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@runnerd: Welcome! I would create an account on fertilityfriend.com and do their tutorials on charting. It's a bit complicated at first so that's the best way to get up to speed.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility is just the best book, I think! It was life-changing for me and is absolutely one of the biggest reasons that I got pregnant. I would definitely start charting and get to understand the basics outlined in the book. It can identify so many issues and also just help you understand when to try. I have several friends who would try around the 14th day of their cycle based on the assumption that all women ovulate then, only to find out once they started charting that they ovulated later than that.

Definitely make an account at fertilityfriend.com, and as just a super simple charting 101:

-get a basal thermometer (BBT) because it measures in .1 increments instead of .2
-take your temperature at the same time every day (even weekends). If you wake up earlier one day a week, set your alarm for that time every day - you can go back to sleep once you temp
-You're looking for your temp to go up about .4-.5 degrees and stay there to indicate that you ovulated. When it dips back down to near where it started, that means your period is coming.

I would also add: try to relax, enjoy it, and know that for so many of us, it takes time! I know that's really cliche, but if you look at back posts, you'll see that SO many of us got pregnant in the cycle we had a vacation, stopped trying/charting/tracking/whatever, or otherwise just enjoyed the...process. Find ways to make it fun...it's lots of sex, after all, and even though if TTC drags on it can feel like a chore, find ways to make it fun for both of you.

@runnerd: here is my BFP chart:


My Ovulation Chart

yep, i O'd on CD42! now 30 weeks with that little egg!

here are my other charts: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3697de