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positive OPKs and timing sex
I got positive OPKs yesterday starting at 5pm and this am at 7am. Now at 1:30 I got a negative. I have read you possibly ovulate 12-24-72hrs AFTER your last positive? Is this correct information?
We had sex Sunday and Monday night, plan on it tonight and Saturday .....will Sunday be too late or should I add it to the list for good measure?
This is our first month ttc and DH didn't really understand the importance of timing sex...(the reason for no sex in the days leading up to O)....he really thought you could could get pg every time you have sex . I blame his Mother for Highschool sex scare tactics!! 
I think I have gotten through to him now so maybe next month he will listen when I say its 'time' !!
Thank you for any advice.
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Re: positive OPKs and timing sex
I usually try to have sex consistently through 3 days passed confirmed ovulation. I confirm O through temping. If I was only doing OPKs I would have sex every day or every other day over the next 4 days. That is me personally.
I'm wondering though what you mean about not having sex in the days leading up to O, just because I'm curious in case there is something I don't know!
This. I'm mobile bumping so I can't see your siggy, are you temping as well?
Having sex on Sunday isn't going to hurt your chances. Even if it is potentially too late for baby making, have sex if you are both up for it.
Are you temping? You should probably know by Sunday if it is too late. Maybe for good measure, but today is much more important.
A lot of DH's don't like to know it's "time" but just would like to have sex regardless. Sometimes you just have to seduce rather than telling them. But I'm the worst person to give this advice because I'm really unromantic and just tell him. He still asks me to seduce him instead, though, so if telling doesn't work, try something sexier!
ETA: just saw your other post. Even if it is normally his job to initiate sex I think that if you did it he would probably like it. Just start foreplay and he will probably eventually want to finish it out!
We didn't have sex bc I didn't want to pressure him. I usually let him take the lead in when we have sex.
I mentioned during the days this week that we should be having sex EOD this week, but bedtime would come and .....nothing.
After some hurt feelings last night I realized we needed some better communication about how baby making works and that by not having sex these last few days we may have really missed an opportunity this month.
Hopefully he will listen next month!!
ETA : this should have included a quote from
aprillm730
Ohh I see. Ok, I read your original post wrong. If you just had a positive OPK, you still have time to hump it out! Good luck!
Hopefully!! I was really upset last night. I was worried he didn't really want to ttc. Turns out he just didn't understand. Communication is so important and can really mess things up when it is not working!!