Re: 'Secretly' charting, any suggestions?

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Now, once I start charting, I suspect it will take me at least one cycle to get into the routine. Maybe two. Then, you need at least 6 months of charting.

So, if I wait for my husbant to graduate, then TTC for several months, then realize it's not working, go to an RE, who'll ask me to start charting... then wait another 8 months to get 6 months of good charting...

My plan is to start charting now. By the time he graduates and we're ready to drop the birth control, I'll probably get so used to charting, it will feel just as natural as brushing my teeth in the morning. Once we start TTC, I will share the charts with my ob. And if nothing happens in 6 months, I'll go to an RE, armed with a pile of charts.

Another thing, charting can help me as birth control now. We're using condoms, except for the last 5 days before my period (my cycle is consistently 24-27 days, so we know those 5 days are "safe"). Charting might add another "safe" day or two.

At Sat, 16 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>Fadette...Congratulations on a baby soon (hopefully!) and your hubby's
>PhD. But why are you going to chart in the first place? I don't know
>how regular your cycle is , but most women with a fairly normal cycle
>can get pregnant very easily within 6 or so months. Just have sex from
>about days 10-15 every month (well, you don't need to every day, but
>it's still fun!).
>
>Sometimes TTC can cause anxiety, even for those of us who don't have any
>fertility problems, and believe me, taking your temperature every
>morning will cause even more anxiety. With my first, it took us about 4
>cycles, and every month I would be so anxious to find out if it was our
>time. Our 2nd was technically an accident, although we were going to
>start TTC.
>
>How about trying the old fashioned way until you know if you are having
>trouble?

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