Charting Experts...help!

johnnys june · September 2011

This morning I had a huge temp spike (granted, this has happend once before, but I think my thermometer was going bad so I skipped temping 2 days and bought a new one). I had 2 days of lower temps, most of the signs of O but no only - OPKs. Then this morning I had a temp spike...and...a positive OPK. Is that even possible? I was thinking the positive OPK came and then the spike followed. Is it possible I just missed my surge last night(I had LOTS of water to drink at dinner and then a stark white OPK before bed -- and I did 3 total OPKs with no positive all day) and this was maybe the end of it? The +opk and temp spike were literally recorded within an hour or so of each other. I just want to know what to expect. DH and I BD last night before falling asleep so if the +opk and temp are correct then I migth have a little hope for this cycle. DH is getting sick so I know he won't be up for anymore BD the next couple of days

Any ideas, advice, opinions?

This is why I hate charting. I think next month will be a break from charting for this gal!

CashewsMommy · September 2011

Why are there open circles?

Your temps seem to be all over the place, so there's no real telling on if this temp spike is from ovulation. Keep BDing, and hopefully soon you'll see a noticeable thermal shift.

Rawr08 · September 2011

It can take a little bit to actually O after a + OPK. If you are Oing today, your BD last night was good, but you really should try to get him into bed the next 2 days, just to be sure. I know how hard it can be to try to get them to BD when they aren't feeling well, but TRY!!!! You have a lot of open circles, why? That can affect whether you get solid or dotted CHs.

Take a break from charting next month, see how you like it. I like not charting, but I hate it at the same time. I have no idea when AF is going to show up, I can give my best guess, but I'm still left wondering. lol

johnnys june · September 2011

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to try a few "tricks" (i.e. cover myself in whip cream or something) to get DH in bed atleast tonight.

I think the open circles are from different temp times (2:30 AM, 5:45 AM vs. 6:30 AM) I've been trying this time around to take my temp when my alarm goes off every morning at 6:30 AM. The problem is, I thought you were supposed to have a min. of 3 hours of sleep to get an accurate resting body temp, but I RARELY sleep 3+ hours in a row. I wake up...alot. On the days I do get a good night sleep I've been taking my temps at 6:30. But on those nights I wake up, I know it's going to continue that way so if I've been alseep for atleast 3 hours I'll go aheah and take my temp. Either way I feel like my body is less accurate on temps since the Clomid. Next cycle I'll just stick with OPK's.

CashewsMommy · September 2011

johnnys june:
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to try a few "tricks" (i.e. cover myself in whip cream or something) to get DH in bed atleast tonight.

I think the open circles are from different temp times (2:30 AM, 5:45 AM vs. 6:30 AM) I've been trying this time around to take my temp when my alarm goes off every morning at 6:30 AM. The problem is, I thought you were supposed to have a min. of 3 hours of sleep to get an accurate resting body temp, but I RARELY sleep 3+ hours in a row. I wake up...alot. On the days I do get a good night sleep I've been taking my temps at 6:30. But on those nights I wake up, I know it's going to continue that way so if I've been alseep for atleast 3 hours I'll go aheah and take my temp. Either way I feel like my body is less accurate on temps since the Clomid. Next cycle I'll just stick with OPK's.

I toss and turn all night. But I consistently do that. As long as you consistently do not get 3+ hours of solid sleep at a time, your temps should be fine!

MandaS08 · September 2011

I stopped charting being on clomid b/c my temps were totally wonky!

Rawr08 · September 2011

CashewsMommy:

I toss and turn all night. But I consistently do that. As long as you consistently do not get 3+ hours of solid sleep at a time, your temps should be fine!

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