🧙Witch day did I ovulate?!🧙

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@CocoLady

How's everyone Saturday doing! I'm a little confused by the bottom OKP can anyone help.. would you say this is showing ovulation or not ? Thanks ! Xx

I've been told blue eyes tests are not very good. Depending on what your instructions say in the box, usually the line has to be as dark or darker than the control line for it to be positive. Saying that, tests vary, so I'd have a look at instructions in the pack.

@CTMcG good you’ve had a bit of an increase today, do you temp at the same time etc every day? Fingers crossed it goes up again tomorrow.

@Jodalene welcome to the group, I have pcos too and know it can be a complete nightmare. Everything crossed for you for your first clomid cycle.

I’m away this weekend, brought my little opk mug with me lol. Something seems to be happening but I’m not holding my breath as its all over the show. My skins bad though and that’s always a sign!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Hey ladies! Sorry I've been a bit of a ghost.. just needed a bit of time getting my head straight and had the worst 🧙‍♀️ of the century!! But back OPKs now.. hope everyone is doing well ❤.. so bizarre I started using the CB Opks on CD5 this time and had a O than CD6 and 7 flashing smileys which is so strange as my last cycle I didn't get flashing smileys until CD11 and ovulate on CD15 .. im using the same CB reader so it would've had my previous cycle "info".. what the bloody hells going on! 😟

Thanks ! I'm I've done about 12 CB opks and now I am done with them! It's not nice seeing the O everyday so I'm goin to buy some cheaper ones with lines on them I can cope with them ha
can anyone please recommend some good ones ? Thankyou ladies xx

Thanks so much for your kind messages everyone, I admit i had a little cry with my OH this morning but he took me for a lovely walk and booked a meal at our fave pub - so now after a lovely meal and a few red wines I feel happy:)
This cycle has taught me a lot as I am now pretty happy with my 14 day LP as was worried It was shorter so that's a good thing. This month I am going to take a bit more of a relaxed approach with no opks and just BD a few times a week and see how we get on, I admit I can be a bit of a control freak and looking info things I feel i have what they call "high functioning anxiety" so think opks and what not might stress me out too much.

@Sparklingwine1 I am still rooting for you here lovely :)

@PurpleCat88 thanks lovely, hopefully your AF doesn't arrive at all and if she does you have a longer LP.

@Jodalene welcome to the group, it is really supportive and lovely here :)

Hope everyone else is having a lovely weekend xxx

@Aries491 sorry to hear about 🧙‍♀️ showing up.. im so out of the loop atm.. but inunderstand the upset and frustration.. hope you'll feel better soon ❤

Thanks @Dannii892 :) I'm alright thank you :) gonna focus on the next cycle and take a more relaxed approach, just gonna enjoy all the wine tonight:)

@Aries491 yes that's a good idea.. when 🧙‍♀️ turned up for me I had 3 espresso martinis and a big ol cheese and meat board! ❤

Hi everyone,
I hope you don't mind if I join you.

I'm 31 and TTC #1. This is our 5th cycle trying. My cycles have been all over the place since stopping the pill in Dec 20.

Currently CD1, I'm going to give the clear blue ovulation tests a try this month 🤞🏻

Hi all, which day did you think I ovulated? Bbt chart attached. I had a solid clearblue smiley on the afternoon of cycle day 15. Reason I'm asking is because my my period is two days overdue, I usually have a 12 day luteal phase, but I'm now on day 14 since ovulation.

I don't think I'm pregnant. I started taking evening primrose oil and drank lots of grapefruit juice this cycle to increase ewcm. Can this lengthen the luteal phase? x

@PurpleCat88 I've been exercising as normal during TWW - never occurred to me that I shouldn't (dancing, spin and combat - all quite intense classes) as need to loose lockdown weight quite desperately. Had nearly lost 2 stone pre-COVID and put it all back on!

@Foodster looks like the Femometer app is it? If it is, then that's what I use and it's likely to tell you that you ovulated on day 15. I've not heard of evening primrose or grapefruit juice lengthening LP I'm afraid and have looked into it as I was getting 11 day LP. Vitamin B6 was the one I thought looked like it would do the most good..

Afternoon ladies! I had a busy day yesterday so I’m just catching up now. I had a few drinks last night so that was a nice release.

@SareBear87 I was thinking about you earlier and how you told your other half? Did you wait until dinner last night?

@Foodster I’ve heard about drinking grapefruit juice! Not sure if it lengthens anything though..

I’m glad to hear you feel better @Aries491! That’s lovely of your OH ❤️ Take the lessons you’ve learnt from your first cycle and relax. I’ve definitely done that this cycle. I’m still using OPKs etc but I’m much more chilled now I know what to expect having a cycle in the bag now.

Sometimes you need that time away @Dannii892 I hope you feel more positive now ❤️ Sounds like you’re going to O alittle earlier this month? Good thing you’re tracking!

How’s your weekend away @SkeletonSkins?

@HRP1990 thanks lovely, I am feeling much better now and far more relaxed about everything.. I think im going to O earlier this month BUT I started testing early because I didn't wanna miss anything but im thinking it's quite possible I'll get flashing smileys up until my usual O date CD14 from what I've read.. going to try and DTD every 2nd day until I get a static smiley I think and I'm most deffinatly not going to test early this month .. how are you getting on? ❤

@Dannii892 yes it could be because you tested early so you’ll see the flashing smiley for longer! I think that’s the best way, you’ve covered all basis then!

I’m on CD13, O predicted CD17.. so DTD as much as possible the next 5 days just to be safe 😂 OPKs are still quite low but my LH surge usually comes out of nowhere so I’ve got to get busy just encase lol

@HRP1990 Ooooo so you'll be very busy for the next few days lol.. waiting for surge is so annoying isn't it because it literally comes out of no where.. I only caught mine last time because I tested in the eve on a guy feeling (literally lol) .. but now I've stupidly tested early im not sure how I can catch it .. I didn't buy new CBopks so I have a new holder and I'm supposed to start testing officially tomorrow so I might use both holders tomorrow and than see how it goes maybe continue with the new one 🙈

Sorry! GUT feeling and I DID buy new CBopks

@HRP1990 I actually told him yesterday! Long story but dinner was binned Friday because his BF (who has struggled with MH over the lockdowns) called and really needed a friend, so he went out with him.

It meant I had time to nip out to Lidl and buy us some bits for a Saturday brunch instead. I popped a digi test into a gift box and he opened it after we'd eaten. I wish I'd videoed it, his face was perfect!

Just a long (agonising) wait for the 10-12 weeks mark now!

How has everyones weekend been?

@Aries491 thats so lovely of your OH! a 14 day LP is totally a positive!

@Foodster I heard that grapefruit juice can help, apparently it makes your lining more spongy? Maybe thats why you get a longer LP?

To be honest I don't think any of us have the answer. I'm still amazed at how easy I thought it would be (I imagined one time DTD and boom! BFP) compared to how hard it actually is!

Evening all, hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend! My weekend away was so nice thank you @HRP1990, definitely ate too much but what can you do!

I’m not sure what’s going on with my body. Fertility friend is tentatively suggesting ovulation 3 days ago based on temps but I think it’s wrong - I didn’t have any signs and my opks were very negative. I’m hoping it’s wrong anyway because if it’s right I’ve got no chance this month is we only DTD 5 days before that date and one day after 😂

Meanwhile, I’ve had EWCM today and I’ve had a go at feeling my cervix that past couple of weeks and I’m SURE it’s much higher and softer. My OPKs are still negative but I’ve read sometimes it can take a day or two to get a positive OPK after EWCM?

Anyway I’ve posted both my OPKs and my temp graph, I guess we’ll see what tomorrow brings. Ideally a temp drop and a positive opk, and then a nice sky high temp raise the next day 😂

@Dannii892 it’s so annoying! I think I’m going to use my OPKs more than once from this week to make sure I catch it!

I’d probably go with the new holder? 🤷🏻‍♀️ They should just sell the sticks separately as it’s abit of a waste otherwise having two holders.

Aw @SareBear87 that’s so cute! I’d loved to have seen his face! ❤️ If the TTW drags I can imagine getting to 12 weeks will feel like a lifetime! So exciting though!

How was your evening with friends/family @KayL1988 how did you get past the no drinking!?

@Peachycream hope everything is okay with you 😘

@Foodster I think CD15 or 16, I think since you got the positive on 15 that would suggest 16? Did you stop temping on cd 18? Have you taken a test?

@Dannii892 glad you’re feeling a bit better about it all, sounds like me you and @HRP1990 might all have a busy week ahead 😂 fingers crossed!!

@SareBear87 suchhhh a lovely way to share that news, how exciting! I daydream about this quite a lot at the moment, hope so much I get that chance!

@SkeletonSkins Oo your graph does look like you could have ovulated already! (I’m no expert, I’ve only been temping a week or so 😂) could you have missed your LH surge maybe on CD17 having only tested once?

Or perhaps it’s on the horizon!? EWCM is a good sign so carry on testing more than once over the next few days encase it’s imminent!?

@SkeletonSkins

Yes, I stopped temping. Stupid of me, I know.

I haven't taken a test yet. I had an early miscarriage in February at 4 weeks and 5 days. I'm scared of testing. Besides, I don't feel pregnant xx

@HRP1990 yes, that sounds like a good idea - I'm going to use both tomorrow and continue with both for 2 days just incase lol but probably continue with the new one and pretend there were no previous flashing smileys lol
@SkeletonSkins thanks lovely, very busy week a head (get the sudocream Jk!) Lol .. its so hard to DTD without it seeming like im just after his little guys lol .. so I've just tried to make it a regular morning occurance and not mention anything about smileys!
❤

😂 I think that’s the best way @Dannii892 If you don’t tell them when O is then they don’t have any pressure to perform 😬

@Foodster ah I’m so sorry my lovely, that is so hard and I completely understand your apprehension. Do you have regular cycles? If so I’d gently say that you don’t have to feel pregnant to be pregnant, and if you’re late then it’s probably best to consider a test in the next few days, just to put your mind at rest either way.

@HRP1990 god I know it does look like a rise doesn’t it 😂 the only thing is that with having PCOS I can get failed attempts to so speak and so a rise will often look good then fall for me, so I’m thinking with the EWCM I’ve had today etc that maybe it was just my body warming up a bit 😂 who knows. Tbh, if I did ovulate on day 17, I’ll still be super happy as even though I won’t be getting a Bfp this month cause I didn’t DTD at the right time, it’ll be an amazing cycle for me as before I’ve not ovulated before day 40 lol so it will be incredible. I’ve taken concieve plus ovulation support this month so I’m hoping it’s having an impact.

Omg @Dannii892 tell me about it 😂 I’m trying to avoid it being obvious that it’s for that reason and I’m not mentioning any of this to him, as I know he’ll feel put off from the pressure lol.