Temping/Charting

rella22 · May 2014

Well now that the dreaded holiday is over...and I got a BFN followed by AF spotting...I'm starting to plan for next cycle. Although my husband is laid up for the next 6-8 weeks...we decided we really don't want to take a month off, and will try our best with cycle 2 of clomid/ovidrel & TI.

My question for you ladies is what is the benefit of temping/charting? I am not new to TTC...that's for sure, but because of my regular cycle, severe middleschmerz pains, and POAS obsession, I was easily able to track ovulation. I'm wondering what other benefits are from temping and charting and if you ladies recommend it or is it just something else to stress me out?

Pintobean39 · May 2014

I like temping and charting because I will know exactly when I'm going to start my period and exactly when I ovulate to pinpoint timing better.

It's much more beneficial when you aren't on medication because when you are being monitored they are keeping track of it all. I think it stresses lots of ppl out charting on meds because it messes up your temps. I always still charted on meds because it's a habit but I never stress over the temps and I used it more as a countdown on when to test.

athlete010688 · May 2014

Pintobean39 said:

I like temping and charting because I will know exactly when I'm going to start my period and exactly when I ovulate to pinpoint timing better. It's much more beneficial when you aren't on medication because when you are being monitored they are keeping track of it all. I think it stresses lots of ppl out charting on meds because it messes up your temps. I always still charted on meds because it's a habit but I never stress over the temps and I used it more as a countdown on when to test.

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MissEm15 · May 2014

I personally don't temp. It stresses me out. Plus w/ the ovidrel, I know when I ovulate. But it also gives you something to do bc the 2WW is terribly long lol.

BunnyBerry · May 2014

I like temping and the knowledge it gave me has turned out to be really helpful now that we're going to treatments (for example, it told me that I really do O every cycle, and that I O on the 2nd day of OPK+ most times in case we do IUI without a trigger).

It does get tiring to wake up that early every single morning, so I tend to temp starting around CD10 and then change to only sporadically by about 6DPO. Like PPs have said, I like the feeling of keeping track of something, which make time goes faster. And there are many times I get caught up in some kind of craziness waiting for AF or wondering about spotting or our timing, and don't know what I would do if I didn't have confirmed O.

That said, if your body is already signalling O to you very clearly, and especially if you are not getting ultrasound monitoring for Clomid, there may not be any real added benefit. I have also heard that Clomid messes with temps, but have not yet taken Clomid myself.

ky29 · May 2014

I like temping to confirm ovulation. But I've really slacked on taking it at the same time, some mornings not at all, so my charts aren't that pretty. But I can usually figure them out.

I also usually over analyze my 2ww temps, which makes me crazy.

If you are certain when you ovulate, and not ttc right now, I wouldn't chart and take a break.

lebradford · May 2014

If you are being monitored, there isn't really a great reason to temp. I still do it though! I'm only on my 2nd medicated cycle though, so I might change my mind eventually.

For my first medicated cycle I was just really curious to see what an ovulatory cycle looked like for me, as I had never ovulated before. I could also see my temp start to slowly go down before I got my period, and it kind of let me down slowly that I probably wasn't pregnant.

I like charting (not necessarily talking about temping) because it helps me keep track of when I took my meds, how long after meds I had what size of follicle each cycle, and it helps me remember and plan for the next cycle. :-) Even if I eventually stop temping, I will keep charting certain things.

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