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@lady baltimore: you didn't ask me, but I saw your comment about temping. I've been charting for about 9 months now, and always took my temp orally for the first 8 months. I wasn't great about timing, but always took it after good sleep and usually within an hour or so of the average time. My temps were ALL over the place the whole time. Fertility friend saw a temp shift on most months, but barely. I had a lot of ups and downs through the whole cycle. This cycle I've been temping vaginally because I wanted to be sure I'm ovulating and actually getting that shift. My temps are SO much more stable. The biggest difference is .3 degrees, instead of varying by close to a whole degree from day to day. I just got my positive opk this morning, so haven't seen the shift yet, but I have no doubt it will be much more obvious doing it this way. It's a pain, but I sleep with my mouth open sometimes and I think that was really affecting my oral temps. My vaginal temps are significantly higher overall, and I think that must be why.

@2farmmoms: Thanks for the input! My recent charts show a general trend of elevated temps during the second half of my cycle, but there are still sharp jags (almost a full degree) up and down from day-to-day. If I'm not pregnant in February, I think I'm going to try vaginal temping to see if it's more consistent.

@lady baltimore: I second temping vaginally, it really made my charts clearer when I switched

@Charm54: Congratulations! Wishing you a H&H 9!

Looks like I'm out this month. Fx to those waiting to test

You guys, I am symptom spotting like a crazy person. This is basically my internal monologue: "Weird dreams, I must be pregnant! Oh wait, no pinchy feeling, I can't possibly be pregnant. I'm feeling sort of queasy, definitely pregnant!! But then again, I slept fine last night, so there is absolutely no way I'm pregnant."

I thought it'd be better since this is my second baby (third pregnancy with a CP before my daughter). But it's actually worse because I keep trying to remember how I felt that time. I'm only 4 dpo so this is going to be a long wait!

@DesertDreams88: Your post is just encouraging me to keep symptom spotting, haha

@My Only Sunshine: yep I totally was like that last month. I kept trying to remember what it was like with Lo, but I had like no symptoms with him!

I'm so annoyed, my bbt has given me the same temp for 4 days in a row makes me think it's broken. I also am cd 13 and haven't gotten a positive opk yet...it was usually day 12 or 13 per m/c and my one cycle post m/c. So now I'm worried that things are just still messed up and there's no way this month could work...sigh.

@2farmmoms: nice! Goodluck!! Sounds like great timing!

@My Only Sunshine: @jodyblair: add me to the crazy train. Im also symptom spotting like a mad woman and googling everything. I've been having some symptoms really similar to my cp last month but at the same time it could all just be a coincidence. Anyways- goodluck to us all and hopefully we aren't just crazy!

@hilsy85: that's frustrating! Maybe try a new thermometer? How many times per day are you doing the opks? I would just keep BDing EOD and hope it comes soon! But I know that must be frustrating and annoying!

@jodyblair: yup I usually get ewcm and cramps around o day, and I haven't had either of those yet...@NovBaby1112: definitely need a new thermometer for next month! I use the clear blue smiley OPKs, so I use them with fmu.

@jodyblair: @NovBaby1112: @Chaosmaven: Glad I'm not the only one on the crazy train. Hoping we all have good luck!

@BelugaBean: This is exactly what I was talking about! It could be a good sign things are happening, could be late ovulation, could be nothing at all. The two week wait is so rough! At least you're in good company with the rest of us crazy ladies

@hilsy85: No, I was going to wait a month or two to start that if things seem off. My cycles have been following a pretty normal 28 day schedule for a while and LO was conceived pretty much on day 14 of that cycle so we were seeing where that gets us again, with just a few adjustments.

@BelugaBean: I often cramp off & on after O which is weird. I have definite cramps right around O for sure but still get them of & on

@hellobeeboston: Congrats!

@hellobeeboston: Congratulations!

Ladies, I'm seriously questioning my O date (and my sanity). I never got a true positive OPK even though I had EWCM and lots of ovulation pain. For the last 5 days or so I've had tons of EWCM and my cervix has been pretty soft and between medium and high. What. The. Hell. OPKs are still negative. I dk what is going on! I'm getting so frustrated.

@mrsjyw: thanks friend. That at least gives me comfort that a weird cycle isn't a sign that in completely messed up! Was the later O date more in line with what you were at pre-lo1? @hellobeeboston: ahh congrats!!!

@mrsjyw: sigh I doibt we'll be able to do a crazy bd schedule...dh has a few things going on this week. I guess I will have to just do eod if possible and hope it happens in the next few days.

@Honeygold89: I'm just getting caught up, and am so sorry to see your news. Take care of yourself. <<hugs>>

@hellobeeboston: @Charm54: Congratulations!!

@2farmmoms:

Welcome to the new ladies, and

@hellobeeboston: thanks hope we get as lucky!

@hilsy85: I hope so too! And I only say it because it took us 8 months with J and we have been off & on trying for 6ish months this time too.

I am also wondering when people POAS. I'm currently 3DPO (confirmed by temping--I O'ed on CD17 after my first ever positive OPK) but Fertility Friend is suggesting I wait until 18DPO to test. My last cycles (first three off BC) have been--in order-- 40, 20, and 10 days long between periods. This is my first time charting and temping though so I feel like I have a better idea what's going on in my body. So, what do you think?