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2nd: Fertility Charts

My Fertility Charts
 From when I was trying to conceive my 2nd baby

Chart:  These fertility charts represent the 9 menstrual cycles I had between my first and second pregnancy. My postpartum menstrual returned naturally on its own (no fertility meds or supplements) at 17 months postpartum while breastfeeding my first child. I became pregnant with my 2nd child  while breastfeeding my first at 26 months postpartum.  The first few charts are not a great example of charting, they reflect when I was first learning how to chart my cycles and taking my basal body temperate (BBT). 

Short Luteal Phase: As you will notice my Luteal Phase began at a 8 (based on the OPK setting of Fertility Friend chart), although I mostly like did not ovulate my first two cycles according to my friend that is a midwife. My luteal phase was considered to be short when it was 8-9 days long. A normal Luteal Phase is between 10-16 days, 14 days is average. To help lengthen my Luteal Phase, I took Vitamin B6. To learn more about that, click here: Vitamin B6 (For Luteal Phase Deficiency)

~ Click on Photos for them to enlarge ~

I show you my first 2 cycles on 
Advance and Fam Setting (they show the same) & OPK setting.
Postpartum Menstrual # 1 - April 2012
Started at 17 months postpartum after having 1st baby
Luteal Phase: None (On Advance and FAM setting)
Side Notes: I did not chart from cycle day 1 to the last day of cycle. 
My Chart is not very accurate.


Postpartum Menstrual # 1 - April 2012
Started at 17 months postpartum after having 1st baby
Luteal Phase: 8 (Only when it is set to the OPK Setting)
Side Notes: I did not chart from cycle day 1 to the last day of cycle.
My Chart is not very accurate.



Postpartum Menstrual # 2 - May 2012
Trying to conceive baby 2
Luteal Phase: None (On Advance and FAM setting)
Side Notes: I did not chart from cycle day 1 to the last day of cycle.
My Chart is not very accurate.

Postpartum Menstrual # 2 - May 2012
Trying to conceive baby 2
Luteal Phase: 8 (Only when it is set to the OPK Setting)
Side Notes: I did not chart from cycle day 1 to the last day of cycle.
My Chart is not very accurate.

Postpartum Menstrual # 3 - June 2012
Trying to conceive baby 2
Luteal Phase: 9
Notes: Most likely the first time I ovulated (19 months postpartum).
Postpartum Menstrual # 4 - July 2012
Trying to conceive baby 2
Luteal Phase: 9
Postpartum Menstrual # 5 - August 2012
Trying to conceive baby 2
Luteal Phase: 9
Postpartum Menstrual # 6 -  September 2012
- 1 out of 3 month break from trying to conceive baby 2 -
Luteal Phase: 9
Postpartum Menstrual # 7 -  October 2012
- 2 out of 3 month break from trying to conceive baby 2 -
Luteal Phase: Unknown / Did not Ovulate

Postpartum Menstrual # 8 -  November 2012
- 3 out of 3 month break from trying to conceive baby 2 -
Luteal Phase: 10

Postpartum Menstrual # 9 - December 2012
Trying to conceive baby 2
Positive Pregnancy Test

Side Note: I have a friend in the health care field that has worked for many years with expecting mothers and has 5 children of her own who interpreted my charts differently. Her opinion was, cycle 1 and 2, I did not ovulate, so annovulatary. My 3rd chart I ovulated on cycle day 21 instead of cycle day 19 and my luteal phase was 7 instead of 9.  Cycle 4 and 5 were annovulatary (no ovulation) instead of ovulating and luteal phases of 9. She agreed with cycle 6-9. She suggests out of my 9 menstrual cycles, I only had 2 opportunities to become pregnant, menstrual cycle 8 (the one where my luteal phase was a 10) and menstrual cycle 9 (the cycle I became pregnant) and became pregnant on the second cycle pregnancy would have been possible.  She also stated fertility friend interprets differently than Taking Charge of Your Fertility recommends. This can happen, even when using multiple fertility programs. Below you can see a secondary fertility chart I used with another fertility program. In my case, you can see my charts were pretty similar, only off by a day or so from each other. Fertility Friend (the charts above said on the cycle I became pregnant, I ovulated cycle day 16. This program, My Count Down to Pregnancy says, I ovulated cycle day 17. This is how my chart looked for the cycle I became pregnant on that program. Click on photo to enlarge.





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