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Would I take this as ovulation?🤞

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Skl2021 · 08/03/2021 10:16

Would you say the 3rd test down was my peak? Seems to be getting lighter top one was today. These were alot brighter irl. The picture of one on its own was the third test down before it dryed. How many more days should I DTD? And when would I class 1dpo? Thanks 😁

Would I take this as ovulation?🤞
Would I take this as ovulation?🤞
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Confused678866 · 08/03/2021 11:43

@Skl2021 I think it’s because we’re looking into it all so much to be honest! I was on the pill until September (since May 2019 after birth of my little boy) so I decided to come off it then to give my body a break and try to get back to normal as I knew we’d start trying in January. I didn’t even track anything so I have no clue to be honest but now I’m constantly tracking and driving myself crazy 🙈😂
I fell pregnant with my son within a month after coming off my pill, no tracking, nothing! It happened so quickly so I was very lucky but I’d told myself it could take a lot longer this time around!
Is this your first that you’re TTC?

I had my peak on Friday and apps suggesting ovulation was either Friday or Saturday so I don’t really know what I am. I’m either 2 or 3 DPO. I’m going to try and hold off testing for as long as possible.
January, my period was a couple of days late so I tested and got a BFN.. then last month, I had every pregnancy symptom going, didn’t feel right at all and I don’t really suffer from PMS apart from the usual stomach and back ache but this time I had everything! Nausea, dizziness, headaches, sore boobs.. you name it I had it! So I used an early test and got a BFN and then straight after testing, AF came 😑 6 days early! So I have no clue what to expect this month at all!! Xx

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Skl2021 · 08/03/2021 11:32

@Confused678866 haha yes that sounds like me I'm usually regular. But since ttc from December my periods have gone haywire! My my last cycle was 50 days long. 🤦😂 The not knowing what was happening was driving me crazy! Yes stick to the clearblue there so much easier and clearer! Well I'm nearly 24 hours since the darkest so might just start at 1dpo tomorrow. IL probably start taking hpts next week anyway I get impatient 😂🙈 I know I shouldn't so early! X

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Confused678866 · 08/03/2021 11:05

@Skl2021 Yes they’re so confusing, it was stressing me out even more to be honest! I carried on using them alongside clear blue and got my smiley on Friday last week so I’ve stopped testing now. I also started testing straight after period because my cycles have been differing since I’ve been TTC (January).

To be honest, I’m not much help really as I’m just going off what I’ve read. But the way I understand it, when you get your LH surge show on an OPK, this means that your body is getting ready to release the egg and that’s any time from the positive OPK.. most forums/websites say 24-36 hours (I’ve just checked again 😂) so I’d say today is your ovulation day roughly?? Xx

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Skl2021 · 08/03/2021 10:53

@Confused678866 yes IV used the one step ones but I also find them hard. These are first vue from the pound shop but they also can be very hard to work out 😂 I did use the clear blue with my first baby and they were so much easier! So my peak test was yesterday afternoon (3rd one down) The test above was last night and the top one was this morning which I think are getting lighter. So should it be 12-36 hours from yesterday? I'm currently cd 29. I thought I ovulated earlier in the month but obviously I didn't as this peak was way darker. I thought af would arrive this week but guess I'm going to have a long cycle. I have taken opks from the start of my cycle until now as I wasn't sure about my first peak and I was obviously right so I didn't miss it 🤦🤞

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Confused678866 · 08/03/2021 10:44

That definitely does look like your peak. Which strips are these? I’d been using the One Step ones but I found them quite confusing so I caved and bought the Clear Blue digital even though it’s very expensive, I just found it easier having a smiley face or not!

What date did you get the test that looks like it could be your peak? Are you using any tracking apps? The way I understand the ‘peak’ is that you’re going to ovulate within 12-36 (some say 24-48) hours. I’m just trying to help work out when your peak was and then you can go from there and try and work out how many DPO you are x