driving myself so crazy ...

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driving myself so crazy ...
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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 7:45am

I know its not going to help things, but I am driving myself crazy. Last month I temped, and FF said I ovulated on CD14 (based only on temps, I've done nothing about CM). I can't bring myself to check CM (don't ask me why because I don't know), and even if I wanted to, I think I'd have no idea what to check for. I pretty much have a wet discharge a lot of the times in my cycle. My GYN also estimated that CD10-16 would be my fertile time. I think just based on my regular 26-28 day cycles. Now I read something this morning that said only 10% of women actually ovulate around CD14 and most do earlier or later. Ugh. I'm equipped with OPKs this month and figured I'd start CD10 testing. Without checking CM, do you think my temps last month were enough to assume around CD14 is when I O?

I really want this to be my month ... don't we all ;)



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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 7:54am

Hang in there. This definitely could be your month. Stay positive.

:>)
Jenny

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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:26am

Hi Lil!

I think that you probably O'ed on CD17. but it is hard to say without CM to cross check, so let me pause to gear up and... WHACK!! check your cm, lady!! it is as easy as looking down before you toss the TP into the toilet after a wipe ;-)

sorry, not trying to give yo ua hard time. but most people balk at temping. YOU have accomplished the near impossible - you are temping!! checking Cm is easy. you dont have to reach 'in there', just around cd10, start paying attention to the TP when you go to the bathroom - you'll feel it get more slippery. (like you sai,s you have discharge) when you feel it slippery, wipe again, keep checking to see how much is there. you'll notice it as it gets creamy, and then hopefully like egg white. even a guess at your Cm will make it a little easier to pinpoint ovulation

BUT anyway, i think you are Oing around cd17, which is when i do as well. i start to see creamy Cm around cd 10-11, then EW around cd 13. Then i O, cd 16-17, then i dry up the next day.
This is pretty typical, so see if it helps you.

oh, if you want to do the OPKs, - how many do you have? hopefully like 20 or more. i test 2x a day , starting around day 10-13, but really i could wait until cd14, since i KNOW i wont O that early. I am not OPKg this month. If you have enough, start on day 10, and test at night, or afternoon AND night if you have enough!! GL!!!



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2/2004 - had my Jane, 9 months later ;-) Life just keeps getting better!

5/2004 - diagnosed with MS. Life Sucks!!

2/2006 - FINALLY got pg with #2, after 2 years of waiting for fertility to return, 6 cycles of trying.

11/2006 - Edgar B (GERB) arrived

10/2008 - looks like another 2 years of waiting.... I am on cycle 5 of trying!!

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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:33am

Hi Jenny.

I guess my fear with checking CM is ... I don't want to check like all the way in my cervis. Checking when I wipe or on my underwear is fine, I just fear that I'm going to note it down wrong. Most of the time for me I think its just clear wet. I was thinking when I look at my last chart that I may have O'ed on CD17 as well.

I have 15 OPK test strips. What day do you think I should beginning to try them for this month?



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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 9:55am

Yes, if we are both in agreeement on the CD17 O, LOL then i say start testing on CD14. i have had best luck testing at like 8pm!! if you can afford to test 2x daily, test at 2 pm and 8 pm., something like that. With 15, i think you can afford to.

i never check internally for cm, for the same reason i fail miserably to check CP. i have little feeling in my hands, and i just cant do it. No big deal, i never checked internally even before i got MS.

at least one day, maybe 2 days, i will have EWCm just gushing out of me into the toilet. and i wont nec'rily feel it, i'd have to be looking. so you dont even really need to check the TP - just check before you wipe, it may be coming out of you on its own!!

BTW, if you figure out that you have many dyas of EWCm before you O, yo can wait until you see that before staring OPKs. i think i already said that, so sorry for repeating.

GL!!



Jenny


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11/1997 - Found my future husband!

5/2003 - Married my love! Life is Great!!

2/2004 - had my Jane, 9 months later ;-) Life just keeps getting better!

5/2004 - diagnosed with MS. Life Sucks!!

2/2006 - FINALLY got pg with #2, after 2 years of waiting for fertility to return, 6 cycles of trying.

11/2006 - Edgar B (GERB) arrived

10/2008 - looks like another 2 years of waiting.... I am on cycle 5 of trying!!

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Dh Tighe
6.5 yo DD Jane
4 yo DS Edgar
1.5 yo DS Hugo
Baby #4 due 08/14/11


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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 8:30am
Ok Jenny, I did one of the OPK test strips last night (I know its too early) ... I just wanted to see what its all about and make sure I knew how to work it. Obviously it was negative, just the control line came up. But I went ahead and ordered 25 more in addition to the 14 I have left. So I'm fully equipped. My cycle is normally 26 days. Thats the weird thing, its been 26 days for the past year, but as soon as I started trying the first month ti was 28 and last month 29. Should I average and say I have a 27 day cycle? Should I start the OPKs on CD10? It only makes sense for me to do one a day, probably around 7 p.m. or later, unless its the weekend then I could also do one earlier in the day as well.


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