Hmmmm... Good to know! When my next batch of OPKs arrives I shall test on different hours and see how that goes
Expecting to O any time next week...
I started using Fertility Friend about a month ago... It's so exiting to wake up and grab that thermometer!!!
Thanks for the invite x-ginge!
Hi ladies! I'm CD8 today and am planning to start opks tomorrow morning. I'm going for an iui this month and my doctor weirdly specifically instructed me to use fmu. I know this is a normal no-no from an opk standpoint but.. we figured our methods clearly haven't been working so we'll give her method a try.
I'm temping also, but my temps have been erratic, I think because of the clomid. Not sure though - this is my first month with that as well.
How's everyone else doing?
Clomid and temping can't be done the same cycle. It can throw your temps off. Your RE should be monitoring you to know when you ovulated.
I could probably ask for clomid but as it stands I don't think I need it right now so will attempt a few cycles before requesting any help from docs, and no problem savasanna might as well be a group of us chatting away, and I know if you use the clearblue fertility monitor that requests FMU!! So it is possible
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I'm really interested in this clomid and, like everyone women who's ever take it, hope that it's my magic pill that does the trick. We'll see!
Also, I think I have a ton of LH in my system. I'll get BLARING positive opks for like 4-5 days. I've heard that you don't want to use fmu for opks because the
lh hasn't built up in your system yet. Where I have so much of it, I"m hoping that will help me pinpoint when my ACTUAL surge is.
So much interpretation!
An RE is a reproductive Endocrinologist. They are the only one that should be giving you Clomid. Ask for a referral to a RE. OB's have not received the training needed for Clomid.
Clomid can leave you unable to have children if the right measures aren't taken.
Very few women have th 27- 28 day cycle we learn about in school and cycle lengths can change at anytime. That is why I always recommend temping because not every women can turn an OPK positive. And depending on your luteal phase length (stage after egg has been released you could be testing too early.)
For example you have a 35 day cycle with a 12 day luteal phase, that means you ovulate on CD 23. That means you are using your OPK's early.
Let's say you have a 28 days cycle with a 16 day luteal but you're testing CD14, you will miss your window because you are testing too late.
The best way to know your luteal phase is to temp. OPK detects surges. Sometimes your body gears up to ovulate but it is delayed for reasons beyond your control. And then your body ovulates later.
Here is a link to my chart. As you can see I have a 33-35 day cycle. A luteal phase ranging from 10-12.
My Ovulation Chart
I am not anti- CLomid! I am only making others aware of what Clomid can do if not monitored.
Here is a warning from the drug manufacturer:
Clinical Considerations
To avoid inadvertent CLOMID administration during early pregnancy, appropriate tests should be utilized during each treatment cycle to determine whether ovulation and/or pregnancy occurs. Patients should be evaluated carefully to exclude ovarian enlargement or ovarian cyst formation between each treatment cycle. The next course of CLOMID therapy should be delayed until these conditions have been excluded.
and
Prolonged use of clomiphene citrate tablets USP may increase the risk of a borderline or invasive ovarian tumor (see ADVERSE REACTIONS).
There are other drugs like Femara that you can use besides Clomid. If we have more 8 cycles of :BFN: I am heading to my RE. I already have the referral just giving ourselves time because I know a healthy couple with no known issues have a 20% chance of conceiving each month with perfect timing.
It's the opposite; that it has built up and will result in a false positive.
So morning urine it is! 
since our bathroom is more like a private stall.
soon.
