[sjkduke]

Who's here in the New Year?!?!

Tell us a bit about you!

Name:

DH/SO name:

Your age:

DH/SO age:

Number of baby you're TTC:

Why are you charting?:

What is your favorite thing about charting?

What is your least favorite thing about charting?

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier?

[NutMeg76]

Name: Meghan

DH/SO name: David

Your age: 32

DH/SO age: 34

Number of baby you're TTC: not TTC right now

Why are you charting?: Not, charting, but I like to hang around

What is your favorite thing about charting? Getting to know my body better

What is your least favorite thing about charting? When things don't happen the way I think they are 'supposed to'

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? I dunno

[alicenwonderland]

Name:Alice

DH/SO name: Matt

Your age: 21, 22 next month

DH/SO age: 28

Number of baby you're TTC: #1

Why are you charting?: to track my fertile periods and track to see if there are any issues.

What is your favorite thing about charting? actually keeping track of my cycles. Knowing when my last period was. knowing when ovulation occurs.

What is your least favorite thing about charting? It makes me agonize over everything! I obsess too much over my charts.

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? maybe more group question posts. or check-in "where are you in your cycle" posts

[samantharae]

Name: Samantha

DH/SO name: Johnny

Your age: 23

DH/SO age: 28

Number of baby you're TTC: 2

Why are you charting?: We conceived DS on our first month not trying not preventing + after one month of trying for #2 with nothing I decided I would chart + try to figure out what is going on.

What is your favorite thing about charting? Hm...having some sort of an idea about what's going on with my body.

What is your least favorite thing about charting? Not knowing EXACTLY what's going on.

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? The board more active would be nice. Whenever I post anything it usually takes forever to get a responce.

[KatiInCT]

Name: Kati

DH/SO name: Nicholas (aka Nick)

Your age: 25

DH/SO age: 28

Number of baby you're TTC: 1 (a miscarriage in December 2008)

Why are you charting?: Knowing when I ovulate

What is your favorite thing about charting? Understanding my body

What is your least favorite thing about charting? The frustrations of a confusing chart

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? I am happy as is.

[shauna0325]

Tell us a bit about you!

Name: Shauna

DH/SO name: Matt

Your age: 28

DH/SO age: 29

Number of baby you're TTC: technically it'll be my 3rd baby, but will make a combined total of 5 kids for us

Why are you charting?: because my body is a mess so my midwife suggested it

What is your favorite thing about charting? not always wondering what's going on with my body

What is your least favorite thing about charting? getting ch's that are wrong

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? hmm can't think of anything, I love it here!

[ShawnaCAN]

Name: Shawna

DH/SO name: Josh

Your age: 29

DH/SO age: 28

Number of baby you're TTC: Not TTC

Why are you charting?: To TTA (Billings Ovulation Method)

What is your favorite thing about charting? Everything! Knowing what's going on with my body. Being able to identify health problems early on. Being able to TTA with the same reliability as hormones, but without the risks/side effects of hormones! Working with my body instead of against it.

What is your least favorite thing about charting? Nothing really. I think it's fun, now that I understand it all. Before I understood really well, I found it very confusing and overwhelming, thanks to my complicated PCOS cycles. Now it's second nature.

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? n/a

[sjkduke]

Name: Sarah

DH/SO name: Troy

Your age: 27

DH/SO age: 36

Number of baby you're TTC: Not preventing right now(which is NOT TTC, for us), we will start trying for number 2 in the fall

Why are you charting?: Not right now because Parker has a funky sleep schedule, but I will try once we get closer to trying, my luteal phase is short, so I need to know when I so I can start progesterone

What is your favorite thing about charting? Kknowing what's going on! I love having that confirmation!

What is your least favorite thing about charting? Having a clear picture of what is going wrong, lol! And it makes me super obsessive!

What are some things you'd like to see around here to make your charting/TTC experience easier? I wish we had more active posters...I'm trying to work on that!