2nd month of TTC our second child

mommaspark · February 2013

Hi there, this is my first post on here so hopefully some of you mommies will read this

Me & my husband have a 2 and a half year old daughter and are on our 2nd month of trying for another one! Last month we didn't necessarily start trying we just stopped not trying.. This month I have been taking ovulation tests every day & I have also been using Ovulite.. I got my menstrual cycle on Feb 7th- to Feb 11th.. I took a test every day and nothing showed up until the 19th, a very faint line showed up and then the next day a little darker and then on the 21st a very dark line showed up.. ( I was also using Ovulite every day and nothing showed up until the 21st then it showed I was ovulating ).. My husband and I were "Active" everyday until the Sunday the 17th at 1 in the morning ( so technically Monday ) and then I got sick and we stopped until Ovulation day which was the 21st and we were active once that day.. I know you are suppose to try to be active 2-3 days prior to ovulation day so what are our chances of being pregnant? Thank you!

krdesi · February 2013

20% every month with good timing.

argonne · February 2013

You have a 20% chance every month with good timing. Most healthy couples will get pregnant within a year.

I suggest reading the newbie link and blog. There is some really good information there about TTC and about the TTGP board, in general.

argonne · February 2013

Also, unless you're charting your basal body temperature, there is no way to know if you ovulated or not. You can gear up to ovulate (what a +OPK tells you) and still not ovulate. The only way to confirm ovulation (without a doctor) is by charting your BBT.

argonne · February 2013

mrsashleyk:
If you look at it with a glass half full approach you either get pregnant or you don't so you can say the odds are 50/50. May not be accurate but sounds better than 20.

Except for that's not how statistics work.

MrsW062610 · February 2013

mrsashleyk:
If you look at it with a glass half full approach you either get pregnant or you don't so you can say the odds are 50/50. May not be accurate but sounds better than 20.

No. just no.

argonne · February 2013

mrsashleyk:
argonne:
mrsashleyk:
If you look at it with a glass half full approach you either get pregnant or you don't so you can say the odds are 50/50. May not be accurate but sounds better than 20.
Except for that's not how statistics work.
Except for I didn't say those odds were based on statistics and instead were based on a "glass half full approach". I assumed people would know that wasn't an actual method used for determining probability.

Still doesn't make sense. It's not a 50/50 thing. It's an 80/20 thing. Yes, it's either I'm pregnant or I'm not pregnant, but there are actual percentages attached to each of those scenarios.

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