Direction Needed...

Gowertron

Hey all,

Simple question, however with lack of sleep and a overloaded work load im going to post something quick.

I want to start charting my temps and such. I signed up for FF VIP membership, got a discount off of facebook, and for those of you who dont want to spend that much money on a vip member.. its cheap when you "like" FF on facebook, you get a year for 25 bucks. ANYWAYS!

Im finding it to be completely overwhelming and cofusing. Is there somewhere simple i can chart everything... or does anyone have any advice on how to ease my mind on learning all of this? It seems like gibberish to me at some point... help

-M

drak0094

have you read Taking Charge of Your Fertility?  I just got it today and have learned SO much already!  they really lay out what ya need to know and how to chart- all in an easy to understand way   I highly recommend it.. (PS- I know I am a visual learner and there are LOTS of pics/charts/diagrams to help explain how to do things!)

alygoo615

Ali&Luke:

Fertilityfriend.com has a wonderful set of tutorials which should explain everything in detail for you.

ETA link: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/tutorials.html 

KBabySmiles

It's not that complicated once you get the hang of it. Just take your temp every morning at the same time and enter it into your chart. The tutorials on FF are super helpful as well.

Gowertron

Thank you everyone ... appreciate it greatly. I wasn't charting, I was just going by "how late" i was in my cycle. So far im 5 days. Im going to take a test tonight. However I know i need to chart my temps to know if im late forsure. Wish me luck .. and if nothing comes from tonight, wish me luck with charting!

Also, should i be buying a special Basal themomenter? I think thats what its called.. or can i use a normal household one?

alygoo615

Gowertron:

Thank you everyone ... appreciate it greatly. I wasn't charting, I was just going by "how late" i was in my cycle. So far im 5 days. Im going to take a test tonight. However I know i need to chart my temps to know if im late forsure. Wish me luck .. and if nothing comes from tonight, wish me luck with charting!

Also, should i be buying a special Basal themomenter? I think thats what its called.. or can i use a normal household one?

Either could work. Just make sure to keep it consistent. BBT's are better becaues they are more precise (measure to the hundreth of a degree vs. to the tenth) and usually they will show your last temp when you turn it on so you don't have to remember and can go back to sleep.