help!!!!!!!! ovulation calculators all have different dates!

[munchkinlove]

so i decided to upload a new period/ovulation/fertility app on my phone one that gives me more options to enter, and its way off from my old app!!! my old app says im due to ovulate on the 24th the new one says the 20th??? so confused!!!!!!!! and according to my calender in october i got a positive on my OPK on CD # 13 which means i prob ovulated anywhere from CD#13-15th. so if i used this as my baseline i should ovulate this month between the 21st and the 23rd, its all so confusing!!!!!! this messes up our bding days i guess we will just do it everyday from the 19th until the 24th or 25th depending on what day i get my positive OPK for this month....im not sure what else to do. we didnt use anything last month just used my old app which im now thinking was wrong about my fertile and ovulation dates making me think thats why we missed it the last 2 months. im hoping with OPKS we can get it right. anyone have any issues with calculators???

 

[foquita]

i wouldn't use a calculator as everyone differs, you could have a shorter or even longer leutal phase. have you thought about temping? that would give you a better idea of how long your leutal phase is and when you ovulate

you could also try SMEP (sperm meets egg plan) so that you are covered all through the month?

HTH xxxx

 

[munchkinlove]

i wouldn't use a calculator as everyone differs, you could have a shorter or even longer leutal phase. have you thought about temping? that would give you a better idea of how long your leutal phase is and when you ovulate

you could also try SMEP (sperm meets egg plan) so that you are covered all through the month?

HTH xxxx

i would love to temp but i cant as i work night shift from 7p-7a so 3 to 4 days a week i sleep during the day and the rest i sleep at night....so temping isnt an option for me. but im hoping with the OPKS and maybe SMEP.....we can make sure we hit the right days. thanks!!!!!!!

 

[kalyrra]

i would love to temp but i cant as i work night shift from 7p-7a so 3 to 4 days a week i sleep during the day and the rest i sleep at night....so temping isnt an option for me. but im hoping with the OPKS and maybe SMEP.....we can make sure we hit the right days. thanks!!!!!!!

I am right there with you! I work swing shift, so for 2 weeks I work 7p-7a (not every day, every 2, then off 2, lol) then for the next 2 weeks I work 7 a-7p! I'm thinking charting my temp is out of the question... *sigh*

Whats the Sperm Meets Egg Plan? I've seen others talking about it, but haven't seen an actual definition of the plan yet!

 

[WGP0909]

i've used some online calculators, but now i have an app. i don't use it as an exact thing, more just a guideline. i don't temp, or use opks, but just go by my cervical mucous. i know not all women can do this, but it works for me. my app for ovulation seems to be kinda right, that's why i just use it as a guide and put in info such as when my period starts/ends, type of CM, symptoms i'm feeling, when i've bd, etc. it was off by a few days for my af last month. and i think i ovulated a bit earlier this month due to earlier af. so, i wouldn't use an online/app as your indicator. it deff is a good guideline tho! GL!! xx

 

[Princess Lou]

I was advised by my FS to not worry about any apps/opk's/charting etc and to have sex every other day throughout my cycle. This way we are giving ourselves the best chance possible as there will always be a 'fresh' supply of sperm waiting for the egg and pus less pressure on either of us.

I have found myself to be less stressed and much more relaxed by doing this (when I actually have cycles anyway).

 

[foquita]

i totally agree princess lou! we just make sure we BD at least every second day, which we do anyway. i don't want it to become a science project and for sex to lose it's magic

 

[munchkinlove]

i would love to temp but i cant as i work night shift from 7p-7a so 3 to 4 days a week i sleep during the day and the rest i sleep at night....so temping isnt an option for me. but im hoping with the OPKS and maybe SMEP.....we can make sure we hit the right days. thanks!!!!!!!

I am right there with you! I work swing shift, so for 2 weeks I work 7p-7a (not every day, every 2, then off 2, lol) then for the next 2 weeks I work 7 a-7p! I'm thinking charting my temp is out of the question... *sigh*

Whats the Sperm Meets Egg Plan? I've seen others talking about it, but haven't seen an actual definition of the plan yet!

this is SMEP:

"Try" every other night starting Day 8
Buy 10 ovulation predictor kit sticks
Begin ovulation testing on Day 10
When test is positive, "try" that night, plus two additional nights in a row
Skip one night, then do one last "try"
Take a home pregnancy test 15 days after your ovulation test was positive, if your period has not begun
If your ovulation test never goes positive, continue "trying" every other night until Day 35, then do a pregnancy test if your period has not begun.


WE ARE TRYING THIS RIGHT NOW, just got my positive opk this afternoon so its today, tomorrow and monday for us with a break on tuesday then one more shot on wednesday...then a longer break is in order!!!!!

 

[Momma2bee93]

I've gotten the same thing with ovulatiion calenders ( i also may have ovulation problems.. one dr says my body has completely shut down but i have reg periods so my fam dr says she doesnt see how i cant be so we are trying either way!) but we make sure to have sex every day within the 4 day span of the 3 diff calenders (not much help i know)