continue charting or not

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Registered: 07-31-2003
continue charting or not
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Fri, 10-17-2003 - 4:22pm
Hi,

I am no my 4th going to my 5th cycle in a few days. I was thinking: Let's try without charting and temping. I have a few OPKs left, will use those. What do you guys think? Has anybody gotten PG doing so?

Dim

TTC#1, c4, cd27, M/C last september 2003

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Fri, 10-17-2003 - 5:35pm
BUMP again...
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Registered: 07-21-2003
Sat, 10-18-2003 - 8:06am
When I got pg with my son (just turned 4 Oct 7th) We had tried for about a year and a half. Temping, charting, CP - I got so upset every month AF came that I would cry and get depressed and feel so sorry for myself. It ended up causing alot of stress between dh and I. We stopped trying in November of 98, things were very strained between us and I think we bd'd on the average of once a month. I got pg on Valentines Day of 99. When I found out, I was so out of touch with what was going on with my body that I was a week and a half late for AF by the time I tested.

So when people say to you "you're trying too hard, just stop trying and you'll get pg".

Sometimes they're right. I say get in a really big fight with dh and don't talk to each other for a while and you'll get pg! LOL

I firmly believe that you can't force a miracle, and if your will comes before God's will things don't always work out. I think if you want something really bad, you should try your hardest to achieve it. But we also have to realize that EVERYTHING happens for a reason and it doesn't happen in our time.

If TTC has got you crazy and is disrupting your daily life, take a break and try to remember why you want this so badly....Good life, loving dh, wonderful family - these are the important things.

Thank you for posting this question, in responding to it I've answered alot of questions I've had inside myself for the past few months. I'm thinking we may need a break from TTC also.

Julie

TTC#2

C20, CD15

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 10-18-2003 - 2:38pm
Many people can try and successfully get pregnant without charting and temping. And if you feel like you need a break from it, then go ahead and relax. However, especially because you have MC before, I would keep charting. Charting lets you know whether or not you are ovulating, if you are having a LP problem, and if you are having a MC. If you ever have to go to a specialist, sometimes they have you chart before they do anything, so it would save you some more time in waiting. It gives a lot of valuable info, so I would keep with it!

Chanda