Flashing face on CB

[Alexis2017]

How long does the flashing face on CB normally last for before your peak? Last time I went straight from nothing to peak testing twice a day am and evening. I take it you should BD just as much as you can from that point? Does tje glashing face mean its too early or should you try anyway- dont want to tire out hubby in the event that we miss the peak.My 1st cycle last month I went from O in evening to peak at 6am so didnt have warning and missed the peak as i was away for 2 days.

Just trying to gather info from peoples past experiences to get the best chance of catching that egg!

 

[Melly41]

Alexis, I had 5 days of flashing faces before solid and had the LH surge on opk the day day as solid. The opk's were only positive for around 8 hours...the solid face stayed for 2 days.....didn't test after that. You can dtd as much as you want when it starts to flash as you are highly fertile....when you get your solid you want to make sure it is on both days and day after if you can manage it, as this is your peak. We dtd every other day during high fertility and then both days when I got solid.....we are now having a well earned rest in the tww!!

 

[Alexis2017]

Alexis, I had 5 days of flashing faces before solid and had the LH surge on opk the day day as solid. The opk's were only positive for around 8 hours...the solid face stayed for 2 days.....didn't test after that. You can dtd as much as you want when it starts to flash as you are highly fertile....when you get your solid you want to make sure it is on both days and day after if you can manage it, as this is your peak. We dtd every other day during high fertility and then both days when I got solid.....we are now having a well earned rest in the tww!!

I got the flashing face this morn when I got up for work ....grabbed Hubby back to bed this morn for dtd...and we dtd yesterday morning and we will dtd every day until the day after solid face. I haven't got a flashy face before....always just went from zero to peak so this gives us more time to catch the egg! ...I will enjoy the 2ww this time around too for a rest....it's hard work , the men have it easy,...no testing and temping etc.

So my temp dipped this morning ...is that okay..haven't temperature charted before. From what I have read it will increase after I ovulate ...around 24 hrs after the solid smiley face?

 

[lemur9]

Hi Alexis, I had a flashy face for 6 days before I got my solid face. Good luck! Have fun DTD.

 

[Notmyrealname]

Hi girls...
I've been lurking for a little while but thought I'd start posting. We've been ttc for a couple of months now. We stopped using protection in October but weren't really "trying" until December/ January. I thought I'd be patient but I just want it to happen NOW!
I have quite short cycles (21-25 days) and haven't been great at working out when I'm oving so I thought I'd try the CB dual hormone opk. I've now had 5 days of flashing smileys and getting frustrated! Glad to know I'm not alone.
It doesn't help that hubby is away a lot for work so I'm pretty sure we've missed the best time the last couple of cycles and he's away again from Tuesday.
Anyway just wanted to vent!
Baby dust for everyone!

 

[Melly41]

Hiya I had 5 day s of flashing smileys before getting solid. Make sure when you get your solid you are also dtd as this is when fertility is peak. Temperature I think does dip before ovulation and then you should know when you've ovulated as temperature will increase by about 0.5...mine was 0.3 and then another 0.3 the following day and has stayed high post ovulation. I'm 9dop today so expecting it to decrease as af is around the corner and getting the usual symptoms....urghhh! good luck and happy dtd x

 

[Notmyrealname]

Thanks Melly,
Crossing fingers for you that af isn't on the way!
I'm not temping. I don't think I'd be any good at remembering to do it in the mornings! We've been dtd since the flashing smileys first appeared but I'm now convinced that hubby isn't going to be here when my solid smiley appears. I'm also getting worried that because I have short cycles that my luteal phase is going to be too short! I thought using the opks would reassure me but it has made me worry more! Aargh!
I'm just going to try to enjoy all the bding and not worry about all the timing stuff.

 

[Melly41]

Hiya, I have been worrying about whether my leuteal phase is too short so have been temping last two months....this month it is at least 11 days as I am 11dpo and no af as yet...so could even be 12 days luteal phase. I was convinced it was 9 or 10 at best but I must have ovulated earlier than I thought last month. If you are worried, I would recommend that you do temp....it is a pain but if you try and do it first thing before you get up every day at the same time, you soon get used to it....I put the thermometer inside my glasses so I don't forget ha ha!

If you are dtd regularly the sperm hangs around for up to 5 days so even if you miss your peak, if you dtd the day before you get solid, then you are likely to still be covered. Fingers crossed you've caught one! X

 

[Notmyrealname]

Hi again Melly, and thanks for replying again!
I got the solid smiley face yesterday. I actually forgot to take the test in the morning (I'm a teacher and it was the first day back after half term!) but felt like I oved mid-morning so took the test as soon as I got home and got the solids smiley. That gives me a luteal phase of at least 11 days I think and we dtd last night so feeling lots better even though hubby is away tonight. (He suggested I wake him up this morning to dtd... I got up at 6 and neither of us are morning people so there was no way that was happening!) Fingers crossed we have done enough this month. But if not it is fun trying isn't it, heehee! I'm definitely feeling a lot more positive now.
I guess I'm now into the tww.
I saw on the other thread that af hasn't arrived yet for you so sending positive thoughts your way!

 

[Melly41]

Thanks hun but af did arrive in the end. Hope tww not going too slowly for you? Any signs yet?

 

[Notmyrealname]

Hi Melly! Sorry your af turned up Hope you're stocking up your energy reserves ready for lots of soon! I'm trying not to symptom spot in the tww... and yet I can't help it! Yesterday I had really bad back ache which I never get but I was standing up quite a lot. It also coincided with bad cramps but I also ate a lot of rich food so may have just been that! And today my boobs started tingling and now feel bruised and sore. Trying not to get my hopes up!

 

[Melly41]

Just a quick question girls. I have a cb digital opk and have some strips left from last cycle. Can you use the applicator again as I thought I'd read somewhere you cannot use it for next cycle?? Not sure if I've imagined this or not!

 

[Notmyrealname]

The pack I bought has 20 strips and says you can use the applicator for more than one cycle. Good luck this month Melly!

 

[Melly41]

Thanks 'notmyrealname'. Good luck to you too x