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Trauma, OPK & ovulation

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SlothSF · 25/05/2020 23:21

Almost 2 years of ttc following the death of my newborn son. And now I'm dealing with secondary infertility...

One thing I've had is regular cycles - 14 day positive OPK and ovulation day 15. I feel it and I've had it confirmed with scans or bloods. It always felt like I was actually working a little.

Last month I turned 40. I didn't ovulate until cd23!!!
I'm less stressed as working from home due to COVID-19, I eat well, BMI of 20 and I don't smoke or drink. I exercise but not too much to affect ovulation.

Anyhow bfn. Again. I assumed this month I'd be back on track. However I'm now on cd16 and stil no positive OPK. I'm using cheap sticks alongside clearblue advanced digital. I've had a flashy face for 6 days now.
They make no sense. Some faint and darker lines on and off. Anyone any advice? Anyone any success stories? Anyone any idea what is happening??
I'm trying to add a photo but it won't let me. I'll try once I've posted to add it in comments.

I feel like I'm losing mind. My grief & infertility is just too much some days. Pure trauma.

OP posts:
Dia12 · 26/05/2020 00:36

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss and your struggle to conceive again.

I've struggled to conceive my first, had a few unsuccessful rounds of ICSI but had a surprise BFP a few weeks ago out of the blue. I'm also 40.

I'm usually like clockwork but high levels of stress have always delayed my ovulation and I'm convinced it also prevented me from conceiving. There is no hard evidence to link it but I know that in the past few months I've really detoxed my life from stress and also managed my own emotions far better than in the past.

Also, do speak to your gp about your concerns. Get yourself checked out, have the fertility investigations via nhs and hopefully you can have a clearer picture of what's going on.

Do look into supplements to such as ubiquinol, inositol, melatonin and dhea to help with egg quality.

Fertility massage and fertility yoga are simple things you can do easily at home to help with good circulation, maintaining uterine health and general wellbeing.

Hope things work out for the best for you very soon x

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