After 11 cycles, you'd think I'd know...

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After 11 cycles, you'd think I'd know...
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Sat, 08-02-2003 - 9:44pm
Ok, I'm doing the OPK thing this cycle...and the last two days, the lines have been similar, only not as dark as the control line. Today, the test line is BARELY there...what's going on...did I O or not???? I'm sick of these reindeer games!!! I just want to ovulate so that I can catch the stinkin' egg and get a BFP already!!!!!!!! HELP before I dive off a bridge!!

Danielle, 28, although acting like a 4 year old, TTC#1, C11, CD13

http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/1a41e




Edited 8/2/2003 9:49:22 PM ET by craveababe

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Sat, 08-02-2003 - 10:05pm
In my opinion I'd continue to BD every other day until FF shows you a coverline and go from there. From the look of your chart at this stage I would say that no you haven't ovulated but if the next 2 days give you high temps and they stay up then it'll be most likely that you finally did O providing you take your temp after 3 consistant hours of sleep and at the same time every day before getting out of bed.

Also without recording your CM and/or CP it makes it somewhat hard to follow your chart as well. OPK's work for some people, but not everyone.

Take a peek at my chart and you'll see what I mean (I'm under the impression that you've just started charting as I didnt see any other ones, sorry if I'm wrong)

http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/20f9f

Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

Traci

Traci & Roger

Jordan James born April 10th at 4:09pm

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Sat, 08-02-2003 - 10:10pm
I know what you mean about ovulations kits they can and are very hard to read. I would say by what you are saying is that you might be missing it now. I am not sure of this though. When it starts to get as close to the other line it's TIME. I stopped using them long ago because of the same thing I just couldn't tell. Not this means you missed it. If you have I/C tonight you might catch the egg. You can still become pregnant up to 24 to 48 after your test says you will be ovulating.

When I was trying for my first child I tried everything you could think of. BBT, ovulation kits and CM checking and so much more, but it just got to hard to keep up with everything. I will say the best advice I got from my doctor was to have sex every other day to hit the right time and just try to relax and I know that's hard. The first month (after 7 months of trying to get pregnant) I stopped using bbt, ovulation kits and cm checking and having I/C every other night and I became pregnant.

Just my imput on what I went through. As long as you and your husband do not have any fertility problems then you can do this too.

If you are on day 13th in your cycle and you have a 28 day cycle then you would be starting to ovulate now..... If you cycle is shorter then you are just about to miss it and if it's longer then it could be anywhere from day 16 to 18 of you cycle.

Well that's my 2 cents:) I hope this helped some.

Best of luck with trying and YOU WILL GET THERE:)

Sherry