Team 2011 Winter Baby!

[gilmore85]

not sure when i ovulate but dont think im that far away from it got such a horrible headache at the minute though and just want to go to sleep!

 

[Rachael1981]

I've had a horrible headache the last couple of days too. Maybe it's a bug?

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Off to do my first OPK in a minute - oh the stress begins

If it is a bug I hope you both start to feel better soon

 

[Rachael1981]

I'm already more relaxed because I don't have anything to pee on

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Rachael, I was so tempted believe me, BUT in-order to do SMEP I need a positive OPK, although last month I got bloody two, two days apart so it proves they are pretty much useless!

 

[Rachael1981]

If I ever do SMEP I'll get them again, but between now and then I'm leaving the OPK's in the online shop

Now I just have to make sure I don't symptom spot and POAS in the 2ww

 

[gilmore85]

looks like i havent ov'd yet so heres to a dirty weekend (albeit still at home) lol

 

[katiekittykat]

I got 2 positive OPKs...one on cd28 and the other on cd47. I didn't actually ov until cd63 I think it's safe to say they don't work for me.

Although I've got loads in the house so it'll be a miracle if I don't do any next cycle!

 

[Rachael1981]

looks like i havent ov'd yet so heres to a dirty weekend (albeit still at home) lol

Hurrah for dirty weekends at home, I'll be doing the same

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Katie I would just temp if I were you - This cycle was so stressful for you and I think the OPKs didn't help as they were so misleading

Gilmore we started the 'routine' Tuesday and are religiously sticking to every other day until positive OPK and then three days in a row, stop for one day and then one final try 40% success rate in post miscarriage cases, although we pretty much stuck to it last cycle (missed one of the three in a row AFTER ovulation ) and we still got a Enjoy your dirty weekend

 

[LindsayA]

Hey ladies

I used OPK's last month and got pos at around the right time so thought i had ovulated however the Dr sent me for bloods (been trying 12 months) and have been told i didn't ovulate so they are pretty much rubbish!!!

GL to all you ladies xxx

 

[shelleney]

I agree with you all, ladies. OPKs are rubbish!
i have never got a positive, even on the 10miu tests.
i dont temp, as i cant be arsed, so i am only going on EWCM and ovary pains.
good luck to you all
xx

 

[katiekittykat]

OPKs didn't do the trick for me either

 

[Feisty Fidget]

They do seem to give me 'some' indication of when I am fertile but not very accurate. They do seem to be getting slightly darker each day which means that hopefully my body is doing what it should

 

[Rachael1981]

Hopefully it is

 

[cajunbabe]

Ok girls! Need your opinion I'm not sure which OPK I should record on my FF!

Click on the link to see the explanation of what is going on and take the poll:

The Poll


Thanks so much for your help!!!

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Hey Cajun, loving your new profile picture!

I would use both of them as Fertility friend will always say that ovulation will occur between 24-48 hours after a positive, it is normal to get two positives and it wont effect your ovulation day as FF uses your other information such as temps and CM to guess the correct day.

 

[Rachael1981]

I voted both x

 

[gilmore85]

I agree with you all, ladies. OPKs are rubbish!
i have never got a positive, even on the 10miu tests.
i dont temp, as i cant be arsed, so i am only going on EWCM and ovary pains.
good luck to you all
xx

i was just going off EWCM and pains as well but after 11 months of nothing started temping this month and if i was going off what my body was telling me i would of thought that i was already in my 2WW but my chart shows that i haven't ov'd yet

fx ladies

 

[Feisty Fidget]

Maybe you ovulate later then you usually thought Gilmore and you have been missing the egg? Fingers crossed once you fathom it all out you will get that in no time!

Well have found out the likeliest cause of my weight gain - clomid
As some of you may know since January I have been exercising 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes and although admittedly there was a lot of chocolate left over from christmas (I always scarf a lot of chocolate anyway and it doesn't effect my weight too much) I couldn't understand why I was slowly and then fast gaining weight. Friends and family managed to convince me it was just muscle weighing more then fat etc and assured me that I wasn't eating more then usual.
Well just put on a pair of jeans that I haven't worn in a while and they are feeling snugger then usual - proof that it isn't muscle but bloody fat

I know I am being tested for thyroid problems but I seriously doubt this is it as my weight has always been in the 'normal' range and in the past I have had no problems shifting it. So I googled clomid and weight gain and hey presto about a zillion hits! Apparently the longer you are on it the worse the weight gain is which would explain why now that I am on my fourth round I have put on about 3lbs in the last week whereas before it was about a 1lb a week.

Looks like in conjunction with exercise I am now going to have to majorly adjust my eating habits too I have put on half a stone since starting them last August!