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@Willow: boo! Sorry you're out. I'm thinking I'm going to be in the same boat. I on day 35, no af yet, I have to assume it's coming. My cycles have typically been around 29/30 days! Fx for next month!

@Mrs Microscope: I'm so sorry that you've had to go through that. But, glad that you got to treat yo'self and recharge a little. I really admire your positive attitude - I know everything will work out for you!

@Mrs.KMM: Do you have any sense of whether Clear Blue or Wondfos are more accurate? I've had pretty good luck with Wondfos (I think) so I keep ordering them every month but interested to hear if they are the best option.

@HelloBeeBoston: I am totally stalking this thread to see what happens, ha! Girl, if I were you I'd be POAS every hour. Good luck to my fellow Boston Bee

What OPKs do you think give you the information you're looking for? I guess what I mean is, I used digital CB before and it didn't really work. So now I'm trying wondos and so far so good, but I'm afraid I'm going to miss O.

@Mrs. Microscope: That's so sweet. This process can feel so lonely that it's nice to be reminded there are other people pulling for you!

@JennyG: This month I am using a combination. CB advanced in the mornings and wondfo in the afternoon. So far it seems like a good combo.

Got my opk this evening on cd 13. So I'll likely O tomorrow. My DH is a trooper. Nothing sexier than BDIng with a cold and a YI.

@AngelaChase when did you start TTC? I went off BCP in March and started I guess... April? So it's been 6-7 months. I went for my annual with my gyn and really pushed to start some basic testing (bloodwork for me, SA for husband) even though it was less than the "required 1 year". My gyn said there's really no need to wait that long if you think something is up. But she also encouraged me to "give it a few more months."

Anyway, I am really glad we did the testing. DH is going in for the second SA today, so we should know by this afternoon if this one is abnormal, too. Which I am expecting it will be - I would be shocked for him to have one extremely bad SA to a totally normal one.

So we will see what the doctor says. Ugh.

Went to obgyn today and we're moving forward with blood tests for me and SA for DH. I love that my dr is being so proactive. Also waiting on the results of swab to figure out how to treat infection. She said the infections themselves can't prevent pregnancy, but they can be a symptom of an underlying hormonal imbalance or something else that might be preventing pregnancy. So anyway I hope we're going to get to the root of this or that I will be getting pregnant today!

@MrsADS: Yep, same timeline as you. I went off BCP a year ago, but was charting to prevent for 6 months. We started actively trying in April and have had reasonable timing every time. Not always perfect, but always plausible. He will go for SA if this cycle is unsuccessful (#7).

@MrsADS: did you hear about the test?

@travellingbee: that is great that they are being so proactive. Good luck with testing!!

@raspberries: @angelachase: it took me 9 months to conceive my son. It was around 6 months I got worried, and I had set up an appt to talk to my doc to discuss what was going on and I got pregnant naturally. Just wanted to let you know that, sometimes, frustratingly, it just takes a while.

Okay ladies...I'm trying not to read too much into anything, but I need a second opinion before I stress myself out too much!

I'm 5dpo today and I noticed a lot of watery cm (sorry, tmi) but so much so that I took another opk. It was negative though. That coupled with lots of cramping Tuesday night/all day yesterday/a tiny bit today has me worried. Could I have missed judged my O date? It was confirmed by opks and a temp rise!

@Tidybee: thanks! I don't know f I'm paying more attention this month or what, but I'm noticing a lot more going on lately! It can be confusing!

I think my af is finally starting too! Jeez.......A week later than normal! Good luck ladies. Hoping for lots more October bfps.

Hi ladies,
I'm CD16 and think I might be O'ing today. I don't chart so it's just a guess. *if* I O today, we got O-3 and O-2. I had such a headache last night I just couldn't BD. Of course I was mad at myself in the morning for not just pulling it together! Hopefully we can get tonight. Last cycle (m/c) we only BD'd twice in my fertile window, so you never know. Fingers crossed.

Still negative for ovulation here. CD15.

@simplyfelicity: @jaguar: I feel you...no idea what's going on with my body here. Thought I was ovulating, but no temp surge yet. BD every other day is getting tiring!

@AMommyThang: yay! Get to BD!!!

@simplyfelicity: how many times per day do you test??

@Mrs. J: good to know! Love that you made a VDay baby!

We got 3 BD's in what I think my fertile window. I wasn't expecting to O on time because of my m/c last cycle, but maybe it was early enough that it didn't mess up my cycle.

@Mrs. Microscope: Thanks! It was CBE original digital and I am now thinking I probably would have gotten a positive if I tested the day I didnt. I keep forgetting that you arent supposed to take the lines into account once you eject it. This is my first normal cycle after my mc so, more than anything, I am just happy that my body is back to "normal."
@Mrs. J: I typically test once because I have a long surge. I hope O is right around the corner!

How do ya'll handle hydration with OPK's? I took one yesterday when I hadn't had much at all to drink, and it was the darkest I've had this month. Then another later when I'd been drinking my normal amount of water and it had almost no line at all. Clearly I'm not getting accurate results with my normal level of water intake, but I don't want to cut back unnecessarily either.