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01-12-2013 at 8:03 PM
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Charting, OPKs, etc.

I haven't worried about charting and temping since it's just now been 4 mos of trying and figured I would if I was still NP after 6+ mos. So my question is at what point did you start temping, charting, and taking OPKs? TYIA
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01-12-2013 at 8:04 PM
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I started my first cycle.

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01-12-2013 at 8:06 PM
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01-12-2013 at 8:12 PM
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I started temping and using opks on my third cycle trying.
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01-12-2013 at 8:13 PM
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C2. I felt like you did at first and then when I realized I had no clue what was going on with my body I figured "why waste any more time?"

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01-12-2013 at 8:18 PM
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Temping since Jan. 2010 for TTA purposes, then have always temp-ed as long as I wasn't pregnant.  Temping = charting in my mind.

Added in OPKs 2 cycles ago (but my cycles are super long). 

Start temping whenever you want, but honestly, I find it wonderful and reassuring. 
 
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I decided to chart right away.  The reason I chose to is so that I will be prepared if it we end up having trouble. Hopefully we won't need the information, but it can't hurt.  This is my first cycle trying and I am learning so much about my body.  You won't regret doing it.  I dont'...yet. Big Smile  Good luck to you!!
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01-12-2013 at 8:20 PM
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01-12-2013 at 8:22 PM
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Thanks. I am worried that my baby readiness will multiply with daily temping and the works. Still waiting on AF to show up which is what's making me think maybe it's time to start "the works" after all so I'd know if I'm actually late or not. Not a fan of torturing myself with BFNs.
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01-12-2013 at 8:22 PM
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2nd cycle.. and I'm glad I did because it turned out that the first month our timing was a little off I think.
 
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01-12-2013 at 8:28 PM
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I started my 2nd cycle and I'm glad I did. It takes the guessing out of your mind.
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01-12-2013 at 8:28 PM
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little_bren:
Thanks. I am worried that my baby readiness will multiply with daily temping and the works. Still waiting on AF to show up which is what's making me think maybe it's time to start "the works" after all so I'd know if I'm actually late or not. Not a fan of torturing myself with BFNs.

That's the thing, knowing what my body is doing helps me to not stress as much. I know when I ovulated, so I know how good our timing was, and I know pretty much when to expect my period. It takes a lot of the guess work out of it.

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01-12-2013 at 8:46 PM
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I started temping within the first month of ttc. Didn't start opks until the 6 month mark and my obgyn suggested that she wanted me to. I find all of it very helpful. Gl to you 
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01-12-2013 at 9:00 PM
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I started our first month of trying.
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I started temping and charting right away and started OPKs my 3rd cycle. I wish I had just started OPKs right away too.
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01-12-2013 at 9:10 PM
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I started temping right away, but didn't get serious about OPKs until cycle 5. 


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01-12-2013 at 9:15 PM
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I started my second cycle. My first cycle was long and I hated not knowing what was going on. I'm SO glad I started temping/using OPKs. 

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01-12-2013 at 9:20 PM
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Beth&Derek:

little_bren:
Thanks. I am worried that my baby readiness will multiply with daily temping and the works. Still waiting on AF to show up which is what's making me think maybe it's time to start "the works" after all so I'd know if I'm actually late or not. Not a fan of torturing myself with BFNs.


That's the thing, knowing what my body is doing helps me to not stress as much. I know when I ovulated, so I know how good our timing was, and I know pretty much when to expect my period. It takes a lot of&nbsp;the guess work out of it.



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01-12-2013 at 9:25 PM
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Temping second cycle, OPKs sixth cycle. Wish I had started temping long ago before TTC.
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01-12-2013 at 10:52 PM
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I started right away.

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01-12-2013 at 11:07 PM
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01-12-2013 at 11:30 PM
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01-13-2013 at 1:35 AM
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I started charting (including temping) my last month on BC just to get the hang of it.I started Opks on my first month TTC.
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01-13-2013 at 1:51 AM
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I started OPKs during my 2nd cycle and temping during my 3rd.
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01-13-2013 at 6:27 AM
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I would chart. It makes ttc a lot less stressful. As pp mentioned if u have bad timing then u know to likely expect af. Also when u do get pregnant u will be certain of dates which in turn makes u a lot more educated at appointments. 
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01-13-2013 at 6:40 AM
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01-13-2013 at 9:30 AM
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colleenandshaun:
C2. I felt like you did at first and then when I realized I had no clue what was going on with my body I figured "why waste any more time?"

This. I only got through one cycle before realizing that I would drive myself LESS crazy if I knew what was going on. I'm so glad I started temping, etc. early on.
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01-13-2013 at 10:26 AM
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Right away. I wanted to know if I was ovulating since I just had my IUD removed. If I hadn't temped I wouldn't have any clue what by body was doing.

I temped right away when I tried to get pregnant with DD. I  got KU my first time trying (ended in m/c) and when we started TTC again I got KU cycle 2 with DD.

We were lucky that it didn't take long but I'm sure it would have taken longer had I not known what my body was doing, thanks to temping and OPKs.

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01-13-2013 at 2:20 PM
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I started last Tuesday, my first cycle off BCP. We are TTA until at least after our wedding  but I want to get to know my cycles and get used to it.
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01-13-2013 at 7:02 PM
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Thanks, ladies. I am going to start on both. I am beginning to see that doing that will help me understand wtf is going on. Provera forced me to have a period finally (very irregular naturally and DH and I had decided to uses condoms rather than BCPs about 9 mos ago so the forced regularity went with it), but it looks like that only lasted for 2 mos since AF is MIA (supposedly due a week ago) and I got BFN. So frustrating to not know if or when I'm ovulating. I guess me and DH will just sex it up in the mean time. Thanks for the input.
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