Regular period, not ovulating?

marryinginmexico

Hi - wondering if anyone has experienced this... I have regular periods every 28-29 days, but is it possible not to ovulate? I have been using the Clear Blue Fertility Monitor for 3 months and my hormone levels never get to the highest peak, nor do they indicate that I am ovulating. Levels have not gone past the second (mid) level. Have a doc appointment at end of month but would like to hear from anyone who has experienced this. Thanks!

tlc35

Welcome, anything is possible, but with regular cycles most women are ovulating.  I would consider temping to see if you ovulate.  You can download the fertility friend app or read taking charge of your fertility to understand it.

gscoville

Usually if you're that regular, you're ovulating, women who aren't ovulating typically have very long and very irregular cycles.  I have read on these boards that a LOT of women have trouble using those monitors to test for ovulation - they're finicky and don't seem to be very reliable, women either never get their peak readings or they get like a week or more of peak readings, either of which scenarios making it impossible to detect your one true ovulation date. I would ditch the monitor and go with regular line OPK tests along with temping.  I highly recommend Fertility Friend for charting with, most of us on these boards use it so you'll always have lots of helpful expertise on hand when you have questions.  Also, it's free and has a free course to explain charting and how your cycles work. Get a BBT thermometer and start temping, and for added info to help with detecting ovulation buy cheapie Wondfo ovulation strips on the internet (I get mine from Amazon) so you can test two or three times a day to be sure to catch your LH surge.

marijaa333

I would also highly recommend temping, along with OPKs. I all but gave up on my CBEFM, because it was behaving erratically as well as not showing a peak (and that was the second monitor I tried, the first one wouldn't turn on). Check out FertilityFriend.com - it's very helpful and allows you to easily track your temperatures and add other information to your chart.

meredithcarole

All good advice. Good luck.

mcodea88

I am a former clear blue advanced digital OPK user. They suck! 10+ days of "high" fertility... The blinking smiley. No peak. Comments above re: Wondfos are right. So simple, no fuss.

lcwed

Another advanced digital fail.  The first time was text book, 2 day blinky then next day smiley face. 2nd month with the leftovers, it gave me 4 days of blinking smiley.  I ran out of strips before I could get a high.  Switched to wondfo's and they worked.  The only drawback is I can only test day and night and the CBE work better with FMU than wondfos.  Good luck!

obscurereference

I used my monitor for 3 cycles. The first two, I got no peak reading and 10 days of "high." The third cycle, the stupid thing never even gave me a high reading and was still telling me to pee on the sticks when I got my BFP. I agree that regular OPKs are your best bet. Good luck!

lgsdesigner

Switch to Wondfo OPK's and start charting. GL!

irismorning

I also have regular periods, the O test kits say that I am ovulating, but the 21 day progesterone test last month showed that I did not ovulate. I am a little frustrated at my doctor's office right now. I took my 2nd 21 day test last Tuesday and they still have not called me with the results!

kelley72

@irismorning  Was your blood drawn at 7dpo?  If not then the results are/may not be accurate.  The testing done by ob's is based on the idea that all women ovulate on cd14 which a lot of us do not.  Wish you well

marryinginmexico

Thanks for everyone's feedback and words of encouragement! I will definitely take the advice and hope to have some better results. We have been TTC for 3 years, with some major health setbacks in the middle. Given the clear to start trying again a few months back so we are hoping this is our year. I appreciate all you kind words.