone - got friends coming so have to go get the house ready now.

take care all
xxx

Rahrah - 36.2° CD3 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD4 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - 36.4° CD7 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD11 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - 36.6° CD13 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - 36.52° CD19 3DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD21 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - 36.49° CD23 DPO4 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - ° CD23 8dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - 36.7° CD26 12dpo LP? (11th cycle)

Beansprout- I really hope this is it for you.

Rahrah - 36.2° CD3 LP13(6th cycle)
seaside72 - ° CD4 LP12 (14th cycle)
duchesse - ° CD7 - LP14 (7th cycle since m/c, 44th cycle ftc)
MrsMc ? ° CD11 LP 10-12 (10th cycle)
Rattling - 36.6° CD13 LP10 (16th cycle)
Ready - 36.52° CD19 3DPO LP12 (8th cycle)
CityAngel - ° CD21 LP10 (8th cycle) AF due CD30
NappyValley - 36.49° CD23 DPO4 LP14(8th cycle)
iwillbe - ° CD23 8dpo (10th cycle)
beansprout - 36.7° CD26 12dpo LP? (11th cycle)

Well done Beansprout - seems just as I start to despair there is fantastic news.

Lovely to see a few more people around today. Greedy, Fettleplusmini and Honeyapple - always great to hear from graduates from these threads.

I've been feeling rubbish the last few days, struggling to get any work done, certainly no time to fit in a sly few minutes on the computer. I very rarely feel ill - at the moment I have slightly swollen glands and a mild headache and feel like I just want to curl up in a corner. Definately only a 1 on Nappy Valley's scale. Perhaps my body knows there is no way I could cope with the discomfort of pregnancy.

Got to pull myself together for BD activity starting on Sunday. Did a bit of on-line investigation and seems that allowing more time between sessions only helps with sperm count, not quality - and there is far from a problem with the number of lazy, mutant sperm being produced (DH's words, I'm not being mean about him ) - so will try for everyday till my temp rises.

MrsMac - sorry to hear about your troubles at work. Just what you don't need right now, hope you have a great weekend and start to feel better soon.

I would like it to rain a bit over the weekend, I have a horse who I can't do very much with when the ground is like cement, so apologies to everyone if my rain dancing is successful - hope you all have a great weekend anyway.

Ready - you should be renamed "ever ready rabbit" ! Good going. My DH would have gone on strike!!!! Sorry about your DPO.

Yes I think that is a good description of level 2.

beansprout - very very exciting news

Oh no! so much catching up to do and only 15 mins to do it in plus I see there is great excitement, can?t wait to read that bit!!!

Read all I missed first but had to speak to you first Beansprout how very, very exciting for you and for us all! Congratulations hon I am so pleased for you. I bet you can?t believe it yet. Don?t hold the joy in too much or you?ll never let yourself express it.

I agree Honeyapple ? let them start rolling in now! Great news about the scan. I hope you are feeling much better too.

Hello Nappyvalley I hear you about the month off, I just can?t bear to at the mo! Think I?m about a 5 today

Hey RahRah ? how are you hon? Feeling ok? Everything crossed for May. Thanks for your empathy, I guess I thought I had dealt with things but physically, that doesn?t appear to the case. Work has still been stressful because my assistant has been a little B**H making me do things and trying to take the credit for them. I just can?t be bothered with it all. Not booked the holiday yet, waiting for some cheap deals. Have a lovely time in Wales and I hope you get your holiday booked soon too.

Greedy hon, never leave us, we need your enthusiasm and I meant that you were our patron saint in a nice way not in a way! Hope you know that

Hey Duchesse, hope you are ok? sorry to hear about your lack of power and water.

Hey Cityangel good to see you are getting some tests done. Hope today went well, it sounds much worse than it is Fingers crossed things happen for you soon. Thanks for the advice on the Floradix, I did take a bottle of that after the MC but maybe not enough. Don?t leave us hon even if you are only CM and symptom spotting!

Ready my old friend, hope you are still feeling great the OPKs take a while to get used too. Don?t worry about me, I?ll be fine just don?t think my body?s ready to make another baby yet I?ve got swollen glands now too, not the best state to hot OV in! Hope you are now feeling more confident! Very impressed by the way at your and DHs efforts this cycle Remember, I got my BFP when we really put the effort in!

Hello Fettleandminifettle (that?s quite a mouthful but I don?t want to miss out the mini ) if Greedy?s the patron saint you have to be our fertility icon thanks for all your lovely words and the hug Didn?t realise you were a forces wife How are you doing?

Welcome home Seaside don?t put the lap top on your lap, not good for eggies apparently! Does sound like an erratic AF. Are you sure you ovulated this cycle?

Hello Mum03 ? great to hear that you and DH feel like it all the time

Hello Rattling ? sorry to hear about the sperm results and hope DH starts taking the vits. I think it was Cityangel you told me about fruit smoothies, DH and I have been having lots

Hello Iwillbe thanks for your kind words and for the offer of a chat. I am ok mentally I think but not so sure physically which is a bit annoying. Howz you? Glad to hear you had a nice time with your friend.

Welcome back Minxi you sound so lovely and relaxed, I hope it happens for you very soon!

Phew, got to go and won?t able to post again until Monday as off to friends for the weekend, looking forward to seeing her though take care all of you!!

beansprout - join our ttc graduates thread! its great!

ready - you have really gone for it this month haven't you?! well done !!!!! lets hope all your effort pays off!

Thanks everyone. It's just so early (then again I tested early with ds and hey, here he is). Just don't want to get my hopes up as I know it is still early days. Will go and occupy some sort of MN limbo where I can't moan about ttc but don't feel ready to join an ante-natal thread.

mum03 - at "little bfp"!
Ready - am impressed with your shagging schedule . I went to the GP before we ttc first time around he also said, "forget charts and dates, just have lots of sex". My suspicion is that it's like lots of other things at medical school - they have a 15 talk on each subject they may need to give advice on, so this is the standard GP advice for ttc!