Aiming for August 2012 BFP!!

Well doing the first OPK felt slightly odd. Reminded me of previous pregnancy tests although I was less nervous of course!

But then when it came up negative I felt disappointed although logically it was exactly what I was expecting (I reckon I'll ovulate this weekend - Sunday maybe?).

Also, I expected the packet to have one plastic thingy and lots of strips, rather than 8 plastics thingies to pee on then bin.
Does anyone else feel it seems quite wasteful to chuck away so much plastic? Hopefully I won't need to buy any more (got 2 months worth) but if I do I'll look at other options I think.

I'm sure this will all seem totally ordinary within a few days - just the musings of an OPK beginner!

Might - a bit mad but we did the same at 9 months! Had m/c earlier this year but still hoping. DD is 18 months tomorrow .

Hello. Can I join you? Not quite certain yet but think we're about to start TTC #2 (hence the name) as af has just returned post-bf dc1, who's 10.5 months. Are we mad??

MightBeMad, cycle 1, BFP due 15 August

Boots has 3-4-2 offer on EPO! Must get a grip today. Feeling irrational hatred towards very nice colleague who has 2 yr old cause I've just figured out that she must have got preg on her honeymoon (and the first month of trying). (She didn't tell me that in an annoying way, I just sat at my desk and worked it out - loser.) No wonder she's so relaxed about when to try for no.2!

Oh have just booked app with GP to find out if anything caused the two chem pregs (she will probably say no). I have decided to take Angus castus, epo and low dose aspirin to see if that improves implantation (have not bought the epo or aspirin yet so need to get a move on as it is cd5 today).

Hi resipsa not looking at using the fertility monitor. Based on the last two months chemical pregnancies we have no problem getting pregnant I think we have a problem implanting. Their figures do look impressive though (as good as ivf?) I can see why you are tempted.

I am also on wishful thread. Plan is to be crazy and obsessive on this one and chilled out on the other. Today is a stressful day.

ribs, cycle day 1 is the first day you come on your period

Is the plan that we lurk here and on Wishful's thread too? Don't want to abandon her! That said, the other thread is suppposed to be for the relaxed, medium-term posters and I am Bloody obsessed this month! Only on CD7 so a while to go; feel like life is on hold until I get that +ve OPK. How sad I have become! Am at work and obviously not working; wish there was a time recording code for reading Mumsnet cause then I'd be way ahead of target.
PS Just been loking at the DuoFertiltiy website. Quite attracted by the money back guarantee. Anyone used/using it?

Im here!!! .

Was going to go in the COD but im too busy, we'r away for the weekend tomorrow and I have to pack and we have so much wine and parma ham and smelly cheese at home that unless David Beckham and Matthew McConahay are waiting in the COD for me, peeling grapes, il give it a miss.

Looks like it was a chemical Pregnancy. Strangely feel a step closer to being pg next cycle. Getting the EPO ready. I think im actually losing my mind I cant remember when I need to take the clomid. This will be month 5 FFS. Is day one the day of your period or the day it stops?

Hello everyone (big wave to everyone from the July thread).

Been crazy busy at work but am trying to catch up with all the posts. Am on cd5 here and think af has just about finished. The plan this month is to use opks and eat healthier. The last two cycles I have had chemical pregnancies (horrible to go through). I don't know what caused it but it could be a thin uterine lining. Lots of sugar is meant to be bad for your uterine health so I am ditching the cake this month.

It is nice to know dh's sperm are working perfectly, especially as we have been a bit rubbish re dtd but I still feel guilty i am not providing a decent home for the egg to implant into.

winkle any news on af yet?

Ahh newbie I wouldn't read to much into it, it may be that's the case sometimes but I'd say for the most it is like it says on the tin bearing it mind it is for guidance to help not a precise science, I carried on using the tests this month just because cd15 seemed way early for me but didn't have another positive surge and I'd been doing it from cd10 so early enough for my cycle, only stoped bleeding a few data previous but if you were worried you could do one cycle where you monitored the full thing for comparison but I wouldn't do it e wry month!
Think the monitors are different again but obviously of your dtd as much as you can anyway you should be fine x

Been doing opks for 6 months now :(

OK, I got the sticks! First time stick user here too (although on cycle 5).
Got Clear Blue from Boots as cheaper than Amazon which surprised me. Decided to get the pricier ones as life is chaotic enough here without adding little cups of wee around the place! (I't'd only be a matter of time before I rushed off, forgot about it and left it for the lodger to find )

According to the instructions I should have started testing yesterday. Oops! Will start this evening.

Still no sign

frustrated I am slightly confused by this all as well, new to opk sticks...I believe by reading the boards, that you can still not actually release an egg as opk only indicates you have a LH surge. it should indicate that your body is planning to O, so my advice is to dtd every other day over next 7 days just to be sure, thats my plan of action anyway!

I'm using the clearblue OPK. (not trials) And finally got a +ive. A couple of days later than I thought it would be, but feeling relieved today knowing that. Does anyone know does it prove you are O or just that your body is preparing for O? I'm slightly confuses by it all. Can you still get a +ive and not actually release an egg?

i got them from fertility matters website, they are not the little strips ones, they have a cap on that you take off and poas. two lines come right up straightway, the test line being as strong if not stronger than the control line, still no af winkle?

Which OPKs are you using?

I'm going to start using them from tomorrow. I use the digitals.

so have had a +ve opk cycle day 12 and 13 and another one today (cycle day 14). this is the first time i have used these sticks properly through out my cycle, is this quite common to have three positive +ve opk three days in a row? used it at the same time every day