[Mod-LilSunshine]

Have you ever considered taking a break from charting? If you've actually taken a break, how long of a break did you take?

[ashnichole2326]

I have...and I don't think I recommend it. I took a couple months off...and I was a nervous wreck until AF came because I didn't know when to expect her. lol

[NutMeg76]

But, I chart for TTA and TTC...so it is a way of life for me. I mean I always do at least my CM and stuff, I don't always temp. But since I have been charting for 10 years going by CM gives me a pretty good idea of what is going on. The only problem is it means we have to abstain longer when TTA...lol...DH doesn't like that.

[wishfulgal]

I've thought of it but I think it might stress me out more not to know what is going on.
DH and I are going on vacation the end of June. My mom wants to keep our son and we are going to let her, I hope I don't get sad and miss him too much. So it's kinda going to be a second honeymoon for us. I figured it out and there's a good chance I might be Oing right then, but I told DH I'm NOT bringing that stupid thermometer along. I just want to relax and have fun!
At one point we thought we were going to take a charting break in March and more casually TTC since a December due date wasn't our ideal, but we ended up trying hard core and whaddya know, still no BFP.

[mom2pne]

Both times I gave up charting I got pregnant. The first time was I got tired of waking up to temp. That was with 3/8/2008's chat. I m/c on 4/30/2008 at 7w 3d. The other time was with 12/12/2008's chart when my dh and I decided to take a break. I got pg that cycle and was due to have Lennox on 9/13/2009. Which was 9 months exactly from my angel baby's due date of 12/13/2008.

Right now I'm not charting. I just wanted to give you an answer to your question.

[Banned-AKennedy]

I'm currently taking a break from temping, as I've just split from my partner. I have to admit, as much as I enjoy not worrying about temping, as soon as I wake. I have been worrying, where about my cycle is, as I've only used my fertility moniter this cycle. I think I'll go back to temping, next cycle

[Coley]

Originally Posted by mom2pne

I got pg that cycle and was due to have Lennox on 9/13/2009.

Your baby girl and I share a B-day!!!


I've not taken a break from charting. I would be too stressed wondering what's going on. I'll admit, it would be nice not to have my mood for the day dictated by my temperature the moment I wake up... but what're ya gonna do?

I'm kinda like Meghan... I intend to use it while TTA as well. I don't want pills or any of that artificial crap to keep me from getting preggo, especially when I know the natural signs to look for. That way I won't ever have to worry about my body readjusting from drugs and hormones.

[OurSweetLabs]

Nope,

I also used it for TTA between David and when we started trying. Also my O date varies too much so I would always have my hopes up and be wasting money on HPTs....

[wishfulgal]

Yeah, if I hadn't been charting my first few post-partum cycles I would have been absolutely convinced I was pregnant. My pre-pregnancy cycles were 29-30 days like clockwork, so when I got to CD38 on my first PP cycle I would have been pretty confused and disappointed if I hadn't known when I O'd.

It really is a double edged sword. Like Nikki said, I'd love to not have my mood for the day dictated by my temp/CM....but I don't even know how to stop! I really do think I might take a break in June though. Just sort of a recharging of sorts. It's not like charting and trying everything in the world is getting me pregnant So, if we take a more relaxed approach, what's the worst thing that could happen? Not getting pregnant? Big deal. I'm used to that...

Oh, and if we ever reach the point of needing to avoid pregnancy (not likely to happen at the rate we are going, we wanted a big family and wouldn't mind closely spaced kids), we would use charting to avoid. I would never risk using hormonal birth control.