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jaworski84
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To chart or not to chart....
jaworski84
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So.....I told my DH I was going to get a basal thermometer last night and he freaked! He said, and I quote, "why don't we do it the natural way? Without all the gizmos and gadgets?" This will be our first time actually trying......what do you think?
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Re: To chart or not to chart....
I think you will find that the consensus on this board is to chart. If you can stand the uncertainty every month of having no idea what is going on with your body then....don't chart. lol
I am WAY too much a control freak to ever go back to not charting. If you don't chart (especially if you are coming off BC), you will have no idea when you ovulate, if you ovulate, when you're "late", ect. Basically, charting is encouraged strongly on this board, but it's your choice. The only rule here is that if you don't chart...you don't get to complain about being "late" or ask us if you are KU.
Sorry if that was a lot! Welcome & GL.
If you do decide to chart, a lot of ladies (including me) use Fertility Friend. It is wonderful & will become your new best friend. The tutorials are great too!
Some of us tell our DHs more then others do. My DH is on board with whatever I choose to do. It's my body after all. If I want to take my temperature before I wake up in the morning it doesn't really affect him at all. It's not like I'm asking to take his temp. LOL You don't have to tell him you are doing anything besides taking your temp. Just tell him that this is the only way to be 100% sure that your body is doing what it is supposed to.
Other ladies may have more helpful suggestions. I know a lot of girls who involve their DHs very little in the technical parts of TTC.
I think you should definitely chart. I too wasn't sure but boy am I glad I am because I am a late ovulator (husband thought this was our problem) and now we know.
If your husband is worried about it becoming more of a job than fun maybe it's best to kind of keep the charting and all of your new knowledge to yourself.
This month I am going to try and lay off of how much I share with my husband so that we can enjoy sex and the baby making process a little more.
My DH is pretty dense, he knows we're trying. Thats it. He has no idea I'm temping and charting. Even though he sees me do it. He is actually THAT dense. gotta love him though.
Chart, don't chart. I just came off BC almost 2 weeks ago. I am to much of a control freak. Especially since DS was a surprise. I want the "experience" of TTC because after #2 we're pretty much done.
Well I shouldnt say done, we might make sperm-cicles and then DH is getting snipped.
WOAH tangent! Welcome aboard. I need to go to bed cause, well that was a bad tangent, even for me.
DH and I started "trying" - I went off bc in December 2009. I started charting in July 2010. I sooo wish I would have started earlier!
My husband also threw a fit about charting at first, but we've had a few conversations about it. What I basically told him is, we could have sex 25 days out of every month and never get pregnant if we aren't doing it at the right time. Charting helps me know when the "right time" is.
He doesn't like the planned sex either, but we try to change it up a little and I don't announce "I'm ovulating." I just try to seduce him! LOL He can figure it out when I'm more interested, but for him it is better than announcing it.
So after that long speil.... yes, you should chart!
~Declare it..Claim it..It will be!!~
5/9/09
Here We Go Again!!
I say chart! I think it I wasnt charting, I would have a really hard time just going at it all the time and never knowing if it was the right time or not.
My Dh wasnt exactly on board at first. He thought I was crazy. But now he seems to understand and even has asked a couple times about my temps/chart.
Married 08/18/07
BFP 02/15/11 EDD 10/27/11 Born at 35w3d on 09/25/11
BFP 10/13/12 EDD 06/25/13 Born at 37w0d on 06/04/13
BFP 12/11/15 EDD 08/23/16 Early miscarriage
BFP 02/02/16 EDD 10/16/16
I just started charting and it's pretty interesting to have an idea of what your body is doing during your cycle. if you truly want to get pregnant this month, charting (and opk's) will help narrow down the days your are most fertile. if you're ok with waiting a few months to get pregnant, then don't chart.
Whatever you decide to do, GL!