Ooops, could we have gotten pregnant?

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Registered: 01-06-2009
Ooops, could we have gotten pregnant?
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Thu, 01-15-2009 - 8:18pm

Hey, I was doing some research and I think the past two months of TTC my husband and I did not do the BD correctly.


Since Nov. 2008 we have been TTC and when I would get a positive OPK we would do the BD that day but also a few days before, not after. Were we suppose to do the BD that day and the day after and so on???


Since the OPK tell you 12-36 before you OV does that mean a + means you are not ov at the moment just about to with in the next 12-36 hrs??? If so then OMG, we're idiots. This was our first time TTC, we were highschool sweethears and been married almost 4 years and so we're still on this learning process of TTC.


I've been charting my temps and so on. I'm on CD8 and should OV around the 14-16th day which is coming up...I will still be taking the OPK as another form of checking but help ladies when should I do the BD??? We plan to do it every other day starting this Friday and probably until three days after my + OV, does that sound right to you all???


Help, if we could have gotten pregnant the first time trying, I'm just going to feel so bad, I should have payed attention to what I was reading. We want to be pregnant so badly.


Currently I am ready "taking charge of your fertility" and doing ALOT of research.


I just need some advice from real ladies...


Thanks, and god bless and Happy Baby dust to you all!!!

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Registered: 01-12-2009
Thu, 01-15-2009 - 10:01pm

Hi waiting,

Yes, the + OPK means you're going to O in the next 12-36 hours, so you'll want to BD that night and the following night. It doesn't hurt to be doing it every other day up until then too (I usually start at day 9... not that it's worked for me yet!), if you're up for it.

If you start tracking your BBT, then you'll know when you've O'd because your temp will rise the next day. Sometimes my temp doesn't rise until 3 days after I get the + OPK, so then I end up BD'ing one extra night as well, just to be sure.

Good luck to you!

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Registered: 01-06-2009
Thu, 01-15-2009 - 10:15pm

Thanks so much for your advice. So I guess, I should have BD the day after as well, Darn!


It's so confusing, I know a lot more now then I did two months ago. I've been tracking since day one of my AF and I am on Day 8 of my cycle...I told my DH on the 9th day we will start BD every other day. I got the OPK to make sure, I need to rely on it incase I do my charting wrong. So the last two cycles I OV on day 16 and 17 so this cycyle should be around the same...So I guess on the 14th should I BD everyday until the Day and day after I OV???


I also have a TMI questions...Since today is day 8, I noticed I had a little bit of what I believe is wet CM...What does that mean. I know you have to go through, dry, wet, sticky and so on, should I BD today or not just yet?