Charting to Avoid, November 2009 - Page 13

[annie2186]

Originally Posted by GriffsKat

I think I like this

At least that's how I feel around this time anyway.

Yeah, that was my second choice! I like that one too - LOL.
Maybe we could have a few - isn't their more than one smilie for AF?

[Eresh]

I like too for an O smilie.

My temp jumped to 97.2 this morning. I'm totally not convinced I O'd though, even though it's in the right part of the month. For one I never noticed any EWCF. Of course, yesterday I was so busy cleaning and then just floored with allergies and took 2 Benadryl then went to bed at just after 6pm so who knows what it means. Maybe tomorrow's temp will clear things up. Oh, forgot to link my chart.

And now I have baby lust so bad I'm reading the TTC forums *sigh*.

[MarineWife]

Originally Posted by GriffsKat

I don't wake up at the same time everyday. It's anywhere between 6am and 7:30am. I'm using ovusoft. How do I determine what time to use and how do I determine my temp?

I don't remember if you can leave the temp time blank in Ovusoft. I do remember that being an annoyance for me. I'd get halfway through my cycle and have to change the temp time and then have to change it back sometimes. That's one reason I like FF better. I leave the temp time blank and the s/w determines my most common temp time range.

I like the ducking the tomato smilie, although the mischief one probably fits me better since I'm hoping for another accident.

[MarineWife]

Eresh ~ I think TCOYF considers watery cf just as fertile as ew. They are grouped together on Ovusoft. Watery is very fertile and you can O without getting (or maybe noticing) ewcf. Your temp has gone up enough to indicate possible O.

[Eresh]

Originally Posted by MarineWife

Eresh ~ I think TCOYF considers watery cf just as fertile as ew. They are grouped together on Ovusoft. Watery is very fertile and you can O without getting (or maybe noticing) ewcf. Your temp has gone up enough to indicate possible O.

I liked how Ovusoft had the separate drop downs for feeling and for what you actually notice. I went ahead and paid for the VIP on fertilityfriend though, and I don't really want to pay for both (or enter the info into both).

Maybe it's just from how crappy I've been feeling the last two days that I just don't feel like I've O'd. After I posted before I looked at my other charts and saw 97.2 really is not that much off from my other post-O temps. And I couldn't breathe through my nose when I temped this morning. Oh well, I'll keep charting (and treating as fertile until I'm sure). And hopefully this sinus thing goes away soon.

[MarineWife]

Originally Posted by Eresh

I liked how Ovusoft had the separate drop downs for feeling and for what you actually notice. I went ahead and paid for the VIP on fertilityfriend though, and I don't really want to pay for both (or enter the info into both).

Yeah, that's one thing I don't like about FF. I submitted a suggestion that they put in a category for vag sensation in addition to CF. I used to keep charts on both. I liked doing that so I could compare them because sometimes one seemed to be a bit off. I also liked that I could put in my actual temps and times in FF and use adjusted times and temps in Ovusoft just to see if it made a difference in determining O (which it never did). I just got frustrated that I kept losing my Ovusoft data so I gave up on it.

[GriffsKat]

May I fume for a moment?

I'm getting really irritated at my body right now. It's been gearing up to O for what seems like forever! My temps are all over the place and I gained like 5lbs overnight. Even my measurements (I usually measure myself too to make sure I've gained fat, rather than water) are up. GRRRRRR. Please tell me it's probably just water weight and that water weight will change my measurements too and that eventually I will ovulate and this will all be a vague memory. (until I do it again next month).

Thank you for the GRRRRR.

[wholewheatchick]

Originally Posted by GriffsKat

May I fume for a moment?

I'm getting really irritated at my body right now. It's been gearing up to O for what seems like forever! My temps are all over the place and I gained like 5lbs overnight. Even my measurements (I usually measure myself too to make sure I've gained fat, rather than water) are up. GRRRRRR. Please tell me it's probably just water weight and that water weight will change my measurements too and that eventually I will ovulate and this will all be a vague memory. (until I do it again next month).

Thank you for the GRRRRR.

Yes, water weight will change your measurements. Measuring is slightly more accurate than weighing, but not by much. The only way to really make sure you're "measuring" fat and not water is to do a body fat analysis/computation. But even then, the "handheld" electronic ones are not very accurate (at least the ones you can get for home) because they can be impacted by water and exercise, too!

And eventually, I promise, you will ovulate. I completely 100% understand where you are coming from, though. My shortest cycle so far is 57 days. Every day, though, you get closer to O, no matter how far away that still may be!

[HulaJenn]

Hi ladies! Sorry I haven't been hanging in the CTA thread as often (I am straddling the TTA and TTC and didn't want to mess up the stats here! LOL)
Just have a question about CM. I have a good 9 months of charting under my belt and have always had EWCM by now (12dpo) but so far, nadda. My temps are relatively the same as usual and the only other oddity is that we travelled last week and I've heard travelling can affect O? The latest I've O'd before was cd15. Anyone have any insight?
Here's my chart

[turnquia]

Ok its official I"m joining you guys!

So today I did my first temp this morning. I have a question for you ladies...

what if I sleep with like TONS of covers on one night and not another night?

Also last night I set alarm for 6:30 am and I woke up at 4:30... do I count the 4:30 temp or the 6:30 temp? I did both since I wasn't sure.

LOL I don't know how to link my chart...

[BarefootScientist]

MW - hooray for O!

Oh, btw, I love the ducking smilie for O for CTA purposes.

I haven't really noticed being more tired around . Sometimes I do become more um...interested around then, but even more often during af. Explain that. :P And eirual,

Originally Posted by eirual

Yes! And not to mention that pretty much every other member of the male species seems to become significantly more good looking. Whenever I catch myself thinking "man, there are a lot of hot guys around today" I realise oh wait, I'm just ovulating!

Originally Posted by Eresh

And now I have baby lust so bad I'm reading the TTC forums *sigh*.

Here's an embarrassing confession. Often towards the end of my cycle I lurk in the due date club I would be in if I was pregnant.

turnquia - You want to use the 4:30 temp if you were up and moving around then, otherwise use the 6:30 temp. And covers shouldn't affect it too much, but it's kind of a wait and see what your temps look like your first cycle sort of thing.

[BarefootScientist]

Can someone take over the thread next month? I am looking to cut back on my computer time, especially MDC. I'm going to be super-busy the next few months getting my house ready to sell, and if it sells, moving! So I'll be around but I don't think I'll be keeping up with this thread as much as I should be to be the curator.

I promise it's super-easy. You just have to stay up to date, that's all. PM me!

[MarineWife]

Originally Posted by BarefootScientist

turnquia - You want to use the 4:30 temp if you were up and moving around then, otherwise use the 6:30 temp. And covers shouldn't affect it too much, but it's kind of a wait and see what your temps look like your first cycle sort of thing.

And one temp doesn't mean much so don't stress if it's off a little. It's the big picture, the pattern of low temps and then high temps, that you are looking for.

sub

[wholewheatchick]

Originally Posted by HulaJenn

Hi ladies! Sorry I haven't been hanging in the CTA thread as often (I am straddling the TTA and TTC and didn't want to mess up the stats here! LOL)
Just have a question about CM. I have a good 9 months of charting under my belt and have always had EWCM by now (12dpo) but so far, nadda. My temps are relatively the same as usual and the only other oddity is that we travelled last week and I've heard travelling can affect O? The latest I've O'd before was cd15. Anyone have any insight?
Here's my chart

I have chart envy. How beautifully clear! Yes, travel can throw off O. It's just the added stress and being in a new situation.

[RaraAvis]

My Ovulation Chart
Question:
FF won't give me cross hairs with that loooow temp on CD 11 -- when I discard it (it was a French Bedroom Farce night of nightmares and teething) then it gives me a solid on CD 14. . although I really think it was CD 15 based on checking-out-guys-at-gas stations, which unfortunately is not charted on this software.

Soo, I'm thinking to discard CD 11, but to move O to CD 15, does that seem right? Then I'll figure for a green light tomorrow night if my temp tomorrow morning is higher than 97. . .

[BarefootScientist]

Originally Posted by RaraAvis

My Ovulation Chart
Question:
FF won't give me cross hairs with that loooow temp on CD 11 -- when I discard it (it was a French Bedroom Farce night of nightmares and teething) then it gives me a solid on CD 14. . although I really think it was CD 15 based on checking-out-guys-at-gas stations, which unfortunately is not charted on this software.

Soo, I'm thinking to discard CD 11, but to move O to CD 15, does that seem right? Then I'll figure for a green light tomorrow night if my temp tomorrow morning is higher than 97. . .

I don't know why the low temp would affect any interpretation. FF is weird sometimes. It looks to me as if you are right about CD 15, you should be good tomorrow if your temp is still high.

[AnnieA]

Originally Posted by BarefootScientist

Here's an embarrassing confession. Often towards the end of my cycle I lurk in the due date club I would be in if I was pregnant.

Hahahaha! I do that too! Even when there is almost no chance of an "oops", like this month!

[turnquia]

Oh how do I post a link to my chart?

[wholewheatchick]

Originally Posted by RaraAvis

My Ovulation Chart
Question:
FF won't give me cross hairs with that loooow temp on CD 11 -- when I discard it (it was a French Bedroom Farce night of nightmares and teething) then it gives me a solid on CD 14. . although I really think it was CD 15 based on checking-out-guys-at-gas stations, which unfortunately is not charted on this software.

Ok that is hilarious! Forget about having FF put a place to record sensation...we should petition for a "checking out lots of random guys I wouldn't normally consider" recording!

[HulaJenn]

Originally Posted by wholewheatchick

I have chart envy. How beautifully clear! Yes, travel can throw off O. It's just the added stress and being in a new situation.

Thanks I am fortunate to have pretty obvious charts (and I don't use a BBT just a regular digital and I do it orally! LOL)
I think I have some watery CM going on now so maybe just a couple days off the norm.
Thanks!