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Apart from the possible mc cycle they look regular. Mine are usually 27 but can be as short as 22 days and ive been told that is fine. If u aren't sure when to use opks I would either just use them all the time or pay more attention to the mucus and when that starts to change then test with the opk. Do u temp? Cos that will help confirm the opk but won't help u predict it

I don't temp, can you use a normal digital thermometer or is there a specail BBT one? I can start in the morning if you use a normal one lol
Cool I'm pleased they are regular cycles I thought looking at most peoples they had to be the same length every month.
I have been TTC for 3yrs now but I've never really gotten into the whole charting/TWW forums until recently I have more luck this way lol
Last month O had EWCM and what I thought were OV pains on CD20, that would give me an 18 day luteal phase? ah well hopefully this month if I temp, use OPKs and monitor my cervical mucus I'll have a much clearer picture.

Roll on June when next AF is due haha

Temp with a normal digital doesn't give u a very accurate picture as its only 0.1 of a degree so the better thermometers are to0.01 of a degree. So best to get a special one. I got mine on the Internet for about $10.

I don't think an 18 day luteal phase is bad just a bit extended from the norm. Mine us usually 12 days but can be 14 days too!

A good book to get about reading into your mucus is the billings method.

Thanks I'm gonna research thermometers and the billings method now like a woman posessed

No worries! Would usually write a bit more but I'm on an iPod so it's a bit slower to type! Let me know how the research goes!

well Krunchie I am now going to focus on MOST in the week before I expect to OV after reading about the Billings method haha I wanna make sure I get in on the 'possible' fertility days and try to get some swimmers up there ready for the egg rather than waiting for EWCM.
The temping will have to wait for next cycle now as the charts say it's most accurate from CD1 and I have no thermometer yet lol
I will be investing in OPKS this month too and I'll use them from + untl end of fertile mucus just to make sure haha.
So, I think in about 2 weeks time I'll be like a crazy lady that's if my hip is better

Hi ladies!

Elle - Your cycles sound like mine! Aside from the one your doc said was prob a m/c anyway. Mine range from 30-36 days and doc said that is considered "regular" so I think you're good! As for O-ing.. I think I would probably start around cd14 if I were you... just to be on the safe side! With mine I usually o between cd15-22... wide range! lol!
You should be able to find a bbt thermometer at any drug store, usually stored with the hpts/opks... thats where I got mine and it was under $20 so not too bad. hun! Hope your apt goes well!!

Katie - How you doing sweetie? Still counting down the days till your apt?

AFM - Nothing really new, 9 weeks today! Took a photo for this week and my belly looks bigger than it did in my last pregnancy! And actually I wore the same outfit I did for my week 5 photo and WOW is there a big difference! My belly now sticks out farther than my bbs! So still have my that all will go well this time around! 4.5 days till my apt!!

xx Joy

Hey ladies. I think I was wrong about my ovulation day. My cervix is still high soft and open and my cm returned to egg white. Now I'm getting ovulation pain on my left side. Today was when I was supposed to o! Knowing that df and I wanted to bd. but I'm still in hospital so we pretended he was helping me to the bathroom and did a quick bd in there. Shhh! Hahaha! Hopefully that works. I laid down right after and havent got up since. But damn! The o pain is severe. It's hard to believe this was caused by a little microscopic egg.

When does the pain normally occur? Before or after the egg is released?

Hmm odd. I just checked my cervix and it was high firm and closed. I don't know what to think

Snowwhite- the O pain can occur before, during, or after O. Every woman is different and there is no way to know unless you use OPKs or temp.

Joy- are you really showing at 9 weeks? Isn't that very early? Or is it just a bump that only you notice?

Elle- The more BDing the better I think, although I know there is some disagreement on whether too much kills sperm "power". I'm gonna try and BD every 12 hours this month as I read online that it increases your chances. Key word here is "try" as that's basically twice a day.

Krunchie- You sound like you are well informed in ttc! The more you know the better your chances, in my opinion.

AFM I have a tmi question for you ladies! Yesterday I had the heaviest of my life. Woke up to seriously a 1 foot wide circle of blood on the bed under me (despite a heavy pad) and in the shower I was passing some seriously huge clots. Wondering if I had an early chemical or if periods that heavy are normal? Any of you all had normal periods that heavy? I've always had very light, 3-day long periods so I don't know what to think.