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@JoJoGirl: I wrote you on the other board, but they're in. Went from 39 to 85.5 so I'm good to go! No more betas and now onto an u/s on the 28th!

@marionberry: Yay, glad its looking good! Now you really should stop temping I've heard that ups and downs are normal, but nerve wracking! Maybe buy some cheapie HPTs off of Amazon in case you're ever nervous about it?

@marionberry: Yay! Glad to hear you're feeling good about it I guess its a curse of those of us who have been trying so long, its hard to believe its real.

@marionberry: So glad to hear the number continues to rise! Here's to a healthy, sticky baby

@marionberry: woohoo yeah!! Now stop temping lol

FF and I are not friends. She canged my O date on me. I think she is wrong, or at least I hope she is because we stopped BDing after my first CH and my O signs went away. What do you guys think? DH and I have agreed next month we are not using OPKs, monitors, or charting. We're just going to do it the good ol' fashion way (with fermara lol).

Thoughts?

ETA: If I discard CD 19 temps it moves my CH back.

My Ovulation Chart

@ladybee: Nah, I don't think you O'd later. One anomolous temp shouldn't change anything. I'm surprised that the program did that to you, actually. Did you try putting in your O signs? Sometimes if I add the EWCM it puts the CH in the right spot.

@happygal: my RE said that all it is doing is stressing me out and he gave us a sex schedule of sorts for the medication he put me on. I can't relax and obsess easily so it makes me think it might be a good idea to stop.

@grace @marionberry: thanks for chiming in. I am going crazy with all of this. It is what it is and there's no going back and changing it. I'm left to wait it out.

@ladybee: I agree with everyone else, I think you O'd on CD14. Maybe try putting in a fake high-ish temp for tomorrow and see what happens?

@ms.janedoe: Sorry, but I don't think you've O'd yet It looks to me that you were gearing up, then for some reason it didn't happen. Also, your overall temp shift last month isn't much of a difference, maybe ask your doc to check your progesterone and thyroid? Sorry you're frustrated with all this!

@ladybee: Don't get thrown off by FF, I think you O'ed on CD14 and the CH are just moving because of some slightly rocky post-O temps. If you look at the overall pattern, your temps have obviously jumped! Just two outliers that aren't even close to your temps before CD14. I wonder if the reason it's moving CH (with dotted lines) is it has fewer signs to work with (like OPKs and EWCM) so it just has less confidence. Honestly your chart looks great!

@spaniellove: thank you. when FF changed my O date this morning I thought, "I gotta get on HB and see what spaniellove and the others think of this." Your post made me feel so much better. When I look at my chart, I see a clear difference between before CD 14 and after. Either way, it doesn't matter now so I just need to have a few glasses of wine and relax.

@Happygal: @ladybee: Aww thanks guys. I'm just a big nerd! Sorry I haven't kept up with the thread consistently!

@Chillybear: If you O'd then BD would make no difference. It would only make a difference if this spike is a fluke. Personally, if it requires "pushing", I wouldn't push it. TTC is hard enough without adding extra stress. If he's for it (in the "oh, you twisted my rubber arm" kind of way), then yes, I'd go for it. Hope that made sense - it's still early for me.

@Chillybear: I think they have it in case your O day isn't accurate. Apparently, it can be off.

Question ladies I recently starred temping, along with charting cm, and using opks. I have a FF account & just have to update my info. In the mean time I want to ask how big of a difference does it make in your temps if you are a light sleeper? I try to temp the same time every day around 6 a.m. but there's some days that I'm in bed wide awake for half hour before my alarm goes off. Will this effect my temps?

Ladies ... I have a question about CM. I mean, is there any better topic?!? I don't think I have a lot, and I feel like I have short arms, because I can't really seem to get a good feel down there. Are you reaching all the way up to your cervix to check CM? What position are you using to do this? During peak fertility, I can often tell by looking at my underwear, but other than that, I find it hard to tell.

@Vegmama: hi! It's me again! Replying to a lot of your threads today.

I keep a little handheld mirror and check for CM. I know that sounds strange, but it's hard for me to detect it on white TP. Just one peek in the morning and I know what I'm dealing with. I only touch it around O time to see if it's stretching. TCOYF recommends checking post BM b/c it might push it forward. I've heard good things about the FerileCM like @Marionberry mentioned, and I took evening primrose oil for this cycle. It's recommended to drink a lot of water, and I've heard green tea (although I haven't read any studies) can help. The EPO seemed to help.

@Marionberry: thanks for checking in! I feel a wee guilty b/c I wasn't going to temp this TWW. But I didn't want to get out of bed this morning, so it was a stalling technique.

Hi charters! Got a quick question.. I'm not TTC at the moment but still charting - they moved my CH so late post-o - has this ever happened to you? After putting in today's temp, i went from being 13 dpo to 11 dpo, and they also moved up my coverline. What's the point so late in the cycle??? here's a link to my chart - before today, i had CH at CD26!

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3d06b9

@chibee: I agree with exactly where your crosshairs are placed now. Your cycles can be harder to tell about ovulation and FF does a bad job sometimes when it's not very obvious.