Confused and stressed out over ovulation

[Justincase87]

Hi all,

I had a mmc in May at 12 weeks. It only took us 3 months of TTC to get our bfp. I have PCOS but regular periods after losing 5.5 stone (my bmi is still very high though and I have a further 5st to lose). My cycle is 32 days and the month we conceived we dtd on days 15/17. My Clue app says I ovulate on day 19.

I want to be more aware of my body and what it’s doing, so I started using ovulation tests - I’m on day 16 of my second cycle post mmc and the tests are completely blank white, only the control line showing. Surely I should have a faint line by now if I’m ovulating in 3 days? Is this even how it works?!

I’m also confused about EWCM - I’ve never noticed I’ve had any, but have obviously been fertile at some point in time so must have had some at some point?!

I have heard good things about ovusense but my DH doesn’t want me to spend £200 on it just yet.

This has turned into a bit of a rant but I just feel so confused and out of control of my body, all I want is to be a mum and I’m so scared I’ll never get the chance - any advice on how to have some idea of what my body is doing, without becoming obsessive, would be really welcome - thank you!

Cervical mucus doesn't always make it 'out'. It lives by the cervix. So the check it, you need to check your cervix.

Opks show the 12-24 hour surge in hormones that you get before ovulation. Some people get a line outside that window. Most don't.

Also be aware that false positives with pcos are very common on opks as you will tend to have higher levels of lutenising hormone generally.

Thank you... I think I’m going to bin the opks, see how we go for three months then repitch the ovusense