I am here! Just hanging out waiting to ovulate!!! When did you ladies start doing OPKS? Like during your predicted fertility week or like a certain calendar day after AF?
IMO, they're nice because they confirm what your body is telling you. Also, I've had the most luck on cycles when we HIO right before the OPK is truly positive. And then for like 4 days after.
@Mamaof2beautifulgirls I agree with @ruby696 that opks are nice because it's just one more thing confirming what's happening with your body. I usually o cd18-19 and I start opks around cd13
@Mamaof2beautifulgirls each person is different but I never had trouble catching my surge if I tested when I got home from work (around 6pm most days). There’s no way I could inconspicuously test during work hours.
TTC history in spoiler
Me: 31 Him: 37 Married: Oct 2015 Baby G born June 2017 TTC#2: July 2018 BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19 BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
Thanks @ottergirl81!!! I think I am waiting to test on Friday or Saturday. Just not looking forward to it! @tyrion_ I am so sorry!!!! That just stinks all around!
I wasn’t ready to leave you sweet ladies yet anyway 😘
This is the worst part of the cycle for me. It’s boring and there isn’t anything to do but wait. But I was super pumped to see my cycle regularity percentage jump from 20% to 52%! I had two similar back to back cycles and FF likes that way better than my crazy cycles. Maybe I won’t get five “cycle warning” lectures from FF this month.
According to my period app I use for tracking, because I have been temping, I O'd yestezrday. I am currently self-benched, but this is good to know for when we are actively trying again next cycle. Just thought it was interesting. Will be trying OPKs as well for the first time to see how well those work. I sound like a big newbie to all of this and sort of am. In the past I thought I could just "time" things right, and now I just feel like I am running out of time. Am on CD 14.
@ottergirl81 Good luck with the OPKs. This will be my third cycle using them and I found them easier to use/read than I was anticipating. I used the cheapies from amazon.
Re: August WTO
@Mamaof2beautifulgirls I start doing OPK's around CD11 and I usually ovulate between CD16 and 20.
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
This is the worst part of the cycle for me. It’s boring and there isn’t anything to do but wait. But I was super pumped to see my cycle regularity percentage jump from 20% to 52%! I had two similar back to back cycles and FF likes that way better than my crazy cycles. Maybe I won’t get five “cycle warning” lectures from FF this month.