period has not came today could i be pregnant ( chart included )?
period has not came today could i be pregnant ( chart included )?
take a look at my chart and tell me if you think that there is a possibality that I recently ovulated possibly aorund aug 23rd cd 26 and possibly got pregnant then. i was expecting my af today and it has not came or shown signs of comming. i usually spot for 2 or 3 days then nothing for a day or 2 then start and i have had no spotting.
i was cramping really bad on aug 29 cd 32.
i usually have my period 34 days.
could it be possible?
i know my chart shows no ovulation but i am not really going ot go on that since my temps are not taken at the same time it ranges from 6 am to 1 pm due to sometimes working all night and not going to sleep til 6 am.
so i am basically going by the egg white cervical fluid mucus
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/21fd40
i took a ept test today but not at first morning urine. and it was neg
also my husband while watching tv this morning and out of no where said with a sincere face ” i think you are pregnant” there was no showes or talk of baby anything to spark that thought
i get periods like clockwork at 34 days sometimes 35 but usually 34
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Cervical mucus is NOT a reliable indicator of pregnancy. Fluctuating hormones in a normal cycle can cause more – or less – CM. This chart doesn’t show an ovulatory pattern. And if it is anovulatory it can make your cycle longer. It’s always possible to have an ‘off’ cycle now and then. Are you taking your temp right after awakening, and after a block of at least 3 hours of sleep?
It is not impossible to take your BBT if you work shifts. Take your temperature at the time you wake up when you are most likely to have had the most sleep. Be as consistent as you can. On your days off, take your temperature after you wake up as well, even if it is at a different time. Make a note on your chart of changes in your waking schedule. You may take your temperature in the afternoon before you go to work if that is your usual waking time and the time after which you are most likely to have had the most sleep. It is not useful to take your temperature when you are already awake and active.
If you’ve done all that, then I’d say this is an anovulatory cycle, meaning no ovulation.
I wish you luck!
August 4th, 2010 at 1:31 am
It’s always possible, but to be honest, I don’t think so.
I’ve been charting for 8 months now. Your chart looks anovulatory, or you had an “unsuitable ovulation”. (I have had at least one, where it doesn’t obviously show up on charting, but ovulation was confirmed by ultrasound at the doctor’s.) So while it can happen that an ovulation doesn’t show up on a chart, usually that doesn’t mean it’s an ovulation that would be likely to lead to a viable pregnancy.
If you haven’t already done so, do the charting tutorial on Fertility Friend. Suitable, strong ovulations with enough progesterone secreted after ovulation almost always show up on a chart as the temp going up and staying up in a new range for at least 10 days, usually closer to 13-15 days.
Have you been taking your temps at the same time every morning, not getting out of bed first or being too active in bed, and getting at least 3 hours of sleep each night before temping? All of those things are VERY important to get a sense of your temp patterns. I set one alarm for 6:30am every day, and a second one for whenever I am planning to get up that day (i.e. later on weekends whenever possible!). That way I temp at the same time every day, even if I don’t have to get up until much later. I’m used to going back to sleep at this point, it doesn’t bother me. There is also a greater chance of having an anovulatory cycle if you’ve recently given birth (or miscarried), are breastfeeding, or are coming off the birth control pill or Depo shot.
By all means get a bunch of cheap pregnancy tests and try those 2-3 days in a row, and see if you get PG. If your period is several days late, call the doctor and see what they will do for you. But from your chart and assuming you mostly temp at the same time with enough sleep and without getting out of bed first, you appear to have had an anovulatory cycle.
Better luck next cycle!!!
August 4th, 2010 at 2:13 am
i think your pg
August 4th, 2010 at 3:51 am
You sound pregnant to me. If i were you i would pay attention to my body signs and keep on testing till i get that BFP!..good luck..hope this is your month….
August 4th, 2010 at 5:35 am
It doesn’t really look like you ovulated based on your chart, but again you said that you take your temps at different times during the days so that could be what’s screwing up your chart. You have a lot of ewcm! It seems really confusing, but my guess would be that, if you ovulated, it would have been on the last day of ewcm or the day after, maybe on the 28-29. Maybe your cramps were ovulation cramps? Also your cp was high and open which is most fertile. If so you should test in a couple of weeks!
August 4th, 2010 at 6:23 am
Your chart doesn’t look very good is there any chance that you didn’t temp right? Take a test and if it is negative then I don’t think this was your month. Sorry.
August 4th, 2010 at 7:06 am
First off do a pregnancy test. If it’s negative and looking at the chart chances are you have not ovulated. Without ovulation you can’t expect a regular period. Either it won’t come or you will bleed irregularly.
Your menstrual period and ovulation
Your menstrual period is supposed to come 14 days after ovulation. There are 3 scenarios you must know about when trying to get pregnant:
Scenario#1: You ovulate and did NOT get pregnant: Your menstrual period will arrive about 14 days after the day of ovulation.
Scenario#2: You ovulate and get pregnant. Your menstrual bleeding, your period will not arrive 15+ days after the day of ovulation.
Scenario#3: You did NOT ovulate. If you don’t ovulate then you will usually not get a regular period. You may bleed or spot irregularly but it’s not a menstrual period.