sassygirlj

Hi Ladies-

I have been snooping around for some time and thought I would join in. This is my official first month of the ttc and I can honestly say I am very confused! I have been charting and using opks. Ever since coming off bcp, my cycles have gotten more irregular. The first 6 months they were pretty regular between 30-33 days! Now, the last two months my cycle was 37 and 39 days! This has definitely made it very confusing to know when I am going to ovulate. I started taking opks on cd 12 and I thought I got a positive on cd 17. The test line was the same color as the control line. I don't know why I continued to test but I did and got a positive on cd 18, a negative on cd 19, and then I think another positive on cd 20. My temp. has not risen and I am on cd 22 so now I am thinking that I didn't ovulate and am all worried! I know that the worry doesn't help anything but I cannot help it being my over obsessive personality!!

Any feedback is welcomed. I have attached my chart link and my opk pix (alittle blurry). If you think any of the opks are positive, let me know! I am just a first time worrier. Thanks!

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/203c5b

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n.../opk-tests.jpg

shmoo75

Hi Sassy,

Welcome to B&B. I'm not sure on the OPK's as I use ClearBlue Digi which will show a smiley face when it detects I'm about to OV. Some of the other girls on here use the OPK's that you do and will know abit more. Sorry I couldn't be of much help to you. I didn't want to read and run.

Shel

A lot of women get + opk several times a month, im not totally sure why, are you taking your temps at the same time every morning and getting enough sleep before hand?

Lu28

and welcome! I'm not going to be much use here but didn't want to read and run. I'm just new to temping and opks have never worked for me (I have not once had a positive result!) so I'm not too sure. I've been using the clearblue fertility monitor instead which is great.

Good luck hon, hope you're not here for too long and get your very soon

sassygirlj

Thanks for all your replies!

I think I am taking my temperature correctly. I take it at 6:00am sometimes it ends up a half hour later but not usually. I think I was expecting a big rise in my temps after I saw the positive opks. But I still had a positive opk on cd 20 and now it's cd 23....maybe I need to wait a little longer?!?

Lu-I got a cbfm for next month. I decided that might make me a little less obsessed (I am doubtful though!) I think I am already driving my dh mad! He just wants me to 'relax'...haha..not so easy for me! Has the cbfm been helpful to you considering you didn't have success with opk and bbt? I am guessing you only use the monitor and still don't bbt? I am just worried that it won't work for me since my periods are pretty irregular. I am excited to see what happens next month (unless, I don't have to use it)...wishful thinking!

elmaxie

Hi Sassygirl!

I just wanted to say Hi, I too am on my first month of ttc. I am new to temping and using OPK so I cant really understand charts too well just now...as for OPK's I had a faint line a few days ago but nothing definate or the company would class as a positive so Im just going to concentrate on my temps and cm and BD'ing alot and hope it works.

Let me know how you get on with CBFM...I have been looking at them and we decided after 3/4 cycles if we havent had we will invest in one but am hoping it wont be needed.

Good Luck with your



Emma.xx