[linbein]

So, from what I'm reading, it says you'll have a small dip in temps, and then a spike, and that's when you ovulate?
So, my question....if I am using this charting method to determine when/if I ovulate before my firest post m/c AF, then what should I look for as a prediction?? Like...I wouldn't want to BD and then see a spike, knowing I could get pregnant...how do you use it as a predictor? Or can you really??Especially since I have no real cycle at the moment to go by and help me out??
Thanks for the help. I have heard that some women can ovulate 2 weeks after their D&C, and that would be this week for me....DH and I plan to kind of abstain anyways...I think we did it a bit early and had a small bleeding issue yesterday, so no more for a bit...but that's not to say I wouldn't ovulate next week or something. HELP!

Make sure to check your cm as well. You can use it to avoid sex, I always get a few days of lower temps before I O. Once your temps start going down and you see fertile cm I wouldnt have sex until you DONT see the fertile cm anymore.

[kticesk8s]

Hi there Temperature charting isn't really used as a predictor, but you can find out IF you are ovulating as well as a normal pattern that may occur with you. As Miles said, CP & CM are better predictors of impending ovulation than temperature is, or you could use OPK.

[ShawnaCAN]

I'm not quite sure I'm understanding - you want to avoid conception right now, or achieve it?

Temperatures are of no use to tell you when you are fertile, they only confirm ovulation AFTER it has occured.

If you notice any mucus at all, you are potentially fertile and the mucus can keep sperm alive up to 5 days until you ovulate. If you want to conceive, be sure to BD anytime you feel wet or slippery, or see mucus. If you want to avoid conception, abstain from gential contact while mucus is present and until the FOURTH day after it disappears (if you are using temps, this includes waiting until you have 3 temps which are higher than the previous 6).
(That's a very simple summary of how it works, anyone with a serious need to avoid pregnancy who wishes to use charting to do so should seek proper training from an accredited instructor!)

Going by mucus, you will have plenty of warning before your first ovulation after the miscarriage.

[linbein]

Well, I want to avoid getting pregnant until I at least have my first AF....but didn't want to go back on hormonal birth control in the meantime...always just reaks havoc on my system. It's not like I'm worried just yet...not planning on doing anything else until I have my post op visit....
I'm just looking for ways to get in tune with my body and maybe tell what's going on. I never had any real symptoms of ovulation before, no O pain...and the mucus...maybe my body is just weird, but it just always seems like there is more than there should be....maybe that's why we are so fertile! We got pregnant both times within a month of starting. And we weren't even really "trying" either time.
I am just too scared to get pregnant before I have a period....I have some OPK's ordered...but I don't know when I'll get them. This Thursday is 2 weeks since my D&C. As of last Thursday a pregnancy test was positive still...and I plan to test this week again. If that test is still positive...am I pretty safe to say I wouldn't ovulate yet??

[ShawnaCAN]

Well, I want to avoid getting pregnant until I at least have my first AF....but didn't want to go back on hormonal birth control in the meantime...always just reaks havoc on my system. It's not like I'm worried just yet...not planning on doing anything else until I have my post op visit....
I'm just looking for ways to get in tune with my body and maybe tell what's going on. I never had any real symptoms of ovulation before, no O pain...and the mucus...maybe my body is just weird, but it just always seems like there is more than there should be....maybe that's why we are so fertile! We got pregnant both times within a month of starting. And we weren't even really "trying" either time.
I am just too scared to get pregnant before I have a period....I have some OPK's ordered...but I don't know when I'll get them. This Thursday is 2 weeks since my D&C. As of last Thursday a pregnancy test was positive still...and I plan to test this week again. If that test is still positive...am I pretty safe to say I wouldn't ovulate yet??[/b]

No, it's not pretty safe to say. Most women will ovulate at some point within the first 6-8 weeks following a miscarriage - it could be right away, it could be closer to the 8 week mark.

What you CAN rely on is your mucus though. Pay attention to what you feel at the vulva as you walk around during the day. Do you feel nothing? Do you feel wet? Do you feel sticky, or slippery, or whatever? If you feel nothing (dry) and see NO mucus, you are infertile and can safely have intercourse on alternate evenings as long as you remain dry. If you feel anything or see mucus, abstain until you have 3 full dry days again. After you ovulate, wait until the fourth morning after your last day of slippery mucus - then intercourse is safe anytime until your period arrives.

Does that make sense, or did I just confuse you? Ordinarily if someone wanted to use mucus observations to avoid pregnancy, I would emphasize the importance of proper training in doing so - but since it's just one cycle you're hoping to manage, that information is all you need to know.