What should I do?!

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Okay I am going on 9 months of TTC with no luck. I have been using OPKs but have only ever gotten one true positive throughout the months I’ve been trying. I feel like I have tried everything to get pregnant and I’m thinking the stress might be affecting me. Should I continue with the OPKs or should I just relax and hope it happens..? What are your success stories? Did tracking help you get pregnant or did relaxing help you?! Would love any advice! Thanks ladies 💕

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Tracking my bbt helps me stay more relaxed because otherwise I would be second guessing too much.

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I used to use OPKs but my surge is so short I would end up missing it sometimes. I switched to temping and CM checking and it’s made the process much less stressful for me. OPKs work for some people but not everyone so if you’re not finding them useful I would try another method. Temping also confirms ovulation and may give you insight into whether your hormones are working properly.

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I always found it horrible when people told me to "just relax" but that would be my advice. Just keep on trying, and find some distraction. Don't think you're "broken" if it doesn't happen as quickly as you thought it would, it does take time. Took me and my partner 2 years, and we are both 22 and healthy. It is a hard time but you will get trough and come out the happier when your time comes😊
Baby dust to you girl!

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I use opks and temping. I have to use opks bc I’m older. I do use them my whole cycle tho bc I don’t ovulate regularly and I’m perimenopausal, so I can only nail down the middle 1/3 of my  cycle (ovulate bt CD8-CD19 🙄). Temping has been a super calming lifesaver bc it really is the only way to know I have. It’s just between me and my temps....nice normal lows during follicular phase, a drastic dip, with (sometimes) elevated temps for the luteal phase. I can tell if I’ve ovulated after a positive opk. With opks there can be snafus made...wrong time of day, bum pack, too early, too late, don’t produce enough LH, produce too much (me as an old lady trying). Good luck!

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