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Ovulation sticks - what am I doing wrong?!

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Hessy · 18/12/2013 21:09

Hi, hope you can help.

My periods have always been irregular/long cycle. I miscarried in October and am desperate to conceive again so am using ovulation sticks. Using the One Step Ovulation Test sticks from Amazon.

Because periods are irregular and uncharted since my miscarriage, I took first test six days after first day of period (one day after end of period). I assumed this was safely early as previously had long cycle. Peed in a pot around 6pm, allowed ten mins for pee to reach room temp. Held stick vertically into pot, up to Mark Line, for ten secs. Laid it horizontal and waited five minutes. Test line much darker than Control line = 'positive' which I took to mean I was ovulating. Fantastic. DtD.

All good except I've repeated exactly this process for four nights now and each time the Test Line has been darker than the Control Line?

Have I done something wrong?!

Or have I been randomly ovulating for four days? And the exact four days I happen to be doing these tests??

V confused... But hopeful Smile

Any ideas?

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ImaginaryHat · 18/12/2013 22:31

Sorry to hear about your mc hessy.

I'd also say take a cheapie pregnancy test. Ive just had a chemical pregnancy (well two actually) but last time we dtd was 4 November and I got af at end of November and I'm still testing positive on pregnancy tests. Blood test today showed hgc at 53 so it shows that it can take a while for the hormone to clear your system. Im getting positive opks while Ive still got positive pg test so that could be why.

Hope you're doing ok.

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Hessy · 18/12/2013 21:47

Hhhhm they were cheap! But in my defence v good reviews. Wink Will check out diagnostics and smiley faces... Thank you!

I haven't taken any pregnancy tests since mc. But have now had two AF so assumed I'd be back to normal. Trying to stay sane and keep the balance between a healthy understanding of my ovulation and obsessing.

Feel like getting pregnant may be the only way to heal the pain of the miscarriage.

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Thatssofunny · 18/12/2013 21:31

Did you check that your pregnancy tests come up as negative? Mine was still positive several weeks after my mc in July. This might cause a little confusion. I've only just started to use ov sticks again this cycle, but judging from my periods in the last few months, I seem to have ov'ed at rather random times.

That said, I've never really used the ones with the lines. I find a smiley face (or lack thereof) much easier to cope with. It also means I don't have to go through the "collect wee, make it adjust to room temperature, etc.'-stuff...I just poas and then check for the face after a few minutes.

Bedsheets4knickers · 18/12/2013 21:29

It may just be a wonky batch. Keep dtd and keep testing for a few more days . I bought all my opk from a site called access diagnostic. X