https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:36:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-2117978 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:37:07 +0000 petunia354 2117978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: Good luck!! Can't wait to see a mini R :happy: Also, I'm pretty clueless as well. Just started using OPK's last month but can't seem to remember to temp in the morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-2117971 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:13:00 +0000 Mrs. Taco 2117971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: Awww thank you!!! We actually decided to wait until this month so fingers crossed we're super lucky and the same luck for you...maybe we'll both have more girls with beautiful hair :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-2117948 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 06:25:36 +0000 Kimberlybee 2117948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: I missed this chat thread so wanted to wish you good luck on TTC #2. We're TTC too but no news yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946732 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:31:18 +0000 Mrs. J 1946732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: using Fertility Friend helps take the guessing out of patterns! Haha we can be crazy together! DS is November :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946695 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:47:38 +0000 Mum 1946695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto what all the ladies said previously. An app on your phone to keep track of cycle information (temps, symptoms, etc) would also be helpful. I use Kindara and Period Tracker. Kindara charts are better but I like Period Tracker for the symptoms and pictures (the spot for the daily picture is perfect for Wondfo strip pics). Good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946685 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:43:52 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1946685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: So I'm not crazy for wanting a beginning of the school year LO?! Yayy for another teacher TTC. I will def pick up that book because I am clueless--like I hear people talking about "temping" but don't know what patterns I am suppose to look for. I'm excited to learn about all of this because I feel like I should know! </p> <p>@DesertDreams88: Thanks for all the info (and spelling out how to use the Wondfos!) I'm hoping the IUD doesn't mess me up too much but considering how abnormal I've always been, who knows! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946677 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:36:11 +0000 DesertDreams88 1946677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also: Like Anya said, if you get the Wondfos, you NEED the bathroom cups - they are the "dip only" kind.</p> <p>I agree with @MRS. J's tips as well - temping was a clear indicator for me (same time, every morning at waking time, after at least 5 hours of sleep) and the book Taking Charge of your Fertility (TCOYF) was incredibly informational. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946674 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:33:20 +0000 DesertDreams88 1946674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @anya says, Day 8 sounds like a good time to start, because the "average" day to ovulate is day 14 and OPKs predict it a couple of days in advance. However, some people ovulate earlier, and so you wouldn't want to miss it! :wink: </p> <p>I'd also recommend saving your OPKs for at least the first cycle, so you can compare the lines and learn what a positive OPK *really* looks like. The Wondfo brand has worked really well for me, and the lines are pretty clear once you get used to reading them. </p> <p>So basically, buy a pack of 20+ Wondfos, start using them on day 8, use them until you get two good solid lines ("positive"), and then I would keep using them until about 5 days after that, just to see them turn back to "negative." Start to BD more often when you see those two lines, and don't stop until the 2nd line starts to disappear ;)</p> <p>They tell you when you are ovulating / fertile. Just coming off an IUD, I don't know how long it will take for your cycles to normalize. </p> <p>Hope this helps! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946662 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:22:55 +0000 Mrs. J 1946662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Join us on the boards! We are ttc #2. I find temping is helpful too. It confirms ovulation actually happened! Also, I would read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.</p> <p>Eta: opks tell you if you *might* be ovulating, but you can have an LH surge and no egg. Temping is the only way to confirm ovulation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946659 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:20:15 +0000 Anya 1946659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Taco: oh yeah you can pee on all the things! :silly: Also when you get your opks I suggest getting some of those teeny bathroom cups, makes it easier to just dip your tests instead of actually peeing on them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946644 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:13:05 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1946644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: Thanks for the info! I'm def going to join the POAs ladies, it didn't occur to me that you POAs for both ovulation and pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946640 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:06:29 +0000 Anya 1946640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can start them whenever you like, maybe day 8 of your cycle? When it turns positive you are going to ovulate in the next day or two, so get busy! I'd start with a cheap brand like wondfo so you can use a lot. And if you're unsure about when it's positive, just have sex every other day or at least every 3 days!</p> <p>That's the spark notes version, but I recommend joining in on the POAS thread to chat with others who are going through the same thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-newbiehelp#post-1946632 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:01:15 +0000 Mrs. Taco 1946632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alright ladies, I'm about to sound quite ignorant when it comes to this topic so bear with me!</p> <p>Our DD was a lovely surprise...I found out I was pregnant after almost 2 years of not having AF (pretty sure it was low body fat--I wasn't on BC)! After I had her, I got an IUD and therefore have still yet to have a regular cycle.</p> <p>Well, last Thursday I got my IUD removed (yay active TTC) and got AF yesterday. I have zero idea what my cycles are like since I haven't had one in years. We want to try this cycle and the next but if it doesn't happen we will wait until late spring (I'm a teacher so I'm trying to time this well :silly: ). Because of this, I want to use OPKs (can you tell I've been reading---let me know if I'm using these terms right haha), but when do I start with them? How do I use them? What brand? What do they tell you? When do we have sex?</p> <p>Gah, I'm so clueless. Thanks for any advice! </p>