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What do we think? Looking good, or overly hopeful?

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[ilikedonuts]

I think it looks good. What dpo do you usually test on?

[pooh8402]

still too early to tell. my ovulatory charts look like that too at 5DPO. excellent timing though, kudos!

[lola]

I think it's really early. How long is your LP?

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This is the first full cycle I have charted, so I don't know how average everything is.
Thanks for the feedback and kind words. I was going to wait until 10 DPO to test, I agree it's too early right now.

[VillainV]

Looks good so far! I would recommend waiting until 12 DPO if you can stand it. I know, another week...it sucks. If you have Wondfos or other cheapies, then it's NBD to start testing at 10 DPO....just realize that slightly over half of pregnancies WON'T be detected by 10 DPO, whereas that number drops to more like 20-25% by 12DPO (depends on the kind of test you use). As long as you won't be freaked out by a BFN.

Also? I'm massively impressed by all of your solid colored circles. I can never temp at the same time every day....so my charts are open-circle city. Boo:-(

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Mar 1, 2013 2:00:38 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Looks good so far! I would recommend waiting until 12 DPO if you can stand it. I know, another week...it sucks. If you have Wondfos or other cheapies, then it's NBD to start testing at 10 DPO....just realize that slightly over half of pregnancies WON'T be detected by 10 DPO, whereas that number drops to more like 20-25% by 12DPO (depends on the kind of test you use). As long as you won't be freaked out by a BFN.

Also? I'm massively impressed by all of your solid colored circles. I can never temp at the same time every day....so my charts are open-circle city. Boo

The waiting is the worst. I confess I have a stack of cheapie test strips and I used one this morning at 6DPO, BFN obviously, no surprises there. I knew it was farrrr too early, but I just wanted to anyway. Does this make me a complete loser?
yes, the closed circles are easy for me as I set the alarm for the same time every day, so it's the very first thing I do, even if I don't then get up on the weekends. I should expect the temp to drop slightly now, right?

[VillainV]

Some people get an "implantation dip" between 6-10 DPO if they are pregnant, but not all pregnancy charts have a dip, and it's possible to have a dip and not be pregnant....SOOOOOO...I'm not sure it really means that much.

I always wake up in the middle of the night, and always at different times. As long as I've been asleep for more than 3 hours, I temp. I usually won't get ANOTHER three hours, though I almost always fall asleep again for another hour or two. Setting an alarm would do me no good, because I always wake up before it....oh well. I can usually see a clear temp rise at O anyway, it just doesn't make for a very pretty-looking chart.

[pooh8402]

I'm jealous of being able to sleep until your alarm every day. I'm like villianv, constant wakenings. plus the added issue of night shift work, so some days I sleep until 4 or 5 pm and go to bed at 9 am. I temp after at least 3 hours too. my chart is full of open circles, oh well.

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Mar 1, 2013 9:41:37 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

I'm jealous of being able to sleep until your alarm every day. I'm like villianv, constant wakenings. plus the added issue of night shift work, so some days I sleep until 4 or 5 pm and go to bed at 9 am. I temp after at least 3 hours too. my chart is full of open circles, oh well.

I should explain.. My hubs and I both work in IT from home, so we roll out of bed just before 9 to log on. Sounds awesome right? Sometimes yes. I do laundry/personal stuff when I have a few minutes spare, getting parcels delivered at home is perfect and no commute. The down side is it's pretty lonely (we are lucky we have each other) and people only phone me when the is a problem or there is more work to do. Also, you don't get that cue to remind you log off when people leave the office. Sometimes we are still working til 8pm before we realise we should get dinner and log off. Also, we have to maintain motivation and exercise which we do by running with our dog. It would be easy to gain a stack of weight and get nothing done if you're not used to it but we've been WFH for 9 years (DH) and 6 years (me). I do go to see clients, sometimes driving up to 9 hours in a day, depending on location. 
So, swings and roundabouts. But yes, temping at the same time is fairly easy

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Mar 1, 2013 9:26:55 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Some people get an "implantation dip" between 6-10 DPO if they are pregnant, but not all pregnancy charts have a dip, and it's possible to have a dip and not be pregnant....SOOOOOO...I'm not sure it really means that much.

I always wake up in the middle of the night, and always at different times. As long as I've been asleep for more than 3 hours, I temp. I usually won't get ANOTHER three hours, though I almost always fall asleep again for another hour or two. Setting an alarm would do me no good, because I always wake up before it....oh well. I can usually see a clear temp rise at O anyway, it just doesn't make for a very pretty-looking chart.

I'll be interested to see if I get a dip at all, but will try not to read anything into it. Until I get a positive HPT, I'm assuming I'm not pregnant. There will inevitably be some disappointment though, but trying to keep expectations low. I'm fascinated to read everyone's experiences on here, you've all got really good advice so far.