[a_farmer01]

Im really new to ttc. Before this board, i thought all you had to do was "practice" to get pregnant. Now, i realize there is so much more to it, can yall plz give me tips and such on how to chart? TY TY TY

[Niamh ૐ]

Definitely get the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler... it's EXTREMELY helpful.

[ShawnaCAN]

Ditto Niamh! There are also classes you can take, covers it all in about an hour.

[Blue Eyes 409]

FF also has classes that you can take.

Just make sure that you take your temp at the same time every day and be as still as you can before taking your temp.

I have used a lot of charting programs Fertility Friend is my fav and the easiest to use. They give you 30 day free VIP when you sign up for it and after that the basic membership is free. The best thing about the VIP is you can use the message boards and get one on one help with any of your questions. That is where I learned everything I know.

[mrscales]

Ovulation Calendar and Ovulation Chart - FertilityFriend.com is where i learned enough to get me started; i also bought "taking charge of your fertility" it's a great help too!

[Admin-pattyandthemoos]

Hi, welcome to the charting board. The best way to learn is to just start taking your temperature and reading as much as you can on it. You want to buy a basal body temperature thermometer. You can find them at most drug stores or you can order one online at early-pregnancy-tests.com or amazon.com

Then you want to pick a time to wake up to take your temp. You need to take your temperature at the same time every day and you need to stay in bed when you temp.

JM has an article on taking your waking temperature.
Charting Basics: Waking Basal Body Temperatures

Then if you take your temp every day we will help you interpret when you ovulate. You won't know for sure when you ovulate until after your o day passes so you should look for signs that you are close to ovulating like fertile cervical mucous and ovulation pain.

Here is an article on JM about cervical mucous.
Cervical Mucous, Cervical Position and Ovulation

There are more articles on JM about charting here.
Charting & Ovulation Prediction

FertilityFriend.com also has a lot of great info on charting. I would also agree that if you really want to learn more about charting buy the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It is a great investment.

I hope you will stick around. We will help you figure it out. I learned so much right here on this board.

[dapgal]

I learned from TCOYF also. Those sites are great though.