Finding out about my cycle...

[MrsLloyd2B]

OK...i'm going to sound clueless...well i am clueless so please help!

How do i work out when im ovulating?

My Depo is due to run out December 22, i obviously have to wait until my first period before i can start trying to work out my cycle...so what do i need to do?

x

 

[LaurLaur]

Hey. Im new to this too, but I have heard and this month noticed, that at the time of Ovulation you get stringy CM with the consistency of Egg White (EWCM). Also, some people get ovulation pains. Mine are similar to period pains, but only last 20 minutes or so.

It depends how you want to take TTC. Do you want to take it really seriously? Or would you prefer the relaxed approach?
Good Luck though hun!

 

[MrsLloyd2B]

Well we both want a BFP ASAP! So we will be doing everything we can really.

My OH has suggested BDing everyday lol

 

[LaurLaur]

Every other day is sufficient LOL It's apparently about the Quality of the sperm and not the quantity. That's what my friend said to me anyway. Meaning that if you are at it all the time, the sperm won't be as good as if you let it build up for a couple of days at a time!

And have you thought about charting and temping? I've had a read round this morning, and there is a lot of information on the internet if you use Google!

 

[Donna's here]

Charting is a great way to pin point ov. Best place to do it is using fertility friend to record your data (under my post) and temp every morning before you move. If you have a look at my chart you will see i ov on day 17 according to FF which is right to me as I also use opk's to see when I ov. Good luck x

 

[MrsLloyd2B]

Thanks..i've signed up for FF so that when i start TTC in Jan i can start charting...at least it will give me something to do and hopefully stop me from testing every day haha x

 

[lilly]

when i stopped the depo AF came soon after.. 2 weeks i think. although i did stop it 2 years ago (wasnt TTC). wanted to get it out of my system for now!!!

im also charting with FF. see you on the chartstalkers thread!!

good luck hun... things will become alot clearer soon. its fun learning the beauty of our bodies!!!

 

[buddabun]

I have read that unless you have an o/h with a low sperm count it doesn't make any difference how often you have sex. The quality of sperm is the same as the testicles aren't completely emptied of all mature sperm with each ejaculation.

Last month we were at it most days for about 3 weeks when I suddenly went off it. Lo and behold 2 weeks later: BFP. That was the first time we were so blaze about it as before then I had been trying to pinpoint ovulation and have sex around that time. The only reason we decided to go for gold like that is I'm not entirely sure when I ovulate and seeing as the first method wasn't working, why not just get to it as often as possible.

Be warned though, sex can easily become a chore and you can start to feel like a sperm thief demanding sexytimes when he doesn't particularly feel like it. We had lots of laughs lying in bed together watching telly, one of us would turn to the other and say "I suppose we'd better get to it then" then giggled about how the romance had truly gone. I must admit it's nice having so much sex but you have to keep your sense of humour. I have friends who were trying for four years before conceiving their DS and they resented each other so much at the end because sex had lost all romance, passion and feeling.

BEST OF LUCK with your ttc. I am off to buy a thermometer today. out of interest more than anything else...