this is the first time i'm in a TWW where i think i may have actually Oed, so i'm feeling impatient. i'm wondering how to count days past O. i know if you're charting you can see if & when you actually Oed, but if you are using OPKs or a monitor, those show you when you're about to O, right? so how do you count how many days past O you are? i had a peak on my monitor on friday & saturday mornings, but a negative digital OPK friday night. not sure what that all means! but what day do you think i count as O day? they say 10DPO is when you could start testing, so ten days after first peak or no because the peak is telling you you're gearing up to O but not O day?
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My best guess is that you probably O'd sometime before that OPK on Friday. So I'd count Saturday as 1dpo. Did the monitor say low on Sunday?
Also, I wouldn't recommend testing at 10dpo, its way too soon, and it would be hard to not be disappointed if its negative. Try to wait until at least 12dpo if you can!
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@Mrs.Someone: I got a peak Friday & Saturday and a high Sunday, Monday I got a low. I know 10dpo is early & not to get bummed, but I just want a start day for testing
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I'd say you Od Friday if the monitor was peak that day and the OPK was negative that night! So Saturday would be 1dpo. But it's all a guess anyway so start testing at 10dpo but don't get super bummed if it's negative
ETA: and i basically just repeated what @mrs someone said. haha. Well, I agree!
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I usually use OPKs and chart. I generally get two days of "positives" and then the next day a negative. Then my temp jumps on the morning after that negative, so FF tells me I O'ed on the day of the negative. In your case, I'd guess you O'ed later in the day on Sunday, meaning 10dpo would be next Wednesday. Boxing Day/Kwanzaa BFP?
ETA: I have no idea how the CBEFM works, so my advice may be wrong! But I'd rather think I O'ed later so that I wasn't disappointed with a BFN for no reason. Good luck!
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@Shutterbug: No that's probably reasonable. The month I used the monitor + OPKs + charting, I got crosshairs two days after my first "peak" reading. I still think I Od earlier, but it helped in the waiting process!
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I get O pains when I ovulate, so that's when I start counting us days after the O pains. This last time was first using OPK. I had positives on Mon-Tues and got O pains around 1pm Tues. I would count second day of surge as O day
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I agree that you probably did on Friday. This is the first month I've used a digital OPK in addition to charting. I had a positive on Monday and negative Tuesday (didn't test Sunday - dang it!). I've been charting, too and FF hasn't given me my O day yet, but when I put in a dummy temp it shows that O would have been the day after my positive (Tuesday).
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Thank you all for your input! I guess I'm gonna start Christmas eve & just see what happens. I don't expect to see a BFP, so I don't think I'll be disappointed by starting early : )
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@mrs. bird: Just an FYI on the CBEFM once you get "peak" the monitor will automatically follow it with another "peak" then a "high" irrespective of your pee sticks, to make sure you are BDing after the LH surge.
Good luck! I hope you get great news Christmas day!
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@mrs. bird: I didn't use a monitor but just wanted to be bad and encourage you to test : P especially if its your first 2WW there's something about testing daily that's irresistible! Lol I did it with each cycle til I got my BFP on cycle 3!
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@sea_bass: you have so much great info on the monitor! I didn't know it automatically gave two peaks followed by a high. They shouldn't make you waste sticks those days!! Then it would make sense that I Oed early, like Friday, I didn't test Thursday, but had a low on Wednesday. Thank you!!
@sorrycharlie: I've peed on more than my fair share of tests in the past, but never with any hope. Since I've never had any indication of Oing but this one I got a peak, it feels so much more intense
I foolishly hid my stash of cheapo tests before vacation because we had a few ppl coming over to watch our cat, but I don't remember where the cheapo ones are hidden! Otherwise I'm pretty sure I'd start POAS like, today haha.
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@mrs. bird: Oh, no problem!! I love that gadget SO much! Good luck, only a few short days till you test! Very excited for you. Please update us
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