[*Bobbie*]

I know not everyone here understands OPK's and charts. Let me try to do "Chart/OPK 101".

To show a positive on and OPK the test line is as dark or darker than the control. If you notice all but one of those above is positive. You are only supposed to see one maybe two days of positive OPKs. With OPK's you ovulate 12-72 hours after you see a positive. My body seems to go into LH surge overdrive (the surge that causes the + result)!

Now here is my chart......



See where it says days on the bottom of the graph? On CD13-14 my temp was really low, followed by a rise in temps the next three days. When your temp goes up like that above all the previous temps, it means you have ovulated. When you chart you are looking for a shift in temps.

In the next couple days you will see my temps will most likely stay up above the ones before that drop on CD13-14. Tomorrow I will probably get "crosshairs" or "CH" That is when Fertility Friend or FF (the software web site I use) determines when I ovulated. The line going through the day (up and down) is the day it says I ovulated on. The line that goes side to side is just for visual reasons. During the Lutel Phase (time after ovulation) your temp should not drop below that line. At the end of the cycle it usually means AF is on your doorstep. If it drops below it about a week after ovulation it can mean implantation (implantation dip).

So now that you have some .....charting 101 by Bobbie..... what my body is doing is NOT NORMAL and I wanna scream! I should not be getting positive OPK's still. My temps are showing O and my cervix position/CM all say I Oed. TMI WARNING!......We tried to BD last night but Dave was just plain worn out. He just could not make a deposit no matter what we tried I read somewhere that guys get "numb" after constant BDing and just can't ejaculate (sp?) after lots of baby making Poor guy tried for about an hour and a half before we called it quits. I was happy though *wink*. I guess we will try again tonight.


This is a lot of work to have a baby!

[MrsPoe]

Hey bobbie, sorry your body doesn't want to cooperate with you this month, but I have a feeling that you might be ovulating from the other side now. I think you O'd the first time on cd 15 and the second time either in 12-72 hours from now. I think that is why they say you are more fertile after a mc. Either way I hope you catch that eggie!

[keekopeeko]

thats an interesting thought! ovulating from both sides!!! maybe!!

Thanks, bobbie, for all the information!!! Its helpful to see it all visually.. and with a great explanation behind it!

~Em

[Julia'sMommy]

Can't you get positive OPK's when your pregnant? Aren't the hormones similar? I'm sure I read that on at POAS website that was posted some place on this board... I realize you have recently ovulated so it would be still so very early... but who knows?? I sure don't.. I don't chart temps at all.. it's just too confusing for me.. All I know about it is what I read on here... sooooooooooooooo my suggestions would be......

read what I just wrote, smile thinking you might be pregnant, then realize I don't have a clue what I'm talking about and dismiss everything i just wrote

Yes, I'm a nut.. but I'm also blond.. and naturally too.. I should get a free pass at least this once right???

[Danica]

Very neat Good to know too. Thanks for the help and info!