Why is ovulation late?

[Fireplacedreamer]

Hi all.

Is there a reason ovulation would be late??

I'm a typical 28day cycle with ovulation on day 13 or 14. Today is day 16 and no ovulation flagged on clear blue yet.is there a reason for this? Should we continue to DTD?

I'm in the same boat @Fireplacedreamer it's driving me mad. CD20 and nothing 😞, only had 25day cycle last month too. Have you had any symptoms? I've had next to nothing. I'm continuing dtd every other day to cover all bases, at least for another 10 days or so if AF doesn't arrive.

@Fireplacedreamer are you taking any new vitamins this month?

@glow92 its really strange isn't it?!

No symptoms at all. Running out of ovulation sticks too and not sure if I should buy more to carry on.

Do you take supplements? The only thing that is different for me this month is I am taking seven seas trying to conceive tablets each day

@cat8986 sorry must have missed your message before.

Started trying to conceive seven seas about mid last cycle so this is my first full cycle on it.

@Fireplacedreamer I'm just using one a day until I run out and if I miss it I miss it 🤷🏼‍♀️ as long as we still dtd I think I'm going to write-off tracking this cycle. I did take some B6 to try and lengthen my short luteal phase for a couple weeks (now stopped in case that's the issue)... I do think that's partly the issue to be honest but not enough to be this late.

I'm going to start temping from next cycle... assuming this one is a dud.

@glow92 it's just another thing to stress & worry about it isn't it?

Feel like I'm trying every trick going, yet even my cycle is giving up on me now 🤦‍♀️

Is tempting more or less accurate? I have never tried it xx

@Fireplacedreamer
There’s been a lot of women on here that have said pregnacare or seven seas has messed up their cycle. I think there may even be something on the box that warns you about it?
I’ve never taken it myself because of this, as vitamin B6 alone made me ovulate late so that was enough to scare me off!
I stick with folic acid and vitamin D which I feel a lot better with (although no BFP yet after 4 cycles)

So it’s most likely that?

@cat8986 thanks! I didn't know that so will look into it. If it continues to be delayed I'll stop it. Which folic acid do you take?

Good luck on your next cycle! Fingers crossed

I'd like to give it a go, I keep admiring pictures of charts posted on these threads and it does seem like a good way to confirm ovulation has actually happened... thermometers are cheap on Amazon.
I'm so annoyed as we dtd every day in what I thought was my window and used conceive plus which isn't cheap! 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Fireplacedreamer I take Vitabiotics folic acid with added vitamin B12. Feel good with them, no obvious effects from them, other I’m hoping for an obvious effect in a BFP! 5dpo... arghhh the wait!

I think from what I’ve read, if prenatal vitamins work for you then fantastic, but if not, then try something else. What works for one, may not work for another, which is sometimes disheartening when you hear good news stories.

Just make sure you’re getting a balanced diet and eating all the right things to get those extra vitamins, veggies, fruit, nuts (Brazil for TWW) seeds, juices, fish, leafy greens, reduced caffeine/alcohol.

I don’t think we put enough emphasis on taking control of our own health rather than relying on supplements (not a dig! Just general musing about it).

Wishing you lots of luck too xx

@glow92 hope temping goes well! Let me know. Did you ovulate today? Still a very empty circle for me

@cat8986 you are right. Food is my coping mechanism so as soon as I'm stressed or anxious I eat everything! Then healthy goes out the window which is probably the opposite of what my body needs. Started today back on being healthy and trying to be kind to my body and hopefully I will be rewarded with a BFP one day!

I'm at work today so going to do an OPK around lunch time, zero symptoms though so I'm not expecting big things 😞. I've just gone ahead and ordered the thermometer, I know I'm already mid-cycle but I'll try and get used to using it ready for next.

Just as you guys are speaking about food - I don't eat meat and I wonder if that's having any kind of impact, I know B12 can help but I'm wary of supplements now!

@glow92 how about folic acid with added b12? I take the vitabiotics and have felt fine on them.

You can find it in fish, eggs, dairy and cereals, not just meat so you should be okay if you eat plenty of those? I barely eat meat or dairy, so felt I needed a bit extra

Thanks @cat8986, it's something I hadn't really considered as always been on the pill but recently wondered if it could be slowing my cycles returning to 'normal'.
I do still eat fish but maybe 1-2 times per week and not much dairy really so perhaps I do need a bit of a boost.

Another day, another negative! 😢

@glow92 slightly higher though today so fingers crossed it climbs by tomorrow.. I am do impatient ha!

Today suddenly took a turn!
I'm hoping it's still going to rise overnight so that the peak is tomorrow as we can't dtd tonight!
We did last night and should tomorrow and the next day, I just pray I get a half decent luteal phase this month after all of this.
Anything for yourself yet? 💜.

I used to temp alongside opks and I found that most useful @Fireplacedreamer

When you begin tracking your cycles you can put yourself under stress without even realising and the stress will delay ovulation.

I used to temp alongside opks and I found that most useful @Fireplacedreamer

When you begin tracking your cycles you can put yourself under stress without even realising and the stress will delay ovulation.

@glow92 great news! Fingers crossed it continues to rise!

Nothing for me 🙁 tick tock lol

@Chanel05 I think you are right. Also having a stressful time at home due to a covid death in extended family so it hasn't been a easy month. Maybe that is why? Think I might try temping alongside OPKs next month although I'm not the best at tracking first thing 😬

Thanks @Fireplacedreamer it's still high this morning so if today is peak then O should be tomorrow on CD23 - a delay of 6 days from last month. Definitely going to be a jump from a 25 day cycle last month.

How many days delayed are you now? I'm really sorry to hear what's happened, definitely could be a factor I hope you're ok.

@glow92 amazing! Glad it's going to work out for you.. then on to the long TWW ha! It's never ending!

4days late now. Hopefully I'll be 6 days like you!

I really hope it does for you, I knew it could vary but 6 days is a lot out of nowhere.
I just need a nice long LP this time 🙏🏼, be so rubbish getting another 8day one after all the waiting for O!

@glow92 I have read online that anything before cd21 is deemed normal so fingers crossed I will meet that.

Oh no 8 days is short! Hopefully a nice lengthy 14days for you. Well actually hopefully a BFP instead!