help needed...

[dollylolly]

Hey everyone just thought id post about something that is playing on my mind i had a mmc in september last year and after much consideration iv decided to try again for another baby, im waiting to try this month iv looked on the internet and tried to pinpoint my ovulation once again...the trouble is the calculator says i should be ovulating from 2nd jan 2011 till the 7th jan i have been using ovulation sticks for the past 4 days and the 1st 2 said no ovulation but the second 2 are positive but very very faint and on the box this means im still not ovulating, does this mean im goin to ovulate soon....im confused and dont want to miss my ovulation, any advice would be great :)

If it's feint it isn't positive!
OPKs are not the same as pregnancy tests.

With pregnancy tests any line is positive. With ovulation tests, there will often be a feint line when you are not ovulating. A positive result means the test line is at least as dark as, or darker than, the control line. This is true of all opk's with lines. A feint line does not necessarily give you a clue as to when you are going to ovulate, as women often have the LH hormone in their bodies all month long. Just much more of it at ov time, therefore a nice dark line.

This can be a bit tricky to interpret and decide if the colour is the same as the control line. Digital tests are more reliable but obviously much more expensive. If you stick with the cheapies, remember you are looking for a nice dark line.

I use two internet sites to help me, one is My Monthly Cycles and the other is When My Baby. The second has a fertility calculator based on the length of your cycles that you have entered on the other site. It tells you which days you should be trying.

Or, unless you have a cycle that is longer than average, just try between day 10 and day 18 of your cycle and you are likely to hit the right time.

Thank you kat2504 it is a cheap opk that i bought as after previously trying for 3 and a half years they can be very expensive :) nope defo not ovulating as had no dark line yet other than the control line, i will give the sites a look so thank you...my cycle is 28days and lmp was 23/12/2010 so i should be ovulating now or in the next 2 days im just worried im going to miss it x

When using the cheapies I sneaked in two tests a day! Some sites say that it is better to do ov tests in the afternoon rather than the morning - what time of day are you testing?
I have just had a 28 day cycle and peak opk was on the morning of cd15, with a very nearly dark enough on the evening of cd14. Guessing this is fairly average.
It's good to do trying before ov though isn't it? I was under the impression that having the troops in there ready and waiting to attack was a good thing! So if you are expecting to ovulate in 2 days it is good to get started now.
All the best!

im testing 1st thing in the morning as advised by the pack but theres alot of speculation on the internet of when to test, i guess im just worrying over nothing as i had a eprc just over 3 months ago and read about so many bad things as well as good happening and i dont want this to have affected my chances of concieving again x

I'm surprised the pack advise that. Apparently opks are better in the daytime. But that is according to my research and I don't claim to be an expert.

I also use the clearblue fertility monitor but it is expensive to buy and the sticks are pricey too. And it is only really useful if you have regular cycles each month and are pretty sure you are ovulating. Otherwise it is a waste of money.

I also had an erpc, mine was 5 months ago now. The first two months were a bit iffy but have got back into relatively normal cycles now. The risk of it affecting your fertility is very low indeed. Especially if you have only had one erpc. I think the risks are higher for people who need erpc after giving birth. Again, no expert, but if your periods are back to normal again I think you can be fairly confident that things are ok. Also an erpc won't affect your ovaries or your ovulation I presume.

3 months is not a long time. On average it takes 6 months for a couple to conceive, and it isn't considered a problem if you have been trying less than a year. I know myself how frustrating it is and how desperately you want to get preg after a miscarriage but there is no need to worry that there is something wrong with you right now. If you have got your cycle back and it is starting to settle down again, that is the main thing.