Missing period! Stuck in limbo

[Skl2021]

Hi everyone just wanting some advice or experience. Ttc #3 last period was 19.12.2020 so was due on around 20th January. That has come and gone and still nothing. Negative tests obviously. Always been regular have missed the odd one before. Have also been using opks but there still all fairly light so nothing happening on that front. Just feel like I'm stuck in limbo. No ovulation happening up to now and no period. What do people do in this situation?! Just keep DTD? Or is it pointless with negative opks all the time. Soo frustrating. I'm now cd 49 roughly. driving myself mad testing all the time . Why does ttc make us go so crazy??!!

@Skl2021 stay positive 🍀 I know, I still feel in shock! I had my planning appointment today and start the daily injections in 13 days to down reg then have a scan two weeks in (on my birthday) to see if we can start the stim phase which then means two injections daily and scans every other day until my follicles are a good size to then have yet more injections to trigger them maturing and egg collection a couple of days after. Basically (provisionally) were looking at egg collection on the 26th April and embryo transfer on the 1st May 😬🤞

@Crazydoglady123 aww that would be a brilliant birthday present 🎉 hope things start to go your way and you get that bfp!! Hopefully not much longer for the both of us x

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@skl2021
Nothing has changed really still some very light spotting but negative OPKS.
Could be a long few weeks!

@Sparkles512 keep going hopefully something will show up soon 🤞😩 hahah these days are getting long too 🤦 x

@Crazydoglady123 @Sparkles512 think af is arriving early 😩 bit of blood when I wipe 😔 think I'm out x

@skl2021 oh that's such a shame 😕
Fingers crossed for this cycle!

I'm currently CD 11 if my bleeding/spotting was a mini period?
I did an OPK today and both lines are dark but I don't think the test line is darker yet but I will keep testing 🤞

@Sparkles512 sounds promising if your opks are getting dark hopefully ovulation is near for you 🤞 I'm currently cd 3/4 of I go from spotting of cd 2 from proper flow. Don't know which your meant to go from 🤔 ovulation could be any were 🤣 good news is my cycle shortened this month but there still not regular 🤦 need to order some opks now any suggestions x

@Skl2021 you should count CD1 from full flow ☺️

@Crazydoglady123 thankyou cd 2 then! Here we go again x

I didn't have a full flow not sure what's going on but my OPK didn't seem as dark as yesterdays... Maybe yesterday was my peak? Or maybe its still too early in the day I'll do another one this afternoon.
Fingers crossed for us all 🤞

@Sparkles512 hmm weird isn't it. Last month I had a high one and thought that was peak but obv wasn't as 2 weeks later it was alot darker so maybe it was trying to happen but didn't? But i wouldn't of known if I didn't carry on with the opks! Your only meant to do them in the afternoon anyway I think which I didn't know as I was doing them first wee 🤦 maybe something will show later? X

@skl2021 done another OPK this afternoon still not as dark as yesterday so maybe yesterday was just a fluke? Or possibly I ovulated the day before because I've not tested for a few days 🙈 Either way we DTD yesterday and the day before so we should be covered if I did ovulate 🤞

Just curious how long is everyone's cycles typically?
I have spoken to a DR regarding other bits and when I mentioned that most of my cycles are 40-50 days, he said its very unlikely that I am ovulating.
Feel deflated 😭

@Sparkles512 why is that? So if cycles are long you don't ovulate? Isn't there a test the doctor's do to see if u ovulate? My cycles are usually 30-35. ATM one was 49 and last one was around 38. So can opks be positive and you still don't ovulate? How long have u been ttc? X

I didn't even think at the time to ask if they can do a test to see if I'm ovulating I might give them a call back 🙈
We've been trying for 8 months they said if I'm not pregnant within a year they can refer me to the fertility clinic.
But if I'm not ovulating then surely I'm just waiting for the year to be up with no purpose!

@Sparkles512 yes no point in keeping on trying if your not 😩 surely they should test you if someone told you u that your not? I'm not to clued up on it all. I don't know if @Crazydoglady123 had the ovulation test at day 21 or something? Or am I mixing everything up 🤦🤔

You can have a day 21 blood test for progesterone. The levels would show if you've ovulated or not

So what if you ovulate after day 21? Or does that mean you will have problems conceiving if after day 21 🤔 mine have all been after day 21 so maybe I'm not 🤦 so confusing all this.

It should ideally be done 7 days after you ovulate so for you CD28

Last month I ovulated on cd 28! So let's see if it's any earlier this month 🤦 long wait if it isn't 😩

Update; I have spoken to my GP who has said I can have a blood test to check progesterone and it needs to be a week before my expected period.

Now to guess what day my expected period should be!
They're all over the place so might be a stab in the dark?
Possibly thinking I should just have it 7 days after when I thought I ovulated from my OPKS?

At least this is progress feel much happier today thank you for the support ladies!

@Sparkles512 that's good news! Glad you were able to get it instead of waiting and maybe u can get some answers! Yes not much more u can do will u go off your opk the other day then?

@skl2021 yes I think I'll use my opk from 21st March. Otherwise my period might unexpectedly appear and I'll be on my next cycle before I can have my blood done.
🤞🤞🤞

@Sparkles512 not long now then got my 🤞 for you! Hope we all get some good news soon come on bfp were are ya!! X

How is everyone?

Any news? Any BPFs? 🤞

I am just awaiting my blood test results to check my progesterone levels 🤞