But. It sounds like you're pregnant, and honestly... do you really need the test to tell you? Triphasic temps alone wouldn't be 100%, but paired with that luteal phase? There's not really anything else it could be unless you were seriously ill, I think. It sounds like you know you are, anyway. :)
sorry, it's not online. i'll tel you what i just told blognotfound:
it's verrrrry standard, though. high 96 temps and then a sky-rocket on day 15 up to 97.5s and 97.6s . . . then up to 97.9s.i don't really need the test to tell me. honestly it's because everyone i've told doesn't seem to really believe me. i am getting a lot of "well you know you can have a really long cycle" but i think it's because they don't know that the LP isn't supposed to go this long
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i don't really need the test to tell me. honestly it's because everyone i've told doesn't seem to really believe me. i am getting a lot of "well you know you can have a really long cycle" but i think it's because they don't know that the LP isn't supposed to go this long.
Oh, I know what you mean. And although my physical symptoms (including a longer than expected LP) were very clear so I knew without a test, and I'd peed on a stick anyway to double-check, I still had relatives hassling me to have a blood test with my doctor to 'confirm' it.
I was like, I'm not stupid. I can tell I'm pregnant. It's pretty obvious from my perspective...
i agree with everyone else, that sustained high temps, especially with a triphasic shift, would seem to confirm pregnancy. i wouldn't waste the money on a home test, since a doctor will want to confirm it anyhow. just make a doctor's appointment.
the only catch i can think of, other than what others have mentioned, is can you think of any reason other than ovulation that your temp might have gone up the first time? like a fever, or starting to use an electric blanket?
if you do find out that you are definitely pregnant, can i ask you a favor? for me, and for anyone else who is using FAM to avoid, i'm curious where FAM failed for you. did you think it was a dry day, but it wasn't? did you ovulate so early that you thought you were still safe? or did a condom fail? if you don't know, or don't want to talk about it, i understand, but i'm interested to know where the holes in FAM occur in normal use, not just the textbook theories.
no doubt -- after posting in my personal journal i have had several ladies say they were considering FAM but now they're scared! and i hate that because i still totally trust FAM
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Were you on hbc before you started charting? I'm curious because I am currently charting my fourth cycle after being on HBC for about 6 years, and each cycle is increasingly longer--24, 26, and then 27 days. I've heard that it can take between 3-6 months for your cycle to regulate itself again, though. I've also heard that something like 20% of women using FAM get pregnant within the first year, and this rate decreases in sebsequant years. This IS sort of a 'rumor' that I don't have a source for though ...
Please, anyone correct me if that's not accurate. There's a lot I'm still learning, and I'm so curious!
i was on on & off HBC for a couple years -- a couple years ago. meaning -- i stopped taking HBC a couple years ago.
in nov of last year i got a depo provera shot as a prelim for having my tubes tied. then, before the sterilization procedure, my husband and i decided "let's wait!" so the depo lasted 3 months -- nov, dec and jan.
so i haven't had any hbc in my body since the depo wore off (roughly 10 months between end of depo and conception), and before that it had been a few years.
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Is your chart online? Can we look at it?
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day 18 after i took my temp i grabbed my book & went & searched it to see if i was remembering correctly -- i was thinking 18 days was the "sign".
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But. It sounds like you're pregnant, and honestly... do you really need the test to tell you? Triphasic temps alone wouldn't be 100%, but paired with that luteal phase? There's not really anything else it could be unless you were seriously ill, I think. It sounds like you know you are, anyway. :)
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it's verrrrry standard, though. high 96 temps and then a sky-rocket on day 15 up to 97.5s and 97.6s . . . then up to 97.9s.i don't really need the test to tell me. honestly it's because everyone i've told doesn't seem to really believe me. i am getting a lot of "well you know you can have a really long cycle" but i think it's because they don't know that the LP isn't supposed to go this long ( ... )
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Oh, I know what you mean. And although my physical symptoms (including a longer than expected LP) were very clear so I knew without a test, and I'd peed on a stick anyway to double-check, I still had relatives hassling me to have a blood test with my doctor to 'confirm' it.
I was like, I'm not stupid. I can tell I'm pregnant. It's pretty obvious from my perspective...
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the only catch i can think of, other than what others have mentioned, is can you think of any reason other than ovulation that your temp might have gone up the first time? like a fever, or starting to use an electric blanket?
if you do find out that you are definitely pregnant, can i ask you a favor? for me, and for anyone else who is using FAM to avoid, i'm curious where FAM failed for you. did you think it was a dry day, but it wasn't? did you ovulate so early that you thought you were still safe? or did a condom fail? if you don't know, or don't want to talk about it, i understand, but i'm interested to know where the holes in FAM occur in normal use, not just the textbook theories.
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Please, anyone correct me if that's not accurate. There's a lot I'm still learning, and I'm so curious!
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in nov of last year i got a depo provera shot as a prelim for having my tubes tied. then, before the sterilization procedure, my husband and i decided "let's wait!" so the depo lasted 3 months -- nov, dec and jan.
so i haven't had any hbc in my body since the depo wore off (roughly 10 months between end of depo and conception), and before that it had been a few years.
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