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i was able to do it! thanks!

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/23b76a

this was the last one i did in april 2011. all my charts each month look different, but i'd say about 95-99% of the time, i'm able to detect ovulation. i also always took the ovulation predictor kit and the fertility monitor kit. (which showed that i did in fact surge each month.

your chart doesn't show ovulation. one thing i do is even if i don't wake up at the same time every morning, i just take it first thing, before you get up. i also always use the same bbt, because yeah, they're not all the same. i was getting way different results with different thermometers. but even with the same bbt, as you can see, my temp is out of whack. that's why i didn't really like it.

i have to say that i like charting more for after ovulation, to see if my temperature has shot up (to show that implantation happened).... i use the opk and the f/m testing to show when i actually surge. and it's nice to actually see the red lines although i have to say it's not always accurate - it's stated that i ovulated before i actually surged or the day i surged. so temperature is not always an accurate gauge.

i think you just have to use charting in conjunction with other things. the sticks, charting, cm, etc. and lots of prayers/begging lol.

@nodakademic - don't see a coverline on yours either. do you use an opk or f/m? and i'm so sorry you have to endure the aunt flo for so long! and with shorter cycles, more often! that sux! doesn't look like you have a huge window for ovulation.

So um, I don't actually know what FM stands for. OPK, no I don't have/use that. We aren't TTC right now, so I had just been charting temps for 'fun' (and for education for when we do TTC). Imagine my unhappiness when I saw how non-normal my charts seemed to be... worries me, but Mr. N isn't worried. He might just assume I'm not doing it right, which could very well be true. I just take the temp (orally) when I wake up--before I even get out of bed--and type it in to my phone....

Edited to add: I tend to have a glass of wine or other drink at night, and I am halfway convinced (due to what I've read) that this messes with my temps. I need to quit that for a month and temp 'cleanly'--that's really my next step in figuring it out I think.

fm = fertility monitor. it's like $150 so not worth it to get until you're ttc.

I've found that if I do sleep with my mouth open, I'll do a second test, making sure my mouth stays closed the first and second time. This usually gives me a solid reading. Also, if I have a stuffy nose, I'll try to do two readings, but make sure to note that I have a cold.

My alarm is at 5AM- I almost never get up any earlier than 5AM so most mornings I take my temp and go back to sleep.

I loaded past data into Fertility Friend. Prior to Sept 2011 we were TTA, so my charts weren't super detailed.

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/37b188

Is anyone just charting their CM? The Creighton model of NFP works really well and you don't have to do your temps at all. It also is easy to track of Fertility Friend.

It's actually really simple, even if you don't have much CM. Those are called dry days where you are not fertile. You basically wipe before and after using the restroom or having a movement with flat white tissue. You swipe your finger across the tissue to check for CM. If there isn't any, you are considered dry. If there is something, you test the stretchability between your thumb and forefinger and note the color, lubrication and how much it stretched. Every day you mark your most fertile CM and how many times you had it.

The goal is to play ball on the days you have fertile mucous which is defined by clear, stretches an inch or more and/or is lubricative.

You can find more information here: http://www.creightonmodel.com/

It is also really helpful for women like @nodakademic because it can show your practitioner where your cycle may be off and if you need hormonal supplementation. For us, we found through charting that I was low in progesterone and would need shots to help me prepare my uterus for implantation. It's really pretty cool and doesn't require any tools and you can still drink and not have your charts be thrown off. I can't rave enough about it. We were able to avoid pregnancy when we needed to, for over 7 months and then, first time trying we were able to achieve.

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/369206/

Charting is driving me crazy. Just for once I wish my patterns would be normal... FF is telling me I O'd, but I'm pretty sure I didn't.

I've had four irregular cycles off of birth control now. After how many cycles should I contact my Dr.?

@bakingAbug: It's been a while since you asked, but I'm using Creighton as well! I've been charting with it for about a year and using it to avoid since my wedding last spring. Part of what I love about it is its proactive approach to fertility issues. I've been able to identify and begin addressing some issues before my husband and I were ready to ttc. Not to mention how awesome it is to no longer wake up to temp!

Does this look promising? Even though I got a BFN yesterday, my temp shot up today...

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

@hilsy85: too early to get discouraged

@arielle9510: looks good! especially considering it would have been even higher if you woke up at your normal time

@arielle9510: Thanks! I"m not feeling too hopeful about this cycle...but I guess we'll see.

Got a big temp spike today but also noticed some cramping and brown spotting in my underwear today. Trying not to over analyze one way or the other.

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/39e549

Here's mine...I'm not feeling too confident, since today's temp seems pretty typical based on the other months...I'm expecting it to drop tomorrow or the next day

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3807e5

@HILSY85- I wouldn't count yourself out yet! That dip on 4DPO looks like it could've been an implantation dip

@arielle9510: Definitely a good thing! And I hate it when I have to get up in the middle of the night--I always forget to temp when I get up, but then I feel like it screws up my temp when I do take it. So yeah, I wouldn't worry too much about today's temp. Fingers crossed!!

My temp has been exactly the same for the last four days. I'm trying not to get my hopes up.

@arielle9510: Your temp didn't go below cover line, so that's good. And it's good that the spotting stopped. It could've been implantation spotting.

@hilsy85: I caved. I tested this morning. BFN. But it's still so early. We are all very close in our DPO! I hope we all have good news.