Ya lol

Y'all wanna switch to the rainbow post I just made? better than staring at my old pee negative opk anyway ?

Chenrick- yay!!! You got this!

Yay! Sounds like you're definitely getting there. Are you on west coast?

Im am on cd 16 just took my noon opk and it is a bit darker! I am also cramping! I use the easy at home test strips for lh and hcg. Wayyyyy cheaper!

Oh and definitely no harm in trying lol! ☺️

Crystal, it's a wondfo (which may be same manufacturer as easy@home but I do not know) that I bought on Amazon. Two days after that almost positive in the picture, I got a blazing positive that was darker than control line. I only had the one positive though, so I would recommend testing a few times each day so you don't miss your surge! Good luck ?

Is that an easy@home ovulation test by chance...? I have those ones, and I got one the other day that was the darkest one that I've ever got, but it was not this same darkness is the line or darker, but I was talking to some other girls and they said that certain ones like the easy at home don't get as dark as the control line , it will just be darker than the rest of them, they say that it's different for everyone you know but I'm going to sing you might be like me and just not have a very dark one , and it was right whenever I should have been ovulating... So I guess we'll see you in 2 weeks! :-) we did it just in case it was an ovulation no harm in trying right :-)

YES!!!!! Nice! So pumped for you!!, ??? congrats congrats congrats!

Just got my bfp!!! I broke down and tested with a digital. Klashawn, this pic shows an OPK. They detect LH surges which is a hormone that gets released right before ovulation. A positive is when the test line shows as dark or darker than the control line.

It appears that you could be receiving some exciting news soon!!!! Yay Hey ladies..... my husband and I have been TTC for some time now after MC in February of this year. No strategy just "the regular" do but we want to get serious now. What exactly are some things that we could do? What is the item listed in this post and what is it used for?

That sounds very promising for you!!! Keep me posted I think this is your month.

I have been having some waves of nausea and feel really fatigued. I also have sore bbs. Really want to see a strong line when I test so I'm trying to hold out! Fx we both get a bfp soon!

You have some great self control!! ? I've been feeling pretty well - not too much of note. Could be something else, but I noticed a little zipping pang on my left side about a week after ovulation. Had very quick and very mild cramps the day after. Have had a few on and off over the following days - all very very quick and not painful. Who knows!?!

I'm anxious to test but don't expect much if I do this early! The cramps are incredibly mild and don't feel like PMS to me, but it all could be me just being hypersensitive to every little flicker and flutter!

Any symptoms on your end?

Trip was great. ?. I will be 12 dpo tomorrow but probably won't test until after af is due. How have you been feeling? Are you going to start testing soon?

Sun kissed how was your work trip? Are you close to 12 dpo yet? Hope you're doing well!!

That is scary about heading to Florida, but I've seen the same thing about it being concentrated in Miami. Luckily those little bloodsuckers don't travel too far but it's still kind of crazy its in Miami anyway! I'm sure you will be a-ok but totally get the nerves. Hope you have a good trip and will come home to your bfp very soon! Do you continue to temp for your entire cycle?

Glad my schedule looks ok. I thought I had read somewhere to bd day of O and day after but it was probably more of a safety net idea in case O was miscalculated or something. So much info floating around!! I try to stick to the reputable sites but I'm sure I've included some others.

I will be on travel Tuesday-Sunday. Scary part of it is that I'm traveling to Florida and they just started having documented cases of the Zika virus being transmitted to people and not travel related meaning the virus is now starting to be transmitted by mosquitos in Florida?. So far it looks like only around Miami and I will be further up the state but still.. So scary. I will be avoiding standing water everywhere! Also, I think your covered with bding. After ovulation bding doesn't increase your chances. Now you can enjoy bding recreationally ?.

Oh yes a trip will definitely help and be a good distraction for you! How long will you be traveling? I just have the usual daily grind now that our quick trip is over and out of the way. Wish we had bd'd last night, but we were both too exhausted to move a muscle! We did around midnight Friday night so technically Saturday AM lol.

I'm going to try to hold out till 12 dpo but I'm sure I'll sneak one around 10 anyway. I have a hand full of cheapies in a drawer next to the guest toilet so it will be really hard not to! What about you?

4 dpo today ?. I have a business trip this week which I think will be perfect for distracting me from trying to test early lol. When do you plan on testing? Sounds like you have everything covered as far as your bd schedule. Dh and I bd the 5 days before O so I think we are covered also. Fx we both get bfps!

So cool you can tell so much from your temps. If I'm not successful this month, I'd like to try next month. I don't know if I would be very good at doing same time every morning etc but worth trying!!

Im feeling like Friday is the most likely. We bd Tuesday-Friday and now my husband is out of town till late tomorrow night. So I suppose what's done is done! We did the weekend before also, but don't think that really comes into play here.

So I'll consider myself 2 days post o and thus the countdown begins....
Where are you today? 3dpo?

Idk if I really did but I would love to increase my chances x2! The pain on both sides continued after ovulation.. Today is the first day where they started to calm down some. But still feeling a slight pressure in my pelvic area. I got my positive very first thing in the morning and then ovulated sometime later the same day which was confirmed by my temp shift. If you want to be conservative then I would say Friday was O day but it's possible you could have ovulated late Thursday.

Fingers crossed for you!! It sounds like you've got some pretty positive sounding things going on. How fun would twins be?!? I don't have any in my family either (wish I did!!)

I don't really know if I experienced ovulation pain. I did notice a little twinge one day last week but then I felt it again another day. I did have some very mild dull aches in lower abdomen but so mild I feel like I could have easily made them up in my head lol.

Do you have any suggestions for what to consider your O day from one + opk? I had my positive on Thursday at noon. Was thinking ovulation probably Thursday PM or Friday. Any recommendations?

Thank you that is kind to say ?. I always have the urge to research stuff when I am on these boards and I guess it's all become useful! Have you experienced any ovulation pains? On O day I was having pains on both my left AND right side... Fraternal twins do not run in my family so I don't think it would happen but I have never had pains from both sides like that! Guess we will see.. Yesterday and this morning I am still feeling dull aches on both sides as well. I also have a slight pressure in my lower abdomen which I only ever experienced before when I was pregnant and before I got my bfp. I'm trying to remember how soo before my bfp that I noticed it.. We were not really trying that month so I wasn't paying too close of attention and my bfp was a complete shock! It's way too early to be symptom spotting now tho.. But I can't help to think that we were successful this month, obviously things can happen though so keeping my fingers crossed.

Good measure can't hurt! We have for 3 nights in a row (and a couple times over the weekend more for fun than thinking about ttc). Got the positive opk this afternoon and will try tomorrow also if we aren't too exhausted (after a day of traveling). Fingers crossed for you for an implantation soon. You are so knowledgable and have such good advice for everyone! Thank you for all of your input :) chatting with you kept me sane while waiting for a +opk ?

Good question... Fertility Friend suggests to bd until your ovulation has been confirmed which means you need to have elevated temps for 3 days. I may bd tonight for good measure.. Probably should tomorrow as well for good measure lol

Nice! I would love to be able to pinpoint, just wasn't sure my LH surges were going to be enough to show on an OPK. BUT I am a lot more hopeful now that I just did my noon OPK and finally got a blazing positive! I was thinking I ovulated yesterday and missed surge on the tests, but guessing now I'll ovulate later today or tomorrow (right?).
Just when I was about to throw in the OPK towel! I did notice ewcm last night and am keeping a close eye out for more.

It is VERY reassuring to be able to track and pinpoint! Happy for you!

How many dpo are you planning to continue to bd? (if you don't mind my asking lol)

Hb- my temp rose today suggesting that ovulation happened yesterday! 1 dpo now. This is my first month using OPKs and temping and I like having the confirmation that ovulation happened. Looking back on previous cycles I have been able to track O to the same CD day or very close to this cycle by just tracing CM changes. So that is reassuring! Have your OPKs stayed lighter?

I am excited you got a clear +!! Mine are driving me crazy ?? but bd'ing daily anyway so I guess knowing the exact date of O doesn't really matter all that much. I seem to only have positive looking ones in the middle of the day. AM and PM's have been pretty light. This is my first cycle after 1 period since my d&c in June so maybe I'm still all messed up.

I haven't been temping but might next month if this one doesn't result in bfp! I pay attention to cm though and it is definitely starting to thin out over the last few days.

Guess we know what we'll be up to over the next few days lol ?☺️ good luck to you! We can keep each other company during the time-seems-to-stop-moving-TWW.

Yep I tested this morning and got a true positive ?. Hopefully that means we are both are ovulating today or tomorrow!!! Do you temp? And I agree diluted urine may be a reason my yours didn't get so dark.

Have you tested yet today Sunkissed? My noon test is maybe a little lighter than yesterday's. I'm wondering if yesterday was my spike and I show much fainter readings in the evening because I drink a lot of water between noon - 6? Could water dilute it that much? I drink about 80 ounces or so per day (2- 32 oz bottles plus miscellaneous glasses here and there).

My next one was 99% positive so I'm counting it unless I get darker OPKs tomorrow.. Then I will count it as negative and count tomorrow as positive. That's interesting about your LH being lighter at night two days in a row.. It usually is lighter in the morning and darker in the evening but everyone is different so it sounds like your body does it the other way around.

Same thing happened tonight as last night. Almost positive during the day and very negative at night! Does anyone know if LH fluctuates like that??

We are bd'ing all week regardless but really curious as to what's going on!

Sunkissed how did your next one turn out?
thanks, natacha! I hope I'm almost there!

Mine looks just like this right now! Hoping its positive by the end of the day!

I'd say negative but soooooo close to positive!

Thank you elliemcmc! Nice to have a 2nd opinion :)

It's a negative Hun xx