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Fertility Chart

Posted by clementyne    Sunday, December 30, 2007 6:21 PM

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my chart

Posted by sweetvick    Monday, January 21, 2008 7:00 AM

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This may be obvious - but I've been looking and can't figure it out.  On the chart, there's a section for cervix with three kinds of dots, one is solid, the other is medium and the last is the largest and they are labeled F, M, and S.  I have no clue what this is referring to.  Help!

Posted by ezschunke    Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:23 PM

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It means firm, medium or soft... the closer to ovulation the softer the cervix gets... the dots are how high the cervical position is and the dots are if the cervix is closed, alittle open, or open... hope this helps!!!

Posted by Tmgirlie    Friday, February 22, 2008 5:23 PM

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Are the circles for dialation?

Posted by crystamichellecardoza    Friday, February 22, 2008 6:49 PM

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Thanks so much - that makes sense now!

Posted by ezschunke    Friday, February 22, 2008 7:55 PM

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Check out the book "Taking Charge of your Fertility".  This chart is fully explained in that book.  

Posted by quinault    Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:18 AM

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What about the "OPK/LH surge"?  What's that mean?

Posted by Btobe    Saturday, March 01, 2008 6:01 PM

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OPK = Ovulation Prediction Kit.  LH is the hormone that the kit measures.  So if you are using an OPK, LH surge means that the detector is telling you that you are ovulating.

Posted by missnadja    Monday, March 03, 2008 7:15 AM

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umm i cant get it to come up for me...please help!!

Posted by mrs_allred    Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:03 PM

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Anybody have advice as to conceiving a girl? I already have a darling son 10 months old..

Posted by bobby2007    Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:56 PM

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To concieve a girl you should chart your fertility and try to have sex during the beginning of your signs of fertility (so when your mucus becomes clear and thin, but before it turns thick, white and pasty). It has been shown that "girl" sperm have more endurance and live longer in the fertile mucus, and can usually live until ovulation while having sex right around the time of peak ovulation will result in a boy because boy sperm are faster. For more information on this and your fertility in general,  I would encourage you to check out the book "Your Fertility Signs" by Merryl Winstein and to research "natural family planning" online. It is a wonderful, drug free way to both plan intercourse to aid in conception, or to avoid pregnancy! Best of luck concieving your baby girl!!

Posted by pksmith    Friday, April 04, 2008 9:12 PM

Q: Checking cervical mucus?

Q: Should I be checking my cervical mucus? What am I looking for and how do I do it? A: First, put down

Posted by Trying to Conceive Q & A    Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:24 AM

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"Taking Charge of your Fertility" is a great book!  We were pregnant within two months after reading just parts of the book.  I didn't even really chart my cycle, just took my temp every morning and paid attention to my vaginal fluids.  It also helps to "practice" everyday.  Another great book is "What to Expect When You're Expecting".  Before purchasing either of these books I read tons of reviews on many books and so glad I chose the two I did.

On conceiving a girl, pksmith is right -- sex during early fertile signs should get you a baby girl.

Posted by jusjenni    Wednesday, May 21, 2008 6:18 AM

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There is a great book that uses the same fertility chart in it.

It's called "Taking Charge of your Fertility" and it's amazing.  I've been using it for birth control (you just use the opposite method for trying to conceive).  It's great and the charting really gets you in tune with your body.  I highly recommend the book

Posted by lealoo480    Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:25 AM

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Well I guess I should have read all the comments before posting...as now I see the person before me recommended the same book!  Well, now you can see how truly great the book is, haha

Posted by lealoo480    Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:17 AM

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Ok, my husband and I are trying to have a baby..., all last week we calculated that I should be "ovutating", so we were.  But it seems I have cervical mucus now the week after (I think, this is my first time doing this).  If I did get pregnant last week, would I still have this cervical mucus this week?

Posted by dsbuschhorn    Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:45 AM

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According to the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility," which I went out and bought after reading some of the comments about it here (and also highly recommend), under a section of pregnancy symptoms, it says "creamy cervical fluid starting in the latter part of the luteal phase and continuing throughout pregnancy."  So if you became pregnant last week I would assume that it could be possible that what you're experiencing is in fact a symptom of that conception.  

Posted by savvytexan    Monday, July 28, 2008 6:19 PM

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I hope that this doesn't turn anyone off but this is the exact same method that the Catholic Church teaches instead of contraception.  Its called Natural Family Planning.

Posted by KGWalker    Monday, August 04, 2008 11:41 PM

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...well it seems to work.  My in-laws are Catholic and both MIL and FIL come from families with 10+ siblings!

Posted by savvytexan    Friday, August 08, 2008 3:19 PM

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So I am not sure about this fluid how can you tell about it?

Posted by lparras    Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:11 AM

What's going on?

Yesterday in the kitchen, Hubby and I were talking. Well, it was more him telling me about a call to

Posted by Becky262's Blog    Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:29 PM

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My husband and I have decided that 2009 is the year to start our own little family. After browsing the The Bump, I've realized how naive I am about a lot of things, including ovulation cycles.  Looks like I've got plenty of homework to do in this topic. I will definetely check out to books recommended.

Posted by floridabride07    Sunday, December 07, 2008 2:21 PM

Waiting to see if I am or not

Its driving me nuts!! My husband and I started this month and I am waiting to see if it took. I am hoping that it did, we have been married a year and a half and can't wait to have a baby.

Posted by vrivoire    Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:01 AM

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I started charting a couple weeks ago, but I have PCOS, so I have had creamy, seemingly fertile, fluid for 89 days now!!! I have already thought I may have ovulated about 3 times now, but the temp change doesn't last, so be careful to track your signs carefully before getting too too hopeful about having conceived! It was really sad for me.

Posted by thewahlers    Friday, January 02, 2009 7:57 PM

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I just wanted to thank all of you that recommened the book "Taking Charge of your Fertility". It is a great book and it really helps me to understand everything about charting. Thanks for this great information.

Posted by hopingforababyin2009    Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:00 PM

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Posted by caylinmackenzie    Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:01 AM

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This may sound stupid and being a science teacher I should know this but don't.  How do you tell the cervical position and openness?

Posted by bockovers0317    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:23 PM

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This may sound stupid and being a science teacher I should know this but don't.  How do you tell the cervical position and openness?

Posted by bockovers0317    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 8:23 PM

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i will quote how to find the cervix....

"The cervix exam requires only one finger.  You can make this exam while sitting on the toilet, or you can make this observation in a standing position with one foot upon the toilet.  You insert your index or middle finger up the vagina to touch the cervix.  With daily observations from Day 6 and up to the start of Phase 3, you will begin to notice the changes, even as a beginner.   The hardest part of this observation for some beginners is finding the cervix since it can be quite high and at first they have no idea what they are looking for.  The tip of the cervix is like the stem end of a small pear after the stem has been removed."

Posted by jatilano    Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:39 AM

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oh and to add to that, some tips to quote about finding the cervix ....

"1.  Don’t observe the cervix in the early morning because the muscles supporting the uterus contract a bit during the night when you are sleeping.  Thus the cervix may be higher upon awakening.  You should be up and around a while before making this observation.  This gives the uterus and cervix time to return to their normal position.

2.  Don’t make the internal observation after a bowel movement.  The opening of the cervix may open more at this time. "

Posted by jatilano    Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:42 AM

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This is very similar to the chart that Natural Family Planning uses (which I highly recommend).. why would that turn anyone off??  It's a NATURAL method that is very effective and married persons who follow the program only have a 5% divorce rate.. I don't know how that could turn a person off!  Anyways, NFP has a course that shows you how to effectively monitor fertility and the best time to conceive.. it's a very good class if anyone is interested in a natural and healthy child planning method.

Posted by mrosekepple    Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:53 PM

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the book that everyone has talked up on here, "taking charge of your fertility," really was a great book. just one more vote for it i suppose.

Posted by Blessed1018    Sunday, March 15, 2009 1:40 AM

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Ok, so I really like this chart but all my temps. are 96's and 97's , but the lowest on here is the 97's. Anyone know of any other premaid charts that are this easy to use?

Posted by littlesaralou1022@hotmail.com    Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:30 PM

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Just use fertilityfriend.com. i'm now in my second month of TTC (period hit yesterday. definitely not pregnant) and this tool is AWESOME. I LOVE it! You get a 30 day trial period of all the VIP features which are great, and they almost always have sales going on if want to go ahead and purchase the VIP membership. I got 90 days for $16.95. You just enter your information every day, and it charts everything for you. so simple. it took me a couple days of playing around with the site to get used to it, but now I love it! Go use it! (oh, and if you don't want to purchase the VIP membership, the basic is still free, but after you've used the VIP stuff, you'll want to purchase it!) Hope this helps!

Posted by Kass&Mike    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:35 PM

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I'm confused about the cervical fluid part right under the waking temp.  On the sample, all it has is a P (I'm assuming for the period days).  What else, if anything, should be put in those boxes?  I hope you know what I'm talking about!  Haha!

Posted by Kelli&Robin    Saturday, April 04, 2009 10:27 PM

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After visiting this board and reading the suggestions about the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility I ran out and bought it.  I am amazed at the amount of info I truly didn't know.  I am so glad I picked up this book and LOVE the software that came with it to help me keep track of my ovulation.  My husband and are planning on TTC in the next few months and now I feel as though we are prepared and are informed on how to go about this new journey.  I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who is TTC or thinking of TTC!!!

Posted by ce_stoffel    Sunday, April 19, 2009 9:22 PM