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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

anyone ovulate after day 20?

29 replies

happyforthemostpart · 09/09/2011 17:03

just wondering what real life scenarios ladies have?
thanks for helping!

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happyforthemostpart · 09/09/2011 18:21

eversolagom - sorry your GP isn't being overly helpful..... seems to be a common problem :(

We are TTC number 2. With our first i just came off the pill and it happened (very lucky i know.)

For number 2 I came off the pill again a couple of months ago and first cycle was 31 days with ov on day 21 (i think from natural symptoms) second cycle was 34 days with ov on day 20 and today i am on day 20 with no real signs??!!

Thinking I am over analysing it all but it's hard not to!!

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EverSoLagom · 09/09/2011 17:14

Oh, cross post with squishy Blush sorry for rambling on!

If you have a long cycle then you will certainly ovulate later but you want to have 10 days or more between ovulation and the first day of your period for best chance of TTC (that's the luteal phase).

EverSoLagom · 09/09/2011 17:12

I ovulate on day 22 of a 31 day cycle, not ideal. I usually start spotting before then too. Short luteal phase is pretty common it seems but also not the best news, since it can mean that there isn't enough time for progesterone to build up before implantation. It's also connected to early miscarriages if the egg does manage to hold on.

We've been ttc for about a year now and finally my GP has offered blood tests to check i'm definitely ovulating (i use OPKs, not charting so there's a possibility i'm detecting the hormore surge but not ovulation itself) and check progesterone levels. But tbh her general attitude is "wait and see" which doesn't really cut it for me at this point!

I've been told that taking high dose Vit B6 (in a vitamin B complex pills) can regulate cycles and lengthen the luteal phase but haven't started taking any, i'm still deliberating. I think that if my progesterone levels come back low then i'll try to convince the GP to prescribe progesterone cream or suppositories to try and crack it.

This turned out to be quite a long answer, sorry! What's your situation, OP?

squishysquashy · 09/09/2011 17:11

Do you mean within the average 28 day cycle? If you have a longer cycle then you will definitely ovulate later than that I think it's supposed to be approximately a week before period starts.

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