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Lila34830 · 02/12/2024 09:54

Hi OP, couldn't read and run.
If I were you I'd record the tests in the pre mom app as it's so useful to have a reading and a record of the same.
I attach mine to give you an idea.
Don't trust the apps, ovulation is very different from women to women and the apps only go off the general data.
A tip from me would be to test twice a day morning and evening from cycle day 11/12 until you get your rise and peak. It would also allow you to get your baseline LH so you know what your normal level is outside of ovulation if that makes sense.
My baseline for example is 0.2 roughly, so I know that when I am 0.5 my lH is rising is my peak will happen soon.
Difficult to say whether your tests were positive but they don't look as dark as the control line. Also bear in mind some women ovulate on cd14 but also cd20 (I ovulate on cd21 usually !)
I trust this helps !

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EP1994 · 04/12/2024 16:14

Lila34830 · 02/12/2024 09:54

Hi OP, couldn't read and run.
If I were you I'd record the tests in the pre mom app as it's so useful to have a reading and a record of the same.
I attach mine to give you an idea.
Don't trust the apps, ovulation is very different from women to women and the apps only go off the general data.
A tip from me would be to test twice a day morning and evening from cycle day 11/12 until you get your rise and peak. It would also allow you to get your baseline LH so you know what your normal level is outside of ovulation if that makes sense.
My baseline for example is 0.2 roughly, so I know that when I am 0.5 my lH is rising is my peak will happen soon.
Difficult to say whether your tests were positive but they don't look as dark as the control line. Also bear in mind some women ovulate on cd14 but also cd20 (I ovulate on cd21 usually !)
I trust this helps !

Thank you I will download the app! I have been testing two/three times a day since, and today the line seems quite a bit darker than the previous tests so hopefully🤞🏻

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Lulu89x · 04/12/2024 16:40

EP1994 · 02/12/2024 08:09

Hi all, any advice? My last period was from 19th to 23rd of November, and according to my Flo app I should be ovulating today. However I’ve been testing since Wednesday and still getting negatives, the line doesn’t seem to be getting any darker (if anything it’s slightly lighter today) - I’ve been using Wondfo strips every morning and took a Clearblue digital last night which was also negative.
(Didn’t take a picture of the Friday morning test but colour was the same as the Thursday one).
Could this mean I missed my ovulation peak?Dtd on Thursday and last night.

As PP said, record the tests in the app - its very useful. Also, how long is your cycle usually? I have a 25-29 day cycle and I always ovulate between day 12/13 of my cycle. If you have a longer cycle, you wont see your peak just yet. As you can see in PP post, she ovulated CD 25.

Lulu89x · 04/12/2024 16:42

Here’s a screenshot of my tests.

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EP1994 · 04/12/2024 17:20

Lulu89x · 04/12/2024 16:40

As PP said, record the tests in the app - its very useful. Also, how long is your cycle usually? I have a 25-29 day cycle and I always ovulate between day 12/13 of my cycle. If you have a longer cycle, you wont see your peak just yet. As you can see in PP post, she ovulated CD 25.

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Usually mine is 29/30 days (sometimes it can go up to 31/32), just kind of confusing as it’s only my second month using OPKs and last month I did ovulate on CD14 as the app was predicting. The last test which I did about 2 hours ago was pretty much the same as your second one on CD10 🤞🏻

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