What do your ovulation pains feel like?

[peskyfeelings]

Only came off the pill three months ago after YEARS on the pill, so feeling really out of rhythm with my body.

I'm fairly sure I am ovulating as I'm getting pains around 14 to 15 days after AF. However they aren't the sharp side pains that I've read I should be getting. They are more lower down in middle of my abdomen and in my vagina/genital area.

Are they ovulation pains or something else? I don't get much in the way of CM or changes in my cervix (the latter feels slightly softer, but nothing like the "feels like your lips" feeling I've read I should get.

Just feeling quite confused, so could do with some input from you wiser women. :) Thank you.

I'm no expert but have had similar crampy pains to this lately. Think it's probably slightly different for everyone

I get sharp pain in my pelvis on 1 side followed by ache.

Sounds like it's different for everyone then. :)

Mine are definitely lower down twinges. Although I've noticed slightly to the right this morning.

So confused as ovulation sticks say I'm not ovulating, but I'm pretty sure I am? Pains at the right time during my cycle, breast tenderness for the last 2 weeks before AF. So confused.

Reading "Taking charge of your fertility" at the moment, but it's a big read!

I always know when I ovulate as I get abdominal cramps which seem to be linked to IBS style symptoms. It's really weird, quite painful and goes on for a week or so, then eases up as AF approaches. Doctors have never got to the bottom of it but I have PCOS and fibroids so I suspect one of those is the culprit!

A week? You have my sympathy MrTodd. :(

I can't believe how stressful it all is! I'm really worried I'm not ovulating at all. I'm scared all these years on the pill have messed my body up.

A friend of mine couldn't get on with ovulation sticks and got one of those fertility monitor things which let you know exactly what's going on. It gave her a better idea of how her cycle was working but not sure how pricey they are.

I sometimes get ovulation pains which are worst than period pains

It's a much sharper, crampier feeling than the full, dull ache of period pains