Ovulation Chart Questions

mrsclean · #1 October 18th, 2009, 11:01 PM

Hey guys, would it be possible to know how I can share my chart to other people? I'm confused about the pattern that I've got over the past two weeks and I'm wondering if I've already ovulated. But it's just a bit confusing. I'd like to get an opinion about it if it's possible. Note that my first day was September 30. :]

Without the chart, here's my data:

Oct 09: 97.6
Oct 10: 97.3
Oct 11: 96.9
Oct 12: 96.6
Oct 13: 96.1
Oct 14: 96.7
Oct 15: 97.4
Oct 16: 97.7
Oct 17: 97.1
Oct 18: 97.0
Oct 19: 97.0

Coley · #2 October 19th, 2009, 05:30 AM

If you are using Fertility Friend, here are the instructions to put a link to your chart in your message.

Log onto FF
Click on Sharing
Click on Home Page Setup
At the top of the screen you will see a box that contains the URL to your homepage.
Copy and paste that URL into your message and we'll all be able to see your chart.

I'm happy to try and help decipher your chart once you get the link up.

mrsclean · #3 October 19th, 2009, 05:42 AM

Thanks. I don't have the posts to link urls though. Doh. It's basically the fertilityfriend website with this at the end:

/home/2a6aa0

Coley · #4 October 19th, 2009, 06:04 AM

Ah... yeah. You need 10 postings to be able to post a link.

2a6aa0 Ovulation Charts

Hmm... it doesn't look to me as if you have O'd yet.

Have you been checking your cervical mucus at all? I don't see it on your chart, but I was curious if you've noticed what it's been like even if you didn't put it on your chart.

CM is really the best way to tell if O is on it's way or not.

mrsclean · #5 October 19th, 2009, 06:14 AM

I noticed a couple days ago, maybe around the night of the 14th that it was pretty white. The sharp drop in my temp doesn't signify an O? I guess it could be possible that when I started checking my cycle, I just happened to start on a rare high temperature day. I guess I'll have to see. Thanks for your help so far.

TeresaSuperMama · #6 October 19th, 2009, 06:36 AM

You definitely could have O'd. How long are your cycles normally? Are you usually regular? Is this the first month you have charted? Are you coming off bc pills or anything else that might be relevant?

mrsclean · #7 October 19th, 2009, 06:39 AM

My cycles are fairly irregular (from 26-30 days), this is my first time charting (sorry if It seems very sloppy to you guys.

) and no, I haven't ever taken BC pills.

TeresaSuperMama · #8 October 19th, 2009, 06:45 AM

Welp, you definitely could have O'd then. The timing is right for it. I think since you don't have all your preO temps FF might have a harder time interpreting things. You could of course get another temp spike too though and without all your preO temps I'm hesitant to say that you have O'd for sure.

mrsclean · #9 October 19th, 2009, 06:51 AM

Thanks for that. So most likely, if I watch my temps, if I don't dip below 97 or so, that means that day 14 would've been my O date, correct?

Coley · #10 October 19th, 2009, 07:18 AM

I think I'm just having a hard time seeing the pattern because the temps make that huge V... after the big drop, it took a few days for the temps to go higher than the previous high temp... then they drop down again.

I dunno... I'm confused on this one.

jenine · #11 October 19th, 2009, 08:12 AM

I think it is a bit early to tell and your chart is not making it particularly clear...I would keep checking your cervical mucous and assume you have NOT O'd until you see a more clear and consistent pattern. In other words, keep BDing!

Good luck!

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #12 October 19th, 2009, 08:40 AM

I have a few questions. Are you taking your temperature consistently at the same time each day before you get out of bed?

I agree with Nikki you should add your cm data to your chart. I think it is possible that you o'd but I tend to agree with Nikki at this point. You could have o'd but I would continue to bd until you see a clear thermal shift to confirm ovulation.

mrsclean · #13 October 19th, 2009, 05:15 PM

97.1 again today. Yeah, the times taken were fairly consistent. I'll keep going and see where it goes from here. If I don't see a drop down to the lower 96's within the next two weeks, I'll assume that the day that I started taking my temps was just a rare high date.

Admin-pattyandthemoos · #14 October 19th, 2009, 06:21 PM

I think we are just going to need to see what your temps do over the next few days. Was anything going on around on CD 9 and 10 that could cause your temps to be higher?

mrsclean · #15 October 19th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Besides going to university, there really wasn't much that I did. But then again, I go every weekday so that shouldn't be too relevant. On mondays, go to the gym for two hours but I doubt that would affect my bbt during the morning after. Would it, however be relevant that despite me taking my temps at the same time each day, that I sleep at different times during the night? I vary from 6 to 9 hours during the week.