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OPK vs. Temp

GoaliesWife123GoaliesWife123 member
edited August 2013 in LGBT Parenting
Hey friends! So, I have been charting with FF for quite some time now and have been fairly confident in the chart results. This month, however, I'm a little confused with my "patterns". 

Back story for this month: Around CD 9, I started volunteering with make-a-wish and was getting less sleep than normal, sleeping in a colder room than normal and did not use an opk. My temps were higher than normal when I got home, when the room was much warmer and I had a little more sleep. OPK's were negative until tonight when I had a "close call" on a wondfo, so I used a digital and got a smiley face. My last few cycles have shown a positive around the same time each cycle, so I'm tempted to believe the OPK rather than FF. 

Anyway, I'm attaching my charts if anyone wants to look and give me some advice. I would really appreciate it! We are trying our first AI next cycle. FWIW, I found a very inexpensive clear blue fertility monitor and will be picking that up tomorrow (hopefully I won't even need it). 

TIA! (I can't figure out how to link my chart, so if you just click on the first sentence link, it will work)
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<br /> My Ovulation Chart</a>

TTC our first. Married to, and madly in love with, my beautiful wife. Living with our fur baby and enjoying 19 nieces and nephews. 
  • DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
  • First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
  • Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
  • Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
  • January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
  • Fourth Cycle:  Monitored clomid cycle  w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified:  BFN
  • Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
  • Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying


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Re: OPK vs. Temp

  • AmandaG47AmandaG47 member
    I'm thinking I agree with you that I would go with opk. Especially if there may be some reasons for the increased temp. If you're having a spike in your LH, then I think you are gearing up to O (and haven't yet). I would be curious if you get another clear temp rise in a day or two that lasts. Good luck next cycle!!!
    My name is A, I am wife to J.  After 7 months of ttc and one MC, we are expecting two baby girls in 2014!


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  • ball.and.chainball.and.chain member
    I tend to trust temping more than OPKs, but I had weird experiences with OPKs and pretty consistent results temping.  Sometimes you just have to go with your gut (especially if your sperm is free and you have nothing to lose).  GL!
    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
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  • GoaliesWife123GoaliesWife123 member
    Thank you!

    TTC our first. Married to, and madly in love with, my beautiful wife. Living with our fur baby and enjoying 19 nieces and nephews. 
    • DW and I have been tracking, preparing, getting medical testing since January 2013.
    • First Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 08/02/13: BFN
    • Second Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm 09/11/13, 09/13/13, 09/15/13: BFN
    • Third Cycle: Unmedicated ICI w/ Donor Sperm: 10/13/13, 10/15/13, 10/17/13, 10/21/13: BFN
    • January 2014: Sonohysterogram shows excellent lining & tubes have no blockages
    • Fourth Cycle:  Monitored clomid cycle  w/ ICI's at home: 1/24/14 and 1/25/14. Ovulation verified:  BFN
    • Fifth Cycle: 02/2014 Femara 5mg with ovidrel trigger CD14: BFN
    • Taking a few months off to evaluate if we want to keep trying


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