When did I ovulate - help!! :’(

[Dan521]

I have no idea when I ovulated and therefore do not know what DPO I am on…

I tend to have 28 day cycles but sometimes up to 31 days. My last cycle was 31 days, the cycle before was 28.

My LMP was 9th July, Flo app has put my ovulation day as 23rd July (the typical 14 days) I have only logged 2 cycles.

I tried ovulation testing for the first time this month, I kept getting fairly dark lines but none appeared to be fully positive. Some days I only tested once per day, i am aware I may have missed the peak.

I don’t get a lot of EGCM or ovulation symptoms but I did notice a small amount of EWCM on 20th July, I also had a chin spot on this day and a really high sex drive. (I don’t tend to get ovulation cramps or any other symptoms) this date obviously doesn’t coincide with the ovulation day of the Flo app or OPK tests.

The photo attached is probably the darkest the OPK I ever got (I didn’t do any more id given up by this point because I thought I’d already ovulated) this test was on 25th July which again doesn’t coincide with symptoms or Flo app prediction. But it would be 15 days before AF if I was to have a 31 day cycle, which would mean if I ovulated 24 hours later it would be a 14 day luteal phase. Does the test look positive?

I feel like I have multiple pregnancy symptoms and feel exactly as I did with previous pregnancies.. bloated, vivid dreams, sore breasts (I don’t get sore breasts with AF), exhaustion where I’m taking naps in the day, frequent urination, agitation and mood swings, and popcorn smelling wee which was a tell tale sign in previous pregnancies.

I have done an early result pregnancy test today but it was BFN. Is any one able to tell me when I am most likely to have ovulated?

Also, it appears FRER tests are no longer available. I’ve always considered these most reliable. Is there another test someone can recommend.

The TWW has got me pulling my hair out 😭

according to flo I am on cycle day 32 today but I calculate as cd 31. Still no AF. I have been temping and my latest was 36.85, I probably need to temp a few cycles to see what is normal for me but I am expecting a drop and that is the highest it has been so far. Done one of those home bargains 79p for 3 strip tests today and it was bfn. Every day that goes by I am assuming that ovulation was later and later than I thought it was and it’s further away than when we last dtd (25th July). It is looking like we were going at it like it rabbits a week too soon 🙈 or maybe I am just hitting the menopause.

I had some months my cycle was crazy long but then returned back to normal. I think longest was 35 days. It really messes up TTC.

I think this is may be the longest cycle ive ever had, I must have been wayyyy out on the day I thought I’d ovulated. Typical that ive ended up having such a long cycle on the first month ttc 😭 I just want to get af out the way so I can get going with the next fertile period.

Af arrived today, I guess I ovulated the days following that darker opk stick and missed dtd by a couple of days. My temp was over 37 when I woke up and has remained Over 37 throughout the day, the weather has been ridiculously hot today though. I have only been temping a couple of days but it appears to have gone up rather than dropping maybe that is because of the weather. At lest I have a better understanding of my cycle now and how everything works. Severe cramps kicked in almost instantly when af started 😭

thank you for all of your input and I wish you all bfps and happy healthy pregnancies. Maybe we will all cross paths again next year when we’re moaning about when labour will kick in 😜

Awe that sucks, I'm sorry!

Maybe you are coming down with something if it keeps climbing higher?

Fertility friend is really great for tracking temps and ovulation tests if you wanted to do it this cycle

It’s gone down slightly this morning to 36.63. I have been using fertility friend. I am going to continue tracking throughout this cycle and see what happens. If I was to conceive this cycle I would possibly get a bfp just before my partners birthday which would be a nice birthday present for him.

That's what I've been hoping for too! It's my husbands birthday next week and I'm soooo hoping I can get a positive then.

I’ve got my fingers crossed for you!

@HopefullMumto4 how are you getting on?

After missing the LH surge last month, I bought a box of OPKs and been testing since CD6. I wanted to test for the whole month this month so I can experiment and see when it goes lighter and darker etc.

I am on CD 12 today, I have been getting positive opks since CD 10, so 3 days of test lines being darker than the control line. I have been testing multiple times a day, all with the same result.

after being unable to manage to get a positive opk last month I’m now getting days of them so I am still not sure when is ovulation day 🙈 will I ovulate once they go light again? I’ve been dtd regardless just incase. I am using the easy @ home tests this month which is a different brand to the ones I used last time.

temping Isn’t going great for me. i keep forgetting to do it when I first wake up. I usually get up go to the toilet make a coffee etc and then go ohh I forgot and go and take my temp. So the results are all over the place.