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Could these pregnancy tests be positive despite a late ovulation test?

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Orchid90 · 16/09/2026 23:00

Can these be positive?

so basically over the past year my periods have become lighter and lighter, averaging 31 day . When I was younger they were more like 28-29 and a lot heavier . Add in a bit of weight gain, hair thinning ..I decided I must be heading towards and early menopause. I’m 36. So this past month a bought the ovulation tests and I never saw a positive. Thats testing twice / three times a day . Today it turned positive and I’m on day 22 of my cycle period due in 8-9 days. Anyway while searching the web for “short luteal fase “ a person suggested that the ovulation test could be positive when your a pregnant . I got some pregnancy test i had bought 3 months ago when my period was late (35 days ) and I got this two 👀
if they are positive it means I ovulated when?7- 8-9 days ago ? It would have been day 13-14 and my opk where not positive . We obviously did have sex and a pregnancy wouldn’t be unwelcomed, but I am confused . I lost my first son as he was born at 24 weeks , then had an 8 weeks miscarriage and then my daughter by some miracle , so I’m totally expecting a miscarriage anyway, but if they are positive it must mean I ovulated at some point right ? Why did the opk not pick it up ?
first one is dry the second one is a couple of minutes in. Both in the afternoon as I was doing opk 😒

Could these pregnancy tests be positive despite a late ovulation test?
OP posts:
StolenTeapots · 17/09/2026 03:08

Ovulation tests can sometimes miss a peak.

Get a boots early test or a first response early digital - NOT the weeks one. They both show up v low hcg.

Good luck x

Livv94 · 17/09/2026 09:44

First, I’m so so sorry for your losses.

I had exactly the same thing in March. Had been breastfeeding with no periods for 14 months and started OPKs as soon as I stopped breastfeeding. About 3 weeks later I got a positive, was very excited, but then the OPKs just kept getting darker. Eventually I read OPKs could pick up pregnancy and sure enough, I was pregnant! No idea when she was conceived. OPK definitely didn’t pick up ovulation (maybe a very short spike I missed?)

Anyway I’m 31 weeks now and all going well :)

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