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-BabyMiracle-
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So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
BUT after I used it I wiped and had tons of CM.
What gives? Does that mean O time is coming soon???
Tested again today and its still neg but the line is getting darker....should we BD today and every day til I get a positive OPK? I am sorry I just dont understand this stuff and I want to do it right. I know its neg but I have mild cramps so I know O is coming soon....
Message edited 11/20/2007 7:54:07 PM.
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Re: So my OPK was negative today
it depends how your CM was ~ there is different textures that mean different stages...
CHANGES IN CERVICAL MUCUS DURING THE FERTILITY CYCLE
Pre-ovulatory relatively infertile phase
Following the menstrual period there may be several dry days.
These days may be absent in short cycles and numerous in long cycles.
A feeling of dryness or a positive sensation of nothingness at the vulva will be experienced. There will be no visible mucus.
 The fertile phase
As the oestrogen levels rise, cervical mucus will be felt at the vulva.
At first it will give a sensation of moistness or stickiness and will appear in scant amounts - white or creamy-coloured.
On finger testing the mucus will hold its shape and break easily.
The mucus goes through a transitional phase where increasing amounts of cloudy mucus secretion may be observed.
It may be slightly stretchy on finger testing producing a wetter sensation at the vulva.
As the oestrogen levels continue to rise with approaching ovulation, the mucus will become more profuse, and there may be up to a tenfold increase in volume.
It will give a sensation of lubrication or slipperiness at the vulva.
The appearance will be similar to that of raw egg white, thin, watery and transparent.
On finger-testing this highly fertile mucus may stretch for several inches before it breaks.
Fertile mucus maintains the life of sperm, nourishes it and allows it to pass freely through the cervix.
In fertile mucus, sperm may live for up to three days, in rare circumstances for five days or even longer.
Peak day
Peak day denotes the LAST day on which this highly fertile-type slippery, transparent, stretchy mucus is either seen or felt.
Post-ovulatory completely infertile phase
During the post-ovulatory phase, following peak day the slippery sensation is lost and there will be a relatively abrupt return to stickiness or dryness again.
This subjective symptom reflects the presence of progesterone, which thickens the mucus again forming a plug at the cervix acting as an impenetrable barrier to sperm.
The amount and quality of mucus will vary from woman to woman and also from one cycle to the next.
A woman should be alert to any changes in sensation and to even relatively small amounts of mucus.
If a woman is finding difficulty detecting mucus externally, it is often recognised more easily after exercise or a bowel movement.
It may also help to use the Kegel exercise or a slight bearing down action to expel any mucus.
http://www.fertilityuk.org/nfps401.html
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-BabyMiracle-
When will my ship come in?
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Re: So my OPK was negative today
Soooooo I should be approaching my O day today or very soon?!?! I was reading the stuff you posted all night in TCOYF and there is no definitive answer!
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-BabyMiracle-
When will my ship come in?
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Re: So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
new question in first post!
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pjay
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Re: So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
Posted by -BabyQuestions-
BUT after I used it I wiped and had tons of CM.
What gives? Does that mean O time is coming soon???
Tested again today and its still neg but the line is getting darker....should we BD today and every day til I get a positive OPK? I am sorry I just dont understand this stuff and I want to do it right. I know its neg but I have mild cramps so I know O is coming soon....
doesnt the line mean it is positive?
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| Posted 11/20/07 7:58 PM |
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-BabyMiracle-
When will my ship come in?
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Name:
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Re: So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
Posted by pjay
Posted by -BabyQuestions-
BUT after I used it I wiped and had tons of CM.
What gives? Does that mean O time is coming soon???
Tested again today and its still neg but the line is getting darker....should we BD today and every day til I get a positive OPK? I am sorry I just dont understand this stuff and I want to do it right. I know its neg but I have mild cramps so I know O is coming soon....
doesnt the line mean it is positive?
No its lighter than the other line. It has to be as dark as or darker than the control line in order for it to be deemed a positive result.
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pjay
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Re: So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
Posted by -BabyQuestions-
Posted by pjay
Posted by -BabyQuestions-
BUT after I used it I wiped and had tons of CM.
What gives? Does that mean O time is coming soon???
Tested again today and its still neg but the line is getting darker....should we BD today and every day til I get a positive OPK? I am sorry I just dont understand this stuff and I want to do it right. I know its neg but I have mild cramps so I know O is coming soon....
doesnt the line mean it is positive?
No its lighter than the other line. It has to be as dark as or darker than the control line in order for it to be deemed a positive result.
duh! i knew that,,, how easily u forget 15 days later.....
yes u r supposed to babydance from day 9 or 10 every other day until + OPK then 3 days in a row, then back to every other day til day 19. hey just do it tonite, if u have strong feelings about it! what dau cycle r u one? and how ling is it usually?
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| Posted 11/20/07 8:10 PM |
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-BabyMiracle-
When will my ship come in?
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Re: So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
Posted by pjay
for it to be deemed a positive result.
duh! i knew that,,, how easily u forget 15 days later.....
yes u r supposed to babydance from day 9 or 10 every other day until + OPK then 3 days in a row, then back to every other day til day 19. hey just do it tonite, if u have strong feelings about it! what dau cycle r u one? and how ling is it usually?
Today is day 12 - do you think we missed the mark? My cycles are usually around 25 days or so except for this last one that was 28  (I am sure it was late to tease me)
DH is going away on Day 15 which is something we can not control so we are going to BD tonight and every day until 15 when he leaves. I guess we will just  !
Thanks for your help!
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pjay
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Re: So my OPK was negative today - updated with new question in 1st post
good plan! i usually get pos opk on day 13 and i have a 27-28 day cycle...
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