? about ovulation and ewcm.....

[nwmom]

Hey ladies, I'm currently on cd15 and have been trying to use OPK's but I think I missed my surge.  Anyway not too sure when I o'ed so we've been trying to bd often in the last week or so.  My ? is I had quite a bit of ewcm last weekend and yesterday and today it's pretty much dried up.  I couldn't remember if you o right after, or during the time your having ewcm and when it dries up does that usually mean you've already o'd?
Darn opk's, if only I would've gotten a positive then at least I'd have a ballpark idea of when I o'ed!  Hopefully bding on Sat, Sun and Mon was enough.  :)

[kellym]

Ideally then I hope you BD the 8-11th and maybe you caught the egg!!

[nwmom]

Kellym-  I started my opk's on cd8.  I missed taking them on day 10 and 11 so I think I just definitely missed my surge.  Should've been more on the ball about doing it so it's my fault that I have no idea when I o'ed.  

SDteacher- I haven't used a fertilty monitor but thought about possibly getting one.  How exactly do they work, I haven't heard much about them.  Same kind of pee on a strip thing but then putting it into a machine?  Thanks ladies for the input!
:)

[SDteacher]

You need the CM to help the sperm get to final destination, into the uterus.  Once it dries up it is harder for the little guys to do their job.  8-)
Have you tried the monitor?  It is so helpful and you don't have to worry about reading lines!  It is worth investing into.
http://www.clearblueeasy.com/FertilityMonitor.cfm
Good luck and lots of baby dust your way!

[kellym]

On what CD did you start OPK? I get EWCM about 2-3 days before and day of O. And then I think it dries up!