OPK peak??

[Bouncytree]

I can’t tell if I have peaked and missed it, or if I am yet to peak.

I was at 40% high one evening...but then back to low levels and fluctuating slightly since then. Back to 0% now. See picture

Could I have peaked overnight and missed it? Is that even possible? Are my LH levels just fluctuating as they go down? if I’m now at 0% does that mean The peak has passed?

Last few cycles testing I got very clear peaks 100-200%. So I am very confused by all this! We have been DTD every two days in case 😅😅😅

Can anyone shed on light on what might be happening? So confused 🤪

Ha ha yes, well that was me this month...started DTD way early cos I thought I was ovulating and Then I couldn’t wait till I was done for the month. 😅😅😅 DTD on a schedule is exhausting 😅

Yeah I found that with the app...think you are using Premom too? I’ve also used femometer and it allows you to put in the ovulation manually but Premom fills automatically, but all the apps are just approximating . But your peak has to kind of ‘peak out’ so to speak...it has to get To it’s highest for it to be the true peak. Also the True peak indicates you about the ovulate, but it happens 24-36 hours afterwards, so day after the peak. So The Premom
Doesn’t seem to take that into account.

I go by the EWCM too and think it’s good to notice that in combination with the testing. A midwife told me once you see it get on the EWCM get on the BD! 💃🤣 I get it 4/5 days before ovulation and then it goes very quickly afterwards.

@Bouncytree it’s Femometer that I’m using. I figured I’d let it interpret the results as I’m new to opks and could use the help 🙈

I’ve had ewcm for 3 days now and I don’t normally have it much longer than that. I’m also having twinges in my right side this evening - so confused. Just done another opk and can’t help but feel my body is on a wind up! 😒

It sounds like youre doing what I did...stressing about it 🥺 both the last two months, I have sat reading any forum you can about ovulation and got to the point were i thought 'sod this, what I'll be will be' and within a couple of days...there was my peak 🙊

The surge can happen quick and the positive can come around within just 1 day of testing, even if it was super low the day before! Also only being CD12, our bodies should generally ovulate until CD14 🙌🏼

It will happen, just do 3 sticks a day and I bet by the weekend you'll have your positive!🤞🏻 Do maybe 10am, 3pm and 8pm? I think that's a pretty good spread out across the day? And then just DTD every other and then once it becomes noticeably darker just try once a day for those 3 days 🙊

Oh and @Bouncytree... I've currently got a list of symptoms or feelings I've had other the last three days...guess who had a twinge of tooth pain early 🤦🏼‍♀️ although about each pregnancy being different certainly makes me feel better!!

4DPO for me tomorrow, so guessing you're 5DPO tomorrow? 🙊 I always find it goes pretty quick until 7DPO because then you know just a couple of days later it can be picked up on a test 🤦🏼‍♀️

'Must. Hold. Off. Until. AF.Is.Due' is what shall be going around my head next week!

@Char899 please excuse the amount of testing I did hahaha but thought I'd show my whole month of stressing! Mine also showed higher grading and then dropped back to low again! I was sure I'd ovulated earlier on in the month 🙊

Ps, I hope this go in order! Then my peak is above in the comments x

@Char899..yes looks like a Possible peak to me on CD 11 at 88%...but you’ve gone up again so there ya a chance you could peak again higher. So keep testing in case The final peak is the true peak. It’s confusing in the first month or two but you roll get to know your pattern and when you likely yo ovulate. So think about the testing as learning your cycle and if you are DTD 2/3 days you are covered in any case.

This is quite useful...shows the Different kinds of rises and falls People Can have. premom.com/blogs/how-to-use-ovulation-tests/surges-and-peaks-gradual-onset

It does feel a bit confusing but you don’t have to see the peak to get PG so try not to stress. Just keep baby dancing and your sorted!

Ha ha @Rachel93x lol yes must.hold.off 😆
Yes! I think that’s totally true...fine till you get those itching to test feelings and then time stops to a crawl.

Yes 5 days dpo 2m, snd 6 days till possible test date...hoping for a clicky hip sign on the 3rd. I have a 27 day cycle and ovulated on CD 15....so it’s been a bit shorter than 2 weeks at least. Though it doesn’t seem to have made much difference!

Ah thank you both for your advice, I feel better already! It’s amazing how stressful and all consuming this ttc business is!
We’ve dtd tonight just incase and I’ll test again in the morning! I don’t think we will want to go anywhere near each other for a while after this 😂😃

Have you both read the thread on here about DTD during the 2 week wait?! 😬

I luckily have had enough of that come ovulation, but read it can cause issues with implantation (I just then think about people who just fall pregnant on the pill etc)... this TTC is stressful to say the least 🤷🏼‍♀️ I was none the wiser!

@@Char899@ Glad your feeling better. Yes it can all be a bit of a mine field at times, but you will find your groove. I think once you know your pattern you can relax a little. Lol your off the hook then 😉

Rachel93x yes I was posting on it and reading. It’s crazy isn’t it! I hadn’t heard of that before. It wouldn’t stop you getting pregnant every time but decreases your chances. Ha ha luckily I am just done by the time I’ve reached ovulation too 😅😅😅. Imagine DTD every 2 -3 days till you get pregnant...is defo give up! 😆

6 days till I can test...counting down the days!

Ohhh I havnt seen that! But to be honest I don’t think I’ll want to dtd during the 2ww so I can now use that as an excuse 😂

So even though I still have ewcm and my temp did not rise this morning (it actually dropped) AND I still have not had another positive opk, femometer is still adamant I am now 1dpo... 🙄

Yeah I've used it as an excuse to my partner..his mouth just dropped like what 😂

Have you tried the Premom app? It shows the chart like the photo below! How up and down mine was! Maybe day 11 was your ovulation day? I don't BBT as it confuses me but that's the only true way to confirmation ovulation which makes me wonder if day 11 was the day 🤔 I get the EWCM about 3-4 days before ovulation! Does it stop after ovulation? All I know is once I've ovulated my boobs KILL 🥺

@Rachel93x no I have femometer and flo. I’m temping but it’s hard because I get woken up by ds so I’m not able to take it at the exact same time in the morning! Your temp should peak after ovulation and mine hasn’t and I’ve had negative opks this morning. I wonder if my temp will peak tomorrow morning. If opks predict ovulation in the next 12-36 hours maybe I ovulated day 12 (yesterday) I just don’t know 🙄 yeah ewcm is supposed to dry up once you’ve ovulated! This is my 4th day with it now but theres definitely much less of it.... 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi @Char899 I think until your lh levels Flatline for a few days you can’t be sure (unless u know your previous pattern). So don’t stress about when it is/was for this month...just keep testing, you won’t have a clear picture till the end. My LG goes down to 0 a number of times before the proper peak.

My CM goes bone dry after the peak for a few days and then goes back to normal

Sore boob alert here! Could it be? 5 days dpo 🤔. Lol thought I’d start updating you both in real time 🤣

Your right I just need to keep testing and what will be will be! Thank you for your help!

@Bouncytree ooohhh symptom spotting by any chance? 🙈 fingers firmly crossed that the sore boobs are onto something!

@Char899 Me? Never! Lol I’m jumping on any bit of a sign. But I’m trying to take it all very lightly and just have fun with it. I’ve convinced myself before and then the bfn is a real blow.

@Bouncytree I totally get that. Just try and keep yourself busy and distract yourself as much as possible. Easier said than done obviously.

Well I still have no clue where I am lol my app still says 1dpo I’ve done 2 more opks which were both “high” 40% and then 33% so my body’s off doing its own thing! I’m just praying that it’s not that I’m failing to ovulate because that would just be beyond s**t! Lol

This wholeeee thing is just mentally stressful 😭 fingers crossed we all get there & soon have a BFP!

I've had killer boobs, wont lie 😂 but I know I always get this, I mean without going too much into it I do have lotion like discharge which is what I had last month only when I got a positive so not sure if it's just a coincidence or what 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hey guys, so confused! Cd 14 today, still havnt had another peak! Last one was cd 11! Femometer now saying I’m 2dpo but I still have ewcm and my temp hasn’t changed.. do you think my body failed to ovulate? 🤔

Oh my gosh, is the top one today? That's certainly getting darker!! I think maybe you'll ovulate later this month, maybe tomorrow or Sunday? 🤔 but I'd be happy if it was me back in this situation seeing it's darker today!

@Rachel93x top one was a couple of hours ago, it’s just going up and down. I’m just panicking a little that maybe I’m not actually going to ovulate this month.. I feel like the peak before was my body trying to ovulate and failing.

Anyway. How are you both? What dpo are you now? Any more symptoms?

Ohhhhhh!

@Char899 that looks like a peak 🥳 It’s always a bit exciting. BD time! 💃

Keep testing for a few days just to get your pattern and see it go back to 0. It’s more info you and the app.

@Bouncytree I did get excited. DH came home shortly after so I pounced!

Only thing is it seems to have done what it did last time and it’s dipped down again only a couple of hours later.. what on earth is my body doing 😡