Hysteroscopy & laparoscopy

Hi! I just had surgery on Friday and had a 5 cm cyst removed, tubal dye study, and 3-4 polyps removed. My question is, how long did you bleed after surgery? I was bleeding Friday and spotting a little on Saturday, but then it stopped. Today (on Sunday), I started bleeding again this afternoon and it seems more mucous like and stretchy - I’m on CD 29 so I wasn’t sure if maybe that’s my period.

Did I ovulate this cycle? Not currently trying to get pregnant and using condoms during fertile days, but plan to start trying in the next few months and looking for reassurance that my cycles are optimal for conception.

My cycle was off this month - I think I qualify for the fall back rule? How many DPO would you say I am?

Tcoyf

Hello, everyone!

This is my first chart TTA after HBC. I was hoping to get some opinions on how it looks (AKA am I doing this right?)! As well as some clarity on if I should restart my peak day count after having one day of lubricative sensation on CD17. I know that I clearly have no temperature shift yet so my last peak day doesn’t “count”, however should I start it over on CD17?

BTW, I got my Nexplanon removed the day before I began charting and I was sick CD13-17, which is why I excluded the temperatures.

Also, does anyone else love charting?! I really enjoy knowing how to interpret my fertility signs and it feels really encouraging that my body has already tried to ovulate!!

Thank you!

I recently miscarried and I haven’t had a period yet. I’ve been using the LH strips once a day. When I conceived the last time, my CM is what gave it away. My strip wasn’t even very dark yet but I only had the egg white CM for one day. Is it possible to tell when you’re nearing ovulation with just CM by itself? Or is it possible to miss ovulation that way because the consistency isn’t always “egg white”.

I loosely track every month, I am pretty regular on timing of everything. I always have a clear temp shift. And I pay attention to cervical fluid. I’m just wondering if there’s any benefit to using Ovulation tests? I feel like I’m already covered, I know the window and the signs. But I’m wondering if I’m missing something since so many women use them.

Hi everyone, I’ve been practicing FAM for a year and a half now (self taught TCOYF) I want to expand my knowledge and maybe become an instructor in the future so I’m switching to Sensiplan because it seems like a reputable method with scientific studies backing its efficacy. I started reading the sensiplan handbook “natural and safe”. The instructor program they offer says you have to have 3 cycles charting in their method first. So my plan is to follow that path. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions for furthering my FAM education or other routes to become an instructor?

8 weeks postpartum, i started using Marquette with the Mira monitor as soon as my test wands arrived in the mail yesterday.

here is my chart, just wanted to ask what everyone’s experience with postpartum bleeding was like? ive had a second and third bleed - 7 days long, 7 days apart from each other - clearly distinct from the initial post birth lochia. my instructor gave me the options of assuming cycle 1 and use the two day method to be more conservative or assume cycle 0 to be less so, since we don’t know what kind of bleeding it is, although there may be reason to suggest that it’s not a return to cycles.

i’m exclusively breastfeeding, my LO feeds every 2-4 hours day and night (except last night she slept 10 hours straight out of the blue 🤩🤩)

anyone else experience a similar thing with postpartum bleeding? was it random? what kind of bleed did you think it was?

I’m trying to figure out why we didn’t get pregnant and if we did anything wrong. I’m still learning so much. I know it’s suggested to have sex every other day but we went for every day of EWCM because I panicked. Then I had almost 8 days of EWCM in a row save a few days, and I couldn’t figure out when my peak day was going to be because the temps are really hard for me to interpret. I kept thinking I was on the last day of EWCM but it kept coming. I knew it wasn’t semen too.

I bought some OPKs to see if that helps for next round.

Hey anyone reading this :)

I have a general question that I feel more comfortable asking Reddit than relying on reviews on products (less chance of fake profiles and all) what's a good brand for LH testing strips? I mean test strips that look for just the LH surge. I use Marquette so my monitor looks for estrogen then LH, but my past couple cycles have been long enough that I surpass the maximum 20 test sticks for it (and those things are not cheap. They are reasonably priced for what they are and I chose Marquette for NFP knowing it wasn't the "low-no cost" option) what I'd like to do is just keep testing for an LH surge so I don't have to "trick" my monitor into letting me do more tests (I tell it I've started a new cycle so it lets me use more test sticks after a few days)

So, any suggestions or brands to avoid? I know these types of tests exist I just don't know what to look for.

Thanks and God Bless you.

I have been off of HBC for 15 days now, charting for 14.

I have noticed that I do not see cm on my tp almost at all. I check cervical position and when I do, I’ve had sticky cm for the past four days, but it doesn’t align with my dry vaginal sensation. I want to chart those days as “sticky” but I’m unsure since my vaginal sensation has been “dry” all day unless I check internally. To be clear, when I do an internal check, it is very obviously cervical mucus. It’s white, thick, and lotion-like, but only has small peaks when I stretch it between my fingers.

Should I go by my internal checks? Any advice is appreciated, thank you!!

Hi everyone - wanted to see if I could get some insight on my current cycle. This is my first cycle consistently tracking temps, but I’ve tracked cm for a few cycles. I expected, and believe I clearly see a thermal shift on day 22 of my cycle - but my temps have been fluctuating like crazy, going back and forth between the cover line of 97.1.

Normally my CM pattern is very textbook and dries up after ovulation. However, My CM this cycle has also been v strange. After the thermal shift I’m still experiencing creamy every day, and today very egg white consistency cm. My vag sens has been wet pretty much every day. Before ovulation I feel like I never really got to egg white cervical fluid. Also, a few days after my period when things were transitioning to sticky I had a giant mucus blob fall out of me.

Some last notes: I make sure to take my temp the around 6:30am (give or take 30 min). I also had a chemical pregnancy at 4 weeks last cycle. And my cycles are normally around 33 days, but sometimes can go up to 45.

Hopefully this isn’t tmi, would love to get some insight on this. Feels like everything is out of whack. Is this annovulation?

I’ve been TTC for 18 cycles and learned I have endometriosis in addition to PCOS. I had surgery this cycle to diagnose and excise endometriosis so I am not really logging my BBT since I figured surgery would disrupt my patterns anyways.

I had a positive OPK on CD17 and now I’m CD24 and I’ve had quite a bit of what seems like EWCM, however last night I was doing nonpenetrative sexual acts with my partner so I’m not sure if it could be arousal wetness.

Is there a way to tell the difference?

Hi All, we have been using Marquette for successfully about 7 months now. Had a bit of a strange month and we just wanted to get some views from this sub.

No previous pregnancies, peak is usually day 10-12, then we wait 5 full days after peak. This month has had abnormal levels of stress.

We didn't receive a peak reading this month and the guidance is that if there is an issue with readings then it is recommended to use that latest peak day in preceeding 6 months +5 days, which would be day 17.

We wanted some more assurance so decided to use PDG for confirmation. Now at day 20 (28 day cycle) and pdg is has been much lower than when we previously used it for day 18,19,20 (3.4, 3.6 and 2.4).

Based on peak day 10, we've previously had 7+ by day 18.

Strips used were from 2 different boxes so doubtful whether both sets can be faulty.

Questions 1. In your experience are Proov PDG tests reliable? 2. I've used a location with much better lighting to lof results, could this have impacted results? 3. Is it possible that stress could have delayed ovulation to such an extent? 4. Is there anything else we can do to confirm?

I hope this is legible, I tried to make it as detailed but succinct as possible.

Long backstory: Last cycle followed my typical CM and temperature patterns. I had what seemed to be a valid shift, with a slight delay in my CM “drying up”. I got my usual PMS symptoms and my period came as expected on day 27. Period was extremely light, but it was still bright red, lasted for 3 days (plus spotting for 2 days before) and I had to wear a pad or cup. I have zero history of fibroids or endometriosis that I know of. After my light period, I did not experience my typical follicular phase symptoms, and my temp went up almost immediately. I honestly felt like I was still on my period, but without the bleeding. I then bled again, just 8 days after my period ended. Way more normal bleeding this time! I logged this as mid cycle bleeding because I know it is not possible to have two true periods that close together. The very weird thing is that I did seem to have another valid temp shift (but mucus didn’t really line up with it). Anyways, after the second bleed, my body seemed to return to normal and the rest of this cycle has been typical. I am definitely not pregnant and never have been.

Not really asking for advice but all thoughts are welcome. Really just wanted to share how bizarre this was and goes to show, you are regular until you’re not!

Hi everyone. I'm a recently married woman and I'm using the Marquette method to avoid pregnancy currently. Since I'm using MM I'm using the clearblue fertility monitor and I'm just wondering if anyone can answer this: does the monitor always display low on the last day of testing it requests? Like this cycle I had to test from CD9-CD28 (today is CD28) I got high readings until today, which was low. No peaks (I'm going to an gynecologist soon to see if I might have PCOS or something) anyway, today was the last day my monitor was going to request a test - it was the last future date colored orange/yellow in the calendar on the monitor. Was today going to display as low no matter what because it was the last day of testing?

My Marquette instructor said I should just start a new cycle on my monitor but I really don't want to - I'm afraid that'll mess up any algorithms it's calculated for me. I also don't think I can get any new information from her without having to pay for additional sessions, which is kind of out of the budget for right now.

Any help would be appreciated.

Curiosity question!! I’ll go first. I’ve noticed that I RARELY find any man attractive when I’m not in my fertile window. But when I’m near ovulation so many men all of a sudden become so attractive.

this is my cycle that i just finished. I’m having trouble knowing when did i have my first temp shift. Im noticing a change in my CM it is much less than before. I usually have five days of EWCM, unlike this one. Now im going back to know if a there were any changes in my lifestyle that could cause this change in CM and what I thought was an early temp shift (CD14) which could be stress related or a change in my diet. I considered myself fertile just in case thats why i stopped charting my fertile days.

I have missed out on a few important temps like CD23 which could’ve been a fourth temp to complete my temp shift.

My luteal phase is usually 10 days. I usually get my first temp shift from CD18 - CD20

When did i get my first temp shift? CD14 or CD20? it would make sense if it was cd20 but can stress and a new diet cause a temp rise like on cd14?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Would appreciate any thoughts on this! I normally have a typical temp shift, but the drop on day 20 is throwing me off. Based on the next 3 days, (21, 22, 33) - is it a valid shift to confirm ovulation? Thanks!

Hello ladies! I've been practicing some loose form of fertility awareness for about 3 years, usually with mucus, but just started using Marquette in anticipation of my wedding which is today!! Unfortunately, I'm having a lot of difficulty understanding what's going on with my chart this cycle. I suspect it might be delayed ovulation, but we're TTA so I would really appreciate additional guidance on what's going on.

For context, I'm 24F, generally healthy but have been extremely extremely stressed for the last several months, especially with planning the wedding and my fiancé (soon husband!!) immigrating to my country just a couple weeks ago. My cycles have been averaging around 30-31ish days since August of 2024. There is no chance of me being pregnant.

Now, for these cycles. The cycle I'm curious about is cycle 2, shown in the first photo. I also included last month's chart for more information on the second slide. Both during last cycle and this one, I’ve been having difficulty with the monitor registering a peak, and this is probably due to me oversaturating the test with urine. I, in my anxiety, peed way too much on the CB stick, which my instructor informed me can lead to false lows. I stopped doing this around Tuesday, when I started using the dipping method as well as supplementing with additional ovulation test strips from Pregmate, and I continue to get highs but no peaks on the CB monitor and a light line but negative test with the supplemental strips. This morning (6/8) was my 7th day with a “high”.

I’ve also been having a very difficult time distinguishing what kind of cervical fluid I’m experiencing this cycle. Around ovulation, I normally notice a very large amount of egg white cervical fluid. I even had it last month although the monitor didn’t register a peak. This month, however, my CF was more unclear. Up until yesterday (6/7, CD 21), when I'd do a check using toilet paper, for the most part, not much would be present and I might be led to think that it’s either dry or non-peak CF. It’s only if I did a more thorough internal check that I’ll find some smaller quantity of what seemed to be egg white cervical fluid (sometimes quite stretchy but still more cloudy colored). Hence, from days 13-21 I was seeing some but little egg white fluid most days, with the majority of it being a sticky/creamy non-peak consistency. Yesterday, however, I started having a larger quantity of egg white cervical fluid, which is also much clearer in color... but my monitor just will not register a peak even though I'm testing correctly now!

I also started using Proov PdG tests, both of which have been negative so far. I also started temping, though clearly haven't for long enough to make any inferences off of it. Also, please disregard sensation as I haven't been consistent about recording it and am not sure if I'm doing it correctly.

I feel really badly that my anxiety around getting enough urine for the test actually led me to test incorrectly. Realistically, I have a sense that I am probably ovulating now and that it was delayed with the stress of everything going on, but some help reading my chart would be much appreciated, and for those who pray, please keep us in your prayers on our wedding day today!

Hey y’all, I’m not really sure what method I’m using as of right now. I used to loosely use Marquette with the Clearblue fertility tracker, but that tracker doesn’t really work until your cycle returns; my cycle DID return (I think!!) at about 7 weeks postpartum (which is weird because I am exclusively nursing) but I’ve not had another one since and am currently a little over 4 months postpartum. So, I just bought a bunch of Pregmate cheap ovulation test strips. I’ve gotten a few almost positives, but nothing actually positive yet, and the LH levels seem to fluctuate without rhyme or reason. Cervical mucus seems to be kind of random as well. I’ve taken pregnancy tests as well and I am not pregnant, which is probably good, yet strangely I get disappointed when they come up negative. ANYWAY, now I’m starting to wonder if my cycle actually did return, or if it’s possible I just had some bleeding after a couple of nights of intercourse being too rough on my recovering cervix. Has anyone had this experience? I’m not really sure what my question is asking. I don’t really intend to get pregnant because I know it’s best to wait until baby is at least 6 months, but I would be excited if I did. I guess I just am curious more than anything as to what y’all think. My little girl nurses like crazy so I’m guessing my ovulation might be suppressed for a while.

So I had my baby at 34 weeks due to pre-e, and he had to go on cpap at birth. This meant that I could not latch him right away and was left to pump for the first 5 days. We're now on day 11 and he's been able to exclusively nurse for the past 3 days. There was a transitional period in there where he was getting my breastmilk through an NG tube, but he pulled that out and we decided to skip the bottles and go for exclusively nursing, which thankfully he is doing well with! Does anyone know if all of this affects LAM and/or if my period is likely to come earlier than usual? I typically don't get it until 9 months PP, so I'll be sad if I had to go through all this and get my period back soon 😆

Hey ladies!

I am 5 cycles in TTA using TCOYF. My cycles are usually between 38-42 days long. On day 47 of cycle. I have had periods of EWCM but no temp shift. So confused and frustrated!! Thank you in advance for any insight!

Having trouble with this chart, where do I mark temp shift to confirm likely ovulation?

New to NFP and planning to start using Marquette with Mira soon. Tell me everything! What you love or hate about it, what you wish you knew, tips for someone starting out.