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Help!
Posted on 02/16/09, 01:13 pm
Okay...so you all know that I have been on this post for awhile now, but we are just now really trying very hard with ovulation kits. ( I got 100 ovulation tests, plus 20 pregnancy test for $25 on Amazon) I also got a basil thermometer but the problem is that I really don't know what to do with any of this stuff. :( I'm also takin prenatal vitamins, B6 and folic acid. So I guess my question is, do you guys have any tips, strategies, instructions for this stuff, or ANYTHING that could help us? I'm kinda stupid when it comes to this stuff, Hunter was a miracle baby.
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Reply #1 02/17/09 8:21am
I know with ovulation strips you should not test 1st thing in the morning, I have hear that people test around 12:00, then again at 6:00, so something like that. The test line has to be darker than the control line for it to be a positive test, when you get a positive it means you are going to be O'ing in the next couple days. With the Basil thermometer you should take your temp before you get out of bed in the morning, it should be the first thing you do, you can go to fertilityfriend.com and chart your temps, they rise your about to O, then dip a little bit when you O..if your not pergo they normally go back down, if you are prego then it will stay up...temps is a great way to figure out when your O'ing. They vitamins your taking are great, go you!!! The only thing I can think of is maybe look into preseed, it's a sperm friendly lubricant, I know they sell something like it at WalMart, rigth near the ovulation kits and HPTs..but make sure the lubricant you are buying is a sprem friendly kind, KY and other lubricats like that have a spermicide in them that will kill off the sperm. Right now I can't think of anything else, if I do I will let you know hun. Good Luck...sending loads of Baby Dust!!!!! -
Reply #2 02/17/09 8:25am
Just have alot of sex!!! I don't know anything about the temp thing, but I used ovulation strips as soon as i saw 2 lines we started doing it! -
Reply #3 02/17/09 8:33am
Oh also peeonastick.com has lots of good info on ovulation strips. They are also called opk's. -
Reply #4 02/17/09 12:26pm
haha..I like that "just have lots of sex"..lol I have heard that having sex every other or evry 2 days helps your chances, instead of waiting for a positive OPK, just BD often, that way you def don't miss your fertile window. -
Reply #5 02/17/09 2:09pm
haa.. you guys are hilarious! I would definitly suggest using the OPK's at night. That was when I always got my surge. Last time I had sex 2 days before I got my surge and still got pregnant. So I would say you should take Laylas suggestion and just have a lot of sex around that time. What's it gonna hurt? Good luck honey!! -
Reply #6 02/17/09 3:13pm
thx guys! I'm 2 months late so I haven't had my period this year....;so either something is wrong with me or I'm pregnant! I just went and took a bloood test...I get the results in less than 2 hrs! (fingers crossed!) Either way your advice should guaranteed me a positive! thx! I'll give you an update later...I'm so nervous I could cry! -
Reply #7 02/18/09 5:12pm
they are putting me on Clomid, awaiting thyroid and estrogen tests, find out Monday. I am like 98% sure there is nothing wrong in that dept, so they said come Mon. if it is fine then off to the fertility clinic I go! -
Reply #8 02/18/09 5:23pm
Good luck sweetie and please keep us updated. I would write down all your questions so you don't forget to ask anything. -
Reply #9 02/18/09 11:02pm
thx guys! I love you all.... -
Reply #10 02/19/09 9:44am
Good Luck hun, keep us posted!!! Luv you too!!!
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