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hello... here for advice 'n stuff!
Hiya... newbie here )
Been ttc properly since late April. AF arrived today so no joy so far, although I know it's v early days! Never realised how much i wanted this till we started trying properly tho...
Have just ordered myself a basal thermometer and thinking of trying ov sticks so any advice is welcome - obviously i'm v new to this!
Lilylolo x
Been ttc properly since late April. AF arrived today so no joy so far, although I know it's v early days! Never realised how much i wanted this till we started trying properly tho...
Have just ordered myself a basal thermometer and thinking of trying ov sticks so any advice is welcome - obviously i'm v new to this!
Lilylolo x
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sarah
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I do pretty much everything to try to work out when I ov (irregular cycles so it's a bit of a puzzle!)
I find checking my cm (cervical mucus) helps me identify when I am approaching ov, and then I can use ov sticks and BBT to confirm. When you are most fertile your cm is like egg whites - clear and stretchy. This helps the swimmers stay alive and get to their goal!
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I'm lucky cycle really regular since coming off the pill about 8 months ago, always 28 days although cycle before last 27 for some reason. I will keep an eye on cm changes 2! good luck everybody x
The upshot was: its complicated and time consuming, but some people find it helpful in combination with OPK.
Good luck ttc and welcome!
I determined when I ov'd with the opk's and got my bfp with the hpk's a couple of months ago so they do work (unfortunately mc'd so back to ttc)
You should ov 14 days before af so as you are text book with 28 day cycles you should ov on/around day 14 unless you have short luteal phase. I would start bd-ing from day 10/11.
You're so lucky having normal cycle. Wish I did...
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Hope that helps!
good luck hun, lots of babydust xxx
POAS is pee on a stick! lol xx
I am also new too (joined yesterday!). We are currently ttc our third baby without much luck so far. When conceiving our first 2 children I used the CB ov sticks (digital wasn't around then!) and they worked really well for us. My cycles are very irregular and I don't think I would have ever predicted the correct days to conceive without them.
(Am using them for the first time this month as this is only my 2nd AF after coming off pill 8 months ago - fingers crossed!!)
Good luck!