May 2025 TTC Support Group

@FlyHighSky72 here's mine. It's only my first month of doing them so I'm learning. I drink LOADS of water so I've learned to be strategic with that and hold my wee for as long as I can. It's all a learning curve!

Thanks so much @FigPig

I’ve just found this which is useful (to me anyway) about the different OPKs out there - https://storkacademy.com/top-6-ovulation-tests/

Sure, here you go. There’s a bit of a gap because tbh I did the tests and didn’t bother recording them as they were all .2 and it was just messing the app’s predictions up. I knew I’d spike suddenly and you can see that I did! .5 on day 14 morning to 1.13 a few hours later.

The random .77 is because I was SO well hydrated haha.

Thanks @SureLook! @FigPigwould you mind posting a screen shot of a past month of OPKs? I’m struggling with what a ‘normal’ pattern might look like! No worries if you don’t want to

Yeah I find Premom shifts about a fair bit. I think it gets confused because I have such low levels that it assumes my fertile period is delayed, and then my readings suddenly shoot up and it recalibrates back!

Thanks @curliegirlie this is my first month using Premom. It has shifted for me so far but I'll definitely keep an eye on it!

The apps can only go by whatever data you input. Without data it assumes a text book 28 day/ov on day 14/14 day LP cycle; just using AF dates probably continues the assumption of a 14 day LP. If you start inputting temps and OPKs, theoretically it should become more accurate, but I must say PreMom seems particularly stubborn compared to Fertility Friend, which at least shifts dates in response to positive OPKs and BBT...

Hi, so I take Pregnacare Preconception. I stopped taking it once and started again. It definitely affected my first cycle after taking, on the second round my second cycle was slightly delayed but then it settles back to normal. I think it's just the initial change, you should find if you keep taking them you settle back to your normal cycle but that is totally up to you 😊hope that helps slightly!

@FlyHighSky72 thanks! I'm using easy@home and the Premom app. I was using the narrow width One Step from Amazon but they were no use! I've never used Wondfo before, sorry.

Good luck @SureLook! What brand of OPKs are you using (and you @2Sugars2?) wondering if that’s also an issue here?? Anyone used wondfo before?

@2Sugars2 & @FlyHighSky72 I'm the exact same! My ovulation was predicted on the 3rd but Premom has pushed it to the 6th now. We're following SMEP so DTD every other day since Monday. Since I haven't caught the last two cycles I did a bit of Googling. If your luteal phase (from ovulation to AF) is less than ten days it can contribute to difficulty conceiving. Judging from my EWCM in the previous cycles I definitely have had a short luteal phase. I'm hoping as I move further away from my MMC that my luteal phase will lengthen 🤞🏻

Thanks @2Sugars2this is cycle 1 for me! I’m pretty clueless clearly!! Yeah will follow @FigPigs advice and continue to DTD every other day and just see what happens I guess!!

Me too 😂😂

@FlyHighSky72 we are having the same panic... I honestly don't know much about timescales for implantation. I'm pretty new to this, only on cycle 3 so I'm probably not the best to advise. Maybe one of the other more experienced lovely ladies on here can answer your question. I also have regular periods, so never though ovulating (or at least tracking it) would be a major thing for me, but here we are!! Premom is telling me to DTD today, so that's exactly what I will do. But I do worry that my LH levels are low still.

sorry @FlyHighSky72 I just completely butted in on your convo then!! But it is good to know we are in all the same boat!

@2Sugars2I am in EXACTLY the same position! Fertile window predicted as this week and ovulation day tomorrow but now I’ve started taking OPKs it’s moved it! Panicking me because I have regular periods and therefore presume I might not have a long enough time post ovulation to implant if I don’t ovulate until later!! Argh!! Is it 10 days the minimum post ovulation for implantation?

Ok thanks @FigPig! We’re BD-ing every other day and will keep doing that plus testing twice or three times a day and keep my fingers crossed!! So stressful I didn’t use OPKs with my first but that was 10 years ago and I was so much younger I sort of thought if it didn’t happen then I had time to do IVF or something! Feels a lot more urgent this time around

this was reassuring to read @FigPig because I am tormenting myself about the OPKs. I think I must also have a rapid surge also, I am finding it so hard to catch the peak and then getting frustrated and immediately googling what is wrong with me. Premom said my fertile window started this week, so we've been DTD every other day even though my LH levels have been low. Although, now premom has moved my ovulation to towards the end of the week so who knows!!

Honestly I’d just keep DTD every other day and testing twice a day. You’ll get there! But having sex regularly is the key. Try not to worry, lovely. I know how it feels to be chasing the peak and I do like the OPKs in that I know when to start testing for pregnancy, but I also think they can be pretty stressful. Every month I think I’m not going to ovulate (I did a post on one of these threads a few days ago!) and then my levels shoot up.

@FigPigyeah I agree! I’m a bit confused though - will keep testing! Not sure if I’m doing it right! No EWCM yet, I do usually get some but this is my first month actually trying so obv it’s all going to go haywire and be completely wrong 😢😢

That’s still very pale @FlyHighSky72 but you might be like me and have a rapid peak! I wouldn’t say that you’re currently on for O tomorrow though - your peak is when the line is darker than the control, and then you ovulate 24-36 hours after that. Test again this evening and see? Have you got EWCM?

I’m so sorry @Mickey1995. I had a chemical in March and my next period was normal and my cycles were normal.

I’m 5dpo and already decided I’m not pregnant 😂 I think I’ll test on Saturday, which is a bit too early but gives me something to do…

Today’s ovulation test - def darker than yesterday! Fingers crossed as my prediction from apps says I ovulate tomorrow!! Sorry for the stream of consciousness btw guys - you’re the only thing keeping me sane!

@YKM2829sorry to hear about your ectopic - how scary!!