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Katie2007
Since 1/2018Katie2007
Since 1/2018

January 11, 2018 at 12:00 pmHi ladies,

I am looking into using the ova system for NFP. I know it isn't FDA approved but I think maybe the results/charting could be helpful? I am 5 months postpartum, exculsively breastfeeding and my cycles have not yet returned. Does any one have any experience using the ova system for nursing mamas who have not had cycles returned? If so, how does this system work for you? How do you use it?

Thank you!!

Katie

CassieLovesCha…
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017

January 11, 2018 at 3:18 pmHi Katie - I believe we chatted on the phone earlier! I'm glad to see you decided to reach out. I hope you hear back from some other ladies who use the monitor the way you hope to soon! Best of luck to you :)

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Katie2007
Since 1/2018Katie2007
Since 1/2018

January 11, 2018 at 4:18 pmYes we did :-) Thank you, Cassie!

lmguz
Since 4/2016lmguz
Since 4/2016

May 13, 2018 at 2:36 pmI am 6.5 months postpartum, exclusively breastfeeding and just got my cycle back. I didn't find the ovacue to be helpful before my cycle returend. It just told me I was fertile all the time. But now that my cycle is back it is giving me different fertile/infertile readings. It's my first cycle using it though so I can't say how accurate it is yet. It seems to be going well though. I'm using it in addition to Tempdrop for charting my temperature and NFP.

rosee131
Since 6/2016rosee131
Since 6/2016

June 11, 2018 at 6:55 pmI am 8 months postpartum and trying to conceive baby #4. I used Ovecue to conceive baby #3. My 2nd would not take a bottle and nursed pretty exclusively for 18 months. The charting helped me to see when my fertility was returning and it kept my husband and I doing the baby dance...we conceived the first month my cycle returned.

TTC Baby #4 while nursing Baby #3

lmguz
Since 4/2016lmguz
Since 4/2016

June 12, 2018 at 10:30 amI just finished my first complete cycle with ovacue. It was definitely helpful to cross check! We have had 2 surprise pregnancies using Creighton so I wanted something to cross check since that wasn't reliable. I don't think I would trust ovacue alone but combining it with mucus observations and temperature is very helpful for determining fertility.

ChartingWithWh…
Since 4/2013ChartingWithWhitney
Since 4/2013

June 29, 2018 at 8:25 amSo glad to hear that you ladies are finding all of your charting tools so helpful! Feel free to reach out if you have specific questions about your chart - we're here to help!!

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jennie5
Since 7/2018jennie5
Since 7/2018

July 19, 2018 at 11:48 amI am brand new to using the OvaCue (about 2 weeks in), and just would like a little feedback to make sure I'm understanding it correctly. I am breastfeeding a 9 month old and my cycle has not returned yet. By tracking my mucus apatterns with Billings, I know I start to show fertile signs, but never get to ovulation. I think this chart confirms that. I have read that when breastfeeding, it is best to interpret the raw data, and not follow the colors. I thought I was getting close to ovulating, but my vaginal levels rose up before I peaked, I think. Can you please confirm? We are trying to avoid pregnancy right now. Thanks!

CassieLovesCha…
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017

July 19, 2018 at 1:56 pmHi there Jennie5 - Welcome to the OvaCue world! Since the OvaCue isn't FDA approved to be used in this manor, I can only speak to tracking your most fertile times and planning acordingly.

Since you haven't seen your cycles return yet, it's going to be important to that you aren't relying solely on that color coding but watching the readings themselves.

To do this you are first looking for a 'cue peak' in your oral readings. A 'cue peak' will appear as one elevated oral reading followed by two lower readings and can mean that you might be gearing up to ovulate in the next 5-7 days or so. Once ou've noticed this 'cue peak' in your readings you'll want to switch gears and zone in on those vaginal readings to help narrow down likely ovulation even further. As you move through that fertile your body will start to surge estrogen causing those vaginal readings to decline, this is where you'll want to start to consider yourself fertile. After likely ovulation your body makes the switch from estrogen to progesterone causing those readings to rise and remain elevated until you see the start of a new cycle. This decline and rise in your reading is a possible ovulation trend.

In your chart, there was a possible 'cue peak' on CD 6/7/8. This was followed by declining vaignal readings through CD 12 and a rise on CD 13 - a possible ovulation attempt. You'll next want to be watching those readings to remain elevated compared to that low you saw on CD 11. Remember to go back to considering yourself fertile if those readings begin to decline again.

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jennie5
Since 7/2018jennie5
Since 7/2018

July 19, 2018 at 2:19 pmThank you!

CassieLovesCha…
Since 10/2017CassieLovesCharting
Since 10/2017

August 6, 2018 at 2:44 pmYou're welcome! Feel free to reach back out if anything else comes up

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jennie5
Since 7/2018jennie5
Since 7/2018

August 8, 2018 at 8:08 pmCould you please look at my chart again? I’m up and down a lot, but don’t think I’ve ovulated yet. I only nurse 4-5 times a day, so I know my cycle could return soon. Is this a “normal” graph for breastfeeding? Do I consider myself possibly fertile every time my vaginal readings dip? Thanks!

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