Friday, January 21, 2011

Charting...

I have a love/hate relationship with charting. On one hand, it makes me feel like I am doing something to help figure out my body, but on the other it kind of makes me neurotic.

Case in point....


I know it is totally blurry (if you click on it is MUCH more clear), but you get the idea. It looks great and gives me loads of hope, but at the same time I keep talking myself out of being hopeful because guarding my heart seems like a better plan. Do those of you who are IUI'ing still chart your temp, or do you 'just relax' and wait it out? I think next cycle I might throw it out the window, but the thought kinda makes me anxious!!!

4 comments:

E and R said...

I have been spotty on charting - I did for awhile then slacked off on it and didn't at all the last couple of cycles.
I think, if it makes you feel better to do it, then go for it! There is enough anxiety with IF without adding to it!
Good luck!

Kerrik said...

I think I hate fertility friend's pregnancy symptom scorer even more than the chart. They regularly convince me I am pregnant, right up to the day AF arrives.

Stephanie said...

I stopped charting when I realized 1) I wasn't ovulating on my own and 2) when I realized I never get up at the same time two days in a row! But I agree with E&R, if it makes you feel better, do it! Good luck that it won't matter because you'll see your BFP!

To Those Who Wait said...

I am in the 2WW of my first IUI and made the decision not to chart because 1) I don't sleep as well when I know I am going to get up and take my temp and 2) It would give me more to obsess about during this 2WW. I feel like I would test anyway and really wouln't do anything different with the information. If my temps dropped I would still hold on to hope.

That being said, your chart looks great and I wish you lots of luck!