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New to temping and opk's. Advice?
I'm currently on cycle day 6 of our second month ttc. I've started temping today and have ordered some Wondfo's (opk's and pg test combo box). I did use an opk to track ovulation with my last pregnancy, which ended in miscarriage. With my two successful pregnancies, I basically just bd'd around ewcm. I conceived on the first cycle with all previous pregnancies. I suspect I may have had a chemical pregnancy as I had strong pg symptoms during my tww, then began bleeding a few days prior to expected af, which became very heavy. I'm still bleeding from that. I used Ovia fertility app last month, but know it's dates are going to be off from my actual cycle as I've not been using it long enough to have a trend. My Wondfo's have shipped and should arrive before I go into my fertile window. What is the best way to track and document all my info? Should I test twice every day? So far, I've been logging symptoms on Ovia. I've also never used Wondfo, so I'm just looking for some guidance.
4 Answers • 9 years ago
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Wow you sound like me! This is my second cycle ttc. I also am suspecting i had a cp last cycle. I just got my order of wondfo ovulation and pregnancy test a few days ago. Im on cd 11 so i should be ovulating on CD 16 or 17. Ive heard great things about them, it is also my first time using them. I was using Answer brand. I bbt temp and use opks. If your regular and know when you ovulate start using your opks about 5 days before expected O. If you dont know test everyday until O. I test in the late afternoon and at night. Fmu is no good for opks. I track my data on a fertility friend app... and tape my test to a chart to monitor progression. I hope this helps ****baby dust****
9 years ago
I do not take my bbt because my sleep schedule is always different but I swear by Wondfos, they are some of the best OPKs that I have used. What I tend to do is starting after my period around CD 8 I take 1 OPK a day, generally in the afternoon as I have heard that's the best time to pick up a LH surge. When I see EWCM, I take 2 tests a day because for some women, their LH surge can be rather quick where as for others, they can get days of positive OPKs. I will take OPKs after I see EWCM until they are negative. In all, I usually as testing about 7 days and only 2-3 days testing twice. Since I have been at this so long, I don't use OPKs much anymore because I know exactly when I will ovulate and all the signs. But in the first 2 years of TTC, OPKs were a god send to help me understand my cycle!
9 years ago
Thanks, y'all! It's about pointless for me to try and track bbf, too, because of my 3 year old constantly waking me through the night. Plus, my allergies have decided to go crazy and I'm now sick as a dog, which not only keeps me up, but also has given me a slight rise in temp. That definitely makes me glad I've got the Wondfo's on the way. I just hope they arrive, soon. I'm on cd 7, now, but still spotting bright red for some reason. I'm assuming it may push back ovulation.
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