I realized this month all i actually wanted was a baby.. and gender doesnt matter!

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Originally Posted by Kristenann

Thank you.
I just think i got stupid carried away in my head, mind playing sooo many tricks on me. I was so convinced it had worked and i was pregnant. I mean really convinced to point of i am starting to look into when my scan will be, clothes i will need etc.. (got so carried away), i became genuinely gutted.
However, i do think we may not have tried correctly; tell you for why - 27th i got a fixed smiley and i was like oh its the day but then it started flashing (OPK kit im talking about here) on that same day/afternoon i get quite distinct ovulation pains, i choose to ignore them and wait till next morning test and fixed smiley. Im just fairly convinced i ovulated 27th or 28th early. Just might not have been my month! so this time, i am going to listen to them ovulation pains and test more afternoon on the OPKS (i have a new pack that actually say test afternoon as morning surge is only just building). I also have a thermometer now and some pre seed.. Heres to this month!! but this time i wont expect anything and will completely ignore my "2week pregnancy symptoms" going around my head!!

You should always have your attempt with your FIRST positive smiley. So when it went to positive, even though it started flashing later, have attempt that day. You can get pregnant with attempt sooner, but if you miss the egg that's it, it's over for the month. But the O pains are by far less reliable than the OPK anyway. You can have pains that happen before, during, and even after ovulation and so you can't tell by them when you ovulated or if you have.

Thanks again Atomic. Monday and Friday trys only work for me!!!
Id like to give myself best of chance to have a girl but at same time, i am very paranoid about my ability to conceive and so dont want to purposly worsen it

No, no that's not what I"m saying, it's not Monday and Friday those particular days, it's just that many days apart.

So you'd do Monday, then Friday, then again on Tuesday, then Saturday, then Wednesday/Sunday, I'm just trying to illustrate how to count the days and that seems to be the easiest for people to understand.

Got it. Thanks