https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:40:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337964 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:57:56 +0000 smores 1337964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said other because the first 3-4 cycles I only tracked my periods on FF. After getting frustrated with that I tried temping but would always give up around day 19/20 utterly convinced I wasn't ovulating even though I always had a regular period (well bleeding anyhow). My sixth and seventh cycles I used opks and finally saw that elusive smiley face on day 19! I got pregnant our 7th cycle and it seems we were BDing too early bc of what FF predicted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337961 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:54:21 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1337961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other... CM &amp; OPKs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337943 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:40:18 +0000 Smurfette 1337943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tempting and OPK. With DHs travel schedule we couldn't just BD every other daytime like most can. Plus I am too much of a control freak. I like knowing we times it right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337917 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:15:55 +0000 stratosphere 1337917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Temping, CM, OPKs and Clear Blue Fertility Monitor - got pregnant on the second cycle. (But I had been charting--temp/CM--for a year before we even started TTC because I wanted to get to know my cycle and because I have very bad irregular bleeding that made me concerned we would have a hard time conceiving). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337835 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:18:23 +0000 nana87 1337835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used FF, but ONLY to track my period and have it guess what days I might be fertile. I sometimes noticed CM and put it on my chart, as well as other things (fatigue, cramps, etc). I am a total type-A overanalyzer, and adding temps or opks would have made me stress out even more about it. I figured I'd add those if it took us awhile, but we got pregnant 4 cycles off bc, which was really 3 cycles trying because we missed one cycle in the middle because of traveling </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337691 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:14:28 +0000 LindsayInNY 1337691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been using OPKs and temping since our second cycle TTC. I went straight from BC to TTC and wanted to be sure I was Oing and when. Now, since we've been trying awhile, I can also tell when I'm about to O or already have based on CM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337676 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:08:33 +0000 illumina 1337676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>opks and cm...though I started to just rely on the opks as my cm didn't seem to look as it should for the cycles leading up to when we conceived. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337247 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 05:24:01 +0000 artsyfartsy 1337247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used an app that told me when my fertile days likely were based on my LMP. It worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337240 Sat, 11 Jan 2014 04:06:09 +0000 Mrs. J 1337240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Temping, cm, cervix position. I never got a positive opk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337133 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:28:41 +0000 Mamasig 1337133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st pregnancy - nothing<br /> 2nd pregnancy - digital OPKs </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1337125 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:21:59 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1337125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Temping was so consistent for me that after awhile I quit the cbefm (opks were too frustrating for me). And I casually paid attention to cm, no manual checks for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336851 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:51:38 +0000 dolphin 1336851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use period tracker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336797 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:24:43 +0000 Mrs Spoon 1336797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used FF to track everything (temp, cm, opk). It's crazy how in tune I was with my body. I will def do it again when we TTC for #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336782 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:19:13 +0000 lawbee11 1336782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Temping + CM </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336779 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:18:30 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1336779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tracked ovulation with cm and cervical position. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336755 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:09:34 +0000 MadamBabyFever 1336755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is just my first cycle Of charting but i'm doing the whole shebang, if my ovulation is as predictable and regular as the rest Of my period though i might not bother once we actually start ttc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336736 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:56:43 +0000 Dandelion 1336736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I watched my cm and cervical positions. I used OPKs with S. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336706 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:42:04 +0000 Mae 1336706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a little pricy, but I bought a LadyComp (fertility monitor, you only have to take your temp every day with the attached thermometer, thats it) and I can't say enough good stuff about it. Red light on fertile days and blinky light the day you ovulate. Doesn't get easier than that! (Also, our HSA reimbursed us for the full cost of the LadyComp so if you have one it could be free) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336697 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:36:53 +0000 babycanuck 1336697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>temping and opks on FF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336694 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:35:52 +0000 HLK208 1336694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. CM and cramping mostly but I used OPKs the last month before I got pregnant with this pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336690 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:33:20 +0000 CakeLady 1336690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I temped and used opks, I tried to track cm too but it was really hard for me to judge. Opk + temping seemed to help me pinpoint O pretty well.</p> <p>Temping also proved to be super helpful in other ways - I had a lot of implantation bleeding (thought it was AF) and it would have taken me a lot longer to figure out I was pregnant if I hadn't been temping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336687 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:31:02 +0000 sooz 1336687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started out temping then moved to OPKs and then bought the Fertility Monitor (so much easier and worth the money). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336680 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:29:07 +0000 lovehoneybee 1336680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tracked with OPKs and charting. OPKs told me when my body was gearing up to ovulate and I confirmed ovulation through charting. </p> <p>Fertilityfriend.com had (probably still has?) an online "course" that I took. Every day for a month or so they emailed me a "lesson" about how to chart and track my fertility (not just temping but also CM and CP). I liked it because it gave me information in small portions so I didn't get overwhelmed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336675 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:25:51 +0000 Snowdrop 1336675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tried temping but didn't tell me anything new, now I track cm and do OPKs when I see the fertile stuff. If I didn't track O it'd drive me mad not knowing when AF was due and if we BD at the right time. Plus I wouldn't have discovered my LPD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-track-your-ovulation#post-1336669 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:22:22 +0000 HolisticMama 1336669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you or Do you track ovulation? How do you do it? </p> <p>Did you learn more about yourself and your cycle through tracking? </p>