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Charter's Anonymous: Volume 5, those BFPs are ours!!

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Iwish · 20/01/2011 18:28

Well here we are on volume 5!! Plenty of room for growing bumps and stashes of Thermometers and pee sticks!!

This thread WILL bring BFPs, everything crossed ladies apart from your legs!!

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StrawberryCreamTea · 03/02/2011 12:22

Aww thanks iwish, that's some excellent chart stalking you're doing! Hope you're feeling well and still excited! xx Grin

So sorry that af got you mrsden and mslk, that cd1 feeling is horrible, I know. Sending virtual hugs and very large glasses of wine! x

FX for those still in the 2ww, especially MrsA, it's depressing isn't it when your chart/body is being so confusing - but hopefully because you're in that magic 7-10 day implantation window it's all good stuff and leading towards a nice bfp! Grin

Iwish · 03/02/2011 12:33

Strawberry I've been stalking you for a few days and wondered why you hadn't caved and tested lol. Have you got any symptoms?
I'm feeling ok thanks, still got sore boobs (yey!) and still get little cramps and have had rubbish sleep for almost a week but im happy with that :).
You should join us in the charters graduates thread. Xx

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Teds77 · 03/02/2011 12:45

First post on this thread - bit nervous but hope you can help out a newbie!

I've only starting temping in the last few days (was awaiting arrival of thermometer). I'm probably 8/9DPO so I realise this month's chart won't really help very much and really I need to think about next month's. However, was just wondering if someone could indulge my hopefulness and tell me what might happen to my temps if I'm pg (or not). If I get a dip does that mean not pg?

Thank you...

HarderToKidnap · 03/02/2011 12:51

Well done strawberrycream that's fantastic!!

CD8 so nothing to see here.

teds you will see a rise in your temperature after you ovulate, and that rise will be sustained until your period arrives, after which it will dip. If your temperature continues to stay high and your period does not arrive, you may be pg.

That is the really really short answer. However, really you need to get on fertility friend and do their online course, which is great, and input your temps into a chart.

Newgolddream · 03/02/2011 12:52

mskland mrsarch - thank you both for your words of encoragement, 1 side of me is saying as Im only 7 DPO 1 dip isnt too bad, but I just got soo depressed this morning seeing it and knowing what it would look like when I plotted the temp on FF, and then that was worse because it went below the coverline.

Trying to hope its an implantation dip (or even implantation massive drop lol) but mostly convinced AF is on the way. My LPs have been as short as 10 days, up to 13 days. I though your LP was meant to be consistent - and looking at my past charts mine arent - is this something to worry about, and do you think a LP of 10 days is ok?? Almost dreading tomorrows teperature now.

Thats good though mrsarch that bleeding has stopped.
Sorry AF showed mrsden and mslk , I think I will be joining you back on CD1 very soon. Sad

Sorry to to hear you got a BFN kateepie, although hopefully it may just have been too early to test, so yes keep testing!

Good luck essence if you decide to test.

Newgolddream · 03/02/2011 12:54

temperature even - I really wish there was an edit button on this website.....

Oh and welcome teds!

weimy · 03/02/2011 13:42

Congrats strawberry!

sorry mrsden and mslk :(

kateepie2 · 03/02/2011 13:54

Congrats strawberry fx for a sticky velcro bean! Grin

mrsden · 03/02/2011 16:22

Welcome Teds. This has been my first month of temping and although it has ended with AF arriving, I do feel reassured that my chart shows that I ovulated and that my LP is a good length. I think temping does make you feel more in control although I suppose it can make you obsessed about ttc but then I already was!

If you haven't already, I second the recommendation to sign up to fertilityfriend. I only signed up for the basic but it gave me a vip trial for 14 days. The online course is really useful. If you look at mychart
(scroll down to look at the second chart) you can see that my temp dropped yesterday and then AF arrived today. So I knew yesterday that I wasn't pregnant. If I had been, my temp would have stayed high.

Teds77 · 03/02/2011 17:02

Thanks Harder and mrsden - mrsden the chart is very helpful on the dipping-front, thank you. Though just to say sorry that I'm finding your AF arrival helpful IYSWIM Confused

I've set up a basic chart on FF but do need to do the lessons...

Not feeling very hopeful this month but just keen to keep a record of everything a little bit better.

jaggythistle · 03/02/2011 17:10

Hi Teds I'm sure I've seen you on a bus or 2? :)

This thread is great, I have somewhat abandoned the buses now that I have discovered it and the lovely ladies on it.

If you want to see some more dippy charts I have now collected 4 examples Grin No AF yet today, just waiting though...

my charts

good luck for this cycle.

Teds77 · 03/02/2011 17:21

Yes, there has been a bus or 2... or 5.. and recognise you too. As an obsessive I decided that 'Charters Anonymous' might be a better home for me than 'Just Shagging' Grin

I think I might have my first dippy chart to match your excellent examples in a few days time... Grin But as a rough guide it looks like two days of drops is good warning that AF is on her way so thank you.

jaggythistle · 03/02/2011 17:31

I am getting too obsessive. Really should stay off here at work but just can't do it aaaaaah!

I expect I will be drawn back on here later on to report AF's arrival as if it is vital information Grin

jaggythistle · 03/02/2011 18:28

do you think that might catch on - "oh no, I've got a dippy chart this cycle!"

ochaye · 03/02/2011 19:18

Woweeeeee ... Strawbs!!!! Lovely, lovely news!!!!

Finally managed to suss chart stalking and had a good old stalk before coming on here for the news. You're charts looking good digital. Are you testing soon? Sorry af got you mrsden Sad.

I'm still waiting for af to move on so nothing much to say about me.

Who else is testing soon?

jaggythistle · 03/02/2011 19:53

oops was so busy chatting to Teds that i forgot to add a big congrats to strawberry! told you your chart was looking good. :)

MrsP81 · 03/02/2011 21:58

Hey ladies

Congratulations strawberry! Grin

And welcome to Teds. I think I've seen you on a couple of buses too. I haven't been on a bus for a couple of cycles, they make me obsess too much! I feel very at home here.

Sorry to see the arrival of AF for some of you. Sad Hope you're treating yourself to some wine.

Not much to report here. I think I'm 2dpo but not confirmed by FF yet. Our attempts at SWI this month have been feeble and I will eat my hat if we've been succesful! Which means that AF is due on my 30th birthday, how lovely.

Hope everyone is ok.

MrsArchchancellorRidcully · 03/02/2011 23:02

Oh yes congrats atrawberry!

Well, I'm none the wiser. Absolutely no signs of spotting or bleeding today and no cramping. Am tempted to bin the thermometer and see what happens but then........what to do.......

AuntieDoris · 04/02/2011 06:25

sigh another pregnancy announced on FB yesterday = me having a bit of a meltdown as usual. Bugger.

Anyway, think I have probably ovulated now. Chart looks like a map of the Himalayas! Here is my chart.

Mind not be on too much for a week or so. Off to Hong Kong tomorrow. Going to keep temping when I can, partly cos I am curious to see what it does to my chart but I know I won't really be able to rely on it.

Is it too much to hope that I am pregnant this month? Probably.

Newgolddream · 04/02/2011 07:05

Congratulations strawberry, how long have you been ttc?

Well temp up a bit this morning, but not as much as I had hoped so still feeling pessimistic Im afraid.

Heres my chart

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3053f2

Is there a list somewhere of all the charts to make it easier to stalk or is it just like this if you post a link?

Newgolddream · 04/02/2011 07:05

Try again!Grin

www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3053f2

HarderToKidnap · 04/02/2011 07:13

Morning everyone!

CD9 and nice stable temps for me. Just waiting for ov about day 21.

Newgold, that chart is shaping up beautifully. Nice dip at day 7, and now antoher rise!

StrawberryCreamTea · 04/02/2011 08:14

Thanks for all the lovely congratulations and good wishes iwish, harder, weimy, katee, ochaye, jaggy, MrsP, MrsA, newgold and everyone else, I'm really touched and it means a lot xx

Still quite shocked to be honest, my chart showed a definite sustained fall around 6-9dpo and then started to rise again after I'd almost given up hope. Not the conventional rise and rise we expect! Am hoping that the post-ov daily pint of pineapple juice and five brazil nuts might have helped too... Grin

iwish I was determined to hold off testing with no previous LP to compare it to, I didn't think I could take the disappointment of an early bfn! No real symptoms at the moment to be honest, just a bit bloated and the odd crampy twinge which I remember from last time (more out to the side, nearer my hip than in the centre - I feared ectopic last time but now I know it wasn't am trying to be a bit more relaxed about it!). Thanks for the grads invite, I'll pop in down the line but my plan for survival at the moment is to put my head in the sand until at least an 8 week scan, otherwise I might go crazy! Hope you're feeling well and full of symptoms xx

newgold We've been ttc#1 for a year now, I had a mmc diagnosed in November though. So really happy and totally scared all at the same time about this bfp! This is my first cycle charting though and looking back I can't believe I didn't try it earlier. FX for your good looking chart! Grin

jaggythistle · 04/02/2011 09:11

morning all.

cd1 at last, randomly a day later than expected. didn't have much doubt thanks to my chart.

quick wave, on phone as usual!

kateepie2 · 04/02/2011 09:37

Morning!

Not feeling quite so sick today, which is a blessing as I had to eat constantly yesterday just to keep on top of it!

Got a nice surprise with my temp this morning, see here, tested again and still BFN, poo.

Sorry AF got you jaggy

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