https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:56:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925882 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 02:58:39 +0000 mrsjyw 1925882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started tracking my period but never got into temping. I use opks and monitor now and I did for the cycle that we got pregnant w ds </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925875 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 02:32:21 +0000 birdofafeather 1925875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I had been on BCP for 10+ years so I went off to see what my body would do. I charted to avoid for about 9 months and so thankful I was because I had extremely long and irregular cycles. I know that if I hadn't been charting, I wouldn't have known what was going on and wouldn't have gotten pregnant with my daughter. I think next time I might be more lackadaisical but we'll see. Knowledge is power for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925799 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 22:33:20 +0000 Mamasig 1925799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I figured that would be something to do if I didn't get pregnant right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925592 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:51:53 +0000 DillonLion 1925592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I didnt want the added data to stress about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925510 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:00:21 +0000 MrsKMM 1925510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we didn't want it to become a stressful process. I am an anxious person and feel like I'd just worry and obsess over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925506 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:52:21 +0000 Foodnerd81 1925506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started charting wen I went off bcp several months before ttc. It helped me figure out my cycles and when to expect my period, assured me that I did start ovulating after the pill, and we used it to avoid pregnancy (stopped using condoms after o). Then I continued when we ttc. </p> <p>@MaryM: same here in that I'm kind of obsessive but it helped me pee on fewer sticks at least. I think doing opks would have made me too obsessive though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925486 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:25:44 +0000 Reese 1925486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: We didn't chart for the same reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925479 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:15:36 +0000 travellingbee 1925479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I had no idea until I started thinking about TTC and read boards on WB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925477 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:10:35 +0000 Anya 1925477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, for over a year. At first it was just for the data and to understand my body better, but it became helpful to shorten the window of when we needed condoms too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925474 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:04:10 +0000 autumnlove 1925474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started in July and will TTC soon. I think I finally understand some things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925472 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:00:40 +0000 sapphire 1925472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started about 6 months before TRC to understand my cycles better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925466 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:54:57 +0000 Shutterbug 1925466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I learned about charting thanks to HB in Nov '11 and charted from then until we started TTC in April '12. I foolishly thought that since my charts showed I was ovulating I would get pregnant right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925463 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:53:47 +0000 MaryM 1925463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. It was part of our marriage prep. Even though we weren't ready to TTC right away, it was helpful to know what was going on and helped diagnose my pcos</p> <p>I'm also somewhat obsessive, but the science behind the numbers keeps me from peeing on way too many sticks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925451 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:43:54 +0000 Synchronicity 1925451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will be TTC in the new year, and I'm not planning to chart (other than tracking my periods each month). I have a bit of an obsessive personality, and I think charting might make me go off the deep end too quickly ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925444 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:36:27 +0000 JessKas 1925444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been on hormonal BC for years, so I charted so I would know approximately when to expect AF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-chart-before-ttc#post-1925438 Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:33:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1925438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know anything about charting before I started TTC. I came across a blog post that talked about Taking Charge of Your Fertility after I had been TTC for a few months. Because of IF I don't need to chart anymore, but I thought collecting the data each month was interesting. I think it would have been helpful to know about charting before TTC. </p>