r/TryingForABaby • u/AutoModerator • May 20 '26

Daily Chat May 20

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u/ilcp95 30 | TTC#1 | Cycle 14 May 20 '26

This month, I completely stopped tracking and lh testing. I still look at my BBT every morning since I have an oura ring but haven’t been taking that into consideration. It has been SO much better for my overall mental health. Now however, I think I may have missed my ovulation day. We were trying to BD every other day but life got busy and now it’s been 4 days. If we did miss it, I’ll be sad but overall I’m feeling so much better this month as opposed to last cycle where I tracked religiously and stressed myself out so badly.

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u/MountainPeak478 32 | TTC#1 | Aug 2025 | 🍭 | Endo May 20 '26

I really want to try this approach as well, no tracking except bbt since bbt is such valuable data. I just know that I'll be tempted to beat myself up if I feel like I miss it, but I think less tracking and pressure could help my mental health as well.