Pink Sway - questions

[Pink8081]

Thank you CanadaMommy 86, that helps

[Pink8081]

Atomic - I am on my CD 17 and no positive OPK yet. I started checking CD 8 and got 4 days of blank circle and then got first flashing smiley on CD12 till today. Last two days I checked three times a day and still only flash smiley. I am using the clearblue advanced kit.

I am not sure if I would get a solid smiley this cycle. should I stop checking or continue until CD 20? I do feel nauseous and have mild abdon cramping since last night. I also have a headache. these could be symptoms of PMS I guess or I am about to ovulate soon. I checked my cervical mucus too, it's kinda getting sticky but not too much. sorry if this is TMI.

is this normal to not get LH surge and still ovulate? I do feel PMS few days before periods but not this early. could this be sign of ovulation? I am worried....

also, we DTD on CD13 and today is CD17 so we go ahead and DTD? or wait for LH surge.... so confused.

Thanks.

[atomic sagebrush]

Keep continuing on till you get a positive. You will still ovulate (even after CD 20) 9 times out of 10.

You won't get LH surge and not ovulate, but you can have a surge that the sticks did not detect. The OPK are lousy technology and can give both false positives and false negatives. I'd have you BD to cover the next 2-3 days. If you get a positive OPK within 2 days, stick with attempt you've had. If 4 or more days later, then have another attempt at that time. If it's the no man's land of 3 days, flip a coin and do what the coin says.

[Pink8081]

okay, I will continue checking until I get a positive. I feel better after reading your reply and thank you so much. I think I got it covered with the attempts I have had. I hope I get my BFP this month

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Atomic - so I got positive OPK on CD19 at 2:15pm. Then I checked again on CD20 at 2pm and it was negative. Does this mean I only had the surge for about 24 hours? We DTD on CD17 (which was the day for e4d). Then as soon as I a positive OPK on CD 19 we DTD again. I know this wasn't under the e4d but I just wanted to make sure I had it covered if I did ovulate that day or next day.

I hope I didn't mess up my sway with two attempts.

[atomic sagebrush]

You can surge for only a few hours and it will still trigger ovulation. Having a pos OPK for 24 hours is actually very common, nothing wrong with that.

It is two attempts but you're right that CD 17 would have been quite low chances for a CD 20 ovulation.

Good luck and pink dust headed your way!

[Pink8081]

thank you Atomic

[Pink8081]

Today is CD 31 and no show of AF yet. I did do the pregnancy test on CD 29 and it came out BFN, this was 11DPO from the day of first positive opk. This was supposed to be the first day of AF this cycle

Do I still have chance to get positive? Did I use the pregnancy test too early? I have been getting cramps on and off basically all PMS symptoms.

I have never really had periods this late, only 5 days early last cycle. I am not sure what messed up my cycle. may be cinnamon, which I slowly reduced and now not taking it anymore.

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Also, I forgot to mention. I usually have spotting few days before periods due. But, this time no spotting at all and only cramps. Sorry I am just going crazy looking for clues if this means a good news for me.

[atomic sagebrush]

Your plan is done, did you want me to send you the original before they post it?? It's less fancy than the finished version but you'd have it right away. If so just message me your email and I'll forward it to you.

It sounds to me like your ovulation was delayed and/or you're having a normal LP rather than a short one, BUT it is possible to test and get negative on 11 DPO and still get a positive a day or two later.