Ovulation sticks - what am I doing wrong?!

[Hessy]

Hi, hope you can help.

My periods have always been irregular/long cycle. I miscarried in October and am desperate to conceive again so am using ovulation sticks. Using the One Step Ovulation Test sticks from Amazon.

Because periods are irregular and uncharted since my miscarriage, I took first test six days after first day of period (one day after end of period). I assumed this was safely early as previously had long cycle. Peed in a pot around 6pm, allowed ten mins for pee to reach room temp. Held stick vertically into pot, up to Mark Line, for ten secs. Laid it horizontal and waited five minutes. Test line much darker than Control line = 'positive' which I took to mean I was ovulating. Fantastic. DtD.

All good except I've repeated exactly this process for four nights now and each time the Test Line has been darker than the Control Line?

Have I done something wrong?!

Or have I been randomly ovulating for four days? And the exact four days I happen to be doing these tests??

V confused... But hopeful

Any ideas?

So sorry to hear that . Hope you've got lots of support around you .

Thank you all. Surgery went well and I'm home now. All pretty horrific though. And awful timing. They've removed part of the Fallopian tube. Although they say my fertility isn't reduced by 50% as such.

If you all hadn't confirmed that those ovulation results were weird, that I should take pregnancy test, and that I should see GP, I would not have ended up in EPAU and had the ectopic detected. If it had ruptured it would have been life-threatening. So thank you all so much xxxx

Merry Christmas xx

Sorry to hear what happened Hessy, glad you're at home and I hope you can spend Christmas with your feet up relaxing.

Very glad you're safely back home but so sorry to hear what you had to go through .
You may or may not want to hear this but a close friend of mine had a mc and an ectopic (with surgery) and now has a gorgeous little boy. Fx crossed for you next Christmas will be very different - either a bump or a baby!