temp buddies 2

A positive opk should be followed by ov within 48 hrs i believe...

Lottie- it's like anything to do with making and having babies... always someone trying to exploit mums and dads who are desperate to either get PG- or to have the best pregnancy or the best birth... it is SUCH an emotive issue... like, how MUCH do you want a baby, WHAT are YOU prepared to do about it... grrrrr

(expensive pushchairs are also on my hate list for this kind of thing- so be careful about eyeing up those blooming bugabloodyboos girls... i know you have been!)

Re OPK's - I am trying to conduct my own personal experiment this month by doing both CB fertility monitor and some of the cheap ones from ebay.

After reading the peeonastick website I started using the ebay ones on day 9 - one a day in the afternoon/ evening. All negative. Then when I got my first peak day (CD12) with CB I did three ebay tests that day and it was v interesting - CB gave me a peak in the am - ebay slight second line but still neg at noon - then around 4pm did another ebay one - much stronger - almost pos but still not totally as dark as control line. Then by bedtime around midnight I did another one and it was quite a bit fainter than the 4pm one.

Then CB gave me peak the next morning, did an ebay test in the afternoon and it was back to being much fainter second line - then by the evening before bed it was really faint again.

I think it says on the website that the LH surge can only last 12 hours or even less some months?

Not sure if I am anymore enlightened about the whole thing but at least it is interesting!!

Rah, when do you get your blood results back??

I got my OPKs from Boots, they were on a special offer. It's only CD11 for me, so I didn't expect to see a +ve result.

Sorry, I realise that my sharing the unnecesarry information is confusing. Oops.

My understanding is that I should see a +ve result a day or 2 before I should ovulate? Is that right?? So I anticipate a +ve or at least a visible line on CD13?? Have I got it all wrong?

I peed into a pot and dipped, would that matter?

They are blooming expensive though. It makes me quite the way these companies exploit us! They could easily sell them at half that price surely.

Seaside- this is first month of temping, so i've no idea what to expect! I think most people tend to have a temp dip on day before or day of AF. (i think??)

Rahrah- i had cheapie opks from ebay. I did get a faint positve with them this month- 2 lines, although test line was darker than the other one. It was on a friday, and i am pretty sure i oved on sat or sun.
I dont think the cost of them should make any difference, basically the same chemical (or whatever) used to detect the LH.

Mum03- have you caved in to the pressure? Lottie and Greedy you are BAD girls!

went for a blood test today to test my ovulation. It took nearly 1.5hrs... There was well over 100 people there. Mostly the elderly or pregnant people.. It was awful! I hate waiting...but waiting to get a needle stuck in you just stinks!

Ready which OPK sticks did you get. I got mine off ebay. Last month I got them from Boots but they were £20 for 5. Mine were 50 for £11 of ebay. Do you think thats why they have not shown a positive yet? Because they are the cheap ones. I got a few faint lines for a couple of days..but thats it! I also got a couple of faint lines with the expensive ones but gave up... Than it turned out I did not ovulate until CD20, and I started them on CD12, so gave up after I ran out.

Thanks honeyapple - everyone is so great here at making you feel better

Well done on the test resistence - is your temp drop quite regular every month - if so on what DPO does it usually occur - I think if it were me and I passed that date I would test!!

Mind you - that comes from the person who has a sad old dusty first response test sitting in the drawer from last april!!!

Fingerscrossed big time

Evening!
Seaside- last month we shagged every blooming day from CD7-CD17 i thought that it would definitely do the trick,.. but nope, here i am this month TTC again! With my DD we had unprotected sex one occasion... and got PG.... so it really is a bit of a lottery.
I'm sure that in the last 6 mths i must have had an egg fertilised... but for what ever reason they never decided to stick about. There is such an element of luck involved which makes me quite and .

Regarding testing. I have only 1 test left (a first response)and i will not use it until at least my period is due! Perhaps if i had some cheapies lying about, i might give them a go, but i have used all mine up... with shitty BFNs last month.
I am quite happy temping away and waiting for a temp drop... or not.

Seaside, not saying sex every day I know what you mean, about it being so complicated, when we decided to go for it, just assumed it would happen first month C'est la vie!!

Oh Ready - you are not patronising at all - honestly I know the advice is good -it's just a weird thing ? you would think we want this so badly we should be able to BD every day for months? after all - its worth it, I have always been someone who gets what they want but not effortlessly - always with a lot of work - it never comes easily. So I should be prepared to work at this

But I don't know why - i think maybe subconsciously I am maybe a bit caught up with hoping it will just happen, but who am I kdding - there are no immaculate conceptions!!

Then there is a part of me that thinks - maybe we just don't want it enough - God its so complicated and overthought - arghhh

Greedy - thanks for the great consoling thoughts- its comforting to know some people have tried the shagaday approach and it hasn't worked!! IYKWIM - You give me hope!!

Mum03 - when is your AF actually due - I guess I would test if it was late?

Greedy, dh is out, so no sex tonight Besides, we are doing it every other day (every day when I get a +ve OPK) throughout the cycle, so tonight is our night off

Angelfire - 36.11 CD7 (2nd cycle ttc)
Ready - 36.16 CD11 (6th cycle ttc)
Iwillbepg - 36.18 CD11 (9th cycle ttc)
Minxi - 36.51 CD11 (8th cycle ttc)
Seaside72 - 36.69 CD15 1DPO (11th cycle ttc)
LondonLottie - 36.4 CD17 (4th cycle ttc)
Weepootleflump - 36.77 CD22 5DPO(3rd cycle ttc)
Rahrah - 36.7 CD23(3rd cycle ttc)
Mum03 - 36.9 cd24 / 10 or 12dpo (2nd cycle ttc)
Honeyapple - 36.8 cd25 10DPO (6th cycle ttc)

Some of us got knocked off when Iwill posted her temps, so thought I would post it completed

I'm not the chilliest by .05 of a degree

ready - what are you doing on here? you should be shagging! ......constantly.......until cd 17! dont let me down girl!!!

Evening all, I used my first OPK today, no line at all! Didn't expect one on cd11 Just thought I would share

Seaside, sorry again if I sounded really patronising Once you start seeing when you OV on your charts, you will be able to concentrate your effort

Honeyapple, great to see another high temp YAY!

Angelfire, Good news on your results, see I told you that lower temps were not a problem, you are just chilled! 2ww = 2 week wait, as in ovulation to period.

Greedy, PMSL at "your tadpole"

Lottie, TUT

MrsMcJnr, I fully intend to wait til at least 18dpo before testing

Mum03, Can you hear the ClearBlueFairy's wings fluttering just over your shoulder?

do it mum03! TEST TEST TEST!

has your job ever been so hard clearblue fairy?

Angelfire - tbc CD7 (2nd cycle ttc)
Ready - tbc CD11 (6th cycle ttc)
iwill - 36.18 CD11 (9th cycle ttc)
Minxi - 36.51 cd11 (8th cycle ttc)
seaside72 - tbc CD15 (11th cycle ttc)
LondonLottie - tbc CD17 (4th cycle ttc)
Weepootleflump - 36.77 CD22 5DPO(3rd cycle ttc)
Rah - tbc CD23(3rd cycle ttc)
Mum03 - tbc cd24 / 10 or 12dpo (2nd cycle ttc)
Honeyapple - tbc cd25 10DPO (6th cycle ttc)

Fingers crossed

Ready - 18dpo - yeah right! you'd need the patience of a saint to wait that long hon!

yeah!!!!! TEST TEST TEST!!!!

well at 10DPO 51% of women can pick up a positive reading... I saw it on the advert!