[*~*Lindsey*~*]

Hello all!! Although I am not TTC YET, but I will be in like 2 weeks.

Here is the story.

My name is Lindsey(24), I live in Michigan and I am getting married August 2nd of this year (so 1 1/2 weeks) to my DF, Chris(23)!!!!! We want to start trying after we get married. I am also the mother to my DS, Kody(5). We also have one fur baby, he is a Lhasa Apso pup, his name is Taz(8 mos on August 5th, his name fits him well). We are going to the Poconos, PA for our honeymoon. We get married on a Saturday, we are going to head down there on Sunday for a week.

I am currently on birth control to regulate my AF (she was visiting twice a month for like 1 1/2 or more weeks, she would visit for like 2 weeks, then leave for a week, then come back again for 2 weeks!! SHE IS EVIL!!!!!!), so anywho I am currently on BC. I am thinking I am going to stay on BC while on my honeymoon as I don't want AF to visit then. (as far as I know if you get off BC, AF will come to visit. PLEASE correct me if I am wrong). But FDH and I will FOR sure be active still! If you get my point!

AF SHOULD be coming to visit me next week, and I will be ending on my wedding!

So anyway, I guess the point of this is, that we are going to start TTC! I would LOVE to chart, although, I tried before we were planning our wedding and set a date, and I wasn't to sure on how to do that. SO if someone could help me through it a couple times so I know what I am doing. I do have one of those basel thermometers.

With the charting, can I start now? How do I go about doing this? I guess I really have LOTS of questions....just these ones for now...TIA!!!

And good luck to you all at TTC!!!!!!

[akafrogs]

ok, to start temping, all you have to do is take your temp as soon as you wake up in the morning (don't get out of bed!!) and try to take it at the same time. Record what your temp is (bedside note pad). Get up or go back to sleep.

You can go to fertilityfriend.com and get a free account. You can enter your temps in and it will chart for you.

As for the BCP (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong), but since you would probably just start your new pack the day of your wedding since your are finishing up AF around then. You wouldn't/shouldn't get AF again if you don't start the next pack, and it might actually put you in the right timing for a honeymoon baby.

You could start charting now to get yourself into the habit of it! GL and congrats on your imminent wedding

[sjkduke]

Lindsey and SUPER congrats on your upcoming wedding!!! How exciting!!!

Just wanted to say good luck...and I hope it doesn't take long at all for you to get your BFP!