Charter's Anonymous: Volume 3, here's to better luck this time for us all!

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A shiny new thread girls and hopefully we shall all get merrily up-duffed with sticky beans

Thanks ever so much ladies, your knowledge is fab!! Much appreciated. I did think day 19, but now i know a little more about it, im hoping it helps be a little easier moving forward :)

Thanx split and mrsa for the advice, you have been so helpgul and all seem so lovely.

My cycles do seem fairly regular thankfully. I was panicking about there being no smiley faces, i must b a real worrier. I was doing them 1st thing in the morning which could be where I've been going wrong. I was thinking about the temping but it seemed all very confusing, if we don't get lucky this time I may have to reconsider. I hope my little egg hurries up, I think one of my symptoms of O must be sore boobs because they are sooo sore and were the same the past few cycles. I'll be keeping up the SWI, poor other half is shattered lol. it does seem 2 have taken ages and I am so impatient so fingers crossed. I'm not using fertility friend but I have heard it mentioned, might have a little nosey on there and have a nosey at the book. Sorry I can't contribute much at the moment, still trying 2 learn the lingo 2 :)

Girls can I share with you... Pom

(If this makes no sense, check the thread about Mr and Mrs Bonkers in Classics - when you have 3 hours and some tena lady spare )

Iwish i have started with opks twice or three times a day coming into fertile time (cheapies of amazon 30 for a fiver)sometimes picks up a surge after lunch or about 4pm ish - they may be cheap but they do tend to work. Second TCOYF - its fab!

Those of you who own TCOYF, does it talk about how to ttc and how to avoid pregnancy? Or is it just ttc?

I never want to ever have to go back on the pill (long story) so if I can get this natural family planning malarky sorted for post DC that would be ace

spilttea both... thereisa big section on avoiding pg :)

I need to just buy it really. I've been umming and aaahing for months.

cheapish on amazon, a couple of the ladies have bought 2nd hand ones or have caught a copy on ebay :)

Hello all,

I am doing a qick post as I am off to germany tomorrow so I won't be around at the weekend:)

Welcome iwish - This is definitely the place to be for support and charting questions.With OPK's I use the clear blue ones - bought off amazon as its cheaper, but the reason I use these is because you can use them in the morning, as I absolutely cannot hold my bladder for 4 hours!! I would pop. I had a pelvic scan on monday and had to drink 2 pints of water before hand - I failed and got told off by the scan lady :(

split - definitley worth getting the book, you can get second hand ones from amazon and ebay.
terrys your temps are a bit odd - are you sure your thermometer is not playing up? but it might just be that you are the smae temp each day ...I seem to be cooking at the moment - am literally on fire every morning, but am trying to just go with it for now!
nicks big wave back - nice to see you lovely lady xx
MRSA - how did the needles go? I had my second session last week, and ov'd the next day - not saying they are related, but am coming round to the idea that it might do me some good:)

Well I have no idea what is going on with me ... according to FF I OV'd on Sunday (think I agree) but yesterday and today - have had lots or EWCM -more than I normally have. Am truely in the WTF cycle. All will become clear when I get AF.

Have a lovely weekend, I shall spend it under with DH so am very excited xxxx

nickster 2 or 3 times a day flipping eck, I'll have to get myself off to eBay or amazon hehe! I'll have to see how this cycle pans out, will go n persuade the other half to do a bit more SWI to make sure we are covered for this month

Hi battery thanks for the lovely welcome :)
I was looking at the clearblue ones on eBay earlier, think it was 35 quid for 20 and 5 early pg tests, not sure if that's good until I've looked around. Im also rubbish at holding my wee, i go every hour at work! Although i do drink quite a lot. Hope u enjoy your trip to Germany and don't behave yourself hehe.

split I have to say - I'm just starting to read the post about mr and mrs bonkers and it's absolutely hilarious!!!

Grrrr. 11 DPO Temps still going up but had broken sleep last night with DD, so have no idea if it's accurate as she was up at 4am!

Also I keep remembering that last cycle at 11DPO I had high temps but the day 12 it plummeted, so I'm on tenterhooks.
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mrsa your luteal phase temp rise is looking much more consistent than last month. Think the acupuncture is working already.

battery ewcm? Going to Germany? Go for it just in case!

Welcome iwish

Temps low and cm non existent here, so no sign of eggy coming anytime soon. Have been for two runs already this week and plan on going swimming this weekend, am hoping a bit of regular exercise will encourage it.

Good luck, MrsA. I agree it looks more ositive thn last month.

Hello all!

MrsA looking good, fingers crossed for tomorrow!

Temps still the same - well 0.01 degrees different.

Have gone off thread to get view of other BBT takers who might not be on here - [[http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1087373-BBT-takers-should-I-buy-a-new-thermometer here it is.

oops, try again

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Evening again! I wanted to ask you ladies about OPK testing. So LadyG I bought the ones you recommended as the others haven't worked for me but I also wanted to see how you all use them. The instructions are quite sketchy and just say "hold your pee" but not for how long etc and on another thread I read 4 hours. So...

• if I am taking 2 a day what times do you recommend?
• how long should I hold my pee for before taking one?
• how much can I drink in this time?

I think that's it, unless you have any other important tips!! Thanks

Maybe try doing one at 12pm and one at 8pm. I never really timed the pee holding and they worked fine. Would drink normally, just not excessively. Try getting to work and not having a pee until you test at lunchtime if you are concerned?

Glad you're enjoying it iwish!

Looking good MrsA, fingers crossed here for you.

Terrys I've not used many OPKs but used to test around 4.30pm having not weed for about 2-3 hours. Managed 1 positive on the day I conceived. I had a couple of faint ones on the two days before this.

Not that I'm obsessing ladies, but not too sure what to think this morning. Temps still up above cover lines but today's is slightly lower. Yesterday's was 36.69 but I had been running around after DD since 4am and today's is 36.58. My coverline is 36.3. All my previous cycles are dropped below the coverline by now (I'm 12DPO) but not sure - perhaps my temps are taking a while to react?

I'm scared to get my hopes up cos I know I'll be disappointed.

Any comments?
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Hi terry, if it was me I'd play it safe and see what tomorrow's temp is. It'll save you getting your hopes up just yet. My lp is 14 days but I had one cycle where I got to 16 dpo - I was sure I was pg but, of course, BFN. I really hope it's a BFP for you though.

I've now got 3 temps above my cover line I've had patchy EWCM for a few weeks so I can't count that but I did have pain (like period pain) a few days ago so maybe I have ov'd? Typically we didn't SWI near enough so not expecting a positive outcome. Unfortunately it now means AF is due on the day of the cremation. Not good.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend planned - I'm off to see harry potter tonight - woohoo!

xx mouse

mouse I guess you meant your post to MrsA there?!?!

MrsA I can understand why you don't want to get your hopes up but I would say it is looking better than last month, just a slight dip! When might you test?

Enjoy HP mouse I really want to see it!

Terry's - I used to do one OPK when I first got up and another when I got in from work,but never seemed to get an obvious positive (always slightly fainter than the control line) so I've given up on them :) Although I know I always OV CD14/15/16 so there isnt really any need for me to use them!

MrsA - as others have said, that slight dip doesnt mean anything, it may go back up again tomorrow! Fingers crossed for you!

I'm now on 10DPO and my boobs are horrendously sore and swollen. I used to get sore boobs a while back a week before AF, but I'm talking years ago. Hoping that this is a positive sign :)

My BF is also TTC and is one DPO behind me, as well as symptom spotting with you guys, I've got her texting me every two mins!

Hello all!

Just wondering if I could join, as I am a closet charting addict (good at masking that tell-tale beep by shoving thermometer under pillow) - charted my way to DD back in 2007, and started again at the beginning of the year to hopefully have success conceiving #2.

We were very lucky to conceive last cycle but went on to have a MC at 5 weeks

So here we are charting again!

Went all out this month with OPKs, got a positive on CD 21 and 22. It's now CD 25 and still not showing a definitive temp increase

Would anyone have a look for me and see what you think / whether you think I've ov'd or not?

Last night was v. cold and I slept right through (normally I have disturbed sleep) so am hoping this could explain the less-than-spectacular temp for today......... but am just not sure.

Would be so miffed to have not ov'd after all Thought we might have actually got the timing right this month.

thanks!

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