[iv_aingeal]

My chart this month is NUTS. It's my 4th month charting/TTC. This month involved a lot of stress (financial, car troubles, emotional, travel, illness, etc) which led to a great deal of poor sleep. I think my chart is a great example of how this can affect your temperatures! I really got the "sawtooth" pattern during my follicular phase. I usually temp at 540 am but some days I was up at 230, 330, 4 etc. Lot's of waking up in the middle of the night too, or difficulty falling asleep. I also had a pretty bad bladder infection - so that is what the spotting mid-cycle actually is.

Just thought I'd share. Anyone want to guess when I actually O'd? FF wants to say day 14 but I don't believe it. I have O'd on day 15 twice in the past, and once on day 17. BD'ing often made judging CM a little difficult and I don't trust my temps 100% this time around. The EWCM today was very cleary EWCM, no chance it was seminal fluid.

[iv_aingeal]

My chart this month is NUTS. It's my 4th month charting/TTC. This month involved a lot of stress (financial, car troubles, emotional, travel, illness, etc) which led to a great deal of poor sleep. I think my chart is a great example of how this can affect your temperatures! I really got the "sawtooth" pattern during my follicular phase. I usually temp at 540 am but some days I was up at 230, 330, 4 etc. Lot's of waking up in the middle of the night too, or difficulty falling asleep. I also had a pretty bad bladder infection - so that is what the spotting mid-cycle actually is.

Just thought I'd share. Anyone want to guess when I actually O'd? FF wants to say day 14 but I don't believe it. I have O'd on day 15 twice in the past, and once on day 17. BD'ing often made judging CM a little difficult and I don't trust my temps 100% this time around. The EWCM today was very cleary EWCM, no chance it was seminal fluid.

[vegiemama]

Oh, the joys of stress.  Isn't it fun?  Not!  I'm going to say there's probably not a real clear way to tell when you O'd, and/or there's a possibility that you've not even O'd yet since you're still having ewcm.  If I had to guess right now though, I'd say either cd14 or cd16, and I'd lean more toward cd16.  You're supposed to have at least a .2 degree rise above the previous 6 temps and you don't have that amount of rise for cd14.  Your temps are still pretty low if it's a cd14 O...whereas cd16 gets temp up into the average post-O temp range.

Keep temping and checking your cm and see how the next few days play out.  Hopefully your stress level is decreasing!

[iv_aingeal]

I'm tempted to change my CD16 CM from dry to creamy. On that day we were on the road coming home to VA from TN. So I was way off my normal schedule. We were in the car for 7 hours, unpacking, returning the rental car, etc. I only remembered to check my CM once. Usually I check say 4 or 5 times throughout the day and record the most fertile type.

I don't want to believe the CD14 O. Especially since on CD15 I temped at 2:15 am! And I'm pretty sure I was tossing and turning and half awake before I took that temp, so I really don't trust it's accuracy.

DH and I are just BD'ing as much as we please and relaxing about it this cycle. I told him my chart is too wacky for obsessing this month. I'll wait to test until early March (if no AF) so even if O was off by a few days, I should still be late.

[vegiemama]

Yep, with your travel and all, you'll probably have to chalk this cycle up to being a "practice" cycle...of course, practicing can bring good luck too :-)  I'll be interested to see if FF changes your O day on its own after you enter tomorrow's temp (assuming it'll be another high one).  It may.  We shall see 

[iv_aingeal]

You were right Sue! Entered my temp this morning and now my O date has switched from CD14 to CD16, Valentine's day!   Solid crosshairs too!

My DH and I are so excited because this is the first time FF has rated our chances as "High" instead of just "good"!