So I have been timing myself to try and get the right ovulation time, but I’ve had no luck..always been regular but this time i dont know whats wrong…usually have a 33 day cycle, but since past 2 months I have a 28 day cycle…so basically trying to track my ovulation has been crap!
Now-should I try charting my body temp and would that help in telling me when I am ovulating? Does ur temp increase slightly?
OR
Should I buy ovulation kit? They are quite expensive-around 100 quid in UK so Im a bit hesitant, because I dont know if its that necessary…which ones are the best ones?
Do both! They’re not a substitute for one another.
And with temping, over a few months, you’ll see patterns emerging when you chart your temp and if you need medical help in the future, iA you won’t, but if you do, it’ll help your fertility doc immensely.
what you need to know is that your temperature will spike after you’ve ovulated, so of course, that won’t help. but the pattern that will emerge will let you see when you’re building up to the spike and time intercourse better. take your temperature as soon as you open your eyes, before you even get out of bed. sign up with fertilityfriend.com to track it- they have online charts. also once you do conceive, your temperature will stay high, which is the best indicator of pregnancy. its better than any test, so hopefully you won’t be going nuts in the two week wait phase because you’ll know through temping
you’ll also be able to track your luteal phase- which is the time between when you ovulate and your next period. a luteal phase under 10 days and over 18 isn’t a good sign because it means something isn’t working properly, which is another reason you should also be temping.
It actually dips/goes down right before your period. Usually a day before or the day of your period you should notice a drop in your BBT (Basal Body Temperature)....some people start noticing a steady drop in temperature couple of days prior to the periods.
its def. good to do both...but i'd recommend an opk from personal experience. i tried temp charting for 2 months and it just never formed any sort of pattern...my temp went up and down like twice a week. lol. plus its a pain to remember to do your temp as soon as you wake up and write it down. maybe my timing was wrong or my thermometer wasn't sensitive enough/i couldn't read it right. i'm also a very impatient girl so overall i knew from the beginning it wasn't gonna work out for me.
opk, however, worked wonderfully since its an immediate result and it tells you a day or two before you actually ovulate! no need for record keeping or timing yourself or second guessing :) its a great investment if your only concern is getting pregnant and not necessarily wanting to know your ovulation cycle/body temperature for other medical reasons.
well if you want to use an opk, then you would go for the ovulation test strips which i believe are used in their ovulation test kit/monitor.
keep in mind though that you have to remember to use your opk’s too- you should aim to use it every day around the same time; they suggest 2 pm as a good middle of the day time, and never use first morning urine. with opk’s you basically compare the line that shows up with the control line. if its as dark or darker, then it means it has detected your LH surge and you should baby dance for the next three or four days to catch the egg. if its lighter, then it means you are not near ovulation yet or you’ve missed your ovulation. since your cycle is 28 days, you should start testing at day 10. the clearblue sticks are around $50 for 7 sticks which is pretty pricey but i guess for a baby, nothings too expensive!
i really would highly recommend also using a basal body thermometer and temping as well as using opk’s. the more information you have about your body, the better it is! and yeah so you have to remember, but if you keep the thermometer on your bedside, it’ll be the first thing you see when you wake up so you can take your temp immediately.
I just got the Opk's at walmart for $18 (clearblue one)
so I was reading what you had written about using the opk and it says that both lines should turn a dark blue - the control line doesnt but the other one does.. Im supposed to do these for mmny OB/GYN to see whether im ovulating or not (not trying to get preggers at the moment) -
well the control line is a dark colour anyway, so yes your test line should either be as dark, or darker than the control line when you have an LH surge.
