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@anotherbee: My RE told me that unless you are extremely accurate with taking your temperatures, they don't tell you anything. However, I'm not sure that I'm taking her word on that...my temperatures have always done a decent job of helping me figure my cycles out. I think temping plus OPKs are the best predictor of O, but even still, there are always variables.
Wouldn't it be easier if our bodies just announced "Hey, I'm ovulating now."?
I am no expert, but my OBGYN said the same thing when I told her we were going to TTC in the New Year. She said that the biggest thing was to be aware of your CM and BD often!!
I am a shift worker, and my doctor/OB/FS told me temping was useless for me, because I would never be able to get accurate temps, so I never tried.
Thanks ladies. I thought it was pretty cut and dry.... But maybe not. I just startEd using opks, so I'm gonna go one more cycle with those before going into an apt, and then we should be ready to Ttc anyways....justkinda threw me for a loop when she said not to trust it
My doc said the same thing. i was very strict with temping and had great charts-- with an obvious temp shift and regular cycles. Even then, my doc said not to temp and that it wasn't reliable. I liked seeing the charts and keeping track, so I kept doing it. Some docs highly believe in it, others don't!
@HopingToBeaMama: Yeah, I'm going to keep temping just for the heck of it. My aunt wants me to use the opks and wants to get my 40 day cycle down without spottingbefore we start trying.... So hopefully in April! That'll give me more time to use the opks to see if I'm ovulating or not.
Now. Feel a bit foolish for going to my GP and insisting on a referral months before we're even ready to Ttc. Hehe...oops!
@anotherbee: it is not a good predictor at all because it doesn't predict. But it does confirm O if you follow the rules and have a consistent sleep schedule.
@Mrs Green Grass: Agreed. It's only helpful to identify that you ovulated. The CM and cervical position are best. If your cycles are very regular, it can help predict future ovulation but that's if you have textbook cycles and well, I don't and don't know many women who do.
Temps don't predict ovulation but they can let you know a) that you haven't yet and b) that now you have. It's also what prompted me to to do a preg test - my period wasn't quite late, but I'd had a couple of extra days of higher temps than usual so I thought it was worth a shot. Also, now I'm about 10 weeks along but haven't had a scan and still nervous about bad things happening, I still take my temp a couple of times a week to make sure it's nice & high! Charting my temp plus CM (although I was better at the temp thing than the CM) was good for me to get an idea of my cycle when I came off the Pill, and we fell pregnant within 4 weeks of trying (2 cycles) so I'm a fan :) Obviously most people fall without ever charting anything, so it's not necessary at all and it's not for everyone, but I liked it for a lot of reasons.
I charter for about six cycles before we got our BFP and I found it really helpful and pretty accurate when I compared to my physical signs of ovulation. There were some cycles when I disagreed with Fertility Friend as to my ovulation date but it was usually only a day out. Just something to mention, but I used to get EWCM about five days before O, so CM wasn't a great indicator for me.
I think that like OPK's and charting CM etc, it's a great tool when used and viewed in conjunction with the other tools for TTC.
I had a doctor tell me that it was worthless, too. Well, after trying unsuccessfully for 6 months, I got pregnant on my second month of charting. I think temping and CM are great tools to use to figure out the best times to try.
i agree with @mountain.bride @Mrs Green Grass in that temping tells you if you've O'd, not necessarily when you're going to. use all the tools: CM, temp, even cervical position and you have a lot of information. if you haven't read TCOYF, you should! she explains the issues and whys and hows. i think it's pretty rad that our body gives us all these clues. we're TTA now, but i know that the last 4 months of charting is going to be invaluable when we start to TTC.
I really got a lot out of using Fertility Friend (I'm sure there are other programs as well) b/c it allowed me to input so many factors (i.e. waking time, CM, alcohol intake, sleeplessness, etc.) and gave me a better indicator of whether a certain temp was legit. The program would take into account everything and then would skip over temps that had too many variables. I forget what it costs to use these days, but might be worth it; especially if you use it for a couple months to get the hang of temp'ing/interpreting your charts and see if it's a useful tool for you.
@anotherbee: if done right it's amazingly accurate. However, there are 100,000,000 ways to mess it up and when it's messed up, it's no wehre near accurate. My thing: don't do it unless you're going to commit to it 110%. I can't commit, so I don't temp.
Thanks ladies. I guess I shoudl have said indicator not predictor. That's what I ment. Not a good way to confirm o, not predict o.
Anyways, I'm going to keep charting, just for the heck of it, since i'm used to it now, I think I'd miss it if I stopped.
I think I got a pos OPK this month, and it threw me for a loop. So maybe something's going on in there.
For those of you curious, my chart: http://tcoyf.com/members/Canadianmomtobe/charts/4.aspx
Also, my aunt is getting me an appt with the OBGYN for april, cause she wants me cycles shortened and to get rid of that nasty spotting (which hasn't yet showed it's ugly head this month! *knock on wood*)
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So, my aunt works for the OB/gyn that I got a referral to, and upon telling her what my issues are, she's told me that temping isn't really a good predictor for o, and has too many variables....now I don't know what to believe.....sigh