Community› The Bump Message Boards› Babies on the Brain
Babies on the Brain
New Discussion

Husband's opinion of charting

cedge05cedge05 member
in Babies on the Brain

We are off the pill now and can't wait to get pregnant.  This is our first month and I am not charting yet.  Honestly it snuck up on us and I hadn't read enough of the book to know what I was doing.  If we don't get pregnant this cycle I will start with the next cycle.

My husband is very supportive and can't wait but he is a little skeptical about charting.  He figures we should just have sex regularly for a while and hope that it happens.  Did anyone else have a similar experience?  I am going to chart because it makes me feel better and he is going to support me, he just thinks it may be a bit too much for now.  He figures we should try for a few months and if nothing happens then start charting.  I was just wondering what your experiences have been. 

Missing our Little Pumpkin BFP 2-19-09, MC 3-1-09 Mommy and Daddy miss you and love you so very much! Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker


BabyFetus Ticker
Report Reply to Post

Re: Husband's opinion of charting

  • cedge05cedge05 member
    Thanks.  And good luck in the future.
    Missing our Little Pumpkin BFP 2-19-09, MC 3-1-09 Mommy and Daddy miss you and love you so very much! Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker


    BabyFetus Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Anna&MattAnna&Matt member
    my DH felt the same way but after our first cycle off lasted for 73 days he quickly changed his mind and jumped on the charting bandwagon.
    Report Reply
  • Buttercup16Buttercup16

    I love charting because I know exactly when I ovulated and when to test (or expect my period).  If your DH is afraid of having to have sex on certain days, like pp suggested, just don't tell him "I have eggwhite cm, we need to have sex today..." Keep track so you know what's going on, but try to keep it spontaneous for your DH. 

    My DH asks me what's going on with my chart and what my temp is pretty often.  He likes knowing what's going on. 

    Report Reply
  • pnwjesspnwjess member
    Mine was the same until I realized I was anov. Then, he started to understand it more!
    Report Reply
  • emilie1116emilie1116

    My husband totally supports me charting. Especially with this last cycle. We are TTA but the cycle was 42 days. We would have thought we were pregnant, would have gone from worried to excited and then we would have been disappointed last night when I got my period.

    He understands that it will help us while TTA and will be a huge help when we TTC. He asks about my temp every day and asks if that's good.

    Report Reply
  • DoodlebugzDoodlebugz

    I didn't chart... I told myself that I would give it 3 months before I temp'd.  I did check my CP & CM, though.  Watching fertile signs from my CM was very helpful.  You don't have to chart to do that.

    We got pregnant easily... but that isn't the case for everyone.

    Report Reply
  • sgrlsgrl member

    My husband thought it was kind of weird, but he was supportive about it. He would joke with me, "Does the thermometer say that we need to have sex today?"

     

    At times, he thought that I was stressing myself out needlessly and urged me to get OPKs instead of charting.

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Tonto12Tonto12

    You do whatever makes you the most comfortable.  I didn't chart but it took me 9 cycles to get a BFP.  I think it could of happend earlier if I would of known the exact day that I O.  Charting is the best way to know what is going on with your body.  My DH would of laughed if I mentioned charting.  Some men just think all they need is supersperm and they will get us KU.  Lol

    GL TTC

    Report Reply
  • bumpuser794640bumpuser794640 member
    I didn't really ask what he thought about charting.  I explained why I was doing it, and that was that.  I keep him in the loop throughout my cycle so he knows what's going on.  It has been great knowing what's happening with my body and not having to question if I'm late, should I test, etc. etc.
    image
    image
    Report Reply
  • annibesannibes member
    That's how both DH and I felt- that we'd take a chance on fate and see what happened. If nothing happened within 6 months to a year we agreed to chart and see a doctor if nothing happened after that. I ended up pregnant in the 2nd cycle, so I guess we'll see how it goes when we try for the next baby.
    Report Reply
  • ashdonneashdonne
    My DH laughs at me about it but he doesn't give a lot of input.  I just started charting today actually but I had told him all about the process etc.  I was on BCP for 10 years so I am worried about my cycles and he understands this is a way to help me.  He did say this morning as I had the therm. in my mouth that he was going to start calling me Charlotte from Sex in the City!
    Britton Rae due January 21, 2013 BabyFruit Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker TickerImage and video hosting by TinyPic image<a href="http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b263/ashdonne/Facebook/February 2012/?action=view
    Report Reply
  • charlie1995charlie1995 member

    My dh and I looked into it after I had been on three different BC in 12 months.  BC was causing more problems than solving.  We are using charting to TTA until sometime in 2009. 

    I like it b/c I feel so much better not taking BC and I no longer have crazy breakthrough bleeding on D7-D14. My dh is happy b/c I am not as emotional and the bleeding has stopped. He is interested in when I am ovulating and how my body is doing after BC. 

    I was on BC for 13 years and I was concerned about my natural cycle, CM production, and getting pregnant.  Charting has helped both of us put our minds at ease since all looks good. 

    We are both science nerds, so I think it intrigues him.

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"