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Just to add to my confusion and I already know the answer to this question but want to know what you all think, what IS the best way to determine O? What are you all doing to know exactly when you're O'ing?
Temping? OPK's? CM? It's a combination of all of them isn't it. How do you know how to narrow it down to the exact day?
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I've always used a combination of charting (temping) and CM observation. I've never used OPK's so can't really comment on them, but I've charted for many years and become pretty proficient at it
As someone pointed out you can't confirm that you've O'd until after the fact when you have a temperature shift - but you can definitely know when it's about to happen and make the most of it. Admittedly it is definitely easier if you have fairly regular cycles that follow a similar pattern every month as I do.
The best advice I can give is to actually chart for a few months and you'll learn alot about what your body is doing. If you're keeping records you will likely start to see that you're o'ing in the same 2-3 day timeframe (or thereabouts) every month...which is a good thing to know if your ttc! There is a charting site you can find online if you google "fertility friend" which is very good. You just input your data and it will predict when you're about to O, draw in coverlines etc.
There's an excellent book about charting called "Taking Charge of your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. It's the charting bible and I learnt so much from it. Definitely a worthwhile investment. I've found charting has been a learning process over time but such a valuable one - you learn so much more about your body than what you need to know to get pregnant.
Good luck
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