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Please help! Ovulation... 8 days of flashing smilies and have just done an OPK

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Pickle1991 · 15/07/2020 15:56

Hello,

I'm trying to conceive and on my 2nd cycle. First time using clear blue ovulation sticks where you get your 4 (or more) fertile days flashing smiley faces and then you get your solid smiley. I've had 8 days of flashing smileys and it's driving me insane. It puts me in the worst mood at the beginning of the day as I just don't know why it's taking so long!

I then have some a cheap OPK and got 2 lines, one of slightly fainter than the test line, but what do people think? Am I ovulating or is ovulation coming up? Someone please give me some advise, I feel so alone at the moment with these constant flashy smiley faces! X

Please help! Ovulation... 8 days of flashing smilies and have just done an OPK
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Bouncytree · 15/07/2020 18:00

That’s plenty @Pickle1991! I’m testing for the second month, this month. Using CB as well as internet cheapies. I’ve found as soon as there is a line on the internet cheapies, it gets stronger quickly enough and a good idea to keep testing. Pic attached.

Good luck this month and lots of baby dust!

I peaked yesterday so we are on similar timelines.....as we head into the dreaded TWW!

Please help! Ovulation... 8 days of flashing smilies and have just done an OPK
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Pickle1991 · 15/07/2020 17:53

Thank you for all of your replies! I can't believe it, I've just got home from work and tested again using CB and got my static smiley!! So me and my partner will BD tonight, and tomorrow night (can't do Friday night as he's busy!) we also BD on Sunday and Monday evening, so I really hope this will cover it! Thank you so much girls! X

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RMarieClaire · 15/07/2020 17:26

I had 9 days of flashing this month - so infuriating. I assumed it wasn't going to happen. Try testing in the evening as well. Hopefully you'll get it soon. Definitely worth only dtd every other day while flashing so that you don't exhaust yourself when your solid comes Wink

Juno231 · 15/07/2020 17:00

It's not quite a peak but looks imminent. If that was mine I'd know the peak would come the same day, but am not sure it works that way for all. Test again around 7/8pm?

If you test tomorrow and it's gone faint again I'd assume your peak was today and track accordingly.

Tiff94 · 15/07/2020 16:20

Download femometer you can scan the LH sticks and they will give you a reading of if you low high or at peak

Rhubarbe · 15/07/2020 16:05

Looks like you’ll reach peak soon - keep testing! I did cheapies twice a day when they looked like that so I didn’t miss the peak. You should ovulate 12-36 hours after the peak/static smiley

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