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Recent discussions

Ovulation test

Please please someone clarify if this test is positive. Im pretty sure it is but Im in disbelief at the minute I haven’t ovulated in 8 months. I feel like crying lol. When is the best time to have sex?

Ovulation test

I know this group is for pregnancy test but just want to double check this ovulation test is positive. I haven’t had a positive ovulation test in months and months I think Im gonna cry. When is best to have sex after a positive ovulation test and how likely is it to get pregnant?

Any ideas what’s happening with my temp?

Thought I had ovulated but now I’m not so sure, I didn’t record my temp on a couple of days because I’ve been unwell with a fever so it was a lot higher than it should of been

BBT

I had unprotected sex 2 day before my lh surge (I had a random late ovulation on CD 24). So obviously this wasn’t expected—I took plan B on Monday (54 ish hours after the act and on the day evening of my lh surge). My temp has been steadily rising the past 3 days—does that mean I ovulated or is this a plan B shift?

Also has anyone gotten pregnant 2 days before surge—I think I either ovulated late the night of my surge or very early the next day

Ovulation?

Based on my tests, when do we think ovulation would have been most likely? Does it look more like the 17th or 18th (yesterday). I had a lot of egg white/stretchy CM on the 17th but was a lot drier by yesterday.

What's going on?!?!

So I had spotting last month, Feb 19 to the 22nd and if it was a very light period.. which I've never had but im also breastfeeding. I should be somewhere a round getting my next period because I usually only have 23-27 day cycles. At most I've made it 28 days and by 29, I've missed my period. Today is cycle day 28 with the spotting. I've been taking ovulation tests since then and they have been light except the past few days. And today which I thought I would be getting some kind of bleeding/spotting and I've gotten an lh surge which is throwing me off. And I just tested lh again and its even darker. Would this be ovulation or early pregnancy or just my body being all over the place? I'll put the 1st Pic of ovulation from earlier with this post and post the most recent one which was just now in the comments..I need advice as this is the 1st time I've been able to breastfeed this long with my 2nd daughter.

Advice around ovulation

I have really not been thinking about trying for baby no.2, then all of a sudden had the urge. For context, we got pregnant with no.1 first try by having sex in the fertile zone laid out by my app.

So, I had sex on day 14 of my normally 29day cycle. App said that was a strong day. I had a bit of a panic out our hasty decision the following day (yesterday) and bought some ovulations strips. I tested twice yesterday and once today, and there appears to be no surge. Apps suggest my ovulation should have been today. Can anyone help me guess what might be happening? Might I have missed the surge? Might it be coming later? Have I probably had sex the wrong day for conception if so?

This is a blood pregnancy test

#10DPO
I DID A REGULAR PREGNANCY TEST (IN COMMENTS) AND THIS IS THE RESULT BUT ALSO I DID A BLOOD PREGNANCY TEST AND BOTH ARE THE HAVING RESULT PRETTY SIMILAR ON MY EYES , BOTH WAS IN THE FRAME TIME ,

Can you tell me what do you see? Thank you so much.

How long is there hope?

If implantation occurs latest at 12DPO (and ovulation was confirmed), shouldn’t there only be hope to get a positive test until 15dpo?

Ovulation and baby dancing!

Based on my tests when do you think ovulation was - is it too late to baby dance this AM?

I BD on the 12th twice and early hours of the 14th and this morning (15th) but unsure if I have missed it if I ovulated overnight

Confused over ovulation test results

I’m fairly new to ovulation tests. I’m suing the test strips ones. So last night I finally got a positive result, after a couple of months of not being able to find a peak.

Then tonight’s is negative, is that normal? Is it just a one day thing? When I put the result in Flo it came up saying sometimes they can be wrong etc so now I’m confused.

Any advice or help much appreciated after months and months of trying. Thank you.

When did you get your positive test?

For those that tracked ovulation (preferably with tests or bbt, not just an app estimating), how many days past ovulation did you get your first positive test?
I’ve driven myself mad this cycle testing and seeing shadows 🥲 so going to try push back testing day next cycle (but doubt I’ll be able to wait until after my period is due)

Peak or almost?

Hi 42 and monitoring ovulation after a MMC in November 25 and CP in January 26… my app says this is peak ( CD13) very early for me as I tend to ovulate around day 20. What’s your thoughts please? Other pics in comments. Thanks ☺️

Saying low LH

So this is my first month using these tests I have previously used digital- I’m sure my peak was 13-14, both these days I had positive digital tests all day too.
All the other signs to say ovulation was there too sore breasts- egg white CM- high sex drive etc…
Could these strips be not photographing well as the test window was equally as dark as the control on day 14…
Any opinion greatly appreciated 🥰

Blood test

Im having my hormones checked and these are what they are checking. Will this be able to tell me if Im going to struggle to conceive or not? I never struggled with my first I got pregnant 5 days after coming off of contraception. Doctor told me that I must be very fertile but been really struggling to conceive again. I just started my period today and Im really upset to say the least. Im getting blood work done on Monday as he said I need to be on my period and has to be the 2nd or 3rd day of my period.

Do you see anything?

9 dpo and took 2 of the same Boots tests which are able to test 5 days before period. One test showed nothing and the other there seemed to be something. Any thoughts? 😅

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