Re: thank you for the advice- ovulation detection

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>April,
>
>Why don't you just try the good old fashioned way and just have sex at
>least every other day for the week-10 days around your suspected
>ovulation? I agree that people should track ovulation after many months
>of trying with no success, but you don't mention (especially since only
>being off the pill for only 2 months) any difficulties getting pregnant.
>Believe me, I have had 4 pregnancies, one trying for 3 months, the next
>an accident, and the 3rd an accident on the pill (ended in miscarriage),
>and am now pregnant again (not trying). I found that when we had the
>accidents, although I was shocked I found myself relieved because I
>didn't have to feel the way I felt during those 3 months of trying (I
>know, I know 3 months isn't long at all, but when you're trying and all
>of your friends got pregnant on the first try it seems like it).
>
>Trust me when I say the less "intervention" the less stressful it is. If
>your cycles are normal, or will be soon, you will, in all likelihood,
>ovulate around day 14 or so (depending on the length of your cycle of
>course). The ovulation kits are expensive and I never found they worked
>for me at all. The best indicator of ovulation for me when I get
>pregnant is cervical mucus, but this didn't happen every time I got
>pregnant.
>
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>Anonymous
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>At Wed, 11 Jun 2003, April wrote:
>>
>>Hi I am 27 years old. I have just got off of the pill about 2 months
>>ago after 9 years of use. I have had 1 "bleed" from withdrawal(in
>>April) and 1 regular period (started on June 9th). My docter has
>>recommended that I use the basal temp. method to track ovulation
>>because I was not sure whether the pain I felt at the time when my
>>period was due (it was late) was because of ovulation. My question is,
>>should I use the ovulation kits along with this method? Do you think it
>>would be more effective or is it a waste of money? Thank You, April
>

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