ovulation sticks! does a line mean your O that day?

[hayley]

I'm an old timer coming back on for advise please

Right... i should know this as i'm already a mum and used Ovulation sticks to get my little boy... when you get a positive line does that mean your ovulating that day or that you'll be ovulating in the next 24 hours? say you test one morning and you get a line how do you know your not on the end of your ovulation? how long does this period last? if you got a negative one morning then the following morning you get a positive does that mean you've now started ovulating????

I want to try for a girl next time so i think we should BD 2 days before Ovulation with my little boy we BD as soon as i got a line of my OPK... so now i need to work out pre ovulation... how do i do that? i'm no good with temping...

Help pls.
H x

 

[Loola]

Hi, the positive line on an OPK usually means that you are going to ovulate within the next 12 to 36 hours, I think it can happen later than that too, and it could happen within a couple of hours. I have had positive OPKs 2 days in a row. I hope this helps.

 

[MrsBrightside]

this is the first month I have used them so im no expert sorry, but mine this month was a weak line which got stronger and then was positive, ive tested since and its been a faint line again which i took as I'd ovulated when it was at it darkest??

 

[Loola]

Yeah Mrs Brightside, when you had the strongest line, that was the LH surge that happens 12-36 hours approx before the egg is released. So you probably didnt ovulate until the day after your positive test.

 

[hayley]

thanks that makes sense. So when i get a dark line i'll be ovulating either later that day or the next day... so if i test and just get a faint line then we should start trying straight away... when i get a dark line no more BD... and if all goes as easy as the book says! we should have a baby girl.. aparently its that easy... another boy would be just as nice thou!

thanks

 

[MrsBrightside]

ive just got to the bit in the book about trying for a girl!!! very interesting reading

Well I think ive done it right this month... finally

baby dust to all

xx xx xx xx

 

[hayley]

MrsBrightside are you trying for a girl too?... oh good luck! i'll keep watching to see if it all turns out right for you . We're not trying till Nov... so got plenty of time to read the book a few times! What book are you reading?

h x

 

[rach]

hi hayley hope you are all well lovely to see you back good luck ttc a girl someone told me an old wives tale for having a girl was to eat plenty of fish i dont really like fish which is prob why ive had all boys lol xxxxxxx

 

[hayley]

Hi Rach.. Congratulations on the twins.. 2 little boys! what did you call them? I thought i'd come back on and get to know people before i start trying. I love fish... thats weird because when i was pregnant with jacob i stopped eating meat and lived on fish... all along i thought he was going to be a girl.. but no! My DH has 3 sons from his first marrage so doesn't look like where gonna get a girl but no harm in trying. Another boy would be a friend for jacob. How about you? do you think you'll try for any more? i bet the boys are keeping you busy.
x

 

[MrsBrightside]

MrsBrightside are you trying for a girl too?... oh good luck! i'll keep watching to see if it all turns out right for you . We're not trying till Nov... so got plenty of time to read the book a few times! What book are you reading?

h x

Id like a girl but would be happy with either as its our first... I have been donated more girls clothes then boys so I dont know if thats going to help me or now

Im busy reading "taking charge of your fertility" by toni weschler have you got it or read it??? its absolutely brilliant, I am very embarrassed to say that I know so little about my body to be honest...