How Should I Track?

Question

I've been TTC for 5 months, I see fellow Glow users who track BBT, OPKs, and CM and I haven't done any of that yet. I usually just go by the fertile window which is roughly midway through my cycle. Should I start doing those other things? Have anyone found them to be actually helpful or is it just a waste of energy or money for tests?

Answer

Glow and other tracking apps are just making a prediction of your fertile window and ovulation. Especially without other hints like cm or opks it really is just a guess. You could definitely be ovulating before or after their prediction and not know. Plus some people ovulate at the same CD each cycle and then one cycle it is early or something. So tracking cm is a good place to start...it doesn't cost anything and it only takes you and your body. Along with that is cervical position...although it is not super reliable it helps complete the picture. Then start with opks. I ordered mine off Amazon....super cheap. Start testing as per the instructions that come with the tests. Mine say I should start CD 8 as I am irregular and don't want to miss it. I have yet to try temping as the thermometer is pricey here compared to all of the other methods...and one of the last glow specialists that was on here for ask a doctor day said it was not that accurate of a method which is confusing but ok.

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I'm tracking because we are aiming for a different gender than our other 3 children. If you aren't trying for a specific gender, just have sex a lot! And if it's your first, just make a baby. Don't think about the details!

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I used the little OPK strips you can get cheap on the internet & got pregnant the first try! I ovulated CD 17/18 rather than the average CD 14, so I would have likely missed the window if I were aiming for the average ovulation time.

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