Need some timing help (semi urgent)

[atomic sagebrush]

Argh they keep changing the Clearblues, is the blinky the ovulation indicator now?? It used to be blinky for high fertility and then solid on surge. So people were getting blinkies for as many as 5-7 days before finally getting a solid or else then skipping the solid all together. :/ If they have changed it then I have given misleading info, sorry

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ack! No you are exactly right! I was confused and for some reason though blinky was peak and solid was high! Ok, now I can keep testing because it's still on high. Sorry. They haven't changed! And the cycle I miscarried I got like 8 days of blinkers before the solid!

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok good thanks!! Appreciate the info

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Hi atomic - sorry, I have a few more questions! This is my 4th day of a blinky, do you think if I do get a solid in a few days, I should count that as ovulation? Or do you think that could still be wrong? I know I can get a long streak of blinkeys as I did with my last cycle (and def ovulated).


The midwife said I had a standing order to get my blood draw within the next few weeks and I could really do it anytime I wanted to. I was secretly hoping that I could prolong that and would possibly be pregnant by the next one as maybe my HCG would be higher. Or would you go back in a week or so and make sure my HCG was close to 0? Monday I was 6.6 (from 47.5 the week before) so I have to be close right?

We were planning on just doing every 4 days and seeing what happened. But now I think I'd like to wait until I get a positive ovulation test just so I can get a good attempt in if that makes sense. The last time we dtd was Wednesday night (12/2) so I'm totally fine waiting another week or so for another attempt.

Sorry for all these weird questions. I'm not really obsessing about it and I know I can TTC after I get my first period too. But I would love a late august/eary September baby so I kind if want a good attempt.

[atomic sagebrush]

If you get a solid then that is ~probably~ ovulation but don't be surprised if you get several more flashies between then and now.

If you're asking my personal opinion, I am a little bit old school on the testing in that I feel like knowing the numbers only makes people worry more and doesn't tell you as much as you might think because even with 0 HCG, your body may not decide to ovulate. But if you think it will give you peace of mind to know what's going on, by all means.

AGain, my personal opinion is that the e4d may be the best way to go for you. It will make you feel like you're doing something instead of obsessing over a pee stick that may not go solid for weeks, it helps you emotionally to have that intimacy with hubby, and he will definitely prefer it to the alternative. this may end up stretching out longer than we'd prefer and there is just no way to know that based on bloodwork. HCG of zero may not mean you're going to ovulate in a day or 5 or 14 even and so I'd just recommend e4d for now.

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

Ok thanks! I will keep the every 4 day pattern.

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

So this morning the clear blue advanced OPK went to low fertility! I didn't even think that was possible. So I basically had a few days of high fertility then bam low out if nowhere. No more fertile CM either. So now I'm wondering if this will be an aovulatory cycle. Crossing my fingers if it is anovulatory, my cycle comes back soon.

[atomic sagebrush]

No, I don't think so, I think your body was making some hormones that the monitor detected and now it's not making the same concentration. This is not unusual for this to happen even in ovulatory cycles.

[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

So I think I'm pregnant: I know it is very faint and I have no symptoms at all so maybe a chemical again. But is there anyway that you guys could look at my chart and tell me what my likely ovulation would have been? Or is this HCG coming back or something from my MC? I have had several negative tests before this. image.jpg


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[Dreamingofpinkafter2blue]

The pink bleeding days were from my MC. I hope I ovulated later than it thinks I did because I of the two attempts.