HELP Please! what is my chart doing??

[belle75]

thanks SaraJane. Will know soon I guess. I'm just so sick of waiting for something to happen though!

Hi Bethgift. Welcome to BB. You have come to the right place. You will find lots of answers here so whatever it is you want to ask, don't be shy. Just fire away. There'll always be someone who can help or direct you in the right direction.

Have you seen your GP? they are a good place to start. You need to consider things like:
- getting your vaccinations up to date
- eating healthy
- folic acid 0.5mg daily
- cut down alcohol/smoking

Do you have regular cycles? If you do, you ovulate about 14 days (+ or - 5 days) before your periods. I found that charting helps (although this cycle is a bit frustrating It helps your understand your cycles and pinpoint your fertile time. I have PCOS so is a bit more complicated for me.

FertilityFriend is a good site if you want to start charting. They have an online charting course (free) to get you started. Start by checking your CM (cervical mucus) daily. You are most fertile when you get clear,slippery,stretchy mucus.

I found temperature charting useful in understanding my cycles. You can get an ovulation thermometer from your pharmacy for around $20. You measure your temp every morning upon waking and record this. you ovulate the day before your temperature rises to higher than any other temp in your cycle and stays high for the rest of the cycle. It only helps to understand your cycles though, not pinpoint ovulation beforehand.

You can use OPK's (ovulation prediction kits) to pinpoint ovulation in advance. They are available form your pharmacy but are quite expensive. You can also buy them off ebay in bulk packs.

Hope that helps. Good luck in your TTC journey. Hope it is short. lots of :blue-babydust:

[Justin Keane]

Belle75, your chart shows repeated attempts at ovulation evidenced by the weekly presence of ewcm (this reflects the hormones changing to facilitate the ovulation) without consulting with you I would suggest at the very least some acupuncture up to and including day 14 to help move the energy around this time.