Our PCP told DH to tell me not to chart

Rebekah1021

He went today because he was out of his lipitor and he told her he went off of allopurinol since we are TTC. She asked him how long we were trying and her told her this is our 10th cycle and she asked if I was charting and he told her yes and she told him to throw away my thermometer because it's almost impossible to get an accurate reading on the chart and that we are psyching ourselves out.he was pretty surprised, as was I. She did ask him if I have talked to the ob/gyn and he said yes and she said that she will let them order any testing for his sperm. I was never too keen on her, but she really bugs me.

AmyfromMI

That confirms what the author of TCOYF says, some Dr's are for charting, but most are against it.  Hmmmm.

Rebekah1021

My charts are very accurate. DH thought she was going to tell us to relax and have fun.

2006july15bride

Yikes.  To tell you the truth most of my friends in the medical field have poo-poo'd charting

Mr. & Mrs. Woodtick

My PCP is against charting as well. DH's best friend is an OB/GYN doctor and he doesn't believe in it either. But I do, so I continue to chart.

AmyfromMI

IMHO I wouldn't have stopped charting if someone told me to.  It put me in touch with my body, I knew what was going on and what to expect.

gidge

That sucks.  I would be a little miffed.  I don't know if my Ob/Gyn is for or against charting since I didn't mention it, but I have heard the RE in our area likes having that background information when you start there.  So I guess I'll keep charting...

AJflowers

How Bazaar, how bazaar.  SIL's heard something different from every doc she's been to.  Blah. 

Rogue Lily

Last spring I had a pretty nasty sinus infection so I had to go into the doc to get some antibiotics. I hadn't gone to the dude in like 3 years, so I updated him to tell him I was no longer on the pill. He was horrified when I responded "No" to the question "are you using condoms". I explained to him that I was charting to avoid, and he freaked out, saying I needed to come in immediately for b/w since I would likely be pregnant within a few months. I believe the actual quote was "You fail to cross a T and dot an I and you will be pregnant". I finally had to pull the "Im Catholic, we don't believe in bc" card to get him to shuttt uppp.

Drs are just as succeptible to douchebaggery as anyone else.For some, if teach it in med school, they don't t believe it. What a tool.

Mainer-in-Texas

Ditto kdodge - don't you know, PCPs are experts in getting pregnant?

jdiaz79

My ob also told me not to chart. I am not listening, however. If nothing else, it gives me peace of mind.

babymama235

I agree. If nothing else, it makes me feel like I'm doing something towards the goal!

high_hopes

My OB told me to "have sex from CD 12-14." Ha.