Quick question

taagent · October 2008

I am at 2dpo (I believe) waiting for FF to confirm. The day of o dh and bd'd, the day after I had very faint spotting (I chalked it up to something irritating me) not a big deal but I made note of it. Today I still have it, we didn't have sex last night so I don't know what is up. I don't remember ever having spotting right after o and am at loss. Has this happened to any of you?

FYI- I am not fishing, I am worried something isn't right.

:::Putting on flame retardant suit just in case:::

TIA!

Erin0806 · October 2008

Why do you think you are 2DPO? I don't think you've ovulated.

Jason'swife · October 2008

You're obviously a lot more familiar with your cycles than we are.... but I don't see ovulation here.

taagent · October 2008

I believe I o'd because I had o pains, increased sex drive, and although I didn't have ewcm I still had fertile cm (plus my calculations of the cm could be slightly off as this is my second month charting), my temp dip (if my temp goes up the next three days FF will give me solid crosshairs two days ago.

heather_09_15_07 · October 2008

I'm no expert, but I don't think you've ovulated either.

mrsjohn · October 2008

IF, you ovulated it could be ovulation spotting, however I am not so sure that you did. I don't see a clear enough thermal shift. What happens if you put the same temp you had today in tomorrows? If you did O, you should have cross hairs.

robbie3982 · October 2008

Erin0806:
Why do you think you are 2DPO? I don't think you've ovulated.

Ditto.

FiremansWife2009baby · October 2008

I didn't look at your chart, but spotting can occur at any time during your cycle.

And it's SEX not 'bd' - We're adults.

BoopADoopBetty · October 2008

Sorry, I don't think you O'd either.

taagent · October 2008

mrsjohn:
IF, you ovulated it could be ovulation spotting, however I am not so sure that you did. I don't see a clear enough thermal shift. What happens if you put the same temp you had today in tomorrows? If you did O, you should have cross hairs.

I didn't try that - I put in higher temps and it gave crosshairs

margarita1365 · October 2008

Yeah, I'm not convinced you o'd either.

mrsjohn · October 2008

taagent:
mrsjohn:
IF, you ovulated it could be ovulation spotting, however I am not so sure that you did. I don't see a clear enough thermal shift. What happens if you put the same temp you had today in tomorrows? If you did O, you should have cross hairs.

I didn't try that - I put in higher temps and it gave crosshairs

I don't see it on your chart.

Doodlebugz · October 2008

Temp increase or not, I don't think that you have O'ed either. Sorry. Tongue Tied

79Mustang03 · October 2008

I'm sorry but I don't see an O on either of your charts!

mrsjohn · October 2008

I saw that you had the 10/31 temp in and I did not see any cross-hairs. I went back just to check (thinking maybe it didn't update) and you took 10/31 temp out.

taagent · October 2008

Thank you ladies, I guess I will have to wait and see as far as oing is concerned...I did go back and tried different stuff with my chart and as long as my temps get higher than yesterday in the next 3-4 days (even having my temp being the same tomorrow as today) it will give me solid crosshairs 2 days ago, so it is a waiting game either way, which I am okay with.

Also, thank you for taking the time to look at my chart, and answering my spotting question. It just kind of freaked me out because I don't remember having that happen before so hopefully it will go away soon.

Also sorry about the bd reference, I didn't realize it wasn't a good word to use here - sex it is from now on!

taagent · October 2008

mrsjohn:
I saw that you had the 10/31 temp in and I did not see any cross-hairs. I went back just to check (thinking maybe it didn't update) and you took 10/31 temp out.

You must have looked at it while I was playing - sorry. If I put just the 10/31 temp in it doesn't do anything, but if I put the next 3 days(if higher) it gives solid CH, if I put in a temp that is the same as today it will take 4 days (if higher) to put CH 2 days ago...does that make sense?

staycee · October 2008

taagent:

I believe I o'd because I had o pains, increased sex drive, and although I didn't have ewcm I still had fertile cm (plus my calculations of the cm could be slightly off as this is my second month charting), my temp dip (if my temp goes up the next three days FF will give me solid crosshairs two days ago.

no, that's not how it works. You need 3 temps that are higher than the previous six. Not just 3 higher than a dip.

A dip doesn't mean O. Lots of my O's were actually on a rise out of a dip (like the day after the dip)

Even if you have a high temp tomorrow, FF will not give you crosshairs for 2 days ago.

taagent · October 2008

staycee:
taagent:

I believe I o'd because I had o pains, increased sex drive, and although I didn't have ewcm I still had fertile cm (plus my calculations of the cm could be slightly off as this is my second month charting), my temp dip (if my temp goes up the next three days FF will give me solid crosshairs two days ago.

no, that's not how it works. You need 3 temps that are higher than the previous six. Not just 3 higher than a dip.

A dip doesn't mean O. Lots of my O's were actually on a rise out of a dip (like the day after the dip)

Even if you have a high temp tomorrow, FF will not give you crosshairs for 2 days ago.

I apologize for not being clearer. If I put in higher temps (than yesterdays temp) for the next three days FF gives me crosshairs two days ago, if I put in a similar temp as todays temp tomorrow - and then three higher temps (than yesterdays temp) FF still gives me crosshairs 2 days ago. As long as my temp goes up it keeps giving me solid crosshairs 2 days ago...If my temp dips again I realize it changes things...does that make sense?

Jason'swife · October 2008

I hate to say it... but I think you're over thinking it.... I had LOTS of fertile CF phases and dips in my first couple cycles off bc. None of them were because of ovulation. I noticed a trend of CF buildup, a little bit of a temp spike , then it would drop again. Just like your charts.... Your body is "trying" to ovulate, it's just not quite there yet. Give it some time and try not to "see" things in your chart that don't exist. I know... it sucks. Good luck hon.

taagent · October 2008

Thanks I appreciate it. I also know that because I just started charting last month that I may not be completely accurate in doing so, but I appreciate everyone trying to help!

staycee · October 2008

taagent:

I apologize for not being clearer. If I put in higher temps (than yesterdays temp) for the next three days FF gives me crosshairs two days ago, if I put in a similar temp as todays temp tomorrow - and then three higher temps (than yesterdays temp) FF still gives me crosshairs 2 days ago. As long as my temp goes up it keeps giving me solid crosshairs 2 days ago...If my temp dips again I realize it changes things...does that make sense?

I don't see how in any scenario it would give you CH's on Tuesday. There is NO shift after Tuesday. Temps higher for the next 3 or 4 days would still not meant there is a shift on Tuesday. If your temp went up after today or tomorrow (let's just say).... then your O would be today or tomorrow.

Look at it this way. Is Wednesdays temp higher than the 6 before your "O" on tuesday? Nope. What about today? Nope, in fact it's lower than 2 of them. Not a Temp Shift.

I am not trying to be mean. Just don't want you to get so set on believe whatever FF may be telling you and listen to what your body is saying. If you 100% trust FF and cut back on sex, you could miss your window.

Want an example of not trusting FF? Look at my chart from Oct 07. FF still swears (red crosshairs - which I took out) that I O'd on CD22. At the end of my cycle, knowing my 12 day LP and the later shift in temps, I had to override FF and tell it that it was full of BS that cycle. O was on CD39.

taagent · October 2008

I see, I was not aware of that as far as FF is concerned. Well, I will keep trying to seduce DH tonight then just to be safe. I appreciate your input! Big Smile

staycee · October 2008

anytime you see blue colored crosshairs on anyone's chart - that mean's they didn't agree with FF and overrode the O date themselves. (just for your future knowledge)

taagent · October 2008

Thanks, I was wondering about how people got those!

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