When you were TTC...

May524

did you chart?  Or did you just let nature take it's course?

Pesky

With DD, I temped and then used OPKs the lucky cycle.  With DS, I didn't bother temping -- too hard having to get up at random times with a 1YO -- and just stuck with OPKs.  I'm also older though so didn't want to mess around.  Plus I prefer knowing when to expect AF.

brightning

May plan was to start charting after 6 mos. I got pregnant on the first cycle, though, so we never got to that!

jlw2505

With #1, we charted after a few months of trying with no luck.  With #2, our plan had been to just try and have fun the 1st few months and then use the Clear Blue Digital Monitor which is what ended up really helping with #1 but we got a BFP the 1st month so never needed to do anything else.

j_hope

I didn't chart w/ DD #1...just went off the pill and got pg right away.  With DD #2 I charted for 3 months and never got pg.  I stopped charting after that and 2 months after not charting we got a "surprise" pregnancy.

acppa

With DS I charted from months 10-20.  I gave it up because it was getting stressful.  I got PG when I gave up thinking about TTC on month 24.

This time around I didn't chart.  I get up when DS does so it just wouldn't work out.  I did use OPKs and had sex everyday the month I got PG with #2 (12th month).    

momofolivia

with DD, I never even knew there was such as thing as charting.  Just stopped protection and 2 months later, we were done.

With New Baby, I half-heartedly charted because my cycle was all over the place.  didn't matter - got pg on the first try.

ToBeMrsT

i used the cbefm for both.

PaigeC1981

The first time around, I didn't start until we had been trying for about six months. On the month I actually got pregnant though, I did not chart. We are currently ttc and I will probably start charting next cycle.

Sept17.05Bride

I didn't chart with DS1, I got pregnant right away after going off the pill.  I did chart with DS2, and got pregnant my 2nd cycle of charting.  I liked charting and knowing what my body was doing and when exactly I ovulated.

mrsbookworm

I just let nature take its place.  I bought a basal thermometer, but by the time I was ready to figure out how to use it, I got a BFP.

dnagal

I charted temps with DD#1.  This time around, I tried to chart temps and could never remember and so went with OPKs.

Mrs.Hubbard

I charted when trying with P, and after months of trying got pg the first month of charting.  With K I got pg the first month we weren't "preventing".

punkfiction_v.3

nature has always decided when our babies came.

abpdjs

i used opk's with Carson and got ku the first try.  i plan on using them when we try for the next one

mrshutch

Didn't chart w/ DD (didn't even know it at that time), didn't chart when pg the 3rd time, then did for the 4th pregnancy (DS) b/c I was really concerned about getting pg again- partially b/c I'd just experience my 2nd m/c and partially b/c my cycles were soooo screwy after having DD. Charting was a little frustrating at times but did work. Did take a couple of months to get the hang of it.

MrsT1209

Didn't do anything with DD.

This time around, I've charted, OPK's, had surgery, had ultrasounds, had bloodwork, prayed, done a rain dance, you name it. 

Apparently nature does not shine down on me.

HarrietNJMommy

We've never charted for any of the kids. We are a fertile couple since I get PG while BFing.......

blueshirt2003

No, we didn't chart.