Hi Ladies! (intro & a question)

loisloan1118

Hi everyone!  I'm Ali.  I've been lurking & posted on 2WW in April/May when DH and I were briefly TFAS.  I'm active on BOTB. 

DH and I took a break from TTC for a few reasons (vacation planned for the winter and we want to make some renovations to the house w/o the added stress of me being pg) and will be trying again in the late summer/early fall. 

I've been wanting to post and the few times I have, I've felt obligated to note that I was lurking, since I'm not actually TTC yet. 

I plan to temp this time around.  My BBT cam in the mail from amazon this week.  I downloaded the FF app but haven't made time to watch the tutorials yet. 

We will likely TTC when my cycle starts in August. My question is do you think it would be helpful to temp/chart the cycle before we TTC? 

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pippacricket

Welcome! I charted my temps before H and I started TTC. I think it's helpful to get into the habit and familiarize yourself with FF. Good luck!

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cateyes543

merk.jl said:

Welcome! If you are on BC, it won't do much good to temp, other than getting you in the habit. But if you are not on any type of hormonal BC, I think it would be helpful. I wish I would have started earlier so I could have gotten more familiar with what my temps look like.

Welcome and I agree with this. It's hard to get in the habit at first and the more cycles you temp for the better you will know your cycles. This is espcially true if you will use OPKs, you will know when to start them. 

WestCoastGirl05

Welcome to the board!

If you are not on BC I would def. start temping now. I wish I had done so. The more information you have about your body and your cycles the better of you will be  when you and your hubby start TTC. My first few cycles were also all over the damn place, and I felt like I was floundering there for a few months.

Also - now that you have a BBT - My advice would be to temp vaginally instead of orally - you will get more accurate readings this way. And make sure you temp at the same time every day.

Good Luck!

loisloan1118

Thanks everyone! 

I'm not on hormonal birth control, we use w/d and rhythm method (I'm not naïve enough to think it's very reliable, but it's worked so far and it would be OK with us if it didn't )

I'd better learn all about temping so I can start next month! 

LuckyAngie

Welcome! 

And I agree with the other ladies, start temping now. I wish I had started earlier!

BillyHorrible

Welcome!  I agree with the recommendations to temp starting now.  I temped for a year, just to get a feel for it before using it to TTA.  Then used it for a year TTA before we actually TTC.