Why take an OPK?
It occurred to me that it might be helpful if I break it down-thanks, Nicole!
**Please note that I added an abbreviations list to the right of my blog!**
Every morning I take my waking bbt and chart it. Right after we women O, ovulate mind you, our temperature jumps up from several days of being in a lower range. This jump is literally maybe one degree or so. If BD timing is perfect, and after O you get 18 consecutive days of high temperatures, you're PREGNANT! OPK's assist you in perfect BD timing in that they detect a surge of the luteinizing hormone, LH, right before you O. Ideally, you should do your little BD 2 days before and the day of O.
Here is an example of a successful fertility friend chart:
From this chart you can see that O happened on CD 17, at the cross-hair. After which she had 18 consecutive high temperatures and actually got a positive pregnancy test at 12 DPO. What's interesting with this chart is that she tested with an OPK right before her BBT detected O and got negative results. Had she only relied on OPK and not her BBT or CM (cervical mucus-I will not be discussing this on my blog.), she may not have gotten her BFP.
If she had not conceived, her temperatures would have fallen back down to the lower range that you see on her chart before O.
This is why I feel like I am building my game plan! Months ago I failed at keeping up with my BBT. I woke up, took my temperature, looked at it, and went back to sleep. The next morning I did the same thing and thought to myself, "What a waste of time!". I thought that I only needed to look at my temps and that I would suddenly see this HUGE change. I was clueless. I didn't even chart it! Now that I really comprehend all of the information my body gives me, I can't wait to chart and interpret it! It's as if I finally turned the light on...I had no idea that I had been in the dark for so long. It's very exciting.
I will be taking another OPK this afternoon.
Cluefull, -Natalie
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