Kat.

Newbie77

Hi Kat,

Well I am new to all this too and have decided to give charting a miss for the first few months anyway as I just wanted to get used to everything else, and use OPK's - it is a whole new world this ttc!!!

The OPK's come with instructions to tell you which day to start testing on depending on your cycle length.

I bought a book which covered all aspects of charting and OPK's called Fastest Way to Get Pregnant Naturally by Christopher D. Williams. I have found it really useful and it's one of the cheaper ones too. I suppose it helped me understand my body and the whole ttc process a lot better.

Also got my hubbie on wellman vit's and I'm on preconcep vit's.

I suppose everyone has different methods, so you will get a variety of answers here so it has to be what suits you and your OH best I suppose...

Good luck x.

Kat.

Thanks for your advice.
im looking on ebay at the moment at "fertilityplans" shop and looking at buying 25 preg/ov tests but im really not sure what number mix i should have it in!

how many o testers would you use in one normal cycle to detect O?

tansey

Hiya! Get about 20 for your first month if you can afford it because you need to start testing from CD8/9 until you get a positive and that could happen early or late and some ladies test twce a day (some more!!) to make sure you don't mis the surge. The more you try the easyit becomes to know your cycle and the less sticks you should need.
Good luck!

Newbie77

Depends I suppose, some of the ladies on here will be able to answer better than I can. Some can feel when they ovulate so I suppose they may need less. I have no idea, so I tend to start as the instructions state and go on from there. I went through 3 this month and think I got a positive on day 12 which sounds about right. I have ordered more today with preseed from fertility plan on ebay, you can choose the mix from 25 total so I have gone for 15 OPK's and 10 PT's. Some girls test a lot, others less, it can become an addiction. Also even though you may not get a +ve in the am, you may by 6/7pm so some test twice in a day, I think it may also depend how sensitive the OPK's are??? Can someone confirm this please???

The best time to test is ~2-3pm. Anytime between 10am and 8 p.m. is fine, FMU is not recommended. The reason for this is that most women experience a surge in the morning, but it can take 4 hours for it to show up in your urine.

Newbie77

Hope this helps clarify what I just said re varying cycle lengths and when to start testing... (CL=cycle length, T* = begin OPK testing)

CL T*

21 5
22 5
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25 8
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Kat.

ive boought 20 opts and 5 preg tests! how exciting!!!

if im like this now..what will i be like if and when i get a ????

Newbie77

I know, but take comfort in the fact that you are surrounded by like minded obsessives on here!!! Good luck getting your x.

TrixieLox

Hey you, welcome to the madness of TTCing! I use Access Diagnostics to get my OV sticks (google it). Very good prices and very reliable. If you can't manage BDing every other day throughout your cycle then I'd deffo recommend pinpointing when u O with OV sticks cos then u can be sure you're BDing at the right time.

Remember to hold your wee in for 2-4 hours (will say on instructions) and I hear the best time to POAS is afternoon and no later than 8pm.

Good luck!