Hannahspanner: Welcome! How long have you been of bc now?
Katy78: I hope your kids are feeling better! It's so hard when they're sick. Sorry to hear about AF showing
What times of the day would you suggest testing with the OPK? I've been generally doing morning (usually 5:30 - 7:00 am depending on my wake time for class or the kids, and then usually around 2. Sometimes I'll do a third in the evening, but not always.
monkers: I'm anxious about things, so I've been testing both morning and afternoon. I agree with the others that I'd count the 8th as CD1.
baileybubs: Welcome! Hopefully the dark OPK is right in that O is almost here (or already since it's been a couple of days).
When I was younger, cm was so much easier to notice. Granted back then I had no idea what it all meant. I was able to identify it better around the time we were ttc DD. I haven't noticed it over the last couple years like I had before.
Oculi83: Welcome and good luck! I didn't have symptoms early with either of mine. I tested at 13 DPO with DD, and the only thing I remember with her was slight one sided cramping at 11 DPO. Otherwise I had nothing until after with both. Hopefully the cramping is a good sign for you though!
I think waiting to POAS is awful. Agonizing really. Another poasaholic here lol I'm doing it with OPKs and I did several hpts with both of my kids lol DH actually had to tell me to stop!
jellybean87: Keeping fingers crossed for you! Hopefully it's more than just from coming of bc!
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Sorry I'm so behind!
Honestly, I'm just hating my body these days. I'm pretty certain nothing will happen. Once I'm out with this cycle, I'm out for a couple of years.
Unfortunately the darkest OPK i've had that I posted Monday is all I had. It was still darker yesterday than my usual, but still lighter than Monday's. Today it's back to being very light.
Absolutely no ferning at all yesterday or today which makes me feel confident that any ferning has been strictly dietary.
CM Monday was more than usual - strong mix of creamy and watery. When I was checking, I actually expected ewcm based on what it felt like, but it was the creamatery. But in more amounts (but not copious). Checked again a couple of hours later as I wanted to make sure and actually had what seemed like a small amount of ewcm (appropriate consistency and stretchy), but then a couple hours later back to the creamatery, but in less amount that the first. The last time we BD was 2.5 days prior, so I doubt it could've been from that, but who knows. Maybe.
CP on Monday was MMM. Yesterday it was high, closed, and seemed like partially firm and partially medium. Today, medium, firm, and closed.
FF has dotted cross hairs, showing possible ovulation CD 15 (Oct 6). My temps are so screwy and inconsistent, that it's probably unlikely. I thought it was too early to be possible, but I thought back to when I was pregnant with my son and the dates that worked out then and now has O on CD 15. With me being irregular, it's possible, but also might not be.
So I don't know. I'm frustrated with my body. It'd be frustrating regardless, but it just feels hopeless since this is our only shot for awhile.
