Waiting for the surge....

[littlemisschatty]

I got two negative OPK's yesterday and this morning. They are definitely fading darker, verrry slightly. I'm hoping to get a + in the next couple of days. I warned DH that there was going to be a post-Thanksgiving sex fest, but now I'm just waiting for my positive. We did it last night, but I'm gonna hold out until I get a + and then do EOD. That's the plan for this cycle.

There was no point to that, I'm just impatient.

On a side note, do you save your OPK's? I take pictures of mine and email them to myself with the date and time in the subject line.

[mssue]

I just did my first round of OPKs this week and I did save them, but I think I will just end up throwing them out. I think notating on my FF app is good enough for me.

Little, how much more BD do you plan on doing after your first positive? I'm exhausted from it all after this week lol!

[mssue]

Also, we BD the morning of the positive OPK (which tested positive an hour or so later) and the next day. Do we need to go more after the test or is that good enough? Keep in mind we we were also doing it the days prior to the test.

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I do not photograph or keep things I pee on.

We did every day (plus an extra) for the 2 days OPK were positive, plus a day before that and two after. I _really_ wanted it to work this cycle (and it did).

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When to BD really depends on how long your LH surge is, and if you are temping to confirm O. Some people have a long surge, and O 36 hours after the peak. Some people have multiple surges without Oing.

I think a good bet is to ramp up your BDing at the first positive indication, then go every day or EOD until the day after your temp spikes, or until your OPKs go negative. If you O with any regularity from month to month, it wouldn't hurt to start BDing every day or EOD a few day before you expect to O (as sperm can stay alive waiting for an egg for about 3 days).

[littlemisschatty]

Nov 24, 2012 11:25:37 GMT -5 mssue said:

I just did my first round of OPKs this week and I did save them, but I think I will just end up throwing them out. I think notating on my FF app is good enough for me.

Little, how much more BD do you plan on doing after your first positive? I'm exhausted from it all after this week lol!

I note it on FF also, but I saved the photos bc that way I have a history of patterns. I dunno, just in case, right?

Once I get the + I think we'll do either two days in a row or at least 2 out of the next 3 days.

PS I don't currently temp, but if it doesn't work this cycle, I might start. I have been holding back because I tend to obsess, and I wanted to stay really laid back about this. There goes that.... LOL

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Really you only need to temp until you get a temp spike. After that, temping doesn't really help you at all. I mean, it makes for a pretty chart, but doesn't give you any useful information. The POINT of temping is to confirm ovulation, and once you've done that you can take a few weeks off. You don't even have to temp during AF if you don't want to. So depending on your cycle you might only need to temp for like 10 days a month.

[Cheesecake]

I agree with villain. You really only *need* to temp about 8-10 days out of the cycle to get a good solid pattern. I temo each day, as that's just easier for me personally to stay in the rhythm.

Also, this whole BD-ing (the term) is weirding me out. If we're old and responsible enough to be having babies, we should be okay saying or typing the word 'sex'!
I for one, am definitely not dancing in bed when trying to make a baby.

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[littlemisschatty]

Nov 24, 2012 14:59:55 GMT -5 Cheesecake said:

Also, this whole BD-ing (the term) is weirding me out.

OMG I know! Notice I said "did it"!
Can we say "banging" instead? LOL jk

Thanks to you and villian for the temping info. I might give it a go next time (but I hope I won't need to!!!)

[Cheesecake]

I'm fine with banging. Or humping

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Nov 24, 2012 14:59:55 GMT -5 Cheesecake said:

I agree with villain. You really only *need* to temp about 8-10 days out of the cycle to get a good solid pattern. I temo each day, as that's just easier for me personally to stay in the rhythm.

Also, this whole BD-ing (the term) is weirding me out. If we're old and responsible enough to be having babies, we should be okay saying or typing the word 'sex'!
I for one, am definitely not dancing in bed when trying to make a baby.

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Fair enough. We're also old enough not to call it "Aunt Flo" but still use the abbreviation:-)

[Cheesecake]

True!

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[mssue]

Thanks for the info, ladies!