When did I ovulate? cm question

[Anonymous]

Maybe cd 17 or 19. If temping is out I would try the Clearblue smiley OPKs. You use it once a day first thing in the morning. If that doesn't work, try the fertility monitor or similar. Or sec every other day from day. It sucks but it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you track temps too or cervical position? I'd say you probably ovulated around 19/20, but it is helpful to use another marker as well.[/quote]

Unfortunately, no. Temping stresses me husband out. I can't reach my cervix. [/quote]
what does temping have to do with your husband? I use the Terumo thermometer-- you can turn off all beeps, and it has a backlight and will record the temp if it falls within 2 hours (either side) of your configured "alarm" time.

http://www.amazon.com/Terumo-Electronic-thermometer-backlight-ET-W520ZZ/dp/B005X0TDSM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I hate to say this but you're not going to get pregnant if you're having sex once a week. It's very very unlikely. DH doesn't have a high drive but he knew what we had to do and got on board for every other day, sometimes 2 days in a row. Sometimes it took a little imagination and tricks to get him up and more often than not I didn't have an orgasm, but we did it cause we knew we had to. Business sex sucks but it is what it is! Especially after trying for 8 months!
If he truly can't perform, can he take Viagra or something?

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+1. Once a week just isn't enough. I would do every other day during the fertile method. Sometimes when we just couldn't physically have sex again (it's tiring!), DH would masturbate to the point of climax and then finish inside me. That worked very well!

[Anonymous]

I agree with the day 19/20 prediction as well. Generally, you ovulate the last day you see fertile cm. Unfortunately, even if you did ovulate cd 20, odds are not in your favor if you waited until then to have sex. It's definitely possible, but not as likely to conceive the same day the egg is actually released.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try the OvWatch. It gives you a four day heads up. It's best to have sex a couple of days before you ovulate. I think your timing is off.

Thanks. I will check it out. Unfortunately he's unwilling to have sex when he doesn't want to. He won't be able to perform. He's truly a once a week kind of guy. It used to drive me crazy and then I accepted it.

How much does he want kids? I (a woman) have to do a fair amount of sex when I'm not in the mood for TTC purposes. Seems like he should be able to suck it up as well.

One would think but he seems to be okay with me moving onto fertility treatments. The doctor seemed to agree that after a few years we should be pregnant even if timing isn't so. I tried explaining we really only have sex once a week but the doctor seemed to think we still should have gotten pregnant by now. Guess if I want kids it will be torture I mean infertility treatments for me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the day 19/20 prediction as well. Generally, you ovulate the last day you see fertile cm. Unfortunately, even if you did ovulate cd 20, odds are not in your favor if you waited until then to have sex. It's definitely possible, but not as likely to conceive the same day the egg is actually released.

I didn't know you aren't likely to get pregnant if you have sex the day you ovulate. Oh well. Guess this month I'm out but it's nothing new.

[Anonymous]

Op here. I forgot to add I had sore nipples on Sunday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I hate to say this but you're not going to get pregnant if you're having sex once a week. It's very very unlikely. DH doesn't have a high drive but he knew what we had to do and got on board for every other day, sometimes 2 days in a row. Sometimes it took a little imagination and tricks to get him up and more often than not I didn't have an orgasm, but we did it cause we knew we had to. Business sex sucks but it is what it is! Especially after trying for 8 months!
If he truly can't perform, can he take Viagra or something?

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+1. Once a week just isn't enough. I would do every other day during the fertile method. Sometimes when we just couldn't physically have sex again (it's tiring!), DH would masturbate to the point of climax and then finish inside me. That worked very well!

I wish. Problem is my husband can easily send me to a doctor, jerk off and hope to get me pregnant. He resents having to have sex for procreation. He says he wants to have sex for pleasure only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I hate to say this but you're not going to get pregnant if you're having sex once a week. It's very very unlikely. DH doesn't have a high drive but he knew what we had to do and got on board for every other day, sometimes 2 days in a row. Sometimes it took a little imagination and tricks to get him up and more often than not I didn't have an orgasm, but we did it cause we knew we had to. Business sex sucks but it is what it is! Especially after trying for 8 months!
If he truly can't perform, can he take Viagra or something?

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+1. Once a week just isn't enough. I would do every other day during the fertile method. Sometimes when we just couldn't physically have sex again (it's tiring!), DH would masturbate to the point of climax and then finish inside me. That worked very well!

I wish. Problem is my husband can easily send me to a doctor, jerk off and hope to get me pregnant. He resents having to have sex for procreation. He says he wants to have sex for pleasure only.

I'm sorry OP but your husband sounds rather selfish. Does he have any idea what IVF entails? Money aside, it's serious meds and procedures for you. I can't believe he's okay with spending thousands of dollars and having you go through such hormonal crap for something that might be accomplished naturally. If he is this selfish in other areas too I would seriously reconsider having children. I know that sounds extreme but if he is this unwilling to put in the effort to conceive the kids, what kind of effort will he put in once they're here?

On a more practical note, if he's willing to jerk off but not have sex with you, how about trying the turkey baster method at opportune times?

- PP from above who has sex plenty of times for TTC purposes when not in the mood, and whose husband does the same!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In your scenario above, I think day 17 would have been ideal. Keep tracking your cycles to get to know your pattern, and maybe you can get him to go on your best day.

I agree it was prob day 17-18, but I hope I'm wrong and you got lucky!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, I hate to say this but you're not going to get pregnant if you're having sex once a week. It's very very unlikely. DH doesn't have a high drive but he knew what we had to do and got on board for every other day, sometimes 2 days in a row. Sometimes it took a little imagination and tricks to get him up and more often than not I didn't have an orgasm, but we did it cause we knew we had to. Business sex sucks but it is what it is! Especially after trying for 8 months!
If he truly can't perform, can he take Viagra or something?

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+1. Once a week just isn't enough. I would do every other day during the fertile method. Sometimes when we just couldn't physically have sex again (it's tiring!), DH would masturbate to the point of climax and then finish inside me. That worked very well!

I wish. Problem is my husband can easily send me to a doctor, jerk off and hope to get me pregnant. He resents having to have sex for procreation. He says he wants to have sex for pleasure only.

Does he know the costs of fertility treatments? That's easily a German luxury sports sedan right there, cost wise. Just saying...

[Anonymous]

He wants to have sex for pleasure only but he's okay with you injecting yourself with hormones and undergoing treatments for no reason? He sounds like a selfish ass, OP. Sure you want kids with this guy?

And you need to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He wants to have sex for pleasure only but he's okay with you injecting yourself with hormones and undergoing treatments for no reason? He sounds like a selfish ass, OP. Sure you want kids with this guy?

And you need to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.[/quote


Well it has been almost four years of sex once a week and I haven't gotten pregnant. I think he firmly believes there's something wrong and fertility treatments are required to get pregnant. That being said, I do get upset he doesn't seem to understand how hard fertility treatments will be on me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He wants to have sex for pleasure only but he's okay with you injecting yourself with hormones and undergoing treatments for no reason? He sounds like a selfish ass, OP. Sure you want kids with this guy?

And you need to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.[/quote


Well it has been almost four years of sex once a week and I haven't gotten pregnant. I think he firmly believes there's something wrong and fertility treatments are required to get pregnant. That being said, I do get upset he doesn't seem to understand how hard fertility treatments will be on me.

Maybe you should have him read TCOYF, so he can better understand the reproductive process and why once a week is unlikely to do it unless you are timing it perfectly. And maybe it's worth a consult with an RE anyway to get the process rolling in case you do need it, and so the RE can explain what it all entails even if you don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He wants to have sex for pleasure only but he's okay with you injecting yourself with hormones and undergoing treatments for no reason? He sounds like a selfish ass, OP. Sure you want kids with this guy?

And you need to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility.[/quote


Well it has been almost four years of sex once a week and I haven't gotten pregnant. I think he firmly believes there's something wrong and fertility treatments are required to get pregnant. That being said, I do get upset he doesn't seem to understand how hard fertility treatments will be on me.

Maybe you should have him read TCOYF, so he can better understand the reproductive process and why once a week is unlikely to do it unless you are timing it perfectly. And maybe it's worth a consult with an RE anyway to get the process rolling in case you do need it, and so the RE can explain what it all entails even if you don't.

We've been and I'm starting Ivf soon.