OPK and temping question

myweddingbells2010

Hi Ladies, 

I have just started temping for the first time this month and my temps seem to be all over the place.  I am also using OPKs. 

As of yesterday, I had ew cm and a positive on my OPKs (digital and cheapy).  When entered that data into my FF chart, it drew a nice little vertical line and told me that it agreed I was ovulating.  I felt all accomplished.  This morning, however, after I entered my temperature data a note popped up and said that my temperatures were too inconsistent for any kind of concrete analysis and it removed the vertical "ovulation" line and said something about estimating I'm still 2 days away from ovulation.  

Hubby and I have been pretty faithful in our BDing, but at this point we're feeling a bit pooped. 

Since I'm really just getting the hang of the temping thing, my instinct is to place a lot more weight on the OPK strip, but I know there is a lot of love on this site for the temp chart, so I wanted to ask y'all's opinion on whether we should keep trying for a few more days to fall more inline with the temp chart. 

FitMom3510

I would still try to have sex for the next couple of days especially if you have EWCM. I had the same thing happen to me last month with my temps being all over the place since it was my first month temping too, and only had sex day 1 of EWCM thinking I hit it ,  then we went 4 days off from being tired and then I ended up having my O 3 days later and I'm on CD1 today : ( Of course it varies for everyone but after you enter in a few more temps it may go back and say you O'd. Best of luck and maybe try morning sex so you're not too tired at night : D

ETA: Grammar because I like run ons

myweddingbells2010

Morning sex.  Yep, we're there.  It helps with the tiredness, but my body's still feeling a little hard-done-by. 

myweddingbells2010

Greeneyes842 said:

Can you link your chart?

I'm not entirely sure how to do that and I'm not entirely certain that I want to show it off right now.  It's kinda ugly.  

myweddingbells2010

OK - thanks.  It was odd to see the way the chart changed with the addition of today's temp.  Made me wonder if I had misunderstood something.  I like your suggestion of an every other day routine for the next little while that way I'll feel like I have at least tried to cover all the bases.  

tigerlily2015

Something similar happened to me this month -- I had a positive OPK and ewcm several days ago, but my temps are still low (and a bit erratic). I hope your chart is making sense now and that your timing was good! Good luck!

myweddingbells2010

tigerlily2015 said:

Something similar happened to me this month -- I had a positive OPK and ewcm several days ago, but my temps are still low (and a bit erratic). I hope your chart is making sense now and that your timing was good! Good luck!

Meh - my chart still looks wonky to me.  I'm still not convinced of when/if I Oed, so MH and I are going to give it one more try tonight. In the past I have just relied on my OPKs, but temping this month is making me feel a bit uncertain about what's up with my body and whether or not I have actually Oed yet.  Fortunately, my cycles are pretty darn regular - nearly 28 days on-the-nose every month, so if I had to guess, I'd say my OPKs are right, but... 

I'm going to keep temping though.  Hopefully with more months documented, a pattern will start to emerge. 

Thanks for your kind thoughts.

holliberry28

I have a newbie question for sure. I had thought that once you had a +opk you only had a 24 hour window for sex and it's better to do it at least 3 days before suspected O.

Sorry if this has been addressed before guys!

lilsneezy

holly628 said:

I have a newbie question for sure. I had thought that once you had a +opk you only had a 24 hour window for sex and it's better to do it at least 3 days before suspected O.

Sorry if this has been addressed before guys!

Not necessarily. When I get a +OPK, I usually ovulate 2 days later. Sometimes I ovulate the day of and sometimes I ovulate 3 days later. You're most likely to get pregnant two days before you ovulate. Most people here start having sex EOD or ED during their FW (which is usually about a week before they ovulate). If you're checking your CM, you should start having sex when you see EWCM. You could just start having sex when you see your first +OPK, but it could limit your window since some people (like me) ovulate that day.

I test 2x a day when I'm approaching ovulation and I don't stop testing until I get a negative test. Testing more than once a day is helpful because you can catch the beginning of your surge.

holliberry28

lilsneezy said:

I have a newbie question for sure. I had thought that once you had a +opk you only had a 24 hour window for sex and it's better to do it at least 3 days before suspected O. Sorry if this has been addressed before guys!

Not necessarily. When I get a +OPK, I usually ovulate 2 days later. Sometimes I ovulate the day of and sometimes I ovulate 3 days later. You're most likely to get pregnant two days before you ovulate. Most people here start having sex EOD or ED during their FW (which is usually about a week before they ovulate). If you're checking your CM, you should start having sex when you see EWCM. You could just start having sex when you see your first +OPK, but it could limit your window since some people (like me) ovulate that day. I test 2x a day when I'm approaching ovulation and I don't stop testing until I get a negative test. Testing more than once a day is helpful because you can catch the beginning of your surge.

Thanks @lilsneezy, that's definitely very helpful.  My body is trying to mess with me because usually by CD 14 I've had a few days of EWCM and this time around not so much plus the faintest of faint lines on the OPKs.  But I'll keep on testing, just order the Wondfo brands so I don't spend a fortune!

lilsneezy

@holly628‌ No problem! I had the opposite problem this cycle. I ovulated way earlier than I normally do, before I even started my OPKs. I did have some EWCM though so I kind of had a feeling it was coming soon. It's always good to listen to your body. Good luck!