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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.

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Flashing smiley on cd20

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 16:02

I am sooo annoyed at myself. And I feel like the biggest idiot! I always thought that I ovulated around cd 14-15, having an average 29 day cycle. I even thought I felt ovulation pains on my right side on cd14. However, I felt really, really weird today. I had weird cramping in my lower stomach.. not only today but since the last 3 days. It’s not strong cramping, but I can feel it whenever I’m doing anything. It doesn’t bother me that much, but it feels really weird! I’ve been using Clearblue ovulation since day 13 and I’ve been getting blank circles, which really really confused me.
So, I just got back from work and I had one Clearblue ovulation stick left in the box. I thought for sure it was gonna be negative because it’s day 20 of my cycle today, and I get my period from between cd 28-31. Before my miscarriage in June it always came on day 28 like clockwork, but now it’s between 28-31. I took the ovulation test and forgot about it, until I walked into my bathroom 15 mins later and saw a flashing smiley. The first one I’ve seen this cycle. How am I ovulating so late? Just over a week is left for my period so it seems weird. And this cramping feels different from the ovulation pain I have every month because it’s in my whole lower stomach, not to one side. Ughhh. I have no idea.
And my ovulation sticks have finished!! If I have a flashing smiley today it means that I might ovulate in the next 2-3 days? That doesn’t add up for me!
Any help?

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 16:33

Bump

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Windydaysuponus · 18/10/2019 16:36

I conceived both of my dd's from only dtd on day 23 of a 28 day cycle!! As dh worked away at the time I knew when it was!!
Def would not recommend to a friend having 2 dd's a year apart.
Now 12 +13 and omg....
Grin

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 16:42

Aww, wow! I definitely used to ovulate on day 14 or 15 before my miscarriage, and I’ve been having ‘ovulation’ cramps since the last 4 days or so. I’m so confused!!

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Hewie30 · 18/10/2019 16:52

This is exactly what happened to me last month. I thought i ovulated on cd 19 I had the cramps and the cm also. I randomly did a opk on cd24 and had a positive, I then got another peak at CD25. My cycle ended up being 42days so I must have ovulated really late

user1573334 · 18/10/2019 16:55

Could be implantation cramps, ovulation sticks can pick up HCG too I believe? Don't count on that though and DTD for sure.

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 17:51

It’s so annoying, right?!

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 17:51

I heard that too!! But would that be possible so early? It’s only cd20 x

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 19:30

Now I’m even more confused.. Clearblue shows a flashing smiley, but Boots ovulation test has the faintest line...

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 19:42

@user1573334 still, clearblue shows a flashing smiley but the Boots ovulation test I just took only has a faint line so I’m guessing I’m not ovulating? Can it just be a mistake on Clearblue? I am feeling a weird crampy sensation in my stomach but maybe that’s just because of something else.. even though I’m perfectly fine. I’m just so confused!

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whatdayisit7 · 18/10/2019 19:43

@dreamerkr cb detects estrogen and luteinising hormone surge, cheapies detect LH only, hence the faint line.

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 19:44

@Hewie30 I’m getting cm too... thing is though, usually whenever I get ovulation pain it’s to one side like I felt it on day 14 in my right side. The cramping isn’t bad at all though and it’s more like in the middle of my lower tummy. On and off.

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 19:45

@whatdayisit7 yes, true! I’m just so confused and annoyed though..I don’t know what’s going on but something definitely is! Another friend of mine told me it can be very early pregnancy cramping but I don’t know.. it’s only cd20. It’s probably ovulation but no idea

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whatdayisit7 · 18/10/2019 20:34

Since I had a mc I have ovulated anywhere between cd21 and cd31 so it's never too late to ovulate!

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 20:59

@whatdayisit7 I had a miscarriage in June, and although my cycle length is usually about the same that it used to be, my ovulation times are kinda messed up! How long is your cycle usually?

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Bol87 · 18/10/2019 21:10

Just go with it and have sex for the next few days..! Might be right, might be wrong but may as well try!

On cycle 3 of TTC this pregnancy, I got a positive OPK stick when I roughly expected but I wasn’t convinced as I have noticeable EWCM and I had none. We DTD regardless but I decided we should keep a regular every other day thing going until I was sure ovulation was done. Sure enough, 4 days later, loadsa EWCM. Pregnant that month. Glad we didn’t give up.. baby was most likely conceived in a hotel bathroom in Spain 😂 normally, I’d have resigned myself to 10 days of no sex due to room sharing with a toddler.. 😂

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dreamerkr · 18/10/2019 21:55

@Bol87 hahaha! I will do 🤣

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MrsH497 · 19/10/2019 09:39

I ovulated 5 days late in August thought it was just going to be a month I didn't ovulate at all. Went with it enjoyed our weekend swag and that was the time we got pregnant (mc in May and yes cycles initially were a bit off as you said)

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dreamerkr · 19/10/2019 13:13

@MrsH497 I’m sorry about your miscarriage. Another ovulation test I took today shows a blank circle, so now I’m really confused. There was a flashing smiley yesterday and now nothing??

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dreamerkr · 21/10/2019 19:14

I have cramping today in my lower tummy, a backache but it isn’t too bad, and cramping in my right side too... I feel ugh.

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CL1982 · 21/10/2019 20:27

I would say the only way you’d know was if you were charting...i’d Keep having sex just to cover all bases?

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dreamerkr · 21/10/2019 21:11

@CL1982 I’m 23 DPO now, so i’d say I’ve definitely ovulated? I felt the ovulation cramps I get every month too. Ugh I’m so annoyed and sick of feeling so weird! The weird crampy feeling in my stomach is there all day long, since the last 4-5 days. It doesn’t hurt that much but it’s annoying. And it’s way too early to test yet. I don’t know if I am or not though..

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dreamerkr · 21/10/2019 21:59

I meant it’s cd23

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CL1982 · 21/10/2019 21:59

I understand tbe frustration. Delayed ovulation can be really weird I know though. Crossing all fingers for you!

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dreamerkr · 21/10/2019 22:07

@CL1982 thank you!

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dreamerkr · 22/10/2019 11:28

Cramping is more intense now. Not as strong as period cramps but I can feel them a lot more than I’ve felt them these last few days. These cramps have literally been on and off since ovulation! They’re driving me insane. They do feel like period cramps like the ones I usually get a few hours before af starts but ugh.. they don’t start two weeks before af!! Friend told me to test but I don’t want to yet. I actually have no idea what’s going on. But I literally said to the hubby last night.. there’s definitely something happening inside my tummy, idk what it is but there’s definitely something 😂 it’s my main symptom, and tiredness too but I’m always tired lol. No sore boobs, no metallic taste in the mouth, nothing like that. But I feel bloated too...

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