How successful is charting/temping?

porkypig · Sep 7th, 2008, 07:04 AM

Ok so the

got me this morning, wasn't really surprised as didn't think it'd be my month. Anyway it's goood ol' cd1 and i've signed up to FF to start charting etc.
How successful is it? For those of you who have got your

did you use it to help you conceive?
Please let me know thank you xxxx

tmr1234 · Sep 7th, 2008, 07:21 AM

i think it is good to chart as you can see you have od but it wont tell you when you will o it will only tell you 3 days after the temp rise

porkypig · Sep 7th, 2008, 07:27 AM

So when there is a temp rise, does it mean that you've o'd already?
I bought Toni Weschler's 'Taking charge of your fertility' so i'm going to read up on it again xx

tmr1234 · Sep 7th, 2008, 07:31 AM

i got that really good book. yes the 1st part of youer cycle you will have low temps then the day after o it will rise up and stay upi untill a day or 2 befor af comes but for ff to conferm o you have to have 3 days of high temps

NickyT75 · Sep 7th, 2008, 08:31 AM

I find charting really helpful & got pregnant on my 1st cycle of using FF last time.

It helps you to understand what is happening with your cycle so you can time BDing to give you the highest chance of conceiving, but as tmr1234 said it can be quite frustrating to begin with because you don't get Ov confirmed until 3 days after the event - which is too late to catch the egg!

It's really easy to pick up tho and you should be able to detect a pattern fairly quickly. good luck hun xx

jonnanne3 · Sep 7th, 2008, 10:45 AM

I use FF and I find it very helpful. However I do you TCOYF too. If you have the book, you can go online to www.tcoyf.com and download it for a free 15 day trial. If you do like it then you purchase it for a one time fee of like 20 or 30 dollars. It's nice too. Very similar to FF. I think they are both helpful. We have ben TTC for 16 months and I know it can be very frustrating. We have used FF since October and we have conceived twice since starting FF. Unfortunately we mc both pregnancies, but we are still trying! So I hope this helps you a little. Good luck and bunches of

Pux · Sep 7th, 2008, 12:00 PM

I thought I o-d on CD14. Then I started charting this month and found that I O on CD16, so I just kept DTD until I saw my temps change. Worked for me.

porkypig · Sep 7th, 2008, 12:11 PM

thanks for comments ladies. Please keep your comments coming

emmalouise079 · Sep 7th, 2008, 13:48 PM

I only temped for 2 months and got my bfp today!!!
I found it very difficult to take my bbt at the same time every day so chart was erratic but looking at additional signs like CM and CP really helped me understand my cycles.
Another great thing was this cycle when I went past cd31 still with high temps and CP closed tight i kinda knew i could be pg and I am!!!

porkypig · Sep 7th, 2008, 14:29 PM

Congratulations!!! That's great news!!!! I'm going to start temping this cycle. xxxxxxxxx

Sep 7th, 2008, 07:04 AM	#1
porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 3,306	How successful is charting/temping? Ok so the got me this morning, wasn't really surprised as didn't think it'd be my month. Anyway it's goood ol' cd1 and i've signed up to FF to start charting etc. How successful is it? For those of you who have got your did you use it to help you conceive? Please let me know thank you xxxx

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Sep 7th, 2008, 07:21 AM	#2
tmr1234 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chester Posts: 4,302	i think it is good to chart as you can see you have od but it wont tell you when you will o it will only tell you 3 days after the temp rise

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Sep 7th, 2008, 07:27 AM	#3
porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 3,306	So when there is a temp rise, does it mean that you've o'd already? I bought Toni Weschler's 'Taking charge of your fertility' so i'm going to read up on it again xx

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Sep 7th, 2008, 07:31 AM	#4
tmr1234 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chester Posts: 4,302	i got that really good book. yes the 1st part of youer cycle you will have low temps then the day after o it will rise up and stay upi untill a day or 2 befor af comes but for ff to conferm o you have to have 3 days of high temps

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Sep 7th, 2008, 08:31 AM	#5
NickyT75 Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cumbria Posts: 16,975	I find charting really helpful & got pregnant on my 1st cycle of using FF last time. It helps you to understand what is happening with your cycle so you can time BDing to give you the highest chance of conceiving, but as tmr1234 said it can be quite frustrating to begin with because you don't get Ov confirmed until 3 days after the event - which is too late to catch the egg! It's really easy to pick up tho and you should be able to detect a pattern fairly quickly. good luck hun xx

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Sep 7th, 2008, 10:45 AM	#6
jonnanne3 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Va. USA Posts: 4,316	I use FF and I find it very helpful. However I do you TCOYF too. If you have the book, you can go online to www.tcoyf.com and download it for a free 15 day trial. If you do like it then you purchase it for a one time fee of like 20 or 30 dollars. It's nice too. Very similar to FF. I think they are both helpful. We have ben TTC for 16 months and I know it can be very frustrating. We have used FF since October and we have conceived twice since starting FF. Unfortunately we mc both pregnancies, but we are still trying! So I hope this helps you a little. Good luck and bunches of

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Sep 7th, 2008, 12:00 PM	#7
Pux Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 1,420	I thought I o-d on CD14. Then I started charting this month and found that I O on CD16, so I just kept DTD until I saw my temps change. Worked for me.

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Sep 7th, 2008, 12:11 PM	#8
porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 3,306	thanks for comments ladies. Please keep your comments coming

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Sep 7th, 2008, 13:48 PM	#9
emmalouise079 Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 385	I only temped for 2 months and got my bfp today!!! I found it very difficult to take my bbt at the same time every day so chart was erratic but looking at additional signs like CM and CP really helped me understand my cycles. Another great thing was this cycle when I went past cd31 still with high temps and CP closed tight i kinda knew i could be pg and I am!!!

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Sep 7th, 2008, 14:29 PM	#10
porkypig Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 3,306	Congratulations!!! That's great news!!!! I'm going to start temping this cycle. xxxxxxxxx

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