BBTing our way to a BFP in September 🎉 cont.

[CatiaR]

Hi @hotmalibu94.

I’m good thanks, still bfn today at 11dpo but temps still high so we’ll see what happens.

@Ncl31 how are you today ?

the other thread got full so I started a new one 😊

I’ll add now all I can remember but keep adding who else I missed!
@pinkmarshmalloww@Huriya @thejollytrolleydolly @ginny93@MorningsideMaisie@Myna13

@hotmalibu94 sounds like you’re getting into your fertile week soon so that’s exciting! Fingers crossed for you this cycle.

@Hollie1802 thanks!

im not sure what got into DH last night & this morning, he was on it! as if he knew, I don’t tell him when I think I’m ovulating because I don’t want him to feel like it’s a ‘must do’

BBT has slightly risen this morning but only just, will see tomorrow if I get the true rise.

how are you getting on?

@Hollie1802 my bbt only confirmed ovulation at 3dpo as well this cycle as it was all over the place for a little bit!

I feel better about it, don’t honestly think this is the month but now that’s getting closer I’m itching to know! I find very hard to see the bfns all the time and realistically don’t think I’d be on of those women that gets their bfp super early either so just wasting money and giving myself heartache for no reason. I’ve not really had many symptoms either so not confident that I’ll get a positive result but that’s ok. I can try again, trying my best to let it be so consuming but easier said than done!

fingers crossed for you 😊🤞

Hi everyone!
This is exactly the type of thread I'm looking for. Can any BBT experts help me out? I bought an AVA monitor and started it day 7 of my cycle and now having a wobble that it looks like I'm not ovulating :( my periods have been so light lately and had a miscarriage in March so hormones should all be normal by now.

@Stickly hiya! Not an expert by any matters but bbt can be affected by so many factors that I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

I terrible sleep on the days following ovulation this cycle and was borderline getting ill so my bbt was all over the place and didn’t confirm ovulation until 3dpo as you can see my chart below.

I've just barely crossed the cover line again at CD20 and now it's trying to confirm I ovulated at CD15 😂 so I might have skipped most of the first week of the TWW 🤦‍♀️ who bloody knows. AF now estimated for next Wednesday so will just have to wait and see!

@CatiaR it's so much better waiting til BBT drops isn't it, I find that much less disappointing than AF turning up unexpectedly!

Thanks @etaketak1991, not sure exactly which day will have been ov this month I don't think but at least my temp is coming up now. I can only assume all the new supplements are causing havoc.

@Hollie1802 ah yay! 3dpo! 🙌 at least it's sorted now 😂 weird month for us all. I do the same as @CatiaR with waiting for BBT to drop. It never fails and it's much easier to see AF when I'm expecting it.

@stickly what CD are you now? Might just be you've not ovulated yet this month!

I bought AVA thinking it'd make things easier now I'm so confused 🤣 I'm cd 16 but when I was using OPKS I'd get a peak around CD 10-12. Its reassuring to see you ladies also have fluctuations, i'm hoping it's more to do with my wakeful sleeps and nothing actually wrong.

@Hotmalibu94 well that would be an added bonus I guess, blazing through the tww 😂

yea I found that better last cycle to see the drop, was still disappointed as I had higher expectations as had loads of symptoms but I think I was just exhausted from work ( can you tell I’m so looking forward to coming back? 😂) i asked for one more day off to add to my 2 weeks off and stay home with my husband an extra day (I know no one else is off but still go denied because we’re extremely busy!) doesn’t help that things only run half way when I’m off since my colleague is only part time 😅

I prefer seeing that drop and knowing that AF is coming also for the fact that normally I don’t feel it coming so put a pad on earlier just in case so this way I’ll know when exactly will happen!

but I’ll know soon either way 😊 12dpo today

@Stickly its probably fine, bbt usually needs at least 4h of uninterrupted sleep and obviously if you’re in a cold or hot room, covered or not, or sick all affect it

@CatiaR Ugh I hope so. My mental health is hanging on by a thread here. I can see what you mean if you see a drop and know AF is on its way. At least no irrational hope and peeing money down the toilet on pregnancy tests!

@Stickly exactly. I get a drop the day AF arrives but can be the day before too. Temps should remain up if you’re pregnant so I figured I need to relax and just leave it be. We see loads of posts here with 8/9/10dpo bfps but that’s not the majority of people so set expectations unrealistic

@Stickly Definitely not an expert, but my Fitbit gives me my skin temp and it's radically different depending on whether my wrist is under the duvet or not 😂 It's much more rudimentary tech than the AVA though, to be fair. I wouldn't worry too much about one fluctuation drop either way ❤️

@Stickly i am on cycle 2 of using Ovusense, a similar concept to Ava. I have the wearable one on my arm. As you can see from my chart in my first cycle I had some decent fluctuations but definitely found an upwards trend just after ovulation.
i got Ovusense to help me establish how often I was actually ovulating, having PCOS makes OPKs highly inaccurate. I had EWCM a few days ago so hoping I’ll see my BBT rise in the next day or 2. Last cycle it was 3-4DPO before it was confirmed but it confirmed it which is what I wanted, I then had a BBT drop on the day AF arrived.

@Stickly Welcome! BBT can be a minefield! I have been tracking mine using an oral thermometer and inputting into natural cycles (I used it before for contraception!) but I have just got the new Apple Watch and it can apparently be tracked via that using the same app so I'm going to give it a go next cycle but can imagine the temps will be a bit different with it being on my arm 🤔 hopefully you will see your rise soon and ovulation will be confirmed! My cycles have varied massively though, day 17 this month but day 24 last month! So don't feel disheartened if you don't see it yet, it may have just not happened yet!

@Hotmalibu94 fingers crossed ovulation is confirmed for you tomorrow and that you are already a good chunk into the TTW, that would be fab!!

@CatiaR everything is crossed for you 🤞🏼

@Ncl31 oh that's great! It's brilliant when they are into it without you having to point out the baby thing 😂 I felt like last month I was really having to point out that in order to have a baby we need have sex hahaha he was so done with it! Tbh I don't disagree though, it can be really regimented and takes any enjoyment out of it!

Thanks @Hollie1802 and @etaketak1991 ! It's so good seeing other people's charts for comparison. I think yesterday's temp was just a blip because its back up today.

@Stickly Ah that's good news! Your charts are looking great 👍

@CatiaR How are things looking today for you? Not long now!

Morning all! We got there finally. My temps aren't rising anywhere near as high as they usually do but the app has found ovulation as cd 17-19 but thinks cd19 is when I ovulated. I think more likely I ovulated on CD18 which was the day before the temp spike. Sadly didn't catch that particular day very well but maybe some little swimmers were still hanging around that day 😂

So I'm going with 3dpo today!

How is everyone else?
@CatiaR not long now 🤞
@Stickly glad your temp is back up this morning! BBT can be so great but sometimes so finicky 😂
@Hollie1802 how many DPO are you now? Think your closest to me this month 😁
@Ncl31 has temp confirmed it yet or still waiting?

@Hotmalibu94 fingers crossed for you. It's amazing how long those guys can stick around for so you never know!

@Hotmalibu94 wohoo tww yet again for you! Good luck!

@etaketak1991 temps still high today but my cm has reduced a bunch so expecting a temp drop tomorrow and AF as planned but we’ll see! If temp stays high I’ll test otherwise we try again 😊

@Hotmalibu94 Hooray, back in the TWW! Hope it goes quickly for you ☺️

@CatiaR 🤞🤞🤞 Well done on being so chill! Have you got one more week off work now?

@etaketak1991 back to work monday 😫

these 2 weeks of rest were very well needed!
I asked for monday also off since my husband is off but they rejected it since its so busy! I’m quite needed back since my colleague is only part time but yeah 2 weeks were great but still got the weekend left 😊

@CatiaR well done for waiting and staying so calm! I can only hope to be that calm next week 😂 have you found the wait easier by just waiting for temp drops?

@Hotmalibu94 5DPO today according to natural cycles so we are pretty close!! They say that the little guys can live up there for a good few days don't they so fingers crossed for you!! 🤞🏼

@Stickly yay! I'm glad it's gone back up! 🥳

@Hollie1802 yea I think so but I’ve also been on annual leave these 2 weeks of tww so maybe to do with that too. It just doesn’t feel like this us my month so perhaps I’ve checked out already. But definitely helps just checking bbt because realistically we don’t really know and at best you may find you’re pregnant early but then could end up in a chemical and I think I’d rather not know. I’m sure ttc can be long and I don’t want to be consumed by it and bad feelings. Granted its only been 3 months of trying our first so that may all change but I’d say I got a better understanding of what the heck my body is doing so at least that’s that! 😊

fingers crossed for you 🤞✨

@CatiaR sorry I’ve not been able to keep up, when is AF due? Fingers crossed your temp stays up and you get a BFP. When do you plan to test if your temp stays high?

@Hotmalibu94 no confirmation of ov just yet, but I was so exhausted last night I forgot to put my sensor on and when I woke this morning I could have kicked myself. Never mind, I’ll make sure it’s on tonight and hopefully tomorrow morning will have some confirmation.
how exciting you’re back in TWW, I found last month finding out 4DPO actually helped as that was most of the first week over.

I’ve just been to pee and I have more EWCM so not sure I’ve ovulated yet or my body is still trying. Time will tell