Simply put, do yaâll think Iâm tracking this cycle properly? My temp spike is pretty small, but I had a big temp spike day 15 bc of poor sleep. Additionally Iâve never had such a short fertile phase, such minimal CM, or such an early peak day. TTA so just looking for some reassurance or direction regarding my chart! (I use condoms and spermicide when Iâm in my fertile phase, donât come for me)
I have tried using this product for 3 days...used 5 test strips....I've followed every instruction meticulously. Peed in a cup, dipped the absorbent end for 15 secs exactly, laid it down flat, inserted it into the monitor within the 15 min window, waited for the clearblue screen to leave and test day screen to appear, inserted it and heard a click, didn't remove the test strip prematurely,..did it all 5 times, confirmed that there wasn't any dye run, and checked my batteries. Despite all of this, the monitor still shows test error. I don't have the original packaging because I threw it out..so I can't even ask for a refund. I'm using the marquette method to track my cycles(getting married in 3 months)....and we're not ready financially for a baby. Sorry if this sounds all over the place...does anyone have any experience with this? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
So this looks like the description of highly fertile/ egg white CM to me, but my ovulation test are neg. Itâs kind of opaque/ red tinged, streaky, giggly, kind of like a booger? And has a defined shape.
Iâm on day 14 and my peak day is always between day 18-22. I get this around this time in my cycle but I never know what to make of it and donât want to record it incorrectly!
Lmk what yall think.
I messaged my instructor but she hasnt answered yet and its a bit time sensitive since I live in a diff. time zone and need to know if I should test tomorrow morning.
Ive been doing marquette for about 2 years, and always caught peak on my monitor. I am actively TTC for a year now (with a few losses in the mix). I just had my 2nd chemical last cycle, and this time I went from highs straight to low and skipped peak. I had a chemical pregnancy last cycle (my second). But after my other 2 losses I did reach peak the following cycle. Is my monitor faulty? Do I reset? Do I need to continue testing tomorrow? My sticks are a bit precious since my country doesnt sell them
Hi everyone, I am hoping to get some advice from those more experienced in FAM and NFP then I am! I am 4 months postpartum and just started using Billings (was just abstinent before, and I wasnât ovulating yet). I have been combining cervical mucus observation with lh test strips. The problem is that my period is now three weeks late, and I have no idea whatâs happeningđ My husband and I thought we were in the clear on April 26 because it was around when my period was supposed to be due and had unprotected sex, but then on May 1 I had ovulation pains and lots of ewcm. So, sex five days before suspected ovulation-not great, but a 90 percent chance of not conceiving. At the same time I saw my lh rising from about the 28th until it finally peaked on the 5th of May. We then had UP the day after (so May 6) because it was a dry day and my lh was significantly lower that morning. Was I wrong? What day do you even think I ovulated on? Iâm very confused and also anxious that I am pregnant (both husband and I are young and very fertile, two babies back to back on first try).
I have been doing Sensiplan for almost 5 months, self taught (!!!), and Iâm just still shocked and amazed how effective it is. Five months of having sex regularly and managing to avoid pregnancy, it feels like Iâm cheating the system.
When I got married at the beginning of the year, I was so stressed about FAM. I do not want to get pregnant within the first year of being married and I only want to have one child. Iâve read countless stories of Catholic women falling pregnant over and over again because it simply just did not work for them. Not just the Rhythm Method, but a variety of the up-to-date methods that report high effectiveness. But I decided to trust the science over various anecdotal reports and Iâm so glad I did.
I have never been on birth control, never had an IUD, and never used condoms or any type of barrier in my life and I am so grateful. I have only ever known sex in its most natural state. Itâs insane how few women know that there are options besides this! Sex education has got to get better at informing women and girls about their bodies because I would not have thought this was possible before a year and a half ago.
I am currently learning about the Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) while exploring different fertility apps, and honestly, Iâve been surprised by how misleading some recommendations can be.
For example, today Natural Cycles marked me as âlikely infertileâ even though I had five negative LH tests only a couple of days ago, my temperature shift is still not confirmed, and I currently have a significant amount of egg white cervical mucus. In other words, ovulation is probably about to happen, not safely passed.
It made me think about how easy it would be for someone to completely miss their fertile window if they trusted the app without understanding the underlying signs and physiology.
Iâm really grateful that I started learning FAM more deeply instead of relying only on algorithms. I still think apps can be very helpful tools, but they should support body literacy, not replace it.
Hi, I wanted to share my first chart using Tempdrop and comparing it to Oura/NC. The blue is temp drop and the pink is Oura+NC. Iâve been happy with Oura+NC but learned how jumpy the temps really are and how you canât even really use them to actually find your cover line to determine the shift. Although I can always see thatâs there clearly been a shift and sustained temp rise, the temps are all over the place. I also wanted to see if the tempdrop wouldnât give me as much of a delayed shift.
So what I do like about the temp drop is it is definitely not so jumpy. What I am a little disappointed in is that my temp diddnt go back down like Oura when my period was coming. Oura also gave me a rise a day earlier. Also, considering Marquettes rules, it is crazy to see how many days Iâm missing out on waiting for the temp rise rules to cross check!
This month was actually pretty stressful for me because my period was later than usual, so I was WAITING for that temp to drop! lol. My LH peak was day 13 and I diddnt have intercourse until about day 23 or 24. Waiting on my period was giving me severe anxiety! Someone please remind me how unlikely, or even impossible it is to get pregnant having intercourse that many days following the temp rise! Lol đ€Ș
I used the Marquette method with no issues for a couple of years 7 years ago. Then I took a break and came back to it about 4 cycles ago. The fertility monitor has failed to catch my last two peaks (it just reads high straight through ovulation). I know because I also use a temp drop to track my temperature and I have clear shifts in my charts. I don't remember ever missing peaks 7 years ago. Is this normal? Do I need to look into another method? I want the peace of mind of Marquette as I get closer to menopause, but I don't want to go through most of a box of sticks only to get a bunch of highs because peak already passed.
Hi there! We are currently TTA on month 9 postpartum , with limited BF now. Using Marquette cycle 0 protocol, and all I got were low readings until 26th april when we had IC and the next morning the monitor showed High. Then on may 3rd (the last day of the artificial cycle) it read Peak. My instructor says she doesnÂŽt know of any cases resulting in pregnancy in this situation given the days passed since IC to Peak. The LH peak was later confirmed that day with test strips and also the following morning...what do other users think about this? Thanks!!
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Getting married and am supposed to get period the day of my wedding my now maybe not?? I would love some advice so I can be prepared đ„Č
My cycles have been a little wacky since getting the flu a little bit ago, they vary between 30-36 days with my last cycle being 35 days. My luteal is always 11-12 days. I saw my temp rise and it was a day that was pretty typical for me, so I marked it as that, but itâs not sustained. Iâve never had this significant of a rise with no sustainment unless it was illness or bad sleep or something but this is nothing of the sort. I would love to know if you guys this there is a way to recover from this rise or what may be going on. I also wonder if I didnât ovulate how this may throw off the next cover line. Any advice is greatly appreciated :)
is this an obvious temp rise for ovulation? i know it fits the rules for sensiplan as its 3+ temps above the previous 6, it jus so doesnât seem as obvious as i thought it would be. i am not using this method as contraception yet for context