I'm new!!

HippieLove · #1 August 19th, 2009, 04:03 PM

Not new to JM but completely new to NFP. First of hi my name is Emma

My SO Chris and I have been together for 5 years and we have 2 children Jaelah (3) and Oliver (11mths).

I'm not sure if this is the right board or not I'm pretty sure it is... I would really like to learn how to chart as I'm pretty clueless on all of that... I'm not TTC but we are possibly WTTC and I'd like to get the hang of it all, get to know what its all about before when we do TTC and also be able to stay off hormonal BC using NFP.

ETA: I have PCOS not sure if that matters or not. I had a CD 46 last cycle so not as bad as some (that was the longest its ever been). I'm on CD 3 of this cycle now.

ShawnaCAN · #2 August 19th, 2009, 04:51 PM

Welcome! This is definitely the right place. NFP can be used to TTC or to TTA, whichever you like! I'm Shawna, certified Billings Ovulation Method teacher. What type of NFP are you hoping to learn?

HippieLove · #3 August 19th, 2009, 05:10 PM

Thank you for the warm welcoming... I'm not sure

LJD3Tdance · #4 August 19th, 2009, 09:33 PM

Welcome. I'm Christen, happy to have you here. Have you checked out the information in the stickies yet?

ShawnaCAN · #5 September 6th, 2009, 01:29 PM

How you been the last few weeks Emma?

SavaAngel · #6 September 6th, 2009, 04:28 PM

Welcome! I used BOM to avoid and am now TTC! Good Luck!

HippieLove · #7 September 6th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Thanks

This month has been really hectic and i didnt do my temps as well as I should off so I havent been able to chart and I think we may of DTD at the wrong time

whatever happens happens but I'm hoping as of next cycle I can start doing this properly

ShawnaCAN · #8 September 6th, 2009, 06:27 PM

Are you going to test, or just wait to see if AF shows up first?

HippieLove · #9 September 6th, 2009, 09:26 PM

I bought a thing of 25 tests of the net last week they're just cheapies
Oracle Fertility
I'll test when they get here, I think I am around 7-4DPO now

ShawnaCAN · #10 September 7th, 2009, 02:44 PM

I hope you'll keep us posted over here!

HippieLove · #11 September 7th, 2009, 05:47 PM

I will

LJD3Tdance · #12 September 10th, 2009, 09:46 PM

GL either way.

ShawnaCAN · #13 September 18th, 2009, 12:26 PM

Any updates from you?

HippieLove · #14 September 18th, 2009, 02:18 PM

Well I'm on CD 33 now so I guess I didn't ovulate like I though (se I really do suck at this

) so i'm just waiting on Af now

LJD3Tdance · #15 September 18th, 2009, 10:42 PM

So do you think you have ovulated now?

ShawnaCAN · #16 September 19th, 2009, 06:54 AM

Do you have a chart online?

HippieLove · #17 September 19th, 2009, 03:38 PM

No I've stuffed my chart up si I have no idea if I've ovulated.. weird question can you get a period without ovulating or must you ovulate for it to come? I feel like I should know this

ShawnaCAN · #18 September 19th, 2009, 03:41 PM

Yes, you can have a period without ovulating - but you wouldn't consider it menstruation. If you bleed without ovulating, the bleeding itself could be related to ovulation - so you consider it potentially fertile and count 3 if TTA. Or you can have a withdrawal bleed too, meaning the hormones come crashing down after trying so hard to make ovulation happen.