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Ovulation tracking help I'm going mad!

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chilternchica · 11/04/2023 02:48

Hi everyone

Please help!

My oh is going on tour with the army for 4 months and I really want to conceive before then. Today we say good bye Hmm
The last week we dtd every day including Easter Sunday but yesterday he said he can't do it again! I have been getting flashing smileys on my clear blue advanced for 8 days now, including today. On opk cheapies it looks like the line is fading and peaked a few days ago. I had ewcm a few days ago and it's died up/ gone a bit creamy now. But bbt is totally
Confusing! It dipped and peaked a few days ago but then this morning it's dipped! I have attached the picture-top line is bbt
Please can someone help? I'm going out of my mind testing ! I can't believe this may have been missed... or have I not ovulated? We had a mmc a few months ago and chemical last month
Thanks for reading

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TTC53 · 13/04/2023 09:00

Does the flashing smiley mean that levels are a little higher and maybe ovulation is imminent?
The fact that your bbt is about your cover line probably means that ovulation did happen? Has it been high for a few days now?
But yes if you haven't ovulated yet then yes sperm can only live in the correct conditions for up to 5 days

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chilternchica · 13/04/2023 09:34

thanks everyone... so I hadd to get up at 4 am to wee and again at 6 am, so i tested both urine and both were flashing smiely. then went for a walk and at 8 am i tested again with dehydrated urine after my walk and: SOLID SMILEY!
i dont know whether this means that i had the LH Surge earlier, and my pee was too diluted? or i just had the surge this morning? its.an incredibly tight window we are playing in now, we last DTD on sunday morning around 11 am UK time... so im guessing we may have missed it? unless i ovulate in the next 12 hours? im SO ANNOYED we didnt dtd on monday!

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chilternchica · 13/04/2023 16:53

sorry to badger on this again. Another question... so yesterday my bbt jumped up to a highest point so far, (although how reliable is my bbt if i was testing on hols and at different times...)then today it was elevated but lower. Today i finally got solid smiley at 8 am. But my CM is now not clear, a little stringy at times but otherwise sticky (sorry tmi). WHAT does this mean?! the cheapie OPK looked a lot stronger today with the same urine at 8 am. i just dont know really what to expect now. Would you say i have ovulated? or i havent yet?

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TTC53 · 13/04/2023 21:10

What are your opks saying this afternoon? I'm not great at explaining the science behind it but the more accurate readings are meant to be in the pm

How long have you being ttc and have you been on any birth control prior to this? Just if it's all relatively new and coming off birth control, it could take a while for your body to level its self out

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chilternchica · 14/04/2023 11:07

Me again...
So this morning my bbt dropped
So do you tbh j that means that I ovulate later today!?
I'm really up again st the 5 days window as we dtd on Sunday around 11 am!!! Do you think I missed it? My cm is stringy and creamy though

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chilternchica · 14/04/2023 12:31

sorry to be crazy... i wanted to ask your thoughts! I did a mid morning OPK and (as above, CM stringy/creamy) BUT the cheapie is positive. The most positive ive seen: totally equal lines. Also 2 other CB digitals are solid smiley today (i got a solid smiely yesterday tho at 8 am).
There is an option for my OH to meet met omorrow at around 2 pm. Do you think if we DTD tomorrow around that time we are in the window?! or more in the window now with 5 day old sperm from around 11.30 this morning? x

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Mumma · 15/04/2023 00:02

If it looks +++ today then usually you will ovulate within 48 hours. Id try and meet him if you can.

Also the OPKs are better later on in the day and not woth fmu. Fmu is better for pregnancy tests.

If you had a loss last month that may explain why youre hormones arent quite settled this month xx

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chilternchica · 15/04/2023 06:17

Thank you.
So I got a positive digital peak fertility 2 days ago
And then a peak opk yesterday...
But then my bbt dropped again today
Do you think I haven't ovulated yet?

My cm is misleading. Was most ewcm on the day of the peak clear blue 2 days ago, but now it's sticky and cloudy

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chilternchica · 15/04/2023 06:18

This is the chard, but obviously just the chart with the cheapies and. It the digital clear blue which said I peaked 2 days ago

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TTC53 · 15/04/2023 14:19

Do you have the full chart with most recent opks and bbt on it? Its a little tricky to try and visualise it with the numbers youve said
I think to know you've covered all basis just meet with your other half

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chilternchica · 15/04/2023 17:43

I can't. He is 10 hours away and would have had to leave last night. I thought we were ok and I had ovulated yesterday at worst, so meeting would have been pointless and expensive... my cheap opks weee darkest yesterday but I had positive clear blue 2 days ago.

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chilternchica · 15/04/2023 17:45

This is the chart, obviously based on the opk being positive earlier than I think it was- as you guys noted the peak was actually a few days ago

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chilternchica · 15/04/2023 19:59

Any thoughts ? Blush

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Flowers213 · 15/04/2023 20:42

Hello, hope you don't mind me jumping on I have read your post and didn't want to just run without replying as you seem stressed.

I don't understand ovulation tests well so unable to comment on this.
If your OH is now away and you are unable to see each other, there is really nothing more you can do. I really do mean this nicely but obessesing over ovulation when you aren't able to see each other is only just going to cause you stress and may make you unwell. What's done is done and unfortunately all you can do now is wait. It sounds like youve covered yourself well before he went away but unfortunately this is out of your control.

I really hope you have good news this cycle and understand completely the time pressure, but please try not to obsess, what will be will be. Xx

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chilternchica · 15/04/2023 22:44

Thank you! You are so right. I appreciate your advice xx

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