Need help with OPK's, etc.
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| Mon, 10-13-2003 - 2:05pm |
I have posted here before-back in June I believe. I became frustrated (no AF for over a month and thought I was PG-I wasn't)and ended up giving up. I am now back on the "baby-wagon" and would like some help.
I thought I had this all figured out. I have been using the OPK's and looked at a few ovulation calendars (I know now that they are definitely not reliable-I thought it would be give or take a few days).
According to the calendars, (my LMP was 9/20 w/40 days in between) the calendar said that I would "O" on 10/16. My most fertile days would start 10/12. On the 12th I did an OPK-the line was kind of faint-but noticeable. I thought, "cool, the calendar is probably accurate". The next day that changed. I did another OPK-the line was even more faint. I feel terrible because DH wanted to BD on the 12th..and we didn't. He wants a boy and we were told to wait until I O'd. My CM last week was very slippery and stringy...this week it is just slippery. Maybe I O'd last week?
What have I done? Did I screw up? I will do another OPK tonight...but next month-I will be charting. Enough of this nonsense!
Edited 10/13/2003 2:10:41 PM ET by mellikatt

I know it's tricky...I used an opk this month too and I'm hoping we hit it right but I suspect I o'd later than the 24-48 hours and I may have missed it. Not sure about your cm, but whenever you see ewcm, if I were you I'd just bd anyway - the ole' "couldn't hurt, might help" theory applies I think! I have read here that after O, your cm tends to dry up, or at least not be the ewcm when you're most fertile...hope this helps somewhat? If this isn't your month, I sure hope next month is!!! :-)
Good luck. I know it can be frustrating but it's worth it.
Susan
Nicholas (20 months) and Littlebug (edd 6/4/04)