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Okay, NOW I'm worried..could you guys look at my chart and help me stay sane?

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My temps seem to be on their way down, and I'm freaking out. Things looked so promising the past couple days.

This is only my second cycle charting, but I do know that my cycle averages about 26-27 days. Last cycle my luteal phase was 14 days. Since the lp doesn't vary much within the person, it would stand to reason that today, 16dpo, can be counted as 2 days longer than normal, right? Even though I only have one other cycle to compare this one to. Also last cycle I got a pronounced temperature dip (below cover line) the day before af showed up. That hasn't happened yet, although this morning was unusual: I stuck my thermometer in my mouth in the usual spot, at the usual time, and got 98.17. On a whim I stuck it in the other side, because I have a cold sore under my tongue on the side I usually stick the thermometer in (I guess you really should swab your thermometer with alcohol once in a while, huh? I did that last night after I felt the sore, lol. Sorry, tmi). Anyway in the other side I got 98.39. So of course that's what I logged on FF, but what if my real temp this morning is 98.17 or some average of the two? I'm so close to that 18 day mark...but maybe I should just test and be done with it. It's too late to test morning pee today. I don't even have a test in the house, I'd have to go buy one. My 3 y/o has play group this morning so I wouldn't be able to test until after lunch, at the soonest. Should I bother? Or should I just put on my big girl pants and wait another day to see if af comes. If it's gonna come, it's almost always in the morning, so I may only have a couple hours to find out if she's coming today or not.

Oh, bother. What do you guys think? Thanks for checking me out.
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Your temp is still well above the coverline - no need to panic! I wouldn't worry about the difference between 98.2 and 98.4 (rounded). I tend to go with my first temp. Re-temping just leads to confusion!

At 16DPO, I think you could safely test and get a reliable answer.
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I agree- I would average the two and not worry about it. Also, is it possible you are only 14 dpo?
If I had a chart like that I would test right about NOW.
Jen your chart looks wonderful to me!!! Looks like a BFP!
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Psh if I had a chart like that I'd have tested four days ago! (but my lp is only 12-13 days)

Though if I were able to TTC right now I'd have actually tested over a week ago because I'm a pee stick addict.

Much luck and I have faith that you'll be getting a very BFP!
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Thanks for the replies, everyone! I did change my temp on my chart, to hopefully better reflect reality. And I am now armed with 2 ept's. But I'm too chicken to go pee on one! What is my problem???!! My excuse right now is that I drank a bunch of water over the course of the morning and my pee is too diluted. So I'll wait a couple more hours. No af yet today.


Lauren - it's funny you mention that I might only be 14dpo, I had that thought earlier, for some reason. I got a very positive OPK on cd 12 (twice - I tested mid-morning as well as afternoon), negative on day 13. So...I guess it's possible I didn't actually ovulate until a full two days later. If that were the case, though, then looking at my chart I would question whether I ovulated at all, since there wouldn't be three temps in a row above the cover line, and a few later temps would also be below the cover line. Last cycle, 14dpo is when I got my temp drop, and af came the next day. That would mean af is not actually late yet. Eh....I guess I'm just driving myself crazy, really. I need to find the courage to test today and be done with it.
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Lauren - it's funny you mention that I might only be 14dpo, I had that thought earlier, for some reason. I got a very positive OPK on cd 12 (twice - I tested mid-morning as well as afternoon), negative on day 13. So...I guess it's possible I didn't actually ovulate until a full two days later. If that were the case, though, then looking at my chart I would question whether I ovulated at all, since there wouldn't be three temps in a row above the cover line, and a few later temps would also be below the cover line. Last cycle, 14dpo is when I got my temp drop, and af came the next day. That would mean af is not actually late yet. Eh....I guess I'm just driving myself crazy, really. I need to find the courage to test today and be done with it.

I think you still Od. I am positive you did based on your temps. If you Od on CD 14 then you definitely still would have Od bc all the temps are higher
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Going with cm/cp, opk and temp I agree with ff on o date. I would have also tested before now but then I always started testing on 5 dpo
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Okay, I did it. Tested, that is. And.....I don't know. I used a store brand that's supposed to compare to ept. After two minutes, it looked pretty neg. although I thought I could see the barest hint of crosshairs. After staring at it I decided I was just wishing it was there. But I went back in after another 5 minutes and now there's a definitely there, barely there line. I don't know what to think. I'd photograph it and post it but I seriously doubt you could see anything, with my camera. My urine was fairly diluted, and it is late in the day, but it's also 16dpo, supposedly.

Sigh....guess I'll retest in the morning.
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Okay, I did it. Tested, that is. And.....I don't know. I used a store brand that's supposed to compare to ept. After two minutes, it looked pretty neg. although I thought I could see the barest hint of crosshairs. After staring at it I decided I was just wishing it was there. But I went back in after another 5 minutes and now there's a definitely there, barely there line. I don't know what to think. I'd photograph it and post it but I seriously doubt you could see anything, with my camera. My urine was fairly diluted, and it is late in the day, but it's also 16dpo, supposedly.

Sigh....guess I'll retest in the morning.

sounds promising!!!
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Looks good, good luck!
That looks like a VERY promising chart to me - good luck and keep us posted!
photograph it anyway XD i'm a pee stick addict and have none to obsess over right now
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I tested again this morning and got another one just like yesterday's. Also my temp is plummeting. Doesn't look good. If for some reason af doesn't show today, though, I'm gonna go buy a different brand of tests. I didn't like these - kind of confusing (store brand supposedly comparable to EPT)

More info as bulletins warrant....thanks for hanging with me, everyone!!!
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I tested again this morning and got another one just like yesterday's. Also my temp is plummeting. Doesn't look good. If for some reason af doesn't show today, though, I'm gonna go buy a different brand of tests. I didn't like these - kind of confusing (store brand supposedly comparable to EPT)

More info as bulletins warrant....thanks for hanging with me, everyone!!!

I am sorry...
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