I feel like a wise Geisha...

Phoebe Halliwell

One of my friends at work, married for a year, just went off BCP. They're not TTA but not TTC either. So I told her she was TTC. ;-) She knows that I used to chart and has been asking me all sorts of questions about ovulation, when it happens, how will she know, when is the best time to have sex, how long does the egg live, etc. Bascially she's me a year ago - fresh off BCP with not a clue as to how her body works. Yesterday, she told me she's been feeling oddly tired and fatigued - could she be pregnant? I asked her when her last period was. Two weeks ago, she said. ::Sigh:: No, you're not pregnant, I told her.

I'm not one to push charting on anyone because, in my own experience, I've seen both the benefits and the pitfalls of it. But at that point, I pointed her in the direction of Fertility Friend, recommended she read the tutorials, and said she might want to give charting a try for a few months just to learn about her cycles, even if she didn't necessarily keep it up once they actively started TTC. She said she'd check it out.

Awww... I have a TTC protege!  

floridakat

My "mentor" at work keeps telling me to stand on my head after sex. I kid you not.

Somehow I don't think that's going to knock my fibroid loose?

triquetra123

Cute!

tisk*notme

Ahhh that's cute. ?Reminds me of Memoirs of a Geisha.

Phoebe Halliwell

floridakat:

My "mentor" at work keeps telling me to stand on my head after sex. I kid you not.

Somehow I don't think that's going to knock my fibroid loose?

LOL, is this "mentor" someone you sought out for advice, or is she more of a self-appointed mentor? Somehow, I get the feeling it's the latter.

MegsInWales49

Whenever anyone is talking about TTC IRL, I often want to jump in and contribute, but I have to stop myself b/c then I feel like everyone will wonder why I have all of this info since very few people know we're TTC.  I can't wait to get to that point!

Kie310

MegsInWales49:

Whenever anyone is talking about TTC IRL, I often want to jump in and contribute, but I have to stop myself b/c then I feel like everyone will wonder why I have all of this info since very few people know we're TTC.  I can't wait to get to that point!

 

Me too!

Rubys_Mom

That's very kind of you to help her out, I'm sure you you were very helpful to her, more than you could ever imagine!

Phoebe Halliwell

AbbyTownsend:

That's very kind of you to help her out, I'm sure you you were very helpful to her, more than you could ever imagine!

Yeah, she's a sweetie. And I can totally empathize with how clueless she is - I was totally there a year ago this time! I charted on paper for 4 or 5 months before discovering FF, and I had no idea what I was doing. I had one really funky month last summer where I didn't ovulate until something like CD 32. Yet, I was convinced I was pregnant. Even though I had my chart right there in front of me, I didn't know enough about reading it to be able to look at it and tell I hadn't even O'ed yet. I was just dutifully recording my temps with no idea how to interpret what I was charting. So I spent two weeks wondering and stressing for no reason. I discovered FF shortly thereafter when I started lurking here.

Mrs_Carroll

MegsInWales49:

Whenever anyone is talking about TTC IRL, I often want to jump in and contribute, but I have to stop myself b/c then I feel like everyone will wonder why I have all of this info since very few people know we're TTC.  I can't wait to get to that point!

THIS! I dont want my SIL to know we are trying. Being on GP so much, I have all this knowledge that could spill out at any second!

floridakat

My "mentor" is actually my best friend at work, and she got pregnant very easily 16 years ago with her one child. Now that my tests have gotten a little more invasive and I'm actually learning what's wrong with me, she thankfully laid off the head-standing advice. But not before offering it several times, and insisting that that's the only reason she got pregnant.