Trying For a Baby III

gill_81uk

I'm fairly new to all this to Kat. In a similar position where I have just started first proper AF since coming off pill

I bought this thermometer. (a few others said they had the same one)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140293678937&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I bought these cheapy pregnancy tests so that I wouldn't waste lots of money testing. You can buy in larger amounts and same people do ovulation tests as well I think.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140325549863&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I bought this ovulation saliva test kit but I can't get it to work properly so wouldn't reccommend!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150323902734&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Kataratarina

Thanks scotsgirl. Is it too late for me to start temping now as Af arrived on Thurs? Would i need to wait for my next AF and start then?

Oh and congrats on your news!! xxx

gill_81uk

I think you can start now. I'm starting from tomorrow and AF arrived Sun for me. You should be able to collect enough temps to see the surge when you have OV'd

scotsgirl_3

I would start now - some websites say not to bother during AF, and as long as you have a good few days before OV you will still be able to see the pattern, which is what matters really.

emmzy

I was wondering about that... I temp from "down there" and didnt know if I wanted to stick my nice shiny thermometer in there during AF :lipsrseal

I have owned a Wii for just over 24 hrs and I already hate it... my bingo wings are flapping about doing the boxing and hurt so much lol OH is good at computer games and sports and keeps beating me as well so thats not helping either He looks like a right muppet tho dancing about infront of the living room windows I wonder what the people across the road are thinking lol

becs

Hey I'll reply to all regarding ov sticks and temping etc. Temping they do say it's not necessary during af and I think as long as you gain a few temps before ov you should be able to get the pattern. It is really important to take temp at sametime everyday and before getting out of bed. You can take temp orally although they do say if you find that temps are a bit erratic taking it "down there" will provide more stabilised results.
Ov sticks I bought off ebay, I didn't get on great with them as never got a true positive so I've now moved to a CBFM. (clear blue fertility monitor!), since not using them I have learned that they give better results if you test with them in the afternoon and not first thing in the am which is what I was doing. Obviously if you're temping to show fertile period then temping will only show you after ov. I found that during the past year my ov has been anything from CD13 to CD24 so varied wildly so temping wouldn't have helped (no chance of bd'ing every day for 11 days!:rotfl:

Gena

I have a question about ewcm please. Is it possible to OV without having ewcm? I didn't notice any last month and wonder if that means I didn't OV? (I had a strong-ish line on my ov-stick but I think that's not a guarantee of OV.) I haven't had any so far this month either (whilst I'm taking it easy ttc-wise this month i'm still looking for it!).

scotsgirl_3

It is possible to OV without visible EWCM-some women never get beyond watery, and some don't produce very much so it isn't ahem noticeable, but is still there to do its job!!

Gena

Thanks Scotsgirl! I know I do get it, sometimes at least, enough that it's quite obvious, sorry if tmi!! So I just wondered if when it's not obvious maybe I'm not oving - I think I don't ov every month.

snugglepants

Congratulations Scotsgirl!!!!!

Fabulous start to the month

Hope everyone is having fun at the moment?

Soooooo tempted to test, but got to put it off until Weds at earliest....still no guarantee that it won't be too early. I seriously need to start temping. This month has made me realise I'm not as confident about the ins and outs of my body as I first thought Perhaps I didn't ovulate, or was BD'ing too much to be in tune with it enough. Oh well, it's C1 so I'm glad I didn't temp straight off

I'll see you all tomorrow - I'm turning in early in the hope I wake up full of impressiveness for the job trial well, I can but hope!

Lots of sticky baby dust *throws*