Can anyone help me with this chart?

[TXmom2]

Here's my chart

FF had me O'ing on CD12 and today when temp dropped on CD23, what I thought was 11 DPO...FF took away the crosshairs. Now I'm really confused. Did I not O yet? Or are my temps just too eratic (because of co-sleeping, BF, lack of sleep) for FF to be able to see it clearly?

I'm feeling a little crampy but i am also getting a little bit of watery CM....geesh, I just bought some OPK's and Preg. test at $Tree today to use for next cycle because I was sure AF was on the way. Now, I just don't know....

Any of you able to make any sense of it?

[finnegansmom]

What was your coverline? Did you have dotted crosshairs? Maybe you have too many temps above the coverline and they don't think you ovulated yet? I would say CD 12 is early to O if you didn't O until CD 90 or something last cycle....

What # pp cycle is this for you? If you're getting watery CM now maybe start taking OPKs one daily?? Good luck mama.

[TXmom2]

Originally Posted by finnegansmom

What was your coverline? Did you have dotted crosshairs? Maybe you have too many temps above the coverline and they don't think you ovulated yet? I would say CD 12 is early to O if you didn't O until CD 90 or something last cycle....

What # pp cycle is this for you? If you're getting watery CM now maybe start taking OPKs one daily?? Good luck mama.

Thanks.
Coverline was around 96.4. Honestly I don't remember now if the crosshairs were dotted. I don't think so. Last cycle was a waste... Had to take Provera to induce a new one so it was actually annovulatory.

Got first PPAF at 8 wks PP. Then had 2 fairly normal (30ish day) cycles. Then decided to start TTC and temp'ng and had the wacky, long cycle. Been taking Maca and took Soy Isoflavones on CD5-9 this cycle so I wondered if it made me O early (I know, very early) but my "usual" O previously was somewhere around CD17-35 haha...who knows? I guess that makes this my 5th? PP cycle

I'm just very confused by this cycle...

[finnegansmom]

I would go on the assumption you haven't Od yet, and be on the look out.
Buy the OPKs in bulk and take one every day, make it a habit when your LO goes down for a nap or something. LOL. Do you find your nipples get sore around O? Mine did, that was a great sign for me. I know my nursing cycles were ridiculously bizarre hang in there. I love Maca and are you taking b6 too? I also take a prenatal just to cover my bases.

I bet the crosshairs were dotted because of the creamy CM at O instead of EWCM, I know they will automatically give dotted if you have EWCM after O.

I had a totaly fake out (with + OPKs) this cycle...it took 10 more days or so before I Od for real. Blah.

[karmab]

i would vote that there is no o on that chart yet. when you are bf such a lil one, your cycles are likely to be wonky for a while though. don't get discouraged.

i have 4 kids- a set of twins and 2 others. i bf baby a until 22 mths, baby b until 20 mths, #3 till 17 mths (he got kicked off early after i got pg with) #4 until 19 mths. during each of those times, i had an avg of about 3 cycles while bfing. here's what i would do if i were bf'ing an 8 month old of so (although you are ahead of me cuz i didnt have first ppaf until they were each around 12 mths) but if it were me, i would just know that it's likely to have very long cycles for now. you can't really fight mother nature. forget about charting temps, and just chart cm and cp, very carefully. anytime i had a highish softish cervix w ewcm or watery, i would take an opk or several, and dtd. i would go bonkers charting temps that are all over the place for weeks on end.

[HulaJenn]

Looks annov to me so far. Temps are pretty low. I wouldn't worry though...being the first few PP it may take a few - especially while Bfing and cosleeping to find a good readable pattern. Are you temping vaginally? I've heard that can make temps less erratic for some?
Good luck!

[TXmom2]

I don't temp vag. but I think I'll try it next month.


grrr....now FF says I'm 15DPO with dotted crosshairs again....WTF is going on???

[karmab]

one hint, tx mom, add those two early discarded temps back in. it is very very rarely a good idea to discard temps, especially given your situation.

i still say what i said before, temping is going to be very confusing for you- i would go by cm/cp and use opks. and i know im risking flaming here, but if it were me, your chart is already really confusing, i would go ahead and start vag temping right now. it's going to make your temps go up a degree or so, so it's going to make it look like you o'd and give you an even crazier chart for the immediate time, BUT, you will see if it levels things out for you, and if it does, and you dont end up o'ing for another month or two, which is very possible when bfing a little one, you just might have a much clearer picture of what is going on by the time it happens.