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Frazzlerock · 31/01/2019 10:32

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TwittleBee · 04/02/2019 15:00

Conceive Plus is the fertility lube I have only ever used

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 14:59

Also, which pre seed are you guys using?
I'm using the Baby Start one currently, but I'm not convinced it works given I used it bang on time last cycle. I used Conceive Plus in my preg cycle (IIRC)

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TwittleBee · 04/02/2019 14:59

Frazzle it isnt uncommon to get a line darker than the control though, just means you POAS at the very peak of LH surge I should imagine. So frustrating though that you have proof that your ovaries are trying but stupid PCOS is getting in the way!!!! FX you see a temp rise tomorrow etc though! You never know.

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 14:56

Well this is why I questioned the reliability of the purple ones given the test line is stronger than the control line but still seems to be a red herring thus far.... I've been using these last cycle and this cycle and never had such a dark line Confused. But then I do wonder if my body is trying hard to release an egg so showing all the signs and producing the LH hormone as its supposed to, but then it can't get through the follicle... Maybe tomorrow's temp will give me some kind of clarity

The purple ones are also super cheap but from Ebay. I think I paid about £3.50 for 20. Perhaps I will try the green ones next time. Anyone got a link to the ones they use?

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BettySwoll0cks · 04/02/2019 14:48

I've never had an OPK show up stronger than the control line @Frazzle, but I get very consistent results with the green ones. They are really cheap too.

edidxb · 04/02/2019 14:42

I have the green ones from amazon and didn't see the purple ones. I think I bought 90 in about April last year and I still have a few left but not many. But I found I used them as back up for the CB and also Boots OPK which I like too.
I would say the purple and green are much of a muchness? But @Frazzle - that is such a strong line! I don't have PCOS although I have read about it and I understand how you can get the LH surges and then nothing happens.......but with such a strong line?? I am thinking positive vibes for you xxx

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 14:32

I meant to say @Betty go for it!!

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TwittleBee · 04/02/2019 14:26

the green ones arent too much on amazon, but like I said I am not too sure about them anyway and I dont have PCOS!

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 14:23

I was so sure. Now I'm wondering if these purple ones are rubbish

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 14:23

This was my OPK yesterday, It's the darkest I've ever had...

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TwittleBee · 04/02/2019 14:20

well I use the green ones and if I am honest I never get a decent positive of them, I just got wise to know that when they are almost as dark as the control then they are a positive, especially as they then go negative.

but if i use supermarket or CB Opks then I get a +OPK for sure!

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 14:14

I've an OPK question. On my PCOS FB group everyone seems to use the green ones like @Betty is using. But mine are purple. Are some better than others? I'm hoping not as I've got about 10 billion of the fuckers.
Although I use about 10 billion per cycle so..

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Rose68 · 04/02/2019 14:13

@Betty go for it!

@Ratherbe I thought girl on top wasn’t great for conception, apparently it’s because of gravity. But you may well prove me wrong this month. x

TwittleBee · 04/02/2019 14:05

yeah go for it Betty !

edidxb · 04/02/2019 14:00

@betty - that looks like a great OPK - pretty much positive. If you can, DTD. I have never used preseed but it seems like it has such a positive effect just to get as many there as possible - do it do it do it!!!

BettySwoll0cks · 04/02/2019 13:57

We've already had a 'lube bulldog' on the previous thread, why not a sheepdog? 😂

Glad it's not just me who fusses about positioning, my DH is very patient about humouring me with all this stuff!

So CD15, LH is on the rise! I'm thinking I will Ov in the next 48hrs. Do you all think we should DTD again with pre seed tonight? No reason to think there are any motility issues, so just get as much up there as possible, right??

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ratherbeshowjumping · 04/02/2019 13:38

Just want to add, maybe this is where we're going wrong. Dh & me bd with me on top, thinking it will go deeper, then he "flips" me over still inside me so nothing comes out, then I keep my hips up on a pillow... way tmi 🙈😂

ratherbeshowjumping · 04/02/2019 13:37

Actually lol'd at "like a sheepdog" 😂😂😂😂

Agree with you @edidxb, this thread is for everything... I think we all know far more about each other than I know about my friends or them about me 😂

@Kinsters everything is crossed for you!!!

Have awful, awful acne so think that's a sign I'm out this cycle. My pg cycle I had glowing, perfect skin just a week after dtd 🙁

TwittleBee · 04/02/2019 13:31

oh yeah, just to add to this conversation - I make DH go deep and stay still whilst ejaculating! I remember in biology learning about how the shape of the penis is thought to be evolutionary to encourage removal of sperm from anyone else before hand! So I don't let DH carrying on with any thrusting during him cumming for fear that he might remove some of it! (oh my we do get rather intimate and graphic on here lol!

Kinsters · 04/02/2019 13:25

Lol at sheepdog preseed! At the crucial time we always do missionary and DH finishes as deep as he can. This cycle I sat with a pillow under my bum for fifteen minutes as well.

edidxb · 04/02/2019 13:13

Like a sheepdog!! I love that - have the best mental image right now.
This thread is for everything. For "woe is me", for being fed up, for thinking things we shouldn't think and for being all round obsessed, weird, hysterical and just general urgggghhhhhhh. And also for support, giggles and chart updates!!!!

Kinsters · 04/02/2019 13:11

It's totally OK to be negative Frazzle. Not being pregnant sucks.

Hope everything goes well today and tomorrow tigsy. Glad you got some dtd in.

Congratulations on the digital edidxb must be so nice to see it written in black and white!

I've totally convinced myself I'm pregnant and I'll be really disappointed tomorrow if it's a negative test. Still no bleeding today and the only cycle I didn't bleed at 10dpo was the one where I was pregnant. I could have ovulated a bit later than FF says I guess. If I put it to "research" rather than "advanced" mode it pushes me back to only 8dpo.

tigsyboo · 04/02/2019 13:11

😂😂😂😂 like a sheepdog!!!!! Lols!!!!!!!!!

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Frazzlerock · 04/02/2019 13:04

Well, not completely mental.. I was thinking a bit of lube might push the boys in the right direction. Like a sheepdog Grin

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