Chart Stalker/Interpreters Needed! - Page 2

Piper's Mama · #9 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Tkeys

I'm not sure yet - your temp isn't super high yet, but if it goes up again tomorrow, FF will probably give you crosshairs (but could change them later). I've had some false + on Clomid before and times when I thought I was O'ing and then it happened later, and you are still early for O on Clomid - I'd keep temping, using the monitor, bd'ing and waiting to see what happens. A lot of people O CD 17-20 with Clomid, and the monitor was always accurate for me, even on Clomid (although I've heard it can fail to give you a peak sometimes, especially if the estrogen doesn't drop (and I think you were taking estrogen supplements). Hang in there . . . I'm hoping it will become crystal clear with a few more days.

Yes, I was on the Estrogen, and I think that's what gave me the initial High on my monitor. However, it took one day on the meds to show the High, and I've been off of the Estrogen since Monday so I would think it would be out of my system by now. So I think my Highs are legit. I guess I'll just have to keep doing what I'm doing and see what happens. My first month on Clomid I didn't O until CD28 so I guess there is still time! Dang it!!

Kavitaluna · #10 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 08:39 AM

Dotted crosshairs mean that it is a "questionable" O date. It's not for certain. I would say either CD 14 or 15 would be a good bet. Did the crosshairs come up on CD 14? If so, yes I think the chances you caught the egg could be good- especially since you had EWCM on CD13. That is always a great sign for me because normally I only have EWCM once or twice (when I'm supposed to, anyway). It will be interesting to see the instead cup finals!!! LOL

P.S. Can you BD tonight? Might as well, just in case you O'd on CD14

Piper's Mama · #11 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 08:51 AM

Thanks for your input Katrina. Yes, the crosshairs were on CD14 when I put in a future high temp for tomorrow.

The EWCM is really what got me thinking that it was on CD14 because on my first month on Clomid, I didn't get anywhere near the amount (if any?!?) that I got this time. It was only one instance when I noticed it, after I went to the restroom, but it was completely surprising. It was the most I've seen in a long time.

Not that I'm opposed to it, and we certainly can, but do you think

will make a difference? Think the egg could still be hanging out???

Piper's Mama · #12 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 08:52 AM

haha, if Amy P was here she would be telling me that I need to go back to TTC School.

Tkeys · #13 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 08:53 AM

Once the monitor goes to "high" it will stay that way until it hits peak.

Piper's Mama · #14 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Tkeys

Once the monitor goes to "high" it will stay that way until it hits peak.

REALLY????

Tkeys · #15 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 09:22 AM

Yup. I found that frustrating, but true - it would sometimes give me 10 or 12 days of highs, and I could see the lines had gotten lighter again (my estrogen goes up and down a few times before I really O).

Tkeys · #16 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 09:26 AM

Here - check out my charts - scroll down to the bottom and you can see my early charts before medicine and using the monitor (except my first month - got a peak on CD 15 that month, and had 5 days of highs). My August/September chart was my first on Clomid - lots of highs, several patches of EWCM, I had a few false positive OPKs (CD 15, and CD 18 or 19) that I removed from my chart, and then FINALLY got a peak very late and O'd CD 25.

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Basically, I learned that the highs were not necessarily an indicator of imminent O for me, but my CM would get REALLY crazy right before O, and the Peak on the monitor was 100% reliable, so I still found it really useful.