Cycle/Month: 9/15 CD: 32 *tips hat to teraiin* What Are You Doing To GKU? Those things that people do to try to get pg R/R/Cs: I've been having some pretty hard days lately, so that's wonderful. I'd just like to have a clear expectation for O. No, scratch that, I just want to have a clear expectation for O ~and~ not have my brain whisper all sorts of bullshit to me at the same time. I haven't O'd, brain! SHUT UP. GTKY:Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Fashionably late? Ha! How about absurdly late? Chronically.
Us and our lazy ovaries. I hear you on just wanting to have an idea of when to expect O.
Cycle/Month: 2/2 CD:3 What Are You Doing To GKU? Just waiting for AF to leave R/R/Cs:Just trying to figure out when to start temping. I planned to start on CD 2 but that didn't happen. I figure I'll waiting until my bleeding is mostly gone. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? It depends on the situation. If it's something where I know I would be uncomfortable arriving late, I get there early. But if it's something casual, I am usually a few minutes late.
My temps are so rocky during AF that I don't bother temping until CD5 or so. Unless you have a really long period or a tendency to O early, you're probably fine to start whenever.
Cycle/Month: 2 CD: 5 WAYDTGKU? BBT, pnv, looks like AF is gone so back to sex R/R/Cs: not really a rant, but I want to use OPKs this cycle and am not sure the best method to use, ie should I do it every morning, every evening, both? I've read the OPK instructions but it still seems hard to pinpoint when to expect O. Maybe I will just learn as I use them. Anyone want to give me an OPK tutorial?? GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Unfortunately not early. Usually rolling in on two wheels and I am right on time, or 2 minutes late.
I just starting using them last cycle, but what seemed to work was doing one test every day (in the afternoon, usually when I get home from work) until the line got to be more than a squinter but still not positive. Then I switched to twice a day - once mid-morning (around 10am) and once when I got home from work (around 5pm). Kept it at twice a day until FF confirmed O, then stopped.
jags8 and @pennygirl2013 thanks! I ended up buying OPKs at the grocery store last cycle because it was so weird. I only used 1 so I have a few of those left but will buy wondfos next time. The most confusing part is how dark the line is supposed to be to indicate a surge. And I saw someone else mention they had a positive yesterday and negative today so that means they are ovulating today hopefully? I guess that's because the LH surge comes right before you ovulate? (Oh that's you jags8) Edit to fix tag
It's not like with an HPT where any line is a positive - it's got to be as dark as or darker than the control line.
An LH surge usually precedes O by 12 - 48 hours, so it can be a good predictor. But you can also have multiple LH surges, which is why it's recommended that you keep testing until you confirm O.
Post by charliemcgoo on Jul 14, 2015 10:39:20 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 1 CD: 17-aaaany time now What Are You Doing To GKU? OPK, CM R/R/Cs: none GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Usually right on time. I hate it when people say "if you're not early you're late". Nope, still on time.
Cycle/Month: 9/15 CD: 32 *tips hat to teraiin* What Are You Doing To GKU? Those things that people do to try to get pg R/R/Cs: I've been having some pretty hard days lately, so that's wonderful. I'd just like to have a clear expectation for O. No, scratch that, I just want to have a clear expectation for O ~and~ not have my brain whisper all sorts of bullshit to me at the same time. I haven't O'd, brain! SHUT UP. GTKY:Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Fashionably late? Ha! How about absurdly late? Chronically.
Post by amparo1981 on Jul 14, 2015 10:49:12 GMT -5
Cycle/Month:4 CD:8 What Are You Doing To GKU? all the things. R/R/Cs: rain turned up 4 hours earlier than predicted. dammit. umbrella at home. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? For travel I am depressingly early. Work, not so much. Need to stop dawdling in the morning.
I'm so pissed at my body. I'm not sure if i'd get so upset if there was at least some consistency. Like if my cycles were ALWAYS this long, at least I'd know. Instead I went from a 31 day cycle to a 52 day cycle... and this cycle doesn't seem to be shaping up to be much shorter. Blehhhhh. Okay, whine-fest done.
I always check my friends list on FF and I keep hoping to see your chart with CHs. I hope you O soon so you can move on. Irregular cycles are so frustrating that's for damn sure.
Cycle/Month: 3/3 CD: 11 What Are You Doing To GKU? BBT, OPK, EOD at least until DH's birthday on Saturday. Then gonna shoot for ED- Happy Birthday to H! R/R/Cs: Just started using OPKs. I have Wondfos. I got a negative last night when I got home from work. If I use SMU, I will be at work. Any tips for testing in a shared bathroom? Y'all just hang out in the stall for 5 minutes? Haha. It seems weird. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Early. Always early. Being remotely late stresses me out, and other people being late is a huge pet peeve.
Cycle/Month: 3/3 CD: 11 What Are You Doing To GKU? BBT, OPK, EOD at least until DH's birthday on Saturday. Then gonna shoot for ED- Happy Birthday to H! R/R/Cs: Just started using OPKs. I have Wondfos. I got a negative last night when I got home from work. If I use SMU, I will be at work. Any tips for testing in a shared bathroom? Y'all just hang out in the stall for 5 minutes? Haha. It seems weird. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Early. Always early. Being remotely late stresses me out, and other people being late is a huge pet peeve.
I usually do, actually. I figure all the smokers in our office take a 5 minute smoke break regularly, I can take a 5 minute OPK break. But I've heard others will just slip the strip back into the package and head back to their desks to check it later.
lavinia - PP's gave lots of good advice for OPK's, but I just wanted to add that I actually only test once per day around 1 pm on CD12 until CD16ish, and I've always been able to detect my LH surge and approaching O. So it isn't completely necessary to test twice per day (though it certainly could be helpful for some people with shorter LH surges), and over time you should be able to figure out what works best for your body and your schedule.
Cycle/Month: 11/10
CD: 10
What Are You Doing To GKU? The usual things.
R/R/CS: Sex drive is way up today so I'm definitely in my FW...
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Like Rama, I'm always unfashionably, chronically late. It drives MH crazy because he likes to be on time or early. Even when I'm trying really hard to be early, the best I can do is right on time or a couple minutes late.
Post by singingsea on Jul 14, 2015 12:18:37 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 9
CD: CD9
What Are You Doing To GKU? Sex, trying to lose weight, eating clean
R/R/Cs: NGKU related: for the love of all that is holy make it stop raining!
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Painfully early. I've started leaving exactly at the time the event starts because I'm sick of being the first one to things.
Post by hydrangea1019 on Jul 14, 2015 12:47:47 GMT -5
sleepymonkey I usually wait until my period is gone (or almost gone) to resume bbt. I always take a break when AF arrives.
jags8 did you find an RE or go to your OBGYN for your progesterone? I still haven't made a call to either one. I keep going back and forth on who to call. teraiin sorry O hasn't arrived yet. FX it comes soon! txmommy14 my cycles are just now getting back to 'normal' and we are 4AL (TTC). My period is definitely not the same, but O and temps seem to be normalizing. It'll take time. lavinia I tend to start OPKs around CD10 and I only start in the AM. I use FMU but others use SMU. Once I get a positive, or if I see it getting darker, then I do twice a day.
Post by vancitygirl on Jul 14, 2015 12:56:52 GMT -5
txmommy14 I'm so sorry for your loss but it can take some time for your body to go back to normal. It has taken me a few months to get back to normal but I finally feel like once that happens physically and mentally then hormonal you will too. ❤️
Post by vancitygirl on Jul 14, 2015 13:08:14 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 6/2al (I said 3 yesterday but I'm obviously in a summer brain)
CD: cd9
What are you doing to GKU? Sex, lots of water, eating clean, working out lots and eliminating stress as much as possible
R/R/CS: I am just miserable and hit another emotional wall last night because of a tv show pregnancy. Blargh. Tired of being triggered by small things...just want to be pregnant again and be able to keep it this time.
GTKY: I'm always early. In life, in work, in everything. I hate when people are late.
Post by tincupchalice on Jul 14, 2015 13:58:49 GMT -5
Not a random, I decided that I needed a better username. Formerly hlm184.
Cycle/Month: 5/5 CD: 10 What Are You Doing To GKU? Just got back from spending ten days in a 6x12 trailer with a dog and a fifteen month old, so we can now get back to our regularly scheduled knocking boots time. R/R/Cs: I've decided not to track anything this month (other than CM which is hard to not notice). Next month I will start temping. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Early early early.
hydrangea1019 I got the progesterone from my GYN. I actually haven't started full-out testing for infertility. I was just getting fed up with the constant bleeding during my luteal phase and wanted that checked out. She had me do an U/S first before we met, and found I also have ovarian cysts (non-PCOS). So hopefully the Prometrium will be all I need to help me get KU.
carolinaheart if you got a positive OPK today, it's more likely you will ovulate tomorrow.
Oh, really? Last month was my first positive OPK ever and I got solid cross hairs on that day so I didn't even consider that.
I guess we'll just have to keep HIO just to sure!
Thanks.
Maybe you caught the end of your surge? I have gotten CH on the same day as a positive opk as well.
I've also never had a problem getting a positive opk with FMU...is that weird?? I know LH spikes later on in the day but I've always been able to catch it first thing in the morning. Sometimes that is the only time I can test with my work hours.
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