a third OPK question

Meganequine

So I read below posts about OPK and I guess my question is:

Why not just do the deed all the time?  Is it really worth all that effort to decide when to do it?

I'm just curious.

MrMrsandBaby

DH works 2nd shift (used to be 3rd) so we only DTD regularly on the weekend - if I O in the middle of the week when we start TTC, I want to make sure we know so we have baby sex.

Also, with PCOS, I don't always ovulate so I'm tracking it to get a handle on when (if) I do.

jldubb0626

TTC sex is exhausting for us. We've been at it for almost 3.5 years between miscarriages and Eli and TBH - were so over it. So if I at least know that only a couple days out of the month are TTC related, the pressure is off in the in between times and we can enjoy it more. If I didn't know what my body was up to, I'd be stressing all month and having more forced sex than I'd like.

Sept07b2b

I definitely applaud your clearly very healthy sex life, but not all of us have sex every other day, which is what is suggested during your fertile window.  With a toddler who doesn't go to sleep until late and is constantly coming in to our room at night to ask questions (I have to go potty, I need water, there is a monster under my bed, etc.), full time work and my Feb DD, I can say with confidence that our sex life is not what it used to be, and we're lucky to DTD once a week or once every other week.   

Meganequine

Thanks for the responses.  I certianly undestand where you're coming from.    (and as a side note, we hardly every do it anymore, so I'll have to actually make an effort when we start trying this summer.)