Entering the TWW with BBT charts #2

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Last thread is full!

Thank you @MrsTwentyNine - sorry that you've been through it too. It's such an awful thing to go through.

But yes you're right - all we can do is move forwards! I would so love it to happen this month ... but trying to keep my expectations in check too.

Have my fingers crossed for everyone on this thread.

Just caught up...
@polkadotpixie sorry to hear what your going through. Hopefully things will pass easily. Hope your feeling ok?

@cunningplan101 welcome! Sorry to hear about your MC. Your chart this month looks good though. Definitely looks like you've ovulated.

@Thisriveriswild congrats. Any more news with your bfp??

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter sounds like your doing everything! I feel the same and just want that bfp!

I'm 11dpo today. BFN on tests. Will just wait it out and see what temps do. AF due in 5 days.
DP had semen analysis today. Hopefully will get results soon. My local hospital is taking 40 weeks for gynaecology referrals, I can't wait this long 😞. So in a way I'm hoping that something comes back with semen analysis to get referred to fertility services which is a 2-4 week wait.

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter I know exactly what you mean about living cycle to cycle. I'm quite obsessive in general and tend to overthink everything and I feel like in the TWW I just don't think about anything else whatsoever it's very tiring. Then when my period comes I'm upset for like an entire week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed this next cycle is the one for you 🤞🏼

@MrsTwentyNine thank you very much! I need to stop being such a nervous nelly though. Yes tire him out haha the two months I fell pregnant that's what we did! Every day until ovulation had been and gone lol.

@polkadotpixie I did! An early one at 8dpo although it was very faint then. Hope you're okay and feeling a bit better now ❤️ I know it's not easy but trying to be positive about moving forward was the best thing I did.

@cunningplan101 yes unfortunately I know exactly how you feel I went through it too, it's heartbreaking. My ovulation happened later this month post miscarriage too and it didn't have any negative effect whatsoever as you can tell 🙂!

@LemonDrizzle44 yes I've calmed down a bit now as I got my 2-3 weeks on clear blue yesterday at 14dpo and my frer dye stealers are getting more and more obvious! So relieved...it's a comfort to me as my tests are already far darker than they were at seven weeks last time so fingers crossed this one sticks. Yeah you're still five days away from AF so there's loads of time! What tests are you using just out of curiosity I'm always interested to know what other people use? I really hope you get your BFP! 40 weeks is absolutely ridiculous 😮 they already say it's only after 12 months of trying then they make you wait that long again!! Crazy.

Hope everyone else is doing alright! And wow what an essay I have just written haha!

@Thisriveriswild that's sounding very positive. Fingers crossed for you.
I'm only using Amazon cheapies at the mo as don't have any FRERs.
Don't know what I'm going to do if I have to wait 40 weeks!

@LemonDrizzle44 I use wondfos from Amazon and they're good, I saw the shadow of my BFP on that before I did on a FRER. I know it's so long! Hopefully it won't come to that for you.

This was my second month tracking BBT and I've found I actually ovulate on day 18, so 4 days later than I thought! I looked back at Flo and there's only been a couple of occasions where we've completely missed CD18 so that's positive. However, day 18 is quite late - my cycle is usually 28/29 days. Would that be having an impact on not being able to get pregnant?

Hi @BritInNZ I bet that frustrating if you have been DTD too early and wasting it! I think your luteal phase is considered short if it’s less than 10 days so looks like you are ok but may be worth looking at some supplements to lengthen it?

2dpo for me today. Think I ovulated CD11. DTD on CD 8, 10 and 12. Think they last one was probably too late. This is cycle 9 for us so really hoping it’s a lucky one as it already feels like a long time we’ve been TTC. Long wait ahead now!

@BritInNZ how frustrating that you've been missing your ovulation. A 10 day luteal phase is borderline for being short. Perhaps looks at vitamin b6 and high dose vitamin c to help lengthen your LP.

I don't know what my temp was doing this morning! 🤷🏻‍♀️

@LemonDrizzle44 your temp has rocketed up! Have you tested today?

@LemonDrizzle44 wow I'd defo be tempted to test! Good luck 🤞🏻

Wow @LemonDrizzle44 - your chart definitely looks like it could have a triphasic shift pattern?

(Image of triphasic shift pattern taken from the interweb)

Thank you @acupofteamakeseverythingbetter and @Thisriveriswild. I think having a forum like this where we all share our own TTC trials is so helpful. And we can obsess here without judgement!

@Thisriveriswild @acupofteamakeseverythingbetter @cunningplan101 I did wonder if it would be triphasic, will see tomorrow. I'm trying not to test but I'll probably cave later 😂

If it does turn out to be triphasic @LemonDrizzle44 that's a really good indication of pregnancy!! 🤞🏻

Agreed - no judgment at all here, we're all in the same boat 🙂 @cunningplan101

Will be interesting to see what your temp does tomorrow @LemonDrizzle44!!

@LemonDrizzle44 that's a crazy high temperature. Do you think you're coming down with something? I'd not trust it until I've seen what happens over the next couple of days - but then I'm wary of getting too optimistic after having "triphasic" charts that then plummeted back to the cover line on the day AF was due.

@WantStickyBean I feel fine. I did a lateral flow test just in case but was negative. I've never had a temp that high! I feel hot today 🤷🏻‍♀️Will see what happens tomorrow.

@LemonDrizzle44 you must have so much willpower! I'd have definitely caved already if I was you haha.

Started my own post but just saw this one, new to temping - for all those experienced ones, what do you think and what should I be looking for?

Hi @Flossy1982 it looks like you are taking your temperatures at different times? Best results are if you take at the same time every day. Nice clear jump after ovulation though! My temps normally start dropping about 3 days before AF if she is on her way.

Thank you @Hopefulhedgehog yes different times in the morning but all exactly as I wake up as I keep it under my pillow and I’ve not been sleeping well lately. Jump coincided with positive OPK so I thought that was good. I just wasn’t sure what to look for, so basically high temps are good at this stage, dropping are AF imminent? I’m actually spotting for tonight (11dpo) so I’m sure I’m out. When I fell pregnant before I didn’t spot until after AF due and I’ve always been a spotter so that’s what alerted me. So fed up of thinking about it. The only way to not is just to give up I think 😭

@LemonDrizzle44 any update ?

Hope you’ve had good news @LemonDrizzle44 🤞?
I’m a day late here , had the usual spotting but doesn’t seem to be starting properly. My boobs are still hurting so I think my progesterone hasn’t dipped enough maybe. Just want it over and done with 😕.

Have you already tested @SlothMamaToBe?

How are you doing @polkadotpixie? x

@Hopefulhedgehog no I haven’t bothered…if I hadn’t had spotting then I prob would have but there doesn’t seem to be much point.
You’re in tww aren’t you? Are you busy symptom spotting?