Ovulation help!

[dogmum93]

We aren't going to start TTC for another couple of months, but I thought this month I would track ovulation. I've been tracking it pretty diligently twice a day, once around 9am and again around 9pm.
My periods are like clockwork, every 27 days, 3 days long. Fairly painless, 3 days of light/medium bleeding. Haven't been on any contraception since December last year.
Every month around day 13/14 I get egg white CM.
To be honest I was expecting fairly textbook ovulation tests, but instead I've had absolutely no LH peak at all. Not even close, the line has stayed consistently faint. I started testing on day 8 and it's not budged. Is this normal? I'm now on day 14, with the CM, and starting to worry a little.

I would suggest to keep testing through the cycle, just keep testing. Then see when AF arrives. Sometimes ovulation can occur later, sometimes it can be an anovulatory cycle (I don’t know much about those, only that in a cycle there’s no ovulation).

The peak does happen fairly quickly for me. For example I will have minimal/feint lines one day then by the next lunchtime I will be on a high/peak test. So it could be occurring in the next few days.

I had later ovulation last cycle, I have 31 day cycles and I was having cm but the opk was still feint by day 20. It turned out to be 5 days later. Hence why it’s good to keep measuring. I also measure bbt to check ovulation occurred.

Thank you! Yes I think I'll just have to keep testing until AF. If I ovulate late I guess I've still got a little while to go.

Did you know the optimum time to do an opk is 2.30pm daily? It’s when LH is meant to be at its peak. I’d try that and see how you get on.
you many be missing it x

I have very similar text book cycles, 27-28 days, always regular, more EWCM in the middle, but I’ve ovulated as early at day 13 and as late as day 18.
Before TTC I used Natural Cycles to track and that was really helpful because I was tracking temperature and doing LH tests. I’d definitely recommend it.
Also - LH tests are best done in the afternoon not the morning. Get a huge box of cheapies and test list after lunch and just after dinner throughout and see how that goes

And yes as PP said the peak can be really sudden and then gone the next day

Though when you get to trying, you want to be DTD most in the days in the run up to ovulation not just that day, so a darkening line is worth paying attention too

@Everythingzrosie @BuffaloCauliflower that's good to know! I'll keep testing then and test after lunch and dinner. Atleast I've got a few months to work out my cycles. And for sure when TTC I'll make sure we dtd regularly enough haha

My peak is so quick and happens after EWCM. It can be barely there one day, solid line the next, then barely there the day after. So perhaps it will suddenly come in the day day or 2. Once you have tested for a few cycles you will get to see what your usual pattern is.

Also, how diluted your urine is can effect it too and I think for the cheap strips you need about a 4 hour hold.

When I'm expecting my peak I limit my water intake and test every time I go to the bathroom.

@dogmum93 no problem x