Charters Anonymous Volume 7. Charting and shagging our way to victory!

[digitalgirl]

Previous thread here

Join us in egg-hunting, cm analysing, chart-stalking and plotting our way to a bfp. Or just generally losing the plot. All welcome!

FX for cycles that behave then digital :) Work computer has gone funny so can't look at your odd chart.

AF due today, have had wee cramps for about a week and a bit, but have had this before and then they turned to proper cramps and Af showed up. boo!

FF thinks AF due today by statistics (still not done any temps this month :) ) so just the 71624786 knicker checks to be done... Hate this bit!

Any sign of AF jaggy?

I think I may have ovulated yesterday, lots of ov pain and a temp rise today - chart here. However still lots of ewcm today so will carry on swi until am sure. But if I have then that herbal liquid has been v quick to work (started Monday night) and I've had loads of ewcm all week more than I normally have. The only thing is I haven't had a positive opk. Either I haven't really ovulated yet or the herbs only gave me a very short lh surge and I missed it. I usually get two days of positive opk's so I never usually miss it.

Aye she's just arrived in the last hour. Poo.

CD1, here we go.

Glad your egg seems to have been laid, hope you have a nice relaxed 2ww like we always do

Jaggy sorry to hear that. I'm not sure how long you've been ttc, but I remember how disappointed I was when I realised AF was coming. But keep positive!

Digital lots of ewcm should be a good thing, I suppose. Just keep ttc, to make sure you don't miss any opportunity.

Good luck!

x

It's CD1 of month 11 for me Evitas.

I am being very positive on the 'Brooking No Argument' thread, I can recommend it for a laugh

I think I will chill out with a wee glass of tonight. Hopefully DS will be in a mood to go to sleep and not run round the house for too long this evening :)

jaggy I think you deserve A glass of wine (and not a wee one! it's DC1 after all )

it will, in reality be nearer half a bottle! Although DH drinks faster than me so manages to glug more usually :)

Oh that it rubbish jaggy. Enjoy the wine tonight.

Grrrrr
Stupid body and it's stupid inability to flippin' ovulate. This weekend I shall be mostly wallowing in self-pity. Cd29 and no egg

Hey ladies, how are people feeling? I've been.charting but somehow I feel quite cynical with it?! Not sure why.
This week I've had Hsg and pelvic ultrasound, uti and migraine so although I saw a peak my temp dropped this morning. I am desperately hoping my clever body will save the egg til I'm.feeling better! If not, no chance of a bfp this month!
isla how are things?

Oops meant to post a link to my chart

Oh havealittle what a week it's been for you. No wonder ov has been delayed. Why have you been feeling cynical about charting? Is it because of the false rise?

I have also had a false rise (much to my frustration) - so now ff thinks I ov'ed 4 days ago. But that can't be right as I've had a positive opk today. So we'll see what tomorrow's temp brings. But if I wasn't temping I'd be absolutely sure I ovulated last Friday as that was my last day of ewcm. Cm dried up yesterday so didn't bother to swi. Now opk is positive and getting tell tale ov cramps - but still no cm. My body is so out of sync I can't see how I'm going to get a bfp this cycle.

I'm not really sure what's going on in my head. This morning I woke at 6 (my temping time) and simply got up to pee without temping!! First time in 6 months! I took it when I came back to bed and it was up again but now I don't believe it (of course). I don't know what's going on re ovulation but FF hasn't given me any indication yet so despite agreeing not to try this month I will be luring DH to bed for the next few nights!
That must be so frustrating for you digital but maybe you can crack it tonight?! I'm the same in a way - had ewcm when I felt rough and was convinced (for the first time) I could feel ovulation pain on my left side nothing to do with the radiographer who did my scan telling me my body was geared up to ovulate on the left but no definite temp shift. I think we should both be swi'ing to be fair. I'm not holding out much hope for a bfp this month either (in fact I was low in mood because I felt I was mourning the loss of opportunity for this month iykwim? Poor little egg with no sperm to fertilise it!). Maybe it'll be ironic bfps for both of us?!

faith I'm hoping we 'cracked it' either last night or this morning! Feeling quite bloated now which is another ov-symptom so I guess we'll keep on swi till tomorrow. My chart is so confusing right now - I'm hoping the next few days' temps will start to untangle it. There seems to have been a shift but not an entirely convincing one yet. I'm actually wondering if I've ovulated twice - once on Thursday and again yesterday?

I think it just sounds like you're happy to be a bit more laid back about charting this month. I don't think pinpointing the actual day of ovulation matters too much if you're having regular sex - it's just eventually seeing that temp shift that counts. Unfortunately for me I have to bloody pinpoint ovulation because of the steroids I'm taking.

digital and faith I really hope you can catch that egg! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

DH just asked if we had missed the opportunity. I explained we may still be in with a chance and now I'm on a promise!

Ok sadly last night didn't happen (had time together but pressure got a bit much for DH). Still no confirmation of laying an.egg, here's my chart although I think I see a rise over last couple of days. Cd13 is the latest I've ovulated since I started charting.
Hoping we can at least swi tonight and be in some chance. I think someone earlier said: as long as you've had swi...sadly we haven't this month as yet! Had to have protected sex prior to Hsg (last Tuesday) then I was very sore and later got a uti! so I'm hoping I'll ovulate late due to illness and still get some swi in.
How is everyone? isla are you lurking? If so how are you?

yes I'm lurking (thanks for asking )! 7 weeks tomorrow. I've made my booking appointment now. I might arrange for a private scan next week to check there's something growing in there. I do kind of feel pregnant - tired, some mild cramping & hungrier than usual. Some nauseous feelings but sickness was never a big symptom for me with DD. I did the second CB digi and it had gone up to 3+ weeks. Things have settled down with Mum's cancer diagnosis and she should start her treatment soon (she is having chemo before a hysterectomy). Its Stage 3, so advanced, but all we can do is keep our fingers crossed and be there for Mum and help her through the treatment. I'm feeling a lot less stressed about it and got my appetite back and am sleeping better too.

havealittle hope you get that SWI in later! You've had bad luck on that front this month.

jaggy boo to AF, I am firmly keeping my finger crossed for you in Cycle 11.

digital ambiguous charts are so annoying... but looking at your chart maybe you had your temp rise today and all will become clear?

Glad I name dropped then Isla! Good to hear all seems to be progressing with bump :) the cbd and symptoms all sound positive.
You sound positive about your Mum too. I know with my Mum she couldn't wait to get things moving and start treatment (she had surgery then chemo). At least then things were moving forward. Keep us posted.
Got some swi in today :) and FF hasn't pinpointed ovulation yet so I remain hopeful!
Any update digital?
jaggy how are you feeling?

Ooh digital just looked back for your link! You've finally got a rise then? That's some impressive swi'ing I must say!

Yay faith glad to hear you got some swi in! (quite odd to be happy about someone else having sex...). Hope the egg was still hanging around.

isla You've had a lot on your plate lately - but good to hear your pg is progressing well. 7 weeks already! Wishing you lots of strength over the coming weeks with your mums treatment.

So yes, it looks and feels like I may have ovulated yesterday - although ff has still got it wrong . cervix was still open this morning and had ewcm too so hoping dh will oblige me one more night. faith I may have mentioned this before but our impressive swi record is a lot to do with a prior agreement I made with dh: after 4 miscarriages and now taking a fistful of drugs each day to make the next one stick, dh's job to help minimise my stress levels is to make sure we swi as often as possible. I think he's felt so helpless watching me lose so many babies that this is one area that he can make a difference.

If this cycle doesn't work out I'll be on Letrozole next month which will hopefully bring on ovulation sooner - so we won't have as long to wait.

aw, thanks for asking ladies. :) I'm feeling ok, just waiting for AF to get lost and get on with this months SWI!

still cheering myself up by hanging out on the brooking no argument/ cool highlighter pen thread. can't help plugging it all the time as it's been fun

glad to hear you are doing ok isla and hope your mum's treatment goes well.

hope all the SWI effort pays off digital.

i have totally failed to get back to temp taking, as i have slept so badly the last few mornings. i guess it takes a while for my body to work out it doesn't always need to get up at 4am after changing shift!

Glad you're doing ok jaggy. I think it's really difficult to temp if you're sleep disturbed. You never really believe it anyways.
digital I think that's fair enough!

Not holding out hope for for this month now here's my chart... :( damn illness!

have I still think you're in with a chance...it's possible you ovulated the next day, which means you had swi the day after ov. If it was a late ov, then you may have caught it. FF doesn't always get it right!

To prove a point FF still thinks I ov'ed two days earlier than I did. I'm only 2dpo, but FF says 4dpo.