Ovulation day 16 - supposedly ovulation day . Last stick in the pack .

[romaluna2015]

This is cycle day 16's ovulation test it doesn't seem as darker tonight anyone agree? .

Do you think I ovulated today when I got the pain and the LH surge is starting to now fade?..

thank in advance xx

[Tugsgirl]

It's definitely lighter than yesterday's xx

[romaluna2015 in reply to Tugsgirl]

Thanks Tugsgirl . Do you think I ovulated today then .? I thought it was lighter too xx

[Tugsgirl in reply to romaluna2015]

I would have thought so.. I back my opks up with charting my temperatures everyday. It's really the only way to confirm ovulation took place. Opks pick up the surge, the peak of Luteinizing hormone, but used on their own they are not 100% indicative of ovulation, they just give you a pretty good idea xx

[romaluna2015 in reply to Tugsgirl]

Is it easy to track temperature? Xx

[Tugsgirl in reply to romaluna2015]

Download an app such as fertility friend. (I use it) It's free but it's worth paying a little extra for the upgrade.. you must take your temperature using a basal base thermometer at the same time every morning before you get up. The odd 15 minutes or half hour out will make little difference but if you are not consistent with the temperature taking you will have what looks like a rocky chart, full of peaks and lows. Enter your temperatures and opk results. Once you see a clear sustained temperature rise of at least three days (and along with the positive opk) then you will know ovulation has taken place. It really is very easy. Especially if you get the upgrade, you just enter the data and it's all worked out for you 😊 xx

[romaluna2015 in reply to Tugsgirl]

Thank you. I have dyspraxia and I often forget to do a lot of things . Thank you . Getting fed up now just want it to work out xx

[Tugsgirl in reply to romaluna2015]

If it helps you can set alarms on your phone to remind you of things. That's what I do anyway xx

[Mrsjj]

I agree with tugsgirl the opks are no guarantee, temping can also help you to narrow it down to the day range for ovulation. Those opks never worked for me but I still ovulated so I stopped wasting my money. Do you feel cramping and notice a difference in your cervical mucus? They are also indicators to try and help you have a better idea. as long as you are baby making prior to ovulation and around the time you have as good a chance as any x

[romaluna2015 in reply to Mrsjj]

I had awful cramping on day 16 it was like a niggly pain which lasted all morning and most of afternoon . And then the cervical mucus changed . Xx

[romaluna2015]

I was hoping this would be the month for it to work out again but I've felt down all week and gynaecology on Friday didn't make me feel any more hopeful now I'm feeling like it won't ever work out xx

[Mrsjj]

It can be a long process for some of us don't give up yet. I had over 4 years of temping opks, various vitamins etc before I got my BFP. Baby making every 2-3 days will help your chances massively if you want to just forgot all the other stuff and enjoy your life. The month I fell pregnant I'd given up on all the testing!x

[romaluna2015]

I am wondering if I'm feeling this low because of it would of been my due date soon and a lot of people I know around me are due the same time or around that time I'm happy for them because some are family friends but I'm gutted for me I know that's selfish . I'm not really talking much about how I'm feeling right now to those around me who are closest I feel I get more knowledge from here. I know my family mean well but people just say the wrong things and it starts to feel a little weary . When I fell pregnant cycle 5 I really thought that was it. Feeling drained this time around on the chlomid but want to stay on it xx