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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

To ovulate or not ovulate!?

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Starry1234 · 16/10/2018 10:14

So this month I had my period on the 4th which lasted around 3 days. The 2nd day being quite heavy. I'm currently ttc. This is the 2nd month of me being off the pill (lucette) my period came bang on (30 day cycle) as I had a withdrawal bleed on the 4th of September. Baring in mind that the week before I had my 7 day break and only took 3 pills out of starting a new pack. Before I was on contraception my cycle was 28 days and my period lasted 5 days. For the past 3 days I've had awful cramps and lower back pain. Yesterday it felt like my back was splitting on two. So I can only put this down to ovulation pain. The thing is on Sunday I was extremely exhausted. I was weak. In and out of sleep all day and felt like I hadnt had any sleep at all. Yesterday I bought a cb ovulation kit. The one that gives you your 4 most fertile days. I tested yesterday and got a circle which means low fertility. I tested again this morning and got the same. I just wondered why it says low fertility if I were having those cramps when in reality I could have been ovulating. By looking at a calender this should be my fertile week with me releasing an egg on the 20th. Does anyone know what this means or experienced this. Is my body not ovulating due to me being of the pill for the 2nd month? I'm just really really confused and wouldn't mind someone to talk to who may have had this before. I already have a daughter who's 7 and me and my partner are so ready for baby number 2. Today I feel great.

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Starry1234 · 16/10/2018 10:29

Thats my ovulation stick from this morning using my morning urine

To ovulate or not ovulate!?
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physicskate · 16/10/2018 11:12

I never used those kits, but my understanding is that they always start on a circle and then use that as a base.

You probably just missed the surge.

It's also not uncommon for your body to attempt to ovulate more than once before being successful when you first come off the pill. And opks don't tell you if you've successfully ovulated, just that you tried (if you catch the surge).

Bbt is the thing to confirm ovulation after the fact.

And - it honestly doesn't matter how long your period is or how heavy it is - just the time between when it starts to start new cycles.

Starry1234 · 16/10/2018 11:18

Ahhh ok I understand. I tested with one when my cramps where really bad. I'll just use them for the next 7 days and see what's what I guess. I'm new to this though. As with conceiving my DD I just had sex every other day. Me n my partner have regular sex anyway. Its been near enough every night for the past 2 weeks. Would this help catch the egg still? Also because I'm new to this how do I take my bbt? And what do I use? 😂 Feel a plonker asking

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physicskate · 16/10/2018 11:19

It's likely you missed the surge and they'll continue to be negative.

physicskate · 16/10/2018 11:21

You'll have to google bbt and research it yourself - it would take me all day to explain but would take you a few minutes to research.

If you're already having regular sex, ditch the opks - they are what caused you to stress. Stress = bad.

Starry1234 · 16/10/2018 15:01

Ok thank you. Sorry I should have just googled it. My bad. So if I've missed the surge on the opk does that mean I've missed compleatly or not necessarily because I've been have regular sex?

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physicskate · 16/10/2018 15:16

Sex is what causes pregnancy. If you've had sex and ovulated, you're in with a shout. Have sex. Ignore the Science.

You took one opk and it wasn't just before ovulation. Maybe you surged the day before? Just ignore the opks. Throw them in the bin.

Did they teach you anything in Biology? Jokes (sort of). Good luck!!

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