blue sway ...confused with opk , temping and ovulation

[goodmom]

Hi ,
I am looking for some advice on my situation . I have been on blue diet for about a month .Last month i was not temping correctly i mean i would take temp anytime in the day but by checking my cm and using opk i guessed i ovulated on cd17 or cd 18 last montg . I got positive opk for two days cd 16 and cd17 , as per ff i ovulated on cd 18 the day i was feeling sore abdomen .

Now this month i m charting religiously and saw no signs of ov until cd 20 got positive opk and ewcm plus saw a very nice dip in temp and today morning at cd 21 there is a sharp temp rise and watery cm .Do you think i ovulated yesterday on cd20 and is it due to blue diet I am ovulating late . Opk is still positive after temp rise at cd21

My main concern is if i hv to dtd in same situation, should i dtd on the day of positive and should i dtd the next day also when there is high rise and how would i know i should stop dtd i mean on which day ?

Sorry very confused ...
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[ELP]

I don't know anything about charting Im afraid but for a bluesway I would recommend that you just aim to get in as many attempts as possible when you know you are coming up to ovulation and especially when you are seeing and feeling physical signs of it ie cm and cramps :) The aim for blue is to fill the cervical crypts so no time is a bad time! HTH :)

[True Blue]

Yes it sounds like you ovulated on CD20 :)

Can you post your chart?
Are you taking any supplements as these can often delay O?

You should be DTD every other day and the aim for 3-5 attempts at positive ovulation test :)
So the day of +OPK, the next day and the day after :)

[True Blue]

I would BD tonight and keep up every other day if possible until you confirm ovulation.

[goodmom]

Thx a lot Elp and Trueblue ... i have posted a link of my chart not sure this is the right way

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M only taking below mentioned
Folic acid
Fish oil
Vid d
Multi vitamin with iron

True blue how can i be sure i ovulated i mean how do you confirm ...even thou i have to make an attempt next month ...Just want to make sure i know as much as i can ...

[goodmom]

I mean if i dtd 4 days in row from first positive will tht be enough for blue and for catching egg ? Keeping tht hubby has his release done every 2-4 days before attempt ...

[maidentomother]

Based on your chart CD20 inded looks likely for O, but I recommend BDing daily until you get your cross hairs confirming O. I typically O around CD18 myself but that's an average so some cycles I O on CD20 or even later. Many women just naturally O a little late. I would not assume it's due to swaying, especially since a 2 day difference in O day is well within normal variation. It is normal for O to move around; most women don't O on the exact same CD every month.

Don't worry about how long your OPKs stay positive, just try to get 2-3 attempts in within 24 hours of your first positive then keep BDing once daily until your cross hairs to be sure you're covered. And of course you should be BDing every other day once AF ends to maintain sperm quality and get in enough attempts if you O soon after your first positive OPK (as how fast you respond to your surge can vary from cycle to cycle).

[ELP]

I would try and get in a few attempts before +opk aswell incase you are a quick ov'er, I find that for me cm, cramps and +opk all happen at the same time and by that afternoon all have disappeared, so if I havent had a few attempts before I might be left with just the one late attempt.

[goodmom]

Thx a lot maidentomother and Elp that was quite detailed ...making me calm now :) .... Hope u and all other ladies get what they are wishing for Amen ...

[True Blue]

Goodmom if you take a look at my chart you see the cross lines and 5 days of higher temps. That and my CM has changed to creamy non fertile I can tell my ovulation has happened already.

4 days in a row at first positive sounds great :) With every other day before hand.
You can have unprotected BD every other day the month of your attempt as soon as AF leaves town.

[goodmom]

Thx TrueBlue ...i will chck ur chart although not sure how do u do tht sorry for being dum but i will check tht out .... thx a lot for ur advice ...best wishes to u all :)

[atomic sagebrush]

We are having best results for blue by having you guys DTD unprotected all month long every 2-4 days. This will get you in with one attempt just to start out with and then if worse comes to worse and you're only able to do one more attempt at pos OPK, you'll still have 2 attempts. I know some people won't want to do that because of Shettles, but it really helps. Then under ideal circumstances we are having 2-5 additional attempts at or around positive OPK, that night, the next morning, and then again the next day. If you haven't been having the unprotected sex, try for 3 attempts minimum.

YOu don't HAVE to wait till truly positive to have your attempts. As long as you're in with more than one attempt in the fertile microwindow, having an attempt a little before the OPK goes all the way positive is fine.

I would honestly keep DTD every 2-4 days even after you think you have Oed. This doesn't hurt anything and the exposure to hormones in your husband's semen make make you more boy friendly in upcomign months.

[goodmom]

Thx atomic i will follow ur advice