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  | NovemberMum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: figuring out when you ovulate Posted: 15 December 2008 at 10:14pm
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   when your cycles are 23-26 days long..before I had Megan my cycles were bang on 26 days now they are anywhere from 23-26 days.
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  | WestiesGirl   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Do you have a 14 day Luteal Phase and are you temping or using OPK's??
 If your Luteal Phase is 14 days then I'd BD between CD 7 -  14 to cover your Basis?
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  | NovemberMum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   hmm no idea what my luteal phase is.
 I got pregnant with Megan first try but I think this time round may take a little longer.
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  | WestiesGirl   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Luteal phase is the time after you ovulate to your next AF. Most woman have a 12 - 14 day luteal phase before their next AF.
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  | LJsmum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Oh good thread as i am trying to figure this out too.
My cyle is so much better now after having Luke it's 27 - 31 days. Used to be 25 - 75 days!!! if thats even a cycle.
 
 So now that it's regular would ovulation be between 7 - 15 days???
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 16 December 2008 at 8:08am | 
 
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   It's really tricky cause even with a regular cycle Ov can happen on different days..i was really not for OPK's but I used them and found I ov on day 20 ...we would never have caught the egg otherwise.. it's annoying that LP is normally 13-14 days so you can work out ov but only by going backwards really...(if you don't temp and chart and stuff) alternately BD every second day all month:) 
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  | Babykatnz   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I agree with Foxxy_one about even reg cycles ov'ing on diff days, I had a regular 23-24 day cycle and assumed I was oving on CD9-10 (using the count back 14 days from af method), but after a few months of charting and using OV tests, I discovered that most months I was ov'ing on CD12, with a 11-12 day Luteal Phase
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  | Oxy   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Hi Guys 
 This may sound like a dumb question but what does AF and BD stand for
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  | lilfatty   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Apparently I manage to conceive on day 10!  Although I still dont know what day  I ovulate lol
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  | IVFGirl1111   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Hey Oxy,
AF is Aunt Flow - ie period
 BD - is Bed Dance ie sex!
 
 There is a help thread somewhere with all the words on it.
 
 Its confusing at first eh!
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  | Oxy   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Hi How do you work out what your luteal phase if your cycles irregular just wondering 
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  | AngieBabe   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   To work out your luteal phase (LP) you really need to know when you ovulate.
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  | Spicy Chick   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 Hi How do you work out what your luteal phase if your cycles irregular just wondering
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 Hi, I found temping a great method to know for sure - as it tells you exactly when you've ovulated based on your waking temperature. To find out more, check out fertilityfriend.com.
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  | Oxy   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Hi MegansMum 
 Check out this website it mite answer your question for you I hope so
 
 http://www.beyondfertility.com/art164.htm
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