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11-16-2012 at 9:39 AM
rmcgibbon
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Can I get a chart stalk?

Ok I'm super confused about whats going on with my body right now. I'm on CD 21, I've gotten positive OPKs yesterday & the day before around mid-day and then negatives later in the evening. I just took an OPK and it was negative as well. As you can see in my chart, my temp has not spiked. I'm not sure how big of a rise in temp would signify ovulation, but it doesn't look like it's happened yet.

This is my first month charting my temp, so my question is would I be able to tell a difference already in my first cycle or does it take a few cycles of charting temps to really figure out when it's happening?

My cycles have always been between 25-28 days, so since it hasn't happened yet and I'm on day 21, this means my luteal phase will definitely be under 10 days, right? I know someone has mentioned previously that luteal phases don't change much in length but follicular phases can vary quite a bit. Is there truth to that?

Any insight is much appreciated Big Smile


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11-16-2012 at 9:43 AM
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charting helps determine when you already Od. You need 3 high temps. Since you got a positive OPK i would hump it out until your temps confirm O.
11-16-2012 at 9:47 AM
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I agree with the pp, you just O'd late. I think you probably O'd around day 20, so with your 10 day LP, I would expect your period around day 30. With your normal cycles between 25-28 days, that isn't too out there.

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11-16-2012 at 9:50 AM
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Sorry but you're really just going to have to wait it out and see what your temperature does in the next few days. Just keep humping in out and tempting and hopefully your chart will provide answers within the next few days. Good luck!

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11-16-2012 at 9:53 AM
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I agree with everyone. You are going to have to give it a few days to see what your temps do. Good luck!

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11-16-2012 at 9:55 AM
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rmcgibbon:

Ok I'm super confused about whats going on with my body right now. I'm on CD 21, I've gotten positive OPKs yesterday & the day before around mid-day and then negatives later in the evening. I just took an OPK and it was negative as well. As you can see in my chart, my temp has not spiked. I'm not sure how big of a rise in temp would signify ovulation, but it doesn't look like it's happened yet.An off cycle here or there is normal

This is my first month charting my temp, so my question is would I be able to tell a difference already in my first cycle or does it take a few cycles of charting temps to really figure out when it's happening?  Definitely a few cycles to see a trend

My cycles have always been between 25-28 days, so since it hasn't happened yet and I'm on day 21, this means my luteal phase will definitely be under 10 days, right?Because this is your first month charting you don't know what your LP is, it takes FF a few cycles of charting to determine what your average LP is. I would go with the average and tack on 14 days from the time you get crosshairs until you know what that average is. Re-read the tutorials as well. I know someone has mentioned previously that luteal phases don't change much in length but follicular phases can vary quite a bit. Is there truth to that? Yes, but luteal phases can vary a bit too

Any insight is much appreciated Big Smile


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11-16-2012 at 9:57 AM
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The best thing you can do is knock 'my cycles have always been', and 'I always .... before O/before AF' out of your vocabulary. What's happened in your past cycles has ZERO to do with current and future cycles. And yes, LP stays the same, roughly, but you don't know exactly when you ovulated last month, so not sure how much stock I would put in the 9 days thing. Could be correct, but you weren't temping so hard to know. 

Keep sexin and see where it goes ;) 


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11-16-2012 at 10:01 AM
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Thanks everyone Smile. I'll keep an eye on my chart and see what happens.

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11-16-2012 at 10:17 AM
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Everyone gave the advice I would have given--- just wanted to say Yes on your ian somerhalder pic and say omgsqueee, did you watch VD last night? Delena!


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11-16-2012 at 10:24 AM
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MindyBadger1:
Everyone gave the advice I would have given--- just wanted to say Yes on your ian somerhalder pic and say omgsqueee, did you watch VD last night? Delena!

Not yet, but it's on my DVR to watch tonight!!! I need to see some Delena action!


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