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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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help with reading ovulation sticks please....

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mousemole · 02/06/2009 17:58

I bought lots of cheap ovulation sticks from ebay last month. For the first month I didn't get a positive line so I think I missed my ovulation. Today ( day 9) of a 28 day cycle I got a very very very feint line.The strenth of the line no way matches the other line IYSWIM. So, question is - am I ovulating ? I am TTC a DD using the shettles method, (although DS3 would also be wonderful) and his theory is that you have to abstain before ovulation if you want to increase your chances of a girl.
Anyone any experience of these sticks and whether the line will be darker tomorrow for example ?

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mousemole · 08/06/2009 15:40

ooh fingers crossed ! So keep me posted...

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tostaky · 08/06/2009 08:32

no, baby number 2. we didnt in the end. we bd-ed at ov-3 only so let's see...

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mousemole · 07/06/2009 20:02

it's baby number 1 isn't it ? Just go for it !

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tostaky · 07/06/2009 17:01

You are right! It should be february! mmhhhh..

Currently debating with dp whether to do the deed again now, just to make sure and estimating our chances to have a dd with and without dr shettles method... who said sundays are boring?!!

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mousemole · 07/06/2009 16:55

wow that's great - very exciting ! I wont be pregnant this month for sure as I stopped way too early. Looking forward to next month though !
ps -how would your due date be Jan though - that's only 7 months away or is it March ?

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tostaky · 07/06/2009 14:12

positive opk today!
According fertility friend i will either get my periods on the 23rd or a bfp on the 27th. If it works, my due date would be the 03/01/2010!
exciting!
Cant wait!

When do you think you would have to test?

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mousemole · 06/06/2009 18:26

I had 4 days of feint lines until the strong line. I still had a feint line yesteday morning but at 10pm had a dark line and also this morning. So, to be safe, I guess I should assume ovulation is 24hrs later. No, I'm done for this month ! I am going to go for it next month - given I am only going to go up to day 10 it could take a few months to happen! Not sure how long I can wait though - guess if there is nothing after 2 or 3 months then I'll go up to day 11.
If you have just stopped b'fing I am sure your cycle will be messing things up a bit but next month should be more typical ?

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tostaky · 06/06/2009 14:40

opk negative

tostaky · 06/06/2009 09:45

Did you test both am and pm? what time in the evening?
Not sure... It says on the notice that you are likely to ovulate within 24-36 hours.
So it is not going to be for this month, is it?
Are you going to opk test again next month?

How many cycles of trying are you ready to wait?

Faint line again this morning for me, will try again at 2pm. Might order more opks as i am running low.

Thing is i still have milk in my breasts (completely stopped bf two days ago only) so it is likely to mess up any forecast i can make on my cycle.

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mousemole · 06/06/2009 08:05

good for you -enjoy the wine
So, I got a dark line last night which was evening of day 12 - does that mean I ovulate 36hrs later ? Which would be morning of day 14 - bang on the middle of the cycle.
Assuming that to be the norm I think next month I will be BD'ing up until day 10.
Right, off to have my folic acid....

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tostaky · 05/06/2009 22:40

i dont know... the thing is even without dr shettles i can have a dd.. so i guess two days? maybe three? it depends also on mood and availability.

i'll do that for two cycles and if im not pregnant in august, i'll lose the dr shettles

for the moment, im enjoying not being pg and not breastfeeding with a large glass of wine! cheers!

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mousemole · 05/06/2009 13:54

no I didn't ... too scared ! I think I need to try fertility friend. So if you have a positive OPK tomorrow are you stopping bd'ing ? How close to ovulation are you going to go ttc a dd ?

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tostaky · 05/06/2009 13:21

did you resume bd then?
according to fertility friend (and my cycles for when i was trying for ds) i should have a positive opk tomorrow...
lets wait and see!

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mousemole · 05/06/2009 08:12

day 12 today and still no line !

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tostaky · 04/06/2009 17:40

Yes he was conceived on ov day,and on my first cycle, so here i am hoping and impatient!!

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mousemole · 04/06/2009 14:39

of course, yes, I would have got a few days of lines - didn't think of that.Hope you get your line soon, know what you mean about the chore thing
I have ds1 (4) and ds2(2). Hence the trying for a DD !
Do you have any idea when you conceived your DS ? Both my dss were conceived on ovulation day so shettles theory stand up true for them !

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tostaky · 04/06/2009 12:49

If it was ovulation, you would have had a line for at least three consecutive days, wouldn't you?
OPk negative today for me... its been 14 days now, hopefully i wont have to wait too long (babydancing is starting to become a chore...)
I have one DS who is 7 months, and you?

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mousemole · 04/06/2009 10:15

well done on the 2lbs - thats the side effect of this diet which is nice.Only another 12lbs to go !! I followed the diet losely last month and have stepped it up this month. This was my first cycle but I am going to stop trying in case day 8 and the feint line was ovulation day. I've kept doing the strips since then and no line. Strange ! Will try again this pm and see.
How many dc do you thave ?

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tostaky · 04/06/2009 08:53

no supplement just folic acid for me. ive already lost 2 lbs which is great because im still a stone away from my pre-pregnancy weight
how long have you been on that diet? ive read you need at least two months of it before TTC...

Is that your first cycle of TTC?
Have you tested this morning, is the positive line darker on the opk? will do later

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mousemole · 03/06/2009 19:50

hi tostaky, yes I have been following broadly that as well. It's a complete change for me as I like my food and don't each much dairy ! I've grown to like greek yoghurt in the morning and have ditched bread. Trying to be low carb all round. Are you taking cranberry supplements ? I have been taking them for about a month. Also taking a magnesium supplement. Husband just needs to wear the tight pants now

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tostaky · 03/06/2009 18:40

and i no longer eat cereals in the morming either (or bread during the day for that matter)!
ive been doing it for 10 days roughly

tostaky · 03/06/2009 18:35

diet low on calories

tostaky · 03/06/2009 18:32

mousemole - opk was negative tonight... no more faint line

im doing some kind of diet as well as the dr shettles method, but it's my own modified version of diet-for-a-girl. basically: avoid salt and banana (potassium), eat plenty of yogurt and milk (no cheese) and eat a diet low in calories (but not very strict, had a slice of cake today and a latte!).
and you?

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mousemole · 03/06/2009 14:02

thanks for that - didn't realise that was the best time

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Biccy · 03/06/2009 13:40

I think you're best off doing your OPK in the afternoon, as that's when you're levels are highest - and try not to pee for 4 hours before doing it.