So overwhelmed and would love guidance on the newest/most updated way to sway girl

[ForeverMyLove]

Update....Atomic, so of course things have gotten a little confusing - again OPK's and figuring out ovulation is as usual tricky. Not sure if you would know this and I may have to do some research of my own, but if I ovulate sometime today, my morning temp would only go up tomorrow, right? It wouldn't of gone up this morning? The reason I ask is because of the following...

I took the clear blue OPK Tuesday morning and got my first flashy smiley and then tested again Tuesday afternoon and got a solid smiley. I BD Tuesday night. My temp was 96.7 on Tuesday morning (it was 96.7, too, Monday morning in case it helps to see some more numbers) and then Wednesday my temp moved to 97 ( I did take it 30 minutes later than Tuesday morning due to my alarm not working for some reason) and then this morning it was 97.1. So it hasn't shown a big jump yet which it may tomorrow if I am ovulating today - I think/assume but not sure how it would works. I hope that makes sense....I am just trying to use all the variables I have to make sure I did indeed ovulate.

The solid smiley clear blue OPK should turn off by this afternoon (it would have be 48 hours) so maybe I should test it again to see what happens? Also, my CM is creamy today. It was more EW yesterday. But I did use rephresh Tuesday so not sure if that would affect anything. What are your thoughts/suggestions? Thank you!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, it should go up the day after ovualtion, but honestly temping can be quite unpredictable and not reliable as we would hope it was. So only by looking at the overall pattern can we tell what happened. It isn't always so obvious that there's a big temp rise.

I woudln't bother testing again with the Clearblue because the Clearblue detects changes in your hormones to tell it when the surge happens. I would have sex every 4 days from now on just in case of delayed ovulation.

Yes, your CM can be changed by the RepHresh and additionally I don't think the EWCM is that reliable either.

[ForeverMyLove]

Thank you so much! It looks like a lot of things aren't very reliable when it comes to predicting your ovulation day and you just have to try your best. And yes, it is hard to interpret your chart based on your temp. It is always different and most of the time not obvious. Definitely is confusing. I appreciate the advice and help. Thanks!!

[atomic sagebrush]

yep that's right. We use the tools we have and do our best but I don't want you guys to get too hung up on pinning down O day. Just not necessary.

[ForeverMyLove]

Hi Atomic! So I did get pregnant with the cycle I was talking about prior but wanted to wait for the ultrasound before sharing with you. I did get blood taken twice a few days after I got a positive pregnancy test required by my doctor to make sure everything looked normal after what happened in my last pregnancy. The ultrasound was last week and measuring exactly 7 weeks (based on my period I was 7 weeks that day) and heart rate of 134. Hoping it all continues to look good.

Just for your reference, I ended up BD the day I got a solid smiley. It’s been awhile so just to explain what happened, I took the OPK in the morning and it showed a flashy smiley. I wasn’t going to test again that day but decided to in the afternoon and it ended up being a solid smiley. So I BD that night and it was our one attempt. We did BD 5 days prior because I didn’t think I would ovulate so soon but I don’t believe that would affect the one attempt or am I wrong? Really hoping it worked and I will get a girl. Also, I wanted to see your thoughts on the Ramzi theory and Nub theory on ultrasounds. Are they accurate at all and the people using them to make guesses? Thanks so much!

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh wow huge congrats!!

You're quite right, BD 5 days earlier would not affect the one attempt.

After having seen lots of people send Dr. Ramzi himself $10 to guess on their ultrasounds and he guessed incorrectly, I don't think there's anything to it at all. And nub shot can work - isn't 100% but is definitely helpful, just be sure you're waiting till the end of the 12th week, even into the 13th to have your nub ultrasound done. EArly 12th week, 11th, 10th are NOT reliable as all babies look like girls at tha tpoint.

[ForeverMyLove]

Thank you so much!! Really hoping everything continues to look good and it’s a girl!! Hoping the things I did helped some and worked! I tried not to stress and be more relaxed about it but still took my fiber, had coffee, worked out, stuck to diet as best I could, didn’t eat when I woke up, and took folic acid. I also did one attempt, used rephresh earlier in the day and did J&D after 5 minutes. I know it wasn’t perfect but hoping it worked. This is the hardest time, I think. I am sure you went through it, too. Any words of advice? I feel like it is a girl but definitely biased ��

It may have 4 days not 5 when we BD prior to 1 attempt. I need to double check. But that is okay still, right? Not sure why I am stressing about it...bc it’s already over and happened. Ha. Yes, I figured as much regarding the Ramzi theory. It seems crazy that you can look at the location of a placenta and know all. Lol. Hopefully, the next ultrasound my doctor has me do will be after 12 weeks. It’s the genetic one so who knows when she will want to do it. Are you good at the nub theory? It’s confusing to me but I have never been good at interpreting ultrasounds.

[atomic sagebrush]

even 4 days before is slim to no chance of conception. It was found to be one in 1000 (5 days before is 1 in 10,000, and then 6 days before is 1 in 100,000) in the best and most recent study done on the subject.

My only advice is that you did what you could do and yo have to try to actively turn it over to a higher power, even that higher power is just "luck". Nothing you can do will change the outcome now so just try to focus on your pregnancy in a positive light regardless of gender.

I wouldn't say I'm an expert but I've looked at a lot of nubs. I'm always happy to take a peek at a beautiful baby and give my opinion.

[ForeverMyLove]

Thank you so much! I love your explanation and it definitely puts me more at ease. I did my absolute best and now it’s up to a higher power and luck. It really is a good, healthy way to look at gender swaying. I appreciate it! And I will definitely send my little nugget your way if the ultrasound happens during the right time frame. You’re the best! Thanks Atomic!

[ForeverMyLove]

Hi Atomic! I just had my 13 week 1 day ultrasound scan and would love to send you some pictures to see what you think. The ultrasound tech gave her guess. The pictures are a bit bright but not sure if that matters. The machine my obgyn practice uses seems to always make the pictures/details brighter...I dunno. Can I send them to you in a message or what would you prefer? Thanks so much!!