https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:20:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strange-chart-this-cycle#post-3087 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:03:40 +0000 ALittleP 3087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the PP. Use OPKs along with checking your CM to get confirmation of ovulation. Your CM will dry up almost immediately after O (at least mine does) and your temps should go up unless you have a slow rise. Some months though can be off (this one is for me) so hang in there! After charting for a few months, you'll see a pattern. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strange-chart-this-cycle#post-2952 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:06:00 +0000 tequiero21 2952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>well, dotted lines means they think they might have detected ovulation. you want solid lines... so i wouldn't go by ff this month. i'd use opks along with charting. or check your CM... then you'll have a much better idea of when you actually ovulated. </p> <p>every month is different. some days i'd ovulate on day 14, others day 17, and sometimes, even day 20 or so. so it really varies every month, every women. typically, the luteal phase is the same - mine was around 14 days. so some days my cycle is like 28 days, others 30 and sometimes even 34+... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/strange-chart-this-cycle#post-2949 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:58:18 +0000 tessabella76 2949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So this cycle has been kind of off. AF started a day early while we were on vacation. I didn't temp while we were on vacation but started back up when we got home. This week, I've been sick with a cold/sinus infection. First my temps were kind of flatlined. Now they've been kind of high considering I've been sleeping with my mouth open because my nose has been so stuffy. I also haven't been sleeping very well due to being sick. FF gave me dotted crosshairs this morning. I'm not so sure I agree-FF thinks I ovulated on CD12 and I think I ovulated on CD15 due to some ovulation pain I had. All of this is unusual for me-I usually ovulate around CD17. I realize I've had an unusual month with being sick and on vacation but wouldn't that push my ovulation back? This is my 2nd cycle taking B50 complex (to lengthen luteal phase) and my 1st cycle drinking grapefruit juice (to increase CM)-would that have moved my O date up that much so soon? </p> <p>Any thoughts? Should I go along with FF? Mostly I'm worried that we didn't BD enough (both sick and not real energetic) and we missed our window of opporunity..</p> <p><a href="http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3193c5" rel="nofollow">http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3193c5</a> </p>