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@loopedd: this is our first month too! The socks and, shoes are too cute.

Alright I may be overly anxious, but does anyone start using opk before CD 10?

@Mrs. Jump Rope: I used opk two months randomly and,never got a positive, so ive been thinking something is wrong with me ever since.

Good luck and baby dust to all you wonderful ladies!!!

To add my own info to the mix:
Estimated O Date: Today, CD18, got a + OPK yesterday
POAS/AF date: Nov 8th is estimated AF arrival date, so that should be my official test date....but I am going to torture myself this month and start testing at 8DPO on the very slightest chance of getting a BFP on my husband's birthday
Cycle: 7th
Chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/MrsSprite
Trying new this cycle: Just doing the same things, since there isn't much more I can try at this point: FertilAid, FertileCM, B-Complex, Chinese herbs from my fertility acupuncturist, using pre-seed and OPKs, and OTC progesterone cream once O is confirmed.
What are you looking forward to this month (not TTC related): Looking forward to celebrating my husband's birthday, since it kicks off the 5 months of the year where he is older than me!

@littlek: confession: i was on baby gap website last night!

@dc yoga bee: I don't start that early but I know I ovulate late in my cycle. Last month I read somewhere that some people don't get the surge until late in the day so when my afternoon opk was borderline I took it that night around 9 after a 4 hour hold and got a positive then. The next day it was back to borderline. Maybe testing more frequently would help? A friend suggested I use cheapies and then confirm with digitals so that is what I am trying this cycle to save on cost since testing twice a day will add up fast!

@Sprite: It would be so fun to get a bfp for his birthday! The good news is you could always give him a "present" late-- at least in my house that wouldn't be suspicious! Can I ask which otc progesterone you are using? I am super anxious about the fact that I started spotting at 8dpo last month and the other times I charted my luteal phase was short too. I sort of want to give it a try but I am overwhelmed by all the conflicting advice I have found. Is it working for you?

I totally make detours through the baby sections just about everywhere I go! I love looking at the tiny things!

@Cole: yes, that is a good point, a late "present" would work too, since we're not celebrating until the weekend after his birthday anyway. As far as the OTC Progesterone cream I've been using, it's Emerita Pro-Gest. I got it at Whole Foods, but I think it's also on Amazon, and I use it 3x a day after I get crosshairs on FF. I'm not sure if it's working, or if it's the B-Complex or herbs, but earlier this summer I was having ~25 day long cycles, and now they're up to a normal 28/29 days. I've read some people say the OTC cream doesn't do much and at most only gives you an extra day in your LP, but for me that's enough incentive to use it, since it's not very expensive (I think it was like $8 for the tube, been using the same tube for 3 months now) and my LP length needs all the help it can get when I O on the late side. Hope that helps!

@Sprite: Awesome, thanks! I am doing the B vitamins thing but I figure if it can't hurt I may as well try the cream too. It seems like the potential side effects are low so why not. I keep reading about Vitex but people seem to either love or hate it so I am kind of afraid to try it.

@bhbee: I got the trigger on Wednesday at 11am & ordered Wondfo's on Saturday. I didn't bother testing earlier because I wanted to wait until I Od.

I plan to POAS each morning & watch the lines get lighter or negative. I want to see it get positive again. I'll confirm with a FRER and a blood test at my REs office. They told me to expect a reliable answer on November 6.

@MrsCDH: That sounds so stressful, you poor thing! Honestly yes, TTC is our number one priority but I'm not currently employed, so really, I don't have advice except to follow your gut instinct! And regardless, hopefully you O early to make things less stressful!

@Mrs. Jump Rope: Wow, all that sounds so promising! FX!

My boss just called and wants me to attend an out of town conference next week at the beginning of my fertile week. Ill be gone CD 10-11. FF says fertile week starts CD 11. If we BD on CD 09 and resume when I getback on CD 12 will we still be in the running? Life!

@dc yoga bee: Yep, still in the running!! Just get busy right before you leave, like wake up at 5 am if you have too, and as soon as you get home.

@dc yoga bee: What info do you enter into FF for it to determine your fertile window? CD10-11 seems really early.

@dc yoga bee @LindsayInNY: I guess it depends on cycle length. If you're Oing on CD 13 then fertile window would be as early as CD 11 (2 days before O/O-2). But CD 9 seems pretty early to be in fertile window, so I wouldn't stress too much about not BDing until CD12 (even if you O on CD 13 its still great timing). I would think Oing before CD12 is pretty rare? Good luck!

@LindsayInNY: I've only been tracking my cycle start and end days. No temps. Sometimes I put in CM, but that's it and it says fertile week is 5th-10th. I bought clearblue opk with the smileys to use starting day 10, but it says to use FMU so I may stop back by walmart and buy some cheapies to use at night as pp auggested.

ETA: I have an average 28 day cycle, but when I'm stressed its 26-27. My last one was just 27. Most months out the year its 28.

@dc yoga bee: I'm pretty sure ClearBlue OPK's say to start using them on like your 6th or 8th day of your cycle the first time you are using them. I did that my first couple of months. Once you find that your ovulation date is more regular, then you can cut back to using just a few OPKs a month. That's what I do now. (Unless I get crazy and use a few a day.... it happens.)

@dc yoga bee: I used the smiley OPK's but I used them in the afternoon. I would start on day 10-12 and but I always got my smiley on day 15-16. And I had a 28 day cycle. Good luck!

@littlek: 17?? When is AF due? I thought that I was strong waiting till 12 when AF was due.