Temping/charting advice please :)

wz585 · Nov 22nd, 2009, 06:25 AM

..to temp or not to temp!?!

i was thinking on buying a thermometer and start charting properly did this help anyone?
i think my cycles are irregular at the moment following a loss so im having a hard time pinpointing exactly when i ovulate (if atall!!!!! - cd1 today for me and i find it ridiculous to think that oh and i bd'd nearly 3 times PER DAY every day for the last month and resulted in no seed!!!!)

just wondered if i should do it this month to see where i am exactly (im out for the next 1-2 cycles anyway til oh gets back!)

Seasidebaby · Nov 22nd, 2009, 06:57 AM

Hi in am new to all this and have been charting my temps this month, only in CD6 now and I have just come off BCP's so am still unsure just how long my natural cycle is so if u don't mind I'll stalk this thread to get sone advice on temps as well! Sorry I may not be much help but your temps should remain stable before OV and 24 hours before OV should rise by a fre tenths (well, that's what I've read)... So you should get quite a reliable warning of when the OV day is coming.
This cycle mine has been sort of messed up though as I have had tonsilitus which resulted in a fever etc... That certainly confused me!

Hope this helps, I think charting as much as poss can only help speed the TTC journey up! Good luck xx

wanting1more · Nov 22nd, 2009, 06:57 AM

it would help you get a good baseline for when you are TTC, i say temp

magicvw · Nov 22nd, 2009, 07:30 AM

yes temping is great - go for it! You will learn lots about your body!

As for the temp rise - it doesn't happen before ov, it happens afterwards. After you ov, progesterone is released into your body and makes you slightly warmer, until af comes. If you get preggo, your temps stay up. Once your temp has risen, it's too late to catch that eggy I'm afraid. Temping is no good for telling you when to

- you need to chart your cm, cp or opk's for that. Temping proves that you are oving, and tells you when exactly you did (note past tense!), and so allows you to work out your luteal phase length. Knowing when you ovd exactly is also useful if you do get preggo and your cycles are not the average 28 days - you will know more precisely when conception occured (doctors just assume it was cd14 usually).

Hope that helps!

PrayerfulHope · Nov 22nd, 2009, 07:34 AM

Well try bd every other day instead of three times a day, because you can really decrease his sperm count and quality that way. Start about 8 days after day 1 of your cycle, and bd every other day.

I don't really like charting, but mainly because i have super long cycles, though it does help in the long run to have charts and such when you go in for fertility help. (hopefully you never have to though

)
Good luck.

wz585 · Nov 22nd, 2009, 08:00 AM

thanks for all the advice ladies! i think i will definately go out and buy a thermometer and read up on how to chart. even if i temp this month since i know i wont conceive (oh is away!) it would just be interesting to know how my cycle pans out....
im not sure about cm etc but im sure i'll pick it up. not sure i'd do it when he gets back. i realise that we might've been over excited when bd'ing but can't help it lol! i think for ttc's sake we will have to abstain...not easy when you dont see each other as often as you'd like!! he's like a ticking timebomb when he gets back lol!!

magicvw · Nov 22nd, 2009, 08:19 AM

If he's young & healthy 3 times a day is no problem. Docs advise to bd every other day if your man has poor motility/low sperm count etc. If you've no reason to think he has, go for it!

If shagging 3 times a day was a form of contraception do you think men would ever have invented condoms?

2016 · Nov 22nd, 2009, 09:59 AM

Wow I am pleased if I manage t BD once a day! I would say go for charting it has taught me loads and it give me something to do while I wait...

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wz585 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 244	Temping/charting advice please :) ..to temp or not to temp!?! i was thinking on buying a thermometer and start charting properly did this help anyone? i think my cycles are irregular at the moment following a loss so im having a hard time pinpointing exactly when i ovulate (if atall!!!!! - cd1 today for me and i find it ridiculous to think that oh and i bd'd nearly 3 times PER DAY every day for the last month and resulted in no seed!!!!) just wondered if i should do it this month to see where i am exactly (im out for the next 1-2 cycles anyway til oh gets back!)

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Seasidebaby Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Norfolk Posts: 330	Hi in am new to all this and have been charting my temps this month, only in CD6 now and I have just come off BCP's so am still unsure just how long my natural cycle is so if u don't mind I'll stalk this thread to get sone advice on temps as well! Sorry I may not be much help but your temps should remain stable before OV and 24 hours before OV should rise by a fre tenths (well, that's what I've read)... So you should get quite a reliable warning of when the OV day is coming. This cycle mine has been sort of messed up though as I have had tonsilitus which resulted in a fever etc... That certainly confused me! Hope this helps, I think charting as much as poss can only help speed the TTC journey up! Good luck xx

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wanting1more Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 349	it would help you get a good baseline for when you are TTC, i say temp

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magicvw Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: the Dark Ages Posts: 15,357	yes temping is great - go for it! You will learn lots about your body! As for the temp rise - it doesn't happen before ov, it happens afterwards. After you ov, progesterone is released into your body and makes you slightly warmer, until af comes. If you get preggo, your temps stay up. Once your temp has risen, it's too late to catch that eggy I'm afraid. Temping is no good for telling you when to - you need to chart your cm, cp or opk's for that. Temping proves that you are oving, and tells you when exactly you did (note past tense!), and so allows you to work out your luteal phase length. Knowing when you ovd exactly is also useful if you do get preggo and your cycles are not the average 28 days - you will know more precisely when conception occured (doctors just assume it was cd14 usually). Hope that helps!

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PrayerfulHope Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ft Knox, KY Posts: 5,279	Well try bd every other day instead of three times a day, because you can really decrease his sperm count and quality that way. Start about 8 days after day 1 of your cycle, and bd every other day. I don't really like charting, but mainly because i have super long cycles, though it does help in the long run to have charts and such when you go in for fertility help. (hopefully you never have to though ) Good luck.

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Nov 22nd, 2009, 08:00 AM	#6
wz585 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 244	thanks for all the advice ladies! i think i will definately go out and buy a thermometer and read up on how to chart. even if i temp this month since i know i wont conceive (oh is away!) it would just be interesting to know how my cycle pans out.... im not sure about cm etc but im sure i'll pick it up. not sure i'd do it when he gets back. i realise that we might've been over excited when bd'ing but can't help it lol! i think for ttc's sake we will have to abstain...not easy when you dont see each other as often as you'd like!! he's like a ticking timebomb when he gets back lol!!

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Nov 22nd, 2009, 08:19 AM	#7
magicvw Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: the Dark Ages Posts: 15,357	If he's young & healthy 3 times a day is no problem. Docs advise to bd every other day if your man has poor motility/low sperm count etc. If you've no reason to think he has, go for it! If shagging 3 times a day was a form of contraception do you think men would ever have invented condoms?

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Nov 22nd, 2009, 09:59 AM	#8
2016 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UK Posts: 6,461	Wow I am pleased if I manage t BD once a day! I would say go for charting it has taught me loads and it give me something to do while I wait...

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