Go by FF or my bodys signs? HELP!

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Registered: 03-25-2004
Go by FF or my bodys signs? HELP!
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Tue, 02-24-2009 - 9:34am

Hi girls.


I am sure many of you have been here before with this same question....Should I go by my body's signs or what FF is telling me?


My body says I O'd on the 20th...Because;



  • On the 19th, I had a VERY VERY positive OPK.

  • Cervix became soft and high and open.

  • CM was EW.

  • On the 20th, I still had a positive OPK but less than the 20th.

If I put FF on the recommended method, it does not show O.

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Registered: 08-28-2008
Tue, 02-24-2009 - 11:30am
I had that happen last cycle, where FF on the advanced setting wuld not give me an O day. The research and fertility awareness settings did but they each gave different days. It took 7 temps for FF to give me and O day and then it got changed. I would continue to bd until there is confirmation of O day on the advanced setting. I do believe that you O'd on cd14 and that you are having a slow rise and probably fall back pattern combo. If your temp goes back up tomorrow I think you will get confirmation of O day. Your chart looks like you did O. So we'll just keep watching to see what happens with your temps.

 PCOS, Insulin Resistance, MTHFR, APS (Hughes Syndrome) and a Mullerian Anomaly  (bicornuate uteru

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Registered: 01-29-2009
Tue, 02-24-2009 - 3:31pm

The only issue I see relying on temps is that it can be affected if you have a cold/flu/stress and some other hormonal factors. Best bet if you're feeling one thing, and chart showing another, use an OPK (being 99% accurate for the most part, can't quite beat this), you can get cheapy ones online and at dollar stores, and then there's lots of digital/line test semi-expensive ones. Checking your CM/Cervix position are also great indicators, so I think if you "made the rounds" of tests so to speak, you'll have good confirmation of O.

Cycle 1: Ovulated Feb 21st with Metformin (under treatment for 5 years), Fish Oil, Nature's Way Prenatal Vitamins and Clear Blue OPK's.




Edited 2/24/2009 3:34 pm ET by kinny09
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Registered: 01-30-2007
Tue, 02-24-2009 - 6:16pm
I would say you ovulated on the 20th.