Signs of annovulation? Convinced there's something wrong and I won't get pregnant :(

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First post on here, guess I'm looking for support/ reassurance/ anyone in a similar sittuation.

I'm 27 and on cycle 2 of TTC no. 1 (I know it's early days but the anxiety is killing me!)

I went to the docs a couple of years back as my periods took a while to come back after the pill and my bloods showed slightly low estrogen and slightly high prolactin and my ultrasound said I had borderline polycystic ovaries. My GP said she did't necesarily think I had PCOS but that my body was taking a while to regulate after the pill. Had tests redone 6 months later and was all normal.

I've moniroted my cycles for a while now and they are regular (27-30 days) but periods are light (only 3-4 days light bleeding) and I don't alaways get strong postives on OPKs, or a clear temp shift on charts (alghough sometimes I do). Tbh I don't chart very consistently as it stresses me out too much. My doc told me regular periods mean ovulation but I've read online you can have periods even if you're not ovulating and that light periods can be a sign of this. This month I'm on CD 20 and not sure I've even ovulated yet. I've had what looked like an LH surge day 14 but not that strong, and ewcm has gone away and boobs hurt but not sure.

The worst bit is a year ago I got pregnant but had an early medical termination (please don't judge me, I'd just met my partner and would have had no access to maternity cover so It didn't feel like a viable option.) Tbh I really regret it now and am consumed with the fear that I've missed my only chance to be a mum.

Any advice from anyone? Does my cycle sound normal? I'm tempted to go for private tests as this is stressing me out so much and I'm so sure there's something wrong with me!

Hi OP! I'd say don't fret - that doesn't at all sound anovulatory from your description. Any lady I've seen on here with anovulatory cycles have had them either super long or super short and with multiple rounds of EWCM with their bodies trying to ovulate. You see plenty of LH surges with anovulatory cycles as well so the absence of a peak opk isn't necessarily a clue - it just sounds like you're missing it!

Tbh it just sounds like you've been a bit crap at tracking which is absolutely fine - maybe skip it if it stresses you out so much? It just sounds unlikely based on what you said that you'd not be ovulating. Ultimately all you need to do is DTD every other day from CD10-20 in cycle length like yours and you'll always be covered!

Oh and a 3-4 day light period is normal!

Hi Juno,

Thanks for your response.

That’s reassuring to hear - I feel like it’s plastered all over the internet that it’s totally possible to have textbook cycles and never ovulate but I did wonder how that’s possible as it would surely be like magically consistent estrogen breakthrough bleeding, which I’ve heard is normally heavy and erratic. Also I tend to get pms which suggests ovulation maybe?

Incidentally i just had a call with my GP about it (can you tell I’m freaking out lol!) who agreed that annovulatory bleeding tends to be unpredictable and that it’s likely I’m ovulating.

I guess opks don’t work for everyone - I’ve had strong positives in the past but only a weak surge this and last month and my temp this morning was 30.37 (hadn’t measured any other point this cycle) which is low but i did wake up very early so maybe that affects it.

In short, TTC is a massive pain in the arse and I hope it happens quickly so I can move on to stressing about something else!! Wish I could shake the feeling that there’s something terribly wrong with me!