https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 15:06:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-807293 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:03 +0000 Mrs. J 807293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing is that OPKs are not confirmation of O--they just indicate the hormonal surge that *might* bring O. I never really got a positive OPK, so I switched to BBT and checking CM and cervix position, and that's when we got our BFP. I only charted BBT for 2 cycles before I got KU. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-796016 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:42 +0000 runsyellowlites 796016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seeing all the different responses give me hope!</p> <p>The months I temped my chart was all. over. the. place since I don't get consistent sleep so it was getting really frustrating! This month I seem to have pretty consistent CM and I think I'm getting the hang of "reading" my cervix position! Guess we'll know if a few days! *wink wink* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-795994 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:26 +0000 Vegmama 795994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried OPK and CM checking, but neither worked for me. I also felt like I could never feel my cervix. For me, temping each morning was the only way I could chart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-794051 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:47:22 +0000 MrsKoala 794051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I just track CM and then once I see EWCM, I do OPKs twice a day. This has worked pretty well for me so far!</p> <p>ETA: I have to do the OPKs because I get like five days of full on EWCM and if I didn't do an OPK, I would think I O'ed early that I usually do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793869 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:17:08 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 793869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My CM was never reliable, and my CP was nearly impossible to check. So for me, it was a combo of BBT and OPKs that did it - I think you could be successful with just the OPKs (though occasionally, you may get a false positive/surge when you're not ovulating). If your CM is consistent, then CM/OPK combo should work out well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793848 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:03:27 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 793848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't chart but I tracked my CM with Fertility friend and we got pregnant our first cycle trying. My changes in CM are pretty obvious! !! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793832 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:40 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 793832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: so glad you asked this. I think I've said it on here before but, I hate bbt. When I was trying to conceive, my family doctor told me the MOST important factor in detecting ovulation is ewcm. She said many women don't change temp or it's too short for them to catch it. In 8m of TTC, I never detected a drop in my bbt. Ever. I did have ewcm the month I got pregnant as well as a raised uterus.<br /> I used cheap op strips but I only used those to guide in me into the window-frame and then I'd just look at the signs my body gave me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793649 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:36:02 +0000 Dandelion 793649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did...I go by cervix only, cause I'm not good at remembering to take a temp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793622 Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:15 +0000 heffalump 793622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it with just cm and it worked for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793585 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:04:54 +0000 lamariniere 793585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For #1 we were NTNP and conceived that way. With #2, I read up about CM (I found the info on fertility friend very helpful) and we timed BDing according to that. I'm now about 9 weeks pregnant. It took us about 3 cycles of CM monitoring for it to happen though. I didn't use anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793552 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:43:27 +0000 MaisyMay 793552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It won't be as exact but if you have CM, you may be fertile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793534 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:33:12 +0000 LovelyPlum 793534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We primarily used CM and only BBT as confirmation. I never used opks. We use a type of NFP called the Creighton Model, and.that focuses on CM. We had been using it to avoid for 2 years and just used it to get pregnant as well. I like it a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793484 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:11:33 +0000 Weagle 793484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With both of my pregnancies I only paid attention to CM. I did temp, but I was inconsistent and never actually looked at the chart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793483 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:10:31 +0000 citymouse 793483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have fertile CM for 4ish days before O so I really like OPK's! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793480 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:08:34 +0000 blackbird 793480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had CM but never ovulated! The Wondfo sticks always worked well for me...I have no idea how to check cervical position though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793478 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:07:12 +0000 singingbee 793478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. My cm would dry up. I also had ovulation pains, so that helped me. Currently, I'm 17 wks with #2 (#1 is an angel baby) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793475 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:05:38 +0000 Punky 793475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that you can figure out close to when you ovulate by just CM and CP. I think if you used OPK's that might make it even easier. I charted, used OPK's, checked CM and CP but I had a hard time checking CP and CM usually stayed fertile for alot of days so it would have been hard for me without OPK's at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/detect-ovulation-without-bbt#post-793460 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:50:35 +0000 runsyellowlites 793460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone track their cycle by CM &amp; cervical position only? After attempting to chart my bbt for 4 cycles, still having wonky sleep, and constantly losing my thermometer (I don't have a night stand with our sidecar set up) I've given up trying to temp. Is this even possible to do or would I need to add something like OPK's to detect? </p>