Please school me on BBT and CM to predict ovulation

[fawnanddoe]

I just got my BBT thermometer in the mail (and they sent a cute little bag of baby dust with it, aw!) today and I have really no understanding of this stuff because I've never actually TTC before. DS was a happy accident, so there was no planning involved. I also have some ovulation strips and pregnancy tests coming in the mail.

I have an iPad app called pink pad and I can chart my BBT there, I also keep track of spotting and when we are intimate. I want to start tracking CM, but I also have no idea about that either.

We DTD last night because I had CM on my underwear that looked like it was almost the egg white kind. No chunks, just slippery/watery/stretchy looking. I looked up some photos of the different stages of CM and what they are, so I was going by that.

But if someone could give me a quick rundown, I would really appreciate it!

[pokeyAC]

BBT usually can't help you predict when you will O.  Some women have a little temp dip right before but you won't be able to see that until you have a few months of charts to compare.  You should take your temp every morning at about the same time when you wake up before you move or get out of bed.  I kept mine on my nightstand and stuck it in my mouth when the alarm went off.  BBT can tell you that you have O'd by a sustained temperature rise.  It confirms, and that is helpful too.

EWCM should not be chunky.  It should be slippery and stretchy like you said.  CM tends to dry up after O.  Fertility Friend has an e-book you can buy for a few dollars that helps you with charting that's pretty helpful.  A lot of women also read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.  FF and TCOYF both have websites and charting apps that are helpful.  With a few months info it will predict when it thinks you will O.  Good luck!

[fawnanddoe]

Thanks for the info! I think I've already ovulated. I finally got my ovulation and pregnancy strips in the mail. I'll have to wait a couple weeks to take a pregnancy test, but the ovulation test said negative. So we'll see if we did the baby dance at the right time. If not there's always next month. I'm getting married on May 26th, soI'd totally be ok with it happening now, because I probably wouldn't be showing much by then, but I'll be ok if I have to wait a little bit too. I just want to be pregnant so bad! My body feels ready, I feel ready, my fiance feels ready, and I've been getting my DS ready for the idea of a sibling.

[fawnanddoe]

Originally Posted by pokeyAC 

BBT usually can't help you predict when you will O.  Some women have a little temp dip right before but you won't be able to see that until you have a few months of charts to compare.  You should take your temp every morning at about the same time when you wake up before you move or get out of bed.  I kept mine on my nightstand and stuck it in my mouth when the alarm went off.  BBT can tell you that you have O'd by a sustained temperature rise.  It confirms, and that is helpful too.

EWCM should not be chunky.  It should be slippery and stretchy like you said.  CM tends to dry up after O.  Fertility Friend has an e-book you can buy for a few dollars that helps you with charting that's pretty helpful.  A lot of women also read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.  FF and TCOYF both have websites and charting apps that are helpful.  With a few months info it will predict when it thinks you will O.  Good luck!

Also, I just want to say congrats on your soon to be bundle of joy after a year of TTC!! So wonderful! <3

[pokeyAC]

Thanks!  And Congratulations on your wedding!