FF Question

meredithcarole · August 2014

So I started charting and temping this month. Today is CD 13 and FF gave me crosshairs this morning for CD 11. I am 90% sure I haven't ovulated yet (though what the heck do I know). I did have my temperature go up 3 days in a row, but I also worked the early shift and the times for 2 of those temps were taken earlier in the day than I had been. I had not started my OPK until CD12 because last month it turned positive at midnight on CD14/CD15. Thoughts? My chart is linked if you want to take a look.

gscoville · August 2014

meredithcarole said:

So I started charting and temping this month. Today is CD 13 and FF gave me crosshairs this morning for CD 11. I am 90% sure I haven't ovulated yet (though what the heck do I know). I did have my temperature go up 3 days in a row, but I also worked the early shift and the times for 2 of those temps were taken earlier in the day than I had been. I had not started my OPK until CD12 because last month it turned positive at midnight on CD14/CD15. Thoughts? My chart is linked if you want to take a look.

Based only on temps and CM, it does look like you O'd on CD11, at least right now. Because you're new to FF and didn't start OPKs earlier, FF is still learning about you and can ultimately only go by what you give it. Keep temping and entering information, using OPKs, and see what happens. FF will change crosshairs if it gets information to make it rethink your O date. Keep in mind as well that you often don't see the whole pattern of a cycle until it's over, especially when you're new to temping/charting. As you keep going and get more cycles/charts under your belt, FF will have an easier time sorting out your patterns and you'll see those patterns more easily too.

Also, you should probably start OPKs earlier in your cycle next time around. It may actually be that you ovulate earlier, when I first started temping I found out I O'd around CD10-11 rather than the 14 or 15 I'd assumed, so I learned to start OPKs around CD8-9 to be able to catch my LH surge.

meredithcarole · August 2014

@gscoville‌ thanks for looking! I did also forget to mention here that Saturday's temp was taken with a slight hangover if that means anything. I guess I don't want it to be that early because timing wasn't great, but c'est la vie. It is better than being too late (I think). Though now I am wondering about what someone else on this board was told about low egg reserve and early ovulation. Anyway, I will see what happens over the next few days to see if it does "rethink" things with more information.

tlc35 · August 2014

Based on that chart it "looks" like you O'd but drinking definitely causes my temp to spike significantly and can confuse FF. It isn't unusual at all for FF to give crosshairs and then move them or take them back so I would definitely keep having sex and peeing on OPK. Since this is your first cycle temping it can take some time for the pattern to be clear.

URMySunshine77 · August 2014

FF has given me the wrong O date before and it retracted it when I entered a positive OPK. I would keep using OPKs as long as you have fertile signs.

lcwed · September 2014

Looking at the chart today(Monday) and when you got the positive OPK, it seems like today was a temperature drop. If you get several days of higher temps, FF may change your O date.

meredithcarole · September 2014

That's what I was thinking. I think Saturday's temp was elevated because of Friday night's dinner party. On the plus side, O on day 15 even with my shorter cycles the past 2 months would give me an 11 day LP instead of the 9 day one I was afraid of. Guess we'll see what my temps do the next 3 days. ETA: it did drop the cross hairs with the positive OPK.