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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.

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I don’t understand and I don’t know what to do...:(

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dh8892 · 06/10/2020 08:13

Hi all,

Feel very sorry for myself today. Me and my husband are TTC for our first baby.

I’ve been using the clear blue ovulation sticks since August and in all that time I’ve had ONE day of smiley face. That’s it. :(

Does that mean I’m having my periods and just not ovulating? Has anyone else had this and if so, what did you do?

I’m beginning to worry that maybe there’s a fertility problem? Or maybe it’s the sticks? I don’t know!

Maybe I should track body temperature... I honestly have no clue and feel I have nobody to talk to about it as nobody knows I’m trying and a couple of my cousins have just got pregnant “without even trying” which only adds to my concern :(

Sorry to be a debby-downer! Just need some help xx

OP posts:
Mooey89 · 06/10/2020 08:21

Did you come off contraception to start TTC? It can take a while to get back to normal after. Are you doing your ov sticks in the afternoon? Pay attention to your body too, I always feel a little pain in whichever side I’m ovulating from and changes in CM. If you’ve been trying for a while your doc can do a blood test to check for ovulation too. Good luck! X

GregariousMountains · 06/10/2020 08:20

Oh and as I know you will ask, 5 years TTC for DC1 and 3 years TTC for DC2.

GregariousMountains · 06/10/2020 08:18

There might be a problem with your ovulation, you can call your doctor to put your mind at rest, they will ask how long you've been trying and depending on your age either say keep trying it takes a while (we were told 2 years is normal).
Anecdotally, I do have ovulation issues (PCOS with intermittent anvolutery (sorry I can't spell) cycles) I never got a smiley face but I did eventually have two children, conceived naturally.