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CB ovulation test HELP!! - Empty circle 5am and static smiley 1pm?!

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Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 13:54

Hey :)

So I am cycle 2 TTC baby #2, last month I used just cheapie easy@home ovulation tests. Did SO many as first time using them and wanted to catch my ovulation as I didn’t know when I usually ovulate.

This month, I decided to get the CB digital advanced ovulation tests, I have been testing once a day each morning and got an empty circle.
i am suppose to ovulate in 4/5 days (app days 4 days which will be CD 16 but last month I ovulated on CD 17 so not sure why.. so we’ll go with in 4/5 days), however something told me to start taking the cheapie tests also this afternoon, now that I’m a few days away from ovulating. I was only taking the cb at first and was going to start taking the cheapies to see line progression and confirm the cb etc nearer ovulation. So I’ve tested again today with a cheapie at 1pm, and got a darker line than I did last month on CD 12, not as dark as the control line, but darker than last month, which I was very faint up until the day before I got my surge, so I took a cb advanced to see if I progressed to a flashing smiley as this morning I had an empty circle, and it went straight to a static smiley! I took the test out but the first line is lighter than the second, ALOT darker than all the other tests from the last few days up until this morning (will insert photo), but still not darker or as dark as the control line? Which it should be surely for peak ovulation or an LH surge.. I’m so confused… is this correct? I know you can ovulate earlier or later some cycles too given I’m a few days early this month but given the line thing, how early I am and how quickly it turned positive it’s very confusing and hard not to be sceptical..

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Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 13:58

Pics of tests :)

CB ovulation test HELP!! - Empty circle 5am and static smiley 1pm?!
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JLN88 · 06/07/2023 14:12

Hmmm non of them look positive. Have you got any other signs like egg white cm? Keep testing and do the deed just to be sure

HappyPie82 · 06/07/2023 14:15

Do you have long cycles or anything like PCOS? Do you track BBT?
LH strips only say your body is preparing to ovulate and don’t confirm so you could have more than one surge in a cycle and ovulate on a later cycle day?
I would have sex now and for the next week or so to cover all bases in case you have a double surge.

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 14:29

That’s what I think too, they’re defo not looking positive.. although CB say not to look at the test lines on the digitalis because they work different than standard OPK’s but it’s hard not too! We’ll BD every night just to make sure and keep using OPK’s.. Thankyou!

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HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 14:30

CD12 isn’t too early to get a surge, as this comes the day before you ovulate, so likely your surge would still show tomorrow morning, meaning ovulation would be Saturday which is cycle day 14 - the average day of ovulation for most women.

Ive done CB advanced and cheapie tests this month and I’ve attached mine of my surge day - I’m doing IVf so my ovulation was confirmed with scans too and I’d say they’re similar to yours today so I’d test again tomorrow morning and expect to see a definite positive 👍🏻

CB ovulation test HELP!! - Empty circle 5am and static smiley 1pm?!
Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 14:30

Also no ewcm of any other signs! I did feel mild cramps this morning but nothing crazy like last months ovulation pains which were very obvious

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HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 14:31

Sorry attached the wrong picture!!

CB ovulation test HELP!! - Empty circle 5am and static smiley 1pm?!
Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 14:35

Not that I know of! Cycle last month was 31 days, and I haven’t ever been checked for PCOS or anything but I have suffered with very very bad period pains (would make me ill) unless I take contraception, at the moment I’m waiting for my doctors appointment as I have suspected uterine prolapse but that usually doesn’t cause direct fertility issues as far as I’m aware.. we’re going to BD every night just in case! Maybe I will surge multiple times this month! Will keep taking cheapies and keep updated, Thankyou!

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Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 14:38

Good luck with your IVF journey 🤍, Thankyou for the advice, the only thing that throws me off is that the line is lighter than the control line but it could just be the start of my LH surge and tomorrow it may be darker, but the static smiley I thought would only come when the line is as dark or darker you know.. I thought I’d get a flashing smiley at this stage but nope!

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HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 14:40

One of the biggest problems I’ve found with these is the smiles / flashing smileys just don’t always seem to make sense, I used 2 different readers this month to make sure I got it right and on one I got 2 days high then my surge, on the other I got 6(!) days high before my surge, and I’ve had other months where it’s gone straight to static smiley, that’s why I always take pictures of the lines inside as they’re much more reliable than those irritating little faces that seem to not know what they’re doing half the time 😆

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 14:58

Argh it’s so annoying isn’t it! I was in shock when I saw it.. I’m going to just keep testing with cheapies to see if I get a surge, no ovulation symptoms like EWCM or anything which I usually get before ovulation, but who knows! Might be the starts of my lh surge and I may ovulate tomorrow or CD 14.. will keep posted!🥰

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HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 15:26

Well I’m afraid to say that you’re just gonna have to do the deed a few times a day between CD12 - CD17 going forwards just to be on the safe side 🤷🏼‍♀️🤭

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 16:20

HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 15:26

Well I’m afraid to say that you’re just gonna have to do the deed a few times a day between CD12 - CD17 going forwards just to be on the safe side 🤷🏼‍♀️🤭

looks like it lol 😂 DP isn’t complaining to say the least

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HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 16:35

I bet he’s not! 😆

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 18:57

Defo darkening!

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JLN88 · 06/07/2023 19:04

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 18:57

Defo darkening!

Def getting darker! Get going 🤣

HopefulHead · 06/07/2023 19:09

100%, I’d say you’re surging alright 😃

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 19:53

if I didn’t listen to that little voice in my head saying to test again early this afternoon, then I would have missed this! Wouldn’t have tested till tomorrow morning again.. was waiting to test twice a day after I got a flashing smiley! But I had the urge today and yesterday to test twice, didn’t yesterday but did today and now look 🫣

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Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 20:01

I also came off of the pill only 2 months ago.. so this may be my body just getting back into rhythm with the difference in ovulation days

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KittyAllTheWay · 06/07/2023 20:11

If it helps OP I had similar this month and got a static on cd12. It was cd18 last month so I was surprised (I did get a flashing first tbf for a day or two)

it was also paler than the control line so I was really confused! I too kept testing and it got paler and paler over the next 3/4 days and I gave up. No idea if I would’ve got a another but i just went with it in the end 🤷‍♀️

Emilyadams98 · 06/07/2023 20:38

About to peak!, every few hours it’s getting darker.. tonight is gonna be a long night 🤣

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JLN88 · 06/07/2023 21:09

🤣🎆

Emilyadams98 · 07/07/2023 09:50

Feeling extremely sick today.. anyone else get nausea when ovulating? no ovulation cramps yet! Hope everyone’s okay 😁

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Emilyadams98 · 07/07/2023 23:29

Had ovulation cramps badly this evening while bathing DD, DP had to take over.. now opk is a lot fainter

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HopefulHead · 08/07/2023 05:39

@Emilyadams98 I know ovulation cramps are awful but at least they give y ok a good indication of when you’ve ovulated 😬
Aparently they’re caused by the liquid sitting around your ovary before after the follicle has erupted the egg, so you can safely presume the egg fell without a couple hours before you started cramping 🤞🏼

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