Do you think I missed the egg this month???

[Neatisme]

Hi Ladies,

Am so bloomin well frustrated!! Don't know what is going on with my body. I normally have a 28 day cycle so thought I would start doing my OPK tests around about CD11. In the beginning I was doing it at the wrong time of the day. Didn't realise that you had to do them in the afternoon. Have been doing them at the right time for the last three days with nothing happening. Started to get EWCM on Tues and now don't really have any at all. So, some EWCM but no positive OPK!!! Could I have missed the surge from doing the test at the wrong time during the first couple of days? We have BD Thurs/Fri nights so if I did ovulate early would I still be able to catch the egg this month? Plan on BDing tonight as well just in case!! What do you think!! Please help me, I am stressing.

xxx

[sassba32]

Hi Neatisme,

I think that all sounds pretty good!
You said you had ewmc on tuesday, did you have ewmc right up until you bd'd on thursday? If yes then I would relax, if thats at all possible, keep bd'ing just incase and see what happens. What else can you do really?

Good luck, hope you get a great big fat positive in two weeks or so!!!

sassba

[Neatisme]

Hiya Sassba32,

Yep, I think I did have ECWM until yesterday so hopefully all should be ok. As you said, what else can you do but keep bd'ing just in case. Makes sense, much to DH's delight LOL!! Will have to keep my fingers crossed but no my legs!!

xxx

[sassba32]

Hi Neatisme,

You had ewmc, bingo!!! At least I hope thats what you'll be saying soon anyway.

I find that ewmc is one of the best things to go by. Stress can affect it though, but then it can confuse other signs too I suppose. When I get to the end of my cycle and count back, ewmc is usually spot on...

It's tough, you chart, opk, observe etc etc and your heart sinks when you think you've messed up, missed a day or miscalculated!
It's an emotional rollercoaster.
Fingers crossed we're both off it soon!

Sassba

[deni]

Hi Neatisme,
wish I had some advice but I find it confusing too. I usually get little EWCM and lately when using OPKs and MB all the "signs" don't line up. I think you've done well to BD around EWCM time - so that part should be covered. I read that OPKs can be used either morning OR afternoon, as long as the time is consistent - maybe you haven't O'd yet. Can I ask what brand OPK you use? I found, that with Confirm, I get several days of a faint second line, then a positive dark second line, so I know that O is on it's way during the faint lines. But when I switched to Foretel OPKs, I notice that (for me anyway), I tend to get NO second line, then a sudden positive . So if you're using Foretel, maybe you might get a sudden positive?
I have heard in some people that they use OPKs twice a day so not to miss a surge - but that would be very expensive, and I'm not sure if it would be necessary.
for you this cycle !!!

[Neatisme]

Hi Deni,

I have been using the Clearblue Digital brand of OPK and they are too expensive for me to be using all the time. They have a digital display that gives you are smiley face of it detects your surge, but have not yet had it come up and I have been testing since Wed last week. I think I might of missed it somehow. That seems to be a long time to be testing. As I said I had EWCM from about Tues till Fri and we BD on Thurs/Fri/Sat night so . Just seemed strange that I hadn't had a surge at all and I have done a lot of tests. I tell you, it's almost as disappointing as getting a ! Think I have been doing it wrong. I just really hope that I havn't missed our opportunity. Have been told that if I did my temps that might help me as well, but I do 12 hours shifts which include nights so that is almost impossible to do. Think I might get some cheaper OPK's of the net and try like mad next cycle if this one didn't work. Will just have to BD every second day!!! Sheesh, would rather read a book but DH will be happy LOL!!

xxx