BBT Charting

[Jen133]

Hello Guys!!!!

Sorry I haven't been on lately.  Its just that I was really stressed and had alot of work to do.  But, I've been in acouple of time and read some post and let me just say congrats to all the new expecting mommies we have.  I wish you all a very happy and healthy nine months (stay relax, don't stress)

As most of you remember, I had a m/c on July 5th.  My doctor calls it a chemical pregnancy but whatever.  I was devastated.  I couldn't see my friend's new baby.  I was just crushed.  Well since that alot of things happen.  I have accepeted the Lord as my saviour and I never been more tranquil in my life.  I have a great relationship with my dh and we are doing great.  We have decided that we are no longer going to try to conceive.  It will be whenever God wants to give us a little miracle.  Everything happens for a reason.  

Anyways....... the reason for my post is that I want to start charting my temps, but the ting is that I do not know how to.  I bought a bb thermometer, and it brought the instructions, even a blank chart for me to use.  But my questions are.......

1) When do I start charting?
2) Can I begin now?? (I have not seen af since the m/c)
3) What do I look for???(friends tell me to look for discharge and to go in there sorry tmi)


I need all the help I can get.  Thanks guys!!! Is good to be back!!!! :-)

[Jen133]

Hey girl,

I had the m/c on a saturday (which bleeding lasted only for like aday) then on Monday I did another blood test and my levels were at 1.  So I'm guessing anyday now I should get af.  But I bd on that wednesday and/or thursday or sometime that week.  The I bd again july 18th and on 19 and on 20th (Ithink) lol.  That's alot of bd.  But anyways, I also hear how much fertile you are after a m/c and I am also hearing here that some women got pregnant 2 weeks after m/c.  But like I said, whenever God wants me to have him or her then that would be great.  Until then I just have to be patient and wait in Him.

[Keril14]

I know it took me a while to get af after my miscarriage.  It was really frustrating.  My doctor finally put me on progestrone to induce a cycle and clomid to make me ovulate.  I finally had a cycle and ovulated 5 months after my miscarriage.  So hang in there.  It may take your body a little while to get back to normal.  Good luck

[Latrice414]

Hey Jen, nice to see you again.Im glad everything is going well, and having the lord on your side makes things easier:) I had a d&c on june 17th, i just got AF yesterday. July 9th i went to my primary care physcian to have her take my hcg because i was wondering if the hormone was hi or low, and it was 29, on the 18th it was 8.  Mayb you should have them draw your levels to give you an idea, my dr said normaly after you get to zero your cycle should start but there are some women who will get a cycle even if they have a level <5. I hear fertility friend is a nice tool but for some reason i have not had the time to follow the tutorial.(im so lazy) i use the tracker on this site, its ok i guess, i dont have another one to compare it to.

[sk123]

MedHelp also offers an ovulation charting feature and it's free. FertilityFriend actually charges a fee for their premium service, something like $45/year. If you go to my profile, you can see mine. Here's a link: http://www.medhelp.org/user_trackers/show/1?page=1

It's nice to have it on here so the other ladies on the forum give me advice and our Community Leader, Tina, often helps us read our charts.

[Med Help]

Hi.

Just wanted to let you know that MedHelp also has an daily interactive ovulation tracker. If you click on the "tracker" link on the top right of the community or go right to: http://www.medhelp.org/trackers/list/98 you'll see it there. A lot of members are using it already and we are constantly updating it. If you have any questions around it, please let us know.

MedHelp - Harry

[Jen133]

Amen to that.  In His time!!!!

[Michele, Katy, TX]

How funny!!!  It looks like we were all responding and typing at the same time!!

Good luck and you are right.....God will make it happen in His time.

[Jen133]

Thanks guys,

I guess I will be using fertility friend. I'm going on it rigth now just to have an overview.

Thanks!!

[Michele, Katy, TX]

You should begin charting on the first day of your next period.  And you should take your temp at the same time each morning.  Even set an alarm on the weekends if you sleep later like I do :)  Your temp will not give you a clear reading if you don't do it at the same time each day.  As far as the discharge/CM (cervical mucus), the most fertile is the EWCM (egg white cervical mucus).  Watery CM is also considered to be fertile and normally an indication that ovulation is approaching, but the most fertile is the EWCM.  It has an egg white look and consistency.

If you want to chart, I also recommend Fertility Friend.  That is a web site that you can chart on for free.  You can put in your time and other info and it will draw a chart for you.  Once ovulation is detected, it will draw cross hairs on your chart.  It is really neat.  I use it and really like it.

Good luck!!

[Atia_Julii]

Makes complete sense. :-D  I also use fertility friend, and honestly, it's been the best tool ever! www.fertilityfriend.com

Good luck. :-D

[Jen133]

Thanks for the advice. Really helpful!!! I was also wondering....... after m/c when are you supposed to see af???

[jennymay]

I would suggest fertilityfriend.com. They have an interactive chart where you put in your numbers and it grraphs it for you, plus there is a little tutorial that tells you exactly what you should be doing. HTH

[tarajanes]

Hi there i would start the first day of your af,remember to take it the same time every morning,before getting out of bed.the discharge,ie cm,for me wasnt a good tool to use,since i had very little somtimes.once your af comes and you start charting your temps will be quite low,your looking for a temp shift which will mean ovulation provideing stays higher,take a look at fertility friend,they have a chart you can use,and gives you loads of advice.its really good,all the best..

[Jen133]

I'm not, but being that I had a m/c I'm guessing my cycle will change so I want to have an idea of more or less when I will be ovulating.  Everyone is different :-)

Does that make any sense?

[Atia_Julii]

I thought you weren't going to try to conceive?  Charting your bbt will definitely keep your mind on the TTC process. ;-)

I would begin the first day of your cycle, which is the first day of AF.  That's just me though.