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Can you ovulate before LH surge? Confusing BBT chart

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falsepositivenervous · 08/06/2023 14:16

Hi all,

I know that we ovulate between 12-48 hours after a surge in LH, I've been using the OPKs for a while now. I've started temping properly in the last few months as well, and I always noticed that my temp would increase the day after I get a peak on OPK.

This month however my temperature increased the same day I got the darkest line on OPK (for info, I had a really long gradual increase in LH this month, first time that's happened for me, normally it's low and then all of a sudden BAM one evening it's peaked. I had darkish lines for two days, then finally in the morning my temp increased, I got the peak test, which is odd as I usually get a peak in the evening.)

I was wondering if any of you have ever had this? Is it possible I ovulated before the final surge? Could I have ovulated more than once? I didn't do anything weird on the night I got the first high temp (I've been sleeping in the nip cause it's so warm lately,so it's not like I had extra warm pyjamas on!). I woke up a bit earlier than usual, but normally for me when I wake up earlier my temperature is lower than expected as opposed to higher.

I've attached pic from fertility friend, as well as pics of OPKs and graph of their values. Would love opinions!

Can you ovulate before LH surge? Confusing BBT chart
Can you ovulate before LH surge? Confusing BBT chart
Can you ovulate before LH surge? Confusing BBT chart
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falsepositivenervous · 11/06/2023 10:33

Un7breakable · 11/06/2023 10:29

@falsepositivenervous LH also increases in early pregnancy or before AF

I've read that LH can surge before period, but haven't really seen anywhere that it would gradually rise. If it's because of pregnancy I would be pretty delighted 😂

let's see, I'll update in a while anyway in case anyone is googling in future who has something similar

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falsepositivenervous · 11/06/2023 10:31

Sorry just realised I uploaded the pic from a few days ago

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Un7breakable · 11/06/2023 10:29

@falsepositivenervous LH also increases in early pregnancy or before AF

falsepositivenervous · 11/06/2023 09:42

@River30 oh brilliant thanks for that, I've given her a follow too! That explains it really nicely!

I'm going to count day 13 as ovulation day, which puts me at 6dpo today.

I've decided to keep on testing LH this morning (to know for sure I'm only getting one peak, and it helps a lot with the urge to poas), and what's funny is it's starting to slowly creep up again, which is interesting!

Let's see what happens this month anyway 🤞😊

Are you also TTC?

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River30 · 11/06/2023 06:49

@falsepositivenervous
This video explains it much better than me....

www.instagram.com/reel/CsCdoPvP5Wv/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

River30 · 11/06/2023 06:45

Hi @falsepositivenervous
That is a long surge the tests are showing - I had a similar thing this month which was unusual for me.
I'm pretty sure that the start of the surge is what triggers ovulation roughly 24 hours later. It looks like you had high enough levels to trigger ovulation even before your peak, if that makes sense?

Personally I would count day 13 before your temp rise as your day of ovulation.

Wishing you all the best :)

falsepositivenervous · 09/06/2023 11:02

I normally only test at night, I tested in the morning that day cause it had been high the night before but not peak.

According to FF I'm 4dpo, according to Premom I'm 2dpo. Temp has remained steady this morning.

I just went to the toilet though and have light spotting, and it's far too early for me to be having pre-period spotting (unless I'm in for some bizarro horror period which has happened before, but which I wouldn't expect as otherwise this period seems normal in terms of temp and ov time).

Am now googling for past posts where this might be a positive sign 😅😅 even though I know it likely means nothing. Has anyone else had this?

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Un7breakable · 08/06/2023 21:42

It's possible you had a really quick surge if you only test in the morning.

falsepositivenervous · 08/06/2023 19:49

Hopefully dinnertime bump :)

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