Is it normal to ovulate at different times each month?

[whothefkisalice]

Been ttc for 9 months - I have always used ovulation tests.

Recently my ovulation tests seem to be a bit over the place - I usually ovulate around cycle day 18 but the past couple of months I've ovulated as late as 21/22!

This in turn has obviously made my periods come on later.

Is this normal for ovulation days to fluctuate or should they always be a set day for yourself? Panicking a bit as I'm now on cycle day 36 waiting for my period (def not pregnant). Normally my cycles would be 29-34 days long.

Thank you in advance

Anyone?

have you been stressed / taken any new meds or vitamins / are you certain you’re using good opks?

@satellitesunshine

I'm always stressed :( but I do think I've not been as stressed recently.

I'm taking some new natural hormone 'gummies' but only for about a month so I don't think it's those

I don’t think that’s a huge variation in ovulation date. Mine varies that much and I didn’t have any problems getting pregnant. I’m not trying to be insensitive, I’m just saying that the variation isn’t necessarily a problem.

Do you have a consistent length of time between ovulation and period starting?

If you’ve been trying for 9 months and have been tracking ovulation etc I think it may be worth starting to think about a visit to the GP for you and your DP.

@Hazelnuttella

Oh that's good to hear thank you. I've obviously been googling and worried myself that it's perimenopause or something else.

Thank you

Sometimes i ovulate day 17 / 18

Sometimes day 21

My ovulation date alternates from day 16 to day 20 each month which means my cycles alternate between 28 and 32 days. I guess one ovary goes earlier than the other. I have one DC who was conceived on the second month of trying so didn’t have an affect then. Now on cycle 4 TTC#2

My cycles were never regular…varied between 28 days and 38 days. I got pregnant both times with absolutely no problems so it clearly didn’t affect my fertility.
Bizarrely enough now that I’m 49 and you’d assume perimenopausal, I’m as regular as clockwork 🤷🏻‍♀️