Chart stalk, anyone?

bananers

(I feel like I ask you all for a chart stalk about this same time every month, so thanks in advance for indulging my over-obsessiveness

I got a positive OPK on Tuesday. Judging on CM and past chart history, I was expecting to O on Wednesday. By Wednesday, OPK was showing negative again, which I thought was a little odd, since I always get two days of positives. Expected a temp rise on Thursday (yesterday), and it was a little higher, but not much. Today's was a little higher than yesterday's, but still not the rise I usually get. I haven't been sleeping well lately due to allergies, which wake me up frequently, so I do have a lot of open circles.

If I put in a high dummy temp for tomorrow, it gives me dotted CHs on Monday, which doesn't seem likely, given I didn't get a positive OPK until Tuesday (and I test 2-3 times per day).

I'm dreading feeling like maybe I haven't O'd yet, which would SUCK since I'm supposed to start progesterone supps once I get CHs. If I did O and my temp is that low, then I probably need the supps more than ever. If I didn't O and I start supps, then the supps will prevent me from trying to O again, which totally shoots this cycle dead.

Aargh... stupid body. Anyone else care to take a gander and let me know what you think? A round of Big Girl Floats on me for your efforts.

katharine25

your temps are saying you didn't but they aren't in any way reliable. Try and get a good nights sleep - maybe take a claritin or something to clear your sinuses. If tomorrow your temp is up I'd say it's safe to assume you did O on Wednesday and start the progesterone.

ct103

I don't think your temps are reliable at all. You're probably sleeping poorly because of allergies AND the stress you feel about temping in the morning. I know this because I have similiar stress. I feel like everytime I "expect" a low temp in the morning it is high, and everytime I expect a high temp it is low. It's just our stress messing with us. I'm sorry you're going through this. If I were you, I would shift my focus to my OPK's and CM. In that department, I think you O'd sometime within the last 48 hours. Please don't take it out on your body. I think it's probably working better than you think, it's just giving you some wacky temps.

On another note, your timing looks good!

bananers

DC2London:

When my allergies get bad, I tend to breathe through my mouth at night.  Could you be doing this and getting artificially low temps bc of it?

I thought about this, and I suppose it's a possibility, but when I breathe through my mouth I tend to know it because I wake up with a dry mouth. I haven't noticed the dry mouth, so I think I'm breathing through my nose? Not 100% on that, though.