Opinions on my chart?

[cunningplan101]

I'm very confused by my cycle this month. I usually have an approx 27-28 day cycle and ovulate on CD15-CD16 with an 11-12 day luteal phase, but I do sometimes have shorter cycles (24-25 days). This month, it looks from my temp rise that I ovulated on CD12, although I got my positive OPK (CB static smiley) with FMU on CD13. I think therefore it's likely that I ovulated very late on CD12 or very early on CD13. I do usually have a short LH surge, so the positive OPK on CD13 could have been left over from the night before.

Therefore, I was expecting AF on Sunday. My temp did drop a little on Sunday and more yesterday, so I was pretty sure AF would be here soon. But my temp has gone back up today and still no AF.

I did a Boots early detection test on Sunday (DPO13) and it was negative. I'm now DPO15 and a bit afraid to go out and buy another test in case it's another BFN. I was so hopeful this month when my temp was still so high on DPO12, as usually it has fallen by then. So I was very disappointed on Sunday when my temp fell and I got the BFN. I just don't know whether reaching DPO15 and today's temp should let me get my hopes up again, or whether it is likely just a meaningless blip.

What do people think?

@Hopefulhedgehog @Juno231 I hope you don't mind me tagging you, but I know you're both BBT experts so would really appreciate your thoughts

I'm thinking if my temp is high again tomorrow morning and still no AF, I'll test again. I just don't want to get my hopes up and be disappointed.

@cunningplan101 tagging me sadly doesn't work (I do spot DMs though!) as MN stopped sending me notifications over a year ago.

Erm I think I'd trust the opk here as your temps sort of have two temp shifts around your ovulation, and my guess would be that you ovulated on CD14, making you 13dpo today. So perhaps AF will show today or if it doesn't by tomorrow I'd recommend you test again in case your test at the newly adjusted 11dpo was too early.

Thank you so much for replying @Juno231. Glad you spotted my post anyway, without the notification.

That could make sense about ovulating later. I think it could well have been CD13, but poss CD14 like you say.

I guess all I can do is wait and see if AF turns up today.

Let me know how it goes!

@Juno231

Let me know how it goes!

How are you getting on with your TTC journey? X

@SWAttempting you're so sweet! Two years in so just trundling along. Hoping for IVF in Jan. You're ttc#2 now right?

[quote Juno231]@SWAttempting you're so sweet! Two years in so just trundling along. Hoping for IVF in Jan. You're ttc#2 now right?[/quote]
Indeed! Got my BFP on the 11/11! 🤞🏼 Stopped mini pill on 02/10 no withdrawal bleed or cycle...

I had a little dip on my chart and I was pregnant.

My ovulation test vs my BBT chart didn't match at all! Haha.

How long have you been trying? Happy to share some of the things that we did that resulted in getting pregnant very quickly (didn't do anything crazy and nothing you can't buy from Boots), but only if you're interested? Don't want to push it on you!

Thank you @Kinko. I started trying in April, got pregnant in May but sadly had a miscarriage in August.

AF arrived yesterday so I think Juno231 was right and Fertility Friend was out on my ovulation by a couple of days. In the cycle when I got pregnant, I didn't have a dip - my temps just stayed high.

I am taking Vita West vitamins + antioxidants, plus DHA, extra vitamin D, ubiquinol, choline, iron + folic acid.

@cunningplan101 sorry AF showed but glad I could shed some light on the chart. I'll be here if you ever need another set of eyes on the next one 😅

@cunningplan101

Thank you *@Kinko*. I started trying in April, got pregnant in May but sadly had a miscarriage in August.

AF arrived yesterday so I think Juno231 was right and Fertility Friend was out on my ovulation by a couple of days. In the cycle when I got pregnant, I didn't have a dip - my temps just stayed high.

I am taking Vita West vitamins + antioxidants, plus DHA, extra vitamin D, ubiquinol, choline, iron + folic acid.

Sorry to hear of your miscarriage. I hope you're OK, big virtual hug xx

For me while TTC, I took pregnacare vitamins (and made Husband take the mens version). We went on the second nature diet, it's very gentle and healthy. It wasn't as much to lose weight as to just cut out all the processed foods etc. We also used pre-seed, after reading great reviews. Highly recommend watching a documentary that was on channel 4 years ago called 'the great sperm race'. You can find it on YouTube now. It's about 50 minutes long but gives a fascinating account of what those swimmers are up against, haha.

Good luck for your next cycle!xx