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I don't know about the short cycle and failing eggs. The only thing that I know that can make our eggs and ovaries fail is if our bodies don't prduce enough follicle stimiulating hormone which happens when we become premenopausal so I wouldn't freak out about that one :) No you really don't have to bbt if you are pretty regular and get positive opks around the time you should expect ovulation. I say keep on doing what you've been doing and it will happen for you before you know it!!! BBTing is kinda fun though and informative on what your body is doing. Its really not a nightmare just try to wake up at the same time everyday and just pop a thermometer in your mouth before you do ANYTHING! No drinking, no talking and no going potty. Thats all there is to it!!

I didn't find charting BBT to be a chore at all. I would just take my temp when I first woke in the morning (before doing anything) and then would enter it later in the morning when I got to work. It not only helped me conceive my first cycle after a m/c but it helped me to get through the TWW because I was able to focus on temps and not every symptom under the sun. Plus I liked that it confirmed when I ovulated. Helped me to get to know my body alot better, which also helped during the TWW. Good luck.

Hmmm well maybe I'll try it because I do have a hard time figuring out (even with opks) exactly which day I ovulate. Because I get sometimes 2-3 days of pos opks and cramps/twinges. So who knows which day it actually takes place!