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for those who track your cycles...poss pregnancy?

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So I track my cycles on fertility friend, as it helps me to plan ahead re. endo pain and when not to make plans, also helps me track horrible symptoms etc. :(

However, my app has changed and it's saying I'm in a two week wait period....does this mean I could be pregnant.......?

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I've no idea what that means, sorry! Could it be that it's not going to predict your cycle for 2 weeks just in-case, so will store your data, and then see if you have your period?

I use naturalcycles and it looks a lot more user friendly than that!

I'm not sure how to read yours as there should be a peak of 0.5 deg 24 to 36 hours after ovulation - to two decimal places (one decimal place incurs rounding errors) measured in the morning upon waking. The one decimal place measurements aren't considered accurate. Do you use LH (ovulation tests) in combination with this app? As that helps plan when your fertile days are, which are about five days before ovulation and two after. Also with mine the more days you measure temperature and do LH tests when prompted the more accurate it can calculate and predict your cycle as it gets to know you, so it doesn't rely on live data with each entry.

I'm not sure whether that helps.

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foursimplewords in reply to luthien

hiya, i think a two week wait is what people who are trying for a baby refer to, the wait between ovulation and testing...gahhh

I use a thermometer that goes to 2 decimal places. Def considering ovulation tests as my cycles seem wacky!!

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foursimplewords in reply to foursimplewords

oh and the app does record it to 2 decimal places, but perhaps this isnt represented in the graph :)

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luthien in reply to foursimplewords

ah I get you!

Yeah ovulation tests help, my app tells me how to use them but I guess you could google. It takes a couple of months to work it out. as there's only two days in each cycle it really works for. LH has surges two days before ovulation to stimulate ovulation which should happen (but not always) about 12 to 24 hours after the 2nd LH surge. If a raised temp by 0.5 degrees follows two days later (for two readings) then you have ovulation! yay! it doesn't always happen though.

LH tests are weird, everyone's body is different, you basically get a surge during the day (LH works when your body is awake, no surge at night) so collect concentrated wee from about 2pm-ish. I tried one at 2pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9pm, only my 7pm during surges showed a positive, so I miss it if I leave it too long or at the wrong time of day. I now know after three cycles that I need to collect at 7pm for the two days before, as my app now tells me :) my surge is short about 2 hours, some people have longer 12 hour surges. a negative doesn't mean no ovulation during those few days, it could just mean you haven't worked out when is the best time to get a positive. The first month you'll go through about 15 tests in about four days! I get mine off amazon, same tests as everywhere else just different packaging. Have fun!

Do you check your temp as soon as you wake, while still in bed? as that's the most accurate and best.

Also consider marking on your app when you have sex as that helps you to plan if something doesn't work perhaps change days, quite often before ovulation is the best time so they're there waiting for the nice new fresh egg, rather than just after. Oh and don't make it all robotic, do things during the rest of the month too; research has shown continued exposure makes the body have less of an immune response to it and so accepts it more!

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foursimplewords in reply to luthien

yup check it at 6.30am as soon as I wake up without moving/getting up etc :)

I 'did the deed' on cycle day 16 so now I think there may be a chance of pregnancy?

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luthien in reply to foursimplewords

there could be, is that the day of your ovulation? some research says just before works better, and a few times around the days. but you may be one of the lucky ones where it just works.

If not it may not be you, about 70% of fertility problems are with the man! and if it's just once then that sometimes doesn't work either as the first lot after doing very little for a while isn't that good, the second lot usually works better as the systems all fired up lol!

Also consider pressure to perform on the day - just one day, can cause stress (not conscious) and the body doesn't quite work at peak performance! After all it's one day, about a few minutes, literally for a huge thing so why not make it a few days - actually just make it regular and fun, and sexy and carefree!!

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foursimplewords in reply to luthien

looks like I ovulated CD 19 xx

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luthien in reply to foursimplewords

have sex more if it doesn't work this time! :P

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foursimplewords in reply to luthien

haha well I'm not trying/not preventing but of course who knows if I'm fertile with this bloody possible endo!!

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luthien in reply to foursimplewords

same here! so I know what you mean!

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