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mmason2014

Hello everyone! I am 37 and trying to conceive my second child with my husband. I stopped my birth control in August right after we were married and I am on #4 TTC cycle. I am using the Clearblue Easy Advance Digital OPK. I am not temping but am monitoring my CM. I went to the RE this week and we will start testing once I start my period which is scheduled for Sunday or Monday. I know I haven't been TTC very long but every month I get a negative HPT I get a little discouraged. :-h

nd613

Welcome! Hope your stay here is short.  

emsmama15

Welcome and good luck!  Glad you're being proactive and seeing a RE.

Nikolie93

Hey there, welcome!

I agree with the temping along with the CM monitoring.

Good luck to you

vh2014

Welcome!

suziq1978

Welcome and good luck!

WinoGrrl

Welcome and good luck~! I hear you on the impatience - I'm on cycle 5 and feel like we've been trying forever already. (even though I know that it hasn't been long at all)

Davie813

Welcome!

mmason2014

Thanks ladies! I asked both my OB/GYN and RE about temping and they said not to. Especially since I work over night. My OB/GYN said it can be very stressful. I do however chart my periods, CM and OPK results on the Kindraid app. I use the Pink Pad app to record my periods as well.

kelley72

Welcome!  As previously mentioned tracking your temp is the most helpful to confirm ovulation and ensure you are timing intercourse well.  Noting when you start your period doesn't help with identifying ovulation but your opk's can help; unfortunately opk's cannot confirm.  Regardless best wishes!

mmason2014

I may try temping next month. Thanks for the advice!

Teenie16

Welcome and good luck! Hope you aren't here long!
@mmason2014‌ my obgyn said the same about temping. He also said there are too many things that can effect it, ie room temp etc.

URMySunshine77

Welcome! 

Like PPs, I also love temping and do not find it stressful. You can give it your best shot as long as you get 3 hours of sleep. Sometimes I even temp after 1.5 hours and I still get accurate charts. I have this weird habit of waking up 1.5 hours after going to sleep recently, and it doesn't make sense to keep temping throughout the morning.

I hope that your stay here is short. This is a great community.

flyliceandcoffee

hi there and welcome!

mmason2014

@Teenie16‌ When I asked my OB/GYN she shook her head no and said there was no need. I was skeptical bc so many women on WTE do it as well as suggest fertility friend. So when I went to the RE a week later he said the same thing. No need for temping. He did say if my periods are regular and the OPK test positive then it is most likely I am ovulating. He also said other factors such as how cool or warm I keep my room, how I sleep (clothes, covers, husband's body heat) can affect tempting as well.

But like another poster said. To each its own. Good luck everyone.

Davie813

clgsquared said:

Teenie16 said:

Welcome and good luck! Hope you aren't here long! @mmason2014‌ my obgyn said the same about temping. He also said there are too many things that can effect it, ie room temp etc.

Really?  Can some of the experts weigh in on this please?

I'm not an expert, and to be honest I don't like temping and don't find it helpful (although of course if you're new to TTC you should at least do it at the beginning to get a feel for your cycle).

But yes, things like sleeping outside the covers or in an unusually warm/cold room make a big difference in my chart.  Not so big you can't still see the overall pattern, but big.

rspalding001

Just want to say welcome and good luck! ope your stay here is short :-)

MySallyGirl

Welcome! I found temping after a few cycles not temping to be very helpful even though I'm a really restless wakeful sleeper.

Nikolie93

@mmason2014 I am relatively new to temping and I did notice a difference if I had taken it at different times. 

You said you work over night, when you are off do you still sleep all day and up all night? I used to revert back to night sleeping on my nights off and I think that would effect the temping. 

I am surely no pro though! I just did it because I am nosey and wanted to see how my charts looked lol. The temping was spot on with my CM last month so it seems to be working for me! 

hooligans4

All the other ladies gave you good advice on the charting so I will just welcome you to the group.
Good luck.

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wvarn

Welcome and good luck.  I temp.  I work horrible shifts.  I work 7 or 8 days strait on primary job.  On weeknights I go in at midnight and work until 8am and on weekends I work 8pm until 8am.  Then I have 7 days off from my primary job.  I then work alternating Friday, Sat, Sunday at second job from 630 am until 7 pm.  So needless to say my sleep schedule is screwy.  lol  But I can still see a temp shift when I ovulate.  I think I am less stress since I started charting because I know if I'm "Late" or not and know more about my body.  I hope your stay is short here and good luck with your RE appt. 

dream2be3

Welcome!

waterbaby318

Welcome, I've been trying about as long as you too so I understand that it feels like forever. I think it's cool to see how our bodies typically follow a pattern seen through temping. I sleep like crap practically every night so I don't think my chart is totally clear but it does follow a general pattern. 

Anyhow, GL.

mmason2014

@Nikolie93‌ My sleep schedule can be all over the place but my first night off I will sleep till 2 pm and then be back in bed btw 10-midnight. I then get up the next day around 6:30 am during the week and 8:30 am on the weekends.

I see everyone is encouraging temping. I may try it for a month just to see where it goes. But even after that I don't know how to read it or what to look for.

mmason2014

@waterbaby318‌ I'm sure my chart will be all over the place but I may give it a try next month.

hooligans4

mmason2014 said:

@Nikolie93‌ My sleep schedule can be all over the place but my first night off I will sleep till 2 pm and then be back in bed btw 10-midnight. I then get up the next day around 6:30 am during the week and 8:30 am on the weekends.

I see everyone is encouraging temping. I may try it for a month just to see where it goes. But even after that I don't know how to read it or what to look for.

FF will give you tutorials so you will learn what to look for.