anyone due to be ovulating week starting 21st Jan?

@WildFlower2019 it looks a bit flooded - did you get pee on the test field? I find it much easier to pee in a cup and then dip it! Definitely looks like a positive to me anyway. And you're right about the timings, a positive is a positive regardless! I tend to get my positives with FMU. Good luck!

@Chanel05 a temp drop yesterday and a rise today would suggest that you ovulated yesterday? But then the static smiley doesn't make sense. Maybe the temperatures are a red herring! You'll have to wait a few days and see what they do before you see a pattern. Can't hurt to BD anyway

Woop woop... think I'm getting a positive on my OPKs now? Glow App reads it as positive....

I took it at 9.30am (I know they usually say test at 10am but it was my third wee of the day!!) so I hope it's reliable. I read that they say 10am to allow the hormone to GET into your urine so it can't be a false result? (Eg if you test too early you'll MISS the surge potentially) I'll do another later just to be sure tho.

I think I have a short surge because usually, I get a negative result by the evening or next morning.

Wish me luck! 😁😁

Happy Tuesday ladies. I got my peak static smiley this morning. I had a temp drop yesterday and it went up .3 today so not sure if today is my o day? 🤔 dtd last night and gonna do it again tomorrow morning before work so hopefully covered all bases either way.

@Explorers10 yes if you're using clearblue the result will show after 5 minutes but if you're busy or forget when you eject the stick the result will show again for 2 minutes.

Yes last week he was stuck in bed so I'm glad he is feeling up to the task this week. I don't care how ill I am won't be bad enough. Two days to go 😂

Thanks @mussie
Ugh it's so stressful!!!! Did have sex last night so hopefully if I have ovulated we did it at the right time.

Will keep doing the tests just to see what happens....

@ChikiTIKI if you waited a whole day in between, it's possible that you missed your surge altogether. It can be very quick. Or it's perhaps just that the urine was more dilute the second time?

Does anyone ever get OPKs showing negative but the test line is quite visible (but not dark enough) and then have the test line get quite faint the next day?

I wasn't supposed to have ovulated yet but the line has suddenly got much lighter instead of darker...

@Explorers10 I have noticed (by accident) that if the result disappears which is after 10 mins I think then if you eject and put it back in it shows the result again. I don't know if your supposed to do it or if
It effects the result? May be an idea if you can't wait round maybe pop it in bag and check later. Would practice with one that's not likely to be smiley though incase it doesn't work for you.

I'm feeling poorly 'man flu' kindled passed
On from DH, trying to stay awake for Dtd later!

And @Cinderella812 , that must be so tough! Can you not pounce on him?! Though I suppose if you think you'll only have one shot in a week, you probably want to save the seduction routine for the day before ovulation! Best of luck

Hey all, I'm joining the thread if that's ok!

Due to ovulate tomorrow. Had positive OPKs (the cheapie onestep ones) yesterday and today, and temps are still low. I've started using natural cycles now, finding it really helpful. If anyone wants a discount, dm me.

I'm on cycle 7 (mc in October), CD21, TTC #1. I have longish cycles but a short luteal phase, so AF/BFP due 31st Jan.

I'm so nervous, I had really really thought last cycle was the one, and it was such a kick in the teeth when AF arrived. Looking forward to the wait with you guys! Hopefully we get lots of BFPs!

Hi all. I'm in the same boat. Had static smiley on clearblue opk yesterday so taking ovulation as today. Dtd yesterday and today so fx.

I think I may be ovulating a little earlier than Clue predicted... just from changes in CM. But we have not DTD at all yet in this FW (on Day 3 now), because my husband has not been working and not in the mood.

(But I think he has managed to collect all of his bonuses on Fortnite, which is the main thing...)

If he doesn't pounce on me tomorrow, I shall be quite disappointed!

How is everyone getting on? I suppose I'm in the dreaded tww now! Still going to dtd for the next couple
Of days to make sure we have it covered and then it's just fingers crossed I guess.

Hey ladies mind if I pop in? I'm due to ovulate at the very end of this coming week. I got my fingers crossed for all you ladies and looking forward to sharing some success stories! x

Clue tells me I'm ovulating on Wednesday... (based purely on timings from previous cycles - not using OPKs yet). It's reassuring to know that there are ladies out there in the same position. I quite like that some of us are pretty closely synced!

Day 2 of a 6-day fertile window now, and DH has yet to initiate anything. He doesn't like me to initiate, and he doesn't like me to tell him when the FW is, due to pressure etc. It's on the calendar, so he can look if he wants to, but I don't think he does. Effectively, we only "do the couple's dance" (ha!) if and when he happens to feel like it. In an ideal world, we would try multiple times during the FW, but my husband is a once-a-week (or less) sort of chap. I really hope we don't miss the opportunity this month.

I only got the ones that had the two most fortune days the ones with the flashing smiley were twice the price, I know getting a bfp would be priceless but we're on month 12 now 😩

@2018isanewyear

I was also told by a nurse that count opk as being 24 hours behind, so static smiley is better day to do the deed then flashing smiley days...as that could be too late in ovulation.

I’m yet to use one, but family member is a fertility testing nurse at LH, she has told me some interesting bits and bobs

I’m yet to know if they’ll make a difference!

Thanks all! Really hoping it's our month (same goes for you guys) this is the first time in a few months I have used OPKs and I wasn't expecting a smiley until Thursday. Stupidly thinking now that may be why we are yet get the bfp but just simply doing it at the wrong time. Hopefully it's a simple as that 🤞🏼

@Ambs81

AF Is Aunt Flo and BFP Is big fat positive 😊. X

Strange one but can people please explain some of the abbreviations??

I've clueless...

I've figured out DTD and TTC!!!

But what is AF and BFP?

Sorry about for losses @wildflower19 and @2018isanewyear

@2018isanewyear that is a lot of BDing!! Far more than me. You should definitely be covered! Hope you get your BFP.