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@Brawly: I'm in the same situation - I test at work and just have a cube, so I pee and test in the stall and then throw the cup away! And sometimes just throw the test away immediately too if I feel confident I know how it's going to turn out. Otherwise I smuggle it back to my cube to discretely check it out after the 5 minutes.

@Brawly: I was really confused for a minute by that photo of your owl cups (which are so cute, BTW) - you were talking about soft cups in an earlier comment, which I haven't used but I know what they are, and then I saw that picture and thought "Wow, I've never seen soft cups like that before, and there are so many, how do those work?!"

@HolisticMama: I don't temp or use OPKs so I'm not sure, but I THINK I'm 6 or 7DPO.

@keepcalmcarrie: Bahaha. That's awesome about the owl cups. Hehehe.

@theotherstark: Thanks for your input! I wasn't sure how long after you see a positive OPK you usually ovulate. My OPK was still pretty dark at 8:00 p.m. on CD 18, so I wasn't sure if it was likely that I ovulated on CD 19 or not. But I did have the same thought since there was a slight temp rise! Either way, hopefully I have my bases covered since we BD'd CD 18, 19, and 20. And hopefully we can do it tonight too, so I'll really have it all covered!

@Adira: I think it's something like 12-36 hours afterwards. And for the temps, I usually would have a slow rise after O, but I know some women's temps just shoot straight up, so it just depends on what's normal for you It sounds like you're well-covered, though, in terms of BD!! Keeping my fingers crossed that this is your cycle

Can someone please add me to the list of cheerleaders for the month?? I have a feeling April will be a good one

@Radish - Thanks so much! Me too. I'm trying to play it cool though.

@Adira - Do you happen to have any ovulation symptoms? I use OPKs (used to temp as well), but I can generally tell exactly when I'm ovulating as I'll get a really sharp cramp/pain localized to whichever side is working harder that month. It's almost like someone is poking me sharply in the abdomen. I got a positive OPK this month in the morning, but the pains started toward the evening. As Theotherstark said, I have heard that it can take up to 36 hours for you to ovulate after getting an LH surge. Fertility Friend (the tracking site I use) therefore automatically assumes the second day after you got a +OPK as your ovulation day.

@Adira My + OPK was on Monday night.

@Brawly I LOVE your little owl cups! I have a husband who can't throw anything away so we have about a billion medicine measuring cups. I've peeing in them. I'm hoping if I pee in them DH will let me dispose of them. lol!

Thank you all so much for all the insight in this thread. This is the first time I've used OPKs and the feedback you've given me and others has been really helpful.

After some more googling this morning (I just CAN'T Stop!) I'm starting to feel less anxious about my temp not rising yet. I have a feeling I Oed today. I had more noticable cramping...and well...I thought I peed myself in the middle of a work assignment (man sometimes that CF can be a litt TOO obvious!)

Oddly enough, it appeared right after I spent time in a chapel and while hiding from a TV camera, said a little prayer that I might be able to figure out what on earth is going on with my body!

In a way I'm relieved, because if I had Oed earlier in the week and we did conceive, the baby would have been due about 6 days after my final exams. That's cutting it super close!

So I have a feeling I'm out for this month (I won't see DH again until Saturday because of my classes and his work). But I think I'll still check in with you guys just in case. I know there's still a chance that BDing Monday and Oing today could work out.

@Brawly - Oh seriously! Getting to O takes AGES! Though I have quite a bit of spotting pre AF ( as early as 3 or 4 dpo I'll start spotting. It's apparently my normal.) so TWW always feels that much shorter for me.

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I'm 9 dpo so far and waiting to test. I'm resisting the urge to even buy the tests until this weekend though, since I keep expecting AF at any moment.

@Adira: For me I always concluded I ovulated about 12 hours after the positive OPK. I got a positive OPK on the day I got intense ovulation cramps. The next day the OPK was negative and the cramping stopped and I would always get my period exactly 13 days after the positive OPK. As a general rule, it's supposed to be 12-36 hours after your first positive OPK

@RonniLeigh: O my gosh!!! I am sending bunches of sticky baby thoughts your way. Have you been temping? OPKing? Or do you just know your body and not worrying about the other stuff. I like OPK's I know they stress some people out but temping made me a nervous wreck for some reason.

Crap, I need to learn to read closer. @RonniLeigh said pre AF.

But anyway...anyone have pre-O spotting?

I don't think lube would affect your O date...regular lube can sometimes be hostile toward sperm though.

As far as it affecting your mucous, I'm not sure? But mucous or no mucous, I think if you're going to O, you're going to O. even if you took all the mucous out you'd still do it, it would just be harder for the sperm to meet the egg.

@MaryM: this cycle I had spotting O-2. No idea if it was related though, I don't remember that happening before.

@MaryM: @winniebee: I hope you're right. I swear, the exact same thing happened a couple months ago and according to everything my body told me, save for OPK's, I didn't O til CD23 and had a regular LP. Hopefully it was a total coincidence/fluke. Will pick up some mucinex after work and check if I have green tea.

Quick question for those trying Mucinex. I just googled it and there is the liquid form or the tablets... Which is better? I'm guessing the liquid?

@Mrs.Lilac: I used the tablets.

@Mrs.Lilac: I take the regular tablets (generic from Target), and the kind with just guaifenesin, not the kind that also has a "plus cough" ingredient. Not sure if the extra ingredient is harmful while TTC, but I prefer to err on the "less is more" side. I started using mucinex early this cycle (maybe around CD14...and I'm current CD40 - anovulatory PCOS), and I had my first ever EWCM on CD34. I didn't O, based on OPKs, but I credit the Mucinex for the EWCM. Maybe just a fluke, but I'll keep using it! My doctor said to start on CD10 and continue until BFP or AF. @MaryM: is right, though - the tablets are big and hard to choke down. I think they do that to encourage you to drink more water. The guaifenesin doesn't work unless you drink lots of water, too.

@Brawly: I have the full dvd Strong 4 Fertility. Here is a clip.

@Mrs.Lilac: tablets