I am taking a low "dose" of maca. (One 500mg capsule.) I am also trying to remain calm and relaxed this cycle, and hoping that the combination of both of those will assist me in ovulating a little earlier, since I have been getting my positive OPKs around CD18.
Ive been taking maca too. Started last cycle. I ended up getting a +OPK two days earlier (CD13). I also noticed that my period ran straight through, rather than skipping a day in the middle. I didnt get any O pains though...so Im not sure if I Oed? GL!
Oh cool! Glad to see someone else trying it too. How much did you take last cycle? I'm not sure if I'm even taking enough, but I don't want to change things up too much because my hormone balance is pretty fragile as it is. I started taking an activated B-complex with b-6 last month (had previously been taking activated folate and b-12 on their own) and it appeared to lengthen my LP from 11 days to 14 days. That was great, but my cycles are long enough as it is, so I'd love to shave some time off the first half of it. I have also heard some not-great things about ovulating late in your cycle, so that's a big motivator for me too.
What are your ovulation pains normally like? I used to get wicked "ovulation pains" during the middle of my cycle every month. It was pain in my lower back that lasted around 24 hours (sometimes more), occurred around CD14-CD16, and would alternate from one side to another each month. I presumed that was when I was ovulating, but after I started using OPKs I realized that the pains often were days before I would have actually ovulated. I'm thinking now that they were ovarian cysts or something. I dunno. Our bodies are confusing.