Ovulating

Any given cycle, there is a 20-25% chance of pregnancy. You sure timed it well... Lots of baby dust to you!! Good luck

leslie

Sounds to me like you timed it well! Good luck to you!


Nancy
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Ummm sounds like as good a chance as any....Just wondering if you are charting your bbt b/c if you are sometimes after conception your temp stays slightly higher than normal...That could give you a little reassurance...But if you are not tracking your bbt then my guess is just wait until a day or two before your period is due and try one of those early pregnancy tests like ept. I hope you will update us and let us know what happens. Good luck to you!

Lilypad, I was charting my bbt, soon after I got off the pill. It was so crazy then, though. Sort of funny..My husband blew up the chart on the computer, printed it and gave it to me so I can chart it..A month later he tells me it looks like a crazy person's brain waves! So we stopped, and then I never got back to it.
I want so badly to be pregnant, I am imagining symptoms I think. Like tiredness (i think that's the time change), headaches (i think that's stress) and the only weird one was a sort of crampy pain I had in the area of my left ovary today for quite a few hours. I know it's too early to feel anything, but still! I'm going to drive the hubby and myself crazy! :lol:

I am doing the same thing...Driving myself and others around me crazy. Just think when we actually get pregnant..Then they'll see crazy!

I've got to throw my 2 cents in on charting temps.

Yes it gives you the pattern for your cycle, however I really think it's more work than it's worth. The most important information it gives you is that you have indeed ovulated...However it doesn't give you very much warning (if any) that you are coming up to ovulation. Ob/gyn's reccomend doing it for one or two cycles so that they can see the patterns in your cycle.


I think too it adde a lot of stress into your life because you must wake up the same time each day of your cycle to take those temps. Any little thing can throw off your temps. A cold, getting up to pee too close to your rising time, heavy blankets, no blankets...Etc.


I believe that checking your cm is even a better indicator of where you are in your cycle than temping is.


There's a great book out there called taking charge of your fertility. It helps give you information about all of the signs your body gives off about where you are in your cycle. It's got charts, graphs, photos and a ton of information:

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of course this is just my opinion...And I know everyone has their own way of thinking....


Nancy
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I have to say I agree about the bbt charting- I did it for three months and found it really hard to get an accurate reading. I have such a crazy schedule-sometimes i'm up really late at night, I felt like my schedule was really affecting the readings. I used the disposable ovulation detecting kits last summer & had a hard time detecting an ovulation as well (and it gets really expensive!) I starting using the actual ovulation monitor last month-got the test sticks on amazon.Com for a good price and predicted the surge as well!

I know the bbt "directions" say to take your temp around the same time everyday, when you wake up. I personally have a crazy schedule, too. I work nights, 7p-7a (12 hour shifts) three days a week. The nights I am not working I dont stay up as late so my sleep/wake schedule tend to vary alot.
The best thing I can figure is that I will take it everyday when I wake up no matter what time it is. I am not sure if this will throw off the results or not! I was charting for a while but I kept forgetting and decided that I will just start over when I start my next period.
I printed a bbt chart from www.Justmommies.Com and it says to start charting the first day of your cycle- which I think is the first day of your period. I still have a couple weeks until then I think so I am going to be better and chart every day next time.

A schedule that is different every day, especially in regards to sleeping is going to effect your results considerably. In all honesty, I doubt you'll get valid information from it.

Nancy
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Hmmm :( okay :? :cry: :x

Sorry lily :(

honesty, I believe the only information bbt's give you that is really worthwhile is letting you know that you have ovulated. It really doesn't give you great information before ovulating. Plus I also find it's very stressful.


Ob/gyn's may ask for that info, but that is only to get a sense of what your cycle is like as a whole.

This is just my opinion of course......


Nancy
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Thats alright, its just a waste of time I guess. I guess it gave me a false sense of control over my fertility.

There are other ways to check for fertility signs. The clearest way to me is through checking cervical mucus. Cervical mucus during your fertile portion of the month should be abundant and of an egg white consistancy. It should also be clear.

After ovulation it will become thick and whitish.

Try that!


Nancy
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Hmmm that is true, and I have been paying attention to that. Last week (only a week after my period) I felt a slight cramp-ovulation im thinking- and my cervical mucas was egg white-like and my cervix was low I could easily feel it, so we did alot of the baby dance. Im kind of thinking we may have concieved, but I am not trying to get my hopes up quite yet becuase that was pretty early in my cycle to have ovulated. Anyway I have had alot of heartburn and been very emotional lately. However my body likes to play tricks on me and I cant really trust it anymore! So once again I will wait and see, meanwhile I am trying to mentally prepare myself to quit smoking...Again. (and yes I know that smoking is bad bad bad for fertility) I picked up smoking agin in july after my stillborn I have been sad...