a whole bunch of questions!!!

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a whole bunch of questions!!!
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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 5:40pm

Ok, so I got two days of positive OPKs (Sunday night and Monday night) and then this morning when I woke up, there was a bit of brown CM. I know that spotting during ovulation can be a good fertility sign (or at least that's what the internet says!) This is because the egg has broken through the follicle or whatever, right?


Also ... the past few months, even when I got a positive OPK, I never had this symptoms (I also don't remember having ewcm and I had it this time too!) so I'm wondering if this PROBABLY means that I DEFINITELY ovulated. (yes, I just used probably and definitely in the same sentence!)


The reason I ask is because I know that just because you get a positive OPK, doesn't mean that you actually O'd. And since I've been having a lot of ovarian cysts the past four months and I'm not really having that cyst pain this month, AND because I had the positive OPKs and the spotting and the EWCM but didn't the past few cycles, if it really does seem like I O'd this time?


I sort of feel stupid for even asking since no one can actually look in my body and tell me for sure. I'm just wondering what our resident experts think, since guessing is the only thing we can do. :) And so since I probably O'd in the middle of the night, does that mean I should count today as CD1? (I haven't noticed any ewcm at all today.)


I'm so ready to test ... man the tww sucks! LOL


Camille

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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 5:59pm

i do not know if spotting is a good sign- it is my understanding that the ONLY way to confirm ovulation is from temps ( a thermal shift) but it sounds logical that spotting means an egg was released!! However i never spot, and i know that i do ovulate. everyone is ddiffernt, every cycle is different!

CD1 is the first day of AF, i asume you mean DPo (days past ovulation) if you O in the middle of the night, call the next morning 1 dpo.

and yes'm, the 2 ww sucks, LOL

have fun!!!



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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 6:08pm

Ok, sorry, I'm so braindead today, LOL. Yes, I meant 1 dpo! LOL. Thank you, Jenny! :)


Camille

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Tue, 10-07-2008 - 6:53pm

I agree that it sounds good for O. Remeber you're fertile for 2 days after O as well. Good Luck!


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