Ok, girls! I always saw these threads and thought about how happy I was that I didn't chart, so I'd never have to make one. Then, I decided it would be an awesome idea to start charting. Now look where I am!

First things first... I'm also using a CBFM. I recorded those results on my charts. L = Low, H = High, P = Peak (not that you'll find one of those yet). Basically, for those not familiar, a Peak is like a + OPK.

Anyway, it's CD18 today. I expected to be well into my 2ww by now. I've had ov pains for the last 3 nights... only in the evenings though. I'm starting to worry that I'm not going to O this cycle... but I took Clomid 3-7, and have a hard time believing that I won't.

Take a look and tell me what you think? Is it as wacko as I think it is?

Any advice is appreciated!

Mine looks a little like that too during the first part of my cycle. From what I see you haven't o'd yet, but that's not strange, just means your cycle will be longer than 28 days. I didn't ov until cd 22 this month. Hopefully your temp goes up soon and stays there.

Hi Megg,

Had a peek but I'm no expert. Would seem to me you haven't had O yet judging by temps.
Hope it happens soon for you lovey xx

Thanks! I don't think I have yet either... but Clomid generally causes O 5-10 days after the last pill. My last pill was CD7... hence CD17 would be the latest likely time for ovulation. I was hoping I was missing something! LOL

Maybe your temp tomorrow will begin to rise. Just before I Ov, my temp dips. Although you have several dips, it just sounds like it might be coming - you're taking clomid, you've got Ov pains, the normal day for you to ov is here. So, I'm shooting for any day now.....do you have any opks to test again today?

Bought OPKs tonight... I was behind the pregnant teenager buying a breast pump. <sarcasm> It was awesome. I really enjoy that sort of gut-wrenching irony... really. </sarcsam>

I took one after a 4 hour hold with no liquid intake either... It certainly doesn't appear to be "as dark as or darker than" the control line. Of course, it never is for me... so, that's about right.

I'm seriously about to give up on this whole TTC mess. It's apparent that it's probably not going to happen for me. So, I should probably stop wasting money on POAS sticks and go on vacation instead.

awww meg don't say that!

Well, considering it looks like I might be spotting tonight... I don't know what else to do. I'm so frustrated with my body... my life... everything. I just want to be normal. The spotting makes me wonder if I did ovulate already and the spotting is because my progesterone didn't go up. I have cream to start using a couple of days after O, but I don't know how to confirm it if my progesterone is screwed up. I think that would skew my temps. I'm going to go have a long talk with google about it.

ok that last post was like greek to me! but i hope your long talk with google helps you!

I can't help but love ya, Kate! I just can't!!! LOL

I think I've finally figured out what's wrong... and it didn't take google to tell me... at least it's an easy, cheap fix.

I'm pretty sure that my SEVERE MEDICAL ISSUE is my thermometer is a piece of shit! No, really. I was talking to someone else from here, and she took one look at my chart and was like, "You aren't using a BBT thermometer." And, I agreed that it was normal digital, but I had read many times that it worked just fine without the 2nd decimal place. So, she showed me her charts... before BBT thermometer... and after BBT thermometer.

Her chart looks like a mountain range pre-BBT thermometer too! Like, they're almost identical. Then post-BBT thermometer... IT MAKES SENSE!

So, I'm kind of sad that I've lost this many days to a P.O.S. thermometer... but now I get to say.... I believe my thermometer is a bit pants, really! That makes me so happy... I never get to use "pants" like that! You should understand that, Kate... since you started the "Pants?" thread!

Anyway, I'm including a pic of my OPK from tonight... Keep in mind that they've never gone completely positive for me during a surge, and this might be the darkest I've ever seen one!

Any ideas? Should I just go with this? Cause my CBFM sticks looked the best yesterday morning, and my OPK from tonight is pictured. So, maybe I didn't miss O?

Edit: Looking at the pic makes me wish is was an HPT instead of an OPK!