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@kjfromnj "hit it and quit it" hahaha. Good luck!

Out of curiousity, is there any other bee who actually has to use pain relievers when they are ovulating?

I still haven't gotten my surge... my body is out of whack i think... dang depo..

@littlek - Not knowing how long you've been off depo but FWIW, my first cycle post-BCP was 40 days =/

@KJfromNJ: I meant pain from Ovulation

@KJfromNJ: My Ob/gyn dismissed it as normal...I guess she thinks i have a low pain tolerance (Which i don't, hence the reason for my question)

So after getting my sixth day in a row of positive OPKs, I've been consulting google like crazy. I saw a few women mention that OPKs can pick up the same hormones as HPTs. I had an extra HPT at home so I decided what the heck.....

BFP!!! I'm so shocked. I must have ovulated really early this month. I just called DH and asked him to come home for lunch because I can't hold it in!

I just want to wish lots of good luck to all of you ladies as well this month.

@mrs. Monkey Wow! Congrats!

@LindsayInNYC: I just went off. So this is my first cycle. @Happygal: I'm day 13.
@KJfromNJ: that's sweet of you! How about pregnancy pops and mosturizer for her tummy..

@Mrs. Monkey: congrats!!!!

@Mrs. Monkey: What a surprise, and a great one at that! Congrats!

@Mrs. Monkey: Wow, congrats!! So excited for you!

@Beetones: I have had really bad pain around O before, but it's fleeting so I haven't needed to use painkillers. However, last month was my first month on Clomid and I cramped really really bad from about CD 12 through CD 28 (AF on CD 30). It was painful enough that I took Tylenol every once in a while. I don't necessarily think that was O pain though (or at least not ALL of it was O pain, since I didn't ovulate daily for two weeks, haha).

How long do you usually have the pains? Have you always had them or are they new? I wonder if you could have cysts or something that's causing the pain?

I think my excitement over my +OPK might be fleeting... OPK today was negative.So my only +OPK from CD8-CD19 was on CD18... not sure if this could be a PCOS-related cruel horomone joke or what. Because I thought you got usually 2 +OPK's? I was away so I only got to BD on the actual day of my +OPK... will probably BD still tonight but... well, hope that's good enough.

@KJfromNJ: do you ever look at the charts on FertilityFriend? It can be addictive. If you search the charts for people using OPKs, you'll see that some people get just one positive, while others may have four.

With a positive OPK, you don't know if you've caught the beginning, middle, or end of a surge. Length of time between your LH surge and ovulation varies for each person.

Of course, your PCOS adds a twist to it all. It's a good thing that you're keeping track and can have data to share with your doctor.

i finally decided to sign up for FF and i keep forgetting to take my temp every morning.....can i still take at night? i need to remember, i need to remember ahhhhh lol

@ILuvpink: @KJfromNJ is right--first thing in the morning! Ideally after 3-4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Some people's temps change very quickly, meaning even talking can raise their temps. I keep my thermometer on my bedside table. It quickly becomes a habit. On days you miss taking your temp, remember that you can still check other fertility signs, like CM and cervical position.

You can start experimenting to see how quickly your temp changes. For example, take you temp first thing, then get up to use the bathroom, move around, then take your temp again. I realized I can do do a bit of activity before mine rises (yeah!)

Also, if you have specific questions about charting, check out the "Charter of the Hive!" thread. It's recently been quiet, but the women over there are really knowledgeable and will answer your questions quickly.

@doxielove: I'd love to join you ... and I'm hoping we all get BFP this month. It is the month of LOVE, after all!!

Current Cycle Day: CD 5

Ovulation Date: FF says 2/5, but I think it'll be the 3rd or 4th. Using OPK & charting for the first time this month.

POAS date/Usual Cycle Length: Waiting until missed AF (the 24th of Feb). Cycles are 33 or 34 days.

Cycles trying: This will be our 4th.

BD timing: 3 times each week, and EOD during O week.

Plans for Valentine's Day this year: We decided we'd go out for the first time in 7 years. It might be our last v-day without a little one, so we're going to go-big!

Good luck ladies!!! Hoping Feb is a great baby month for all of you!!

@Mrs. Monkey - OMG so exciting!! CONGRATS!!!

@littlek - I went off BCP after December's period (mid-December). My first cycle ended up being 40 days. I hear things can be even more out of whack post-depo though =/

@happygal I'm thinking about not temping during the TWW this time, too. Last time was just too rough watching my temps drop and becoming obsessed with them.

FF says I O'd three days ago, but I don't think I did. The past two months I always get a temp rise early, but then a real O a week or so later.

@KJfromNJ: snap on the positive OPK thing, down to the PCOS uncertainty as well. Wouldn't it be a laugh if we both got our BFP this cycle from really unromantic BD? Hubby is still sick!