https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:50:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593195 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:12:00 +0000 Emsmems 593195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites Thank you! HB is so amazing, everyone's helping me so much, and know HB will continue to be a great resource no matter what stage of life we are in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593187 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:06:15 +0000 runsyellowlites 593187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Emsmems: No worries!!! </p> <p>Oh &amp; welcome! I'm sure you'll love the ladies here! GL in your ttc journey! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593178 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:59:02 +0000 Emsmems 593178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites ah, I gotcha! I wasn't sure how to read it! Makes sense! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593145 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:30:23 +0000 Grace 593145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I would assume so too, for it to cause a miscarriage. Also, it can't be that common? You don't hear a bunch of warnings not to breastfeed while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593142 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:28:00 +0000 runsyellowlites 593142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: No I didn't have any problems first time but I also wasn't breastfeeding. I just read a few posts on moms mis carrying due to the low progesterone levels while breastfeeding... I assumed theirs were low to the point of affecting phase length though.</p> <p>I think I may order some wondfo o tests though to get the hang of this charting thing before we do start "trying" trying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593135 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:21:03 +0000 Grace 593135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: yeah, I think you need at least 11 days, and you've got 13. Did you have problems the first time around? Why the worry? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593126 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:14:21 +0000 runsyellowlites 593126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: @Grace: Thanks ladies! I guess I should do some more reading up on breastfeeding &amp; hormones. I guess my low temps would make sense though since bf generally lowers progesterone levels. </p> <p>Do you think my luteal phase was long enough this cycle if we WERE trying?</p> <p>@Emsmems: Well, yea. We'd prefer to wait till after P's first bday to not compromise nursing but we wouldn't be freaked if it did happen either. I was mainly joking about how "funny"/ironic it'd be to be using protection when I wasn't O'ing anyways. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593105 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:57:47 +0000 Emsmems 593105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say it's not a waste if money if you aren't ready for a baby yet! It's better to have spent some money on preventing instead of "oh no, how are we going to afford this baby?" You know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-593047 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:30:35 +0000 Grace 593047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you may have O'd CD13, but it is really hard to tell because you haven't got the consistant wake-up times. Maybe an OPK is the way to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592942 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:46:17 +0000 marionberry 592942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you o'd! Your post o temps are low, so there's a chance your progesterone levels aren't high enough yet, but I really think you o'd. I'd definitely recommend using an opk mid cycle to verify. It always helps remove questions out of charting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592931 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:36:13 +0000 runsyellowlites 592931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sugar.Biscuit: Thanks for the insight! From my understand TCOYF only has a small chapter/part on charting while breastfeeding &amp; pp so I still get left kind of in the dark.</p> <p>Right now due to P still having wonky wakings through the night the only real sure fire time I have (usually) of 3 solid hours of sleep are 10pm-1am which is my decompress time.</p> <p>I do hope I get it figured out soon though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592924 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:28:17 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 592924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: you can o and not have much or any cm. If I didn't check every time before and after using the bathroom I would miss it thanks to my allergy pills. As for bfing that's out of my area. I think your right about the temps having to stay above for three days. Dont count on what I have to say. Like I said im still leaning :-/ I hope you get it figured out so you can start having fun. I've decided that I just have to wake up at 6 am no matter what &amp; temp. This weekend I was acutally able to fall back asleep afterwards! I finally started reading taking charge of your fertility and that has helped a lot! Good luck hon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592901 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:56:07 +0000 runsyellowlites 592901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought you needed 3 days of higher temps, .2 higher, to have signified O'ing...?</p> <p>I never had ewcm &amp; most of the month cm was pretty much non-existent (I thank bf'ing for this).</p> <p>Idk.. Maybe I did? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592897 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:52:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 592897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not good at temps either but your charts doesn't look that off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592863 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:24:34 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 592863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You sure you didn't o on cd 13? Im just now starting to learn how to temp but I usually o when I have a drop and surg in my temps. Hopefully one of the more seasoned charters can take a look and be more helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wasted-for-protection#post-592821 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:52:33 +0000 runsyellowlites 592821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So this is my first month charting &amp; since we aren't actually ttc yet it's more just to get the hang of &amp; be able to use it has our method of preventing.</p> <p>I'm still trying to really get the hang of it since my wake/sleep times are ALL OVER THE PLACE but I'm pretty positive I did NOT "O" since my temps didn't stay high which means that all this month we wasted "protection" AND made "fun time" not quite as "fun". Lol<br /> <a href="http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/41fd5e" rel="nofollow">http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/41fd5e</a></p> <p>I know that it's not until after I "O" that I'd know if we were safe or not so it looks like we get to keep being safe over possibly being sorry. Blegh! </p>