Charting is driving me insane!!!!

deedeew80 · April 2009

I don't know what is going on with my chart. This is my first time charting so it's probably just me! It's trying to tell me I O'd on CD8!!! What???!!! No way! My temps are all over the place because I've had a crazy schedule lately. Firday night I was out drinking, so the next morning my temp was up. I don't know what is going on! I've been taking OPKs, and keep getting negatives. I had one day of EWCM, but that was actually late in the evening. Now today I have very wet CM. From past experience, I believe I usually O around CD 12,13, or 14. I don't have a link to my chart because I don't know how to put it in my sig. Confused

aimeelynae · April 2009

I feel you on the charting! Has your temp stayed up since it said you O'd? Very possible you could have! I learned that the OPK's are tricky sometimes, there is like a 10 hour window to detect the LH surge.

GL and happy charting!!!

deedeew80 · April 2009

That's the thing! My temp only went up that one day, after a night of drinking. Then yesterday & today it was down to where it has been. Very strange!!!!

SweetieD21 · April 2009

It will be a lot easier for us to help you with your chart if you put it in your siggy. It's really easy. Log into fertility friend. On the left side, click Sharing, then go to Tickers, click on Customize Your Charting Ticker, go all through customizing it. Right before you click Done, copy the html code, and paste that into your profile on thebump. Don't forget to click Done after you've copy and pasted it into your bump profile.

SweetieD21 · April 2009

deedeew80:
That's the thing! My temp only went up that one day, after a night of drinking. Then yesterday & today it was down to where it has been. Very strange!!!!

I would disgard the temp from the morning after you drank. Drinking can alter your temp. Since you're early in your cycle, discarding a temp shouldn't affect the rest of your chart.

redsox2934 · April 2009

SweetieD21:
It will be a lot easier for us to help you with your chart if you put it in your siggy. It's really easy. Log into fertility friend. On the left side, click Sharing, then go to Tickers, click on Customize Your Charting Ticker, go all through customizing it. Right before you click Done, copy the html code, and paste that into your profile on thebump. Don't forget to click Done after you've copy and pasted it into your bump profile.

This. Do it! I want to see your chart

Anna&Matt · April 2009

I'd discard the drinking temp as well - mine were always really high after drinking in excess.?

deedeew80 · April 2009

Thanks for the help! I put the ticker in my siggy now!!

So, do I just go back on that day & discard that temp? Thanks!

redsox2934 · April 2009

Yay for adding your chart! Did you check the box of "Drinking" in the "Specific" tab? It doesn't look like it because usually when I do, it gives me an open circle (I think). Try that, if you haven't already, and it might take the red cross away.

deedeew80 · April 2009

redsox2934:
Yay for adding your chart! Did you check the box of "Drinking" in the "Specific" tab? It doesn't look like it because usually when I do, it gives me an open circle (I think). Try that, if you haven't already, and it might take the red cross away.

Yes, I did do check the "drinking" box and it did give me an open circle. But I clicked the "drinking" box for friday b/c that is the night I was drinking. Should I have clicked the "drinking" box for Saturday b/c it was the day after?

SweetieD21 · April 2009

deedeew80:

Thanks for the help! I put the ticker in my siggy now!!

So, do I just go back on that day & discard that temp? Thanks!

Yes, you just go back to that day and click discarded, next to where you entered your temp.

redsox2934 · April 2009

deedeew80:
redsox2934:
Yay for adding your chart! Did you check the box of "Drinking" in the "Specific" tab? It doesn't look like it because usually when I do, it gives me an open circle (I think). Try that, if you haven't already, and it might take the red cross away.

Yes, I did do check the "drinking" box and it did give me an open circle. But I clicked the "drinking" box for friday b/c that is the night I was drinking. Should I have clicked the "drinking" box for Saturday b/c it was the day after?

No, click on whatever day you drank (I think). But, you know what, I think you should just not worry about it. FF should really be FFF (Fickle Fertility Friend). She changes her mind all the time. One month she must have changed here mind every day on me, from 16 to 18 and back about 5 times. Just keep FingWP until you're sure you've O'd. You'll get a more reliable O day once some more time has passed. So, really, don't let it drive you insane. It's kind of hard to make sense out of it the first month.

deedeew80 · April 2009

Ok, so I went back & discarded the temp on Saturday, after the night of drinking. Well, it took off the crosshairs. I guess this is good then?!

SweetieD21 · April 2009

deedeew80:
Ok, so I went back & discarded the temp on Saturday, after the night of drinking. Well, it took off the crosshairs. I guess this is good then?!

Yes, you should be fine now. Just make sure to take your temp at the same every morning, after 3 hrs of sleep, so you get a good reading. Also, based on what you said for past cycles, you might O this week, so keep testing with OPKs. You might want to test twice a day, so you don't miss your surge.

xleslieraex · April 2009

I understand compleatly! FF gave me crosshairs on CD8 as well. Then took them away on about CD12, put it back on CD8 a couple days later, then took it away again. I may have to punch FF in the face.

wannabmommy · April 2009

If you're not taking your temp at the same time, it can throw off temps. Keep FWP (if that is your intention, anyway) and see where your temps are and hopefully you'll find a more clear O.