Ovulated 2 weeks in a row?

lacatalina

I'm new to the board (hi everybody!) so here's a little bit about me:  My son is 12 mos, we're still breastfeeding, and I'm on my 3rd postpartum menstrual cycle.  My first 2 cycles were extremely regular, just like prepregnancy ones in terms of length and signs of ovulation (tender breasts- especially obvious when breastfeeding!, slight cramping, egg-white cervical mucus).  I also track my cycle with ovulation predictor kit/LH strips and use Fertility Friend, but no basal body temperature. 

May 15: ovulation predicted by FF, "confirmed" by positive OPK, but no breast tenderness or cervical mucus changes

May 16-21: negative OPKs (I try to use them every day to just stay on track) 

May 22: positive OPK, negative home pregnancy test (I'm still a week from my expected period), tender breasts, slightly more sticky cervical mucus 

I'm curious to know if anyone has experienced something similar.  It's entirely possible that I'm pregnant and that's what the OPK is picking up on and what the other symptoms are, and that it's just too early for the HPT to show it.  It's also possible that the May 15 positive OPK was a fluke and I'm actually ovulating now, just a week later than expected, which, if I understand correctly, can be normal while breastfeeding and for the first couple postpartum cycles.

 Thanks in advance for your input!!! 

Shayliz

You cannot ovulate 2 weeks apart in one cycle. I'm guessing you didn't actually ovulate before and are now. 

jenaw84

Shayliz:

You cannot ovulate 2 weeks apart in one cycle. I'm guessing you didn't actually ovulate before and are now. 

This and that's why temping can help in understanding what's going on.

beachbum4304

Shayliz:

You cannot ovulate 2 weeks apart in one cycle. I'm guessing you didn't actually ovulate before and are now. 

This.

wiggles527

jenaw84:

Shayliz:

You cannot ovulate 2 weeks apart in one cycle. I'm guessing you didn't actually ovulate before and are now. 

This and that's why temping can help in understanding what's going on.

Nailed it

kleigh926

wiggles527:

jenaw84:

Shayliz:

You cannot ovulate 2 weeks apart in one cycle. I'm guessing you didn't actually ovulate before and are now. 

This and that's why temping can help in understanding what's going on.

Nailed it

Yep. 

lacatalina

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

kleigh926

If you really did O after the first positive OPK, that would make you less than 7 dpo. It would be extremely unlikely to be getting another positive OPK at this point due to HCG. I don't even think that's possible, considering implantation usually doesn't take place until 7-10 dpo. So yes, you are probably experiencing a second LH surge because you didn't O the first time.

Shayliz

lacatalina:

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

You asked "ovulated 2 weeks in a row?" not "2 LH surges in a cycle?" 

wiggles527

lacatalina:

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

It is possible to get two LH surges in one cycle.  Just means your body geared up to O but then for some reason didn't.  This cycle I had an OPK that was very nearly +.  My line got lighter and then a week or so later actually got a +OPK

lacatalina

Shayliz:

lacatalina:

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

You asked "ovulated 2 weeks in a row?" not "2 LH surges in a cycle?" 

 Yes, that's why I apologized for not being clearer and more specific.

lacatalina

kleigh926:

If you really did O after the first positive OPK, that would make you less than 7 dpo. It would be extremely unlikely to be getting another positive OPK at this point due to HCG. I don't even think that's possible, considering implantation usually doesn't take place until 7-10 dpo. So yes, you are probably experiencing a second LH surge because you didn't O the first time.

Great point, I hadn't thought of that... thank you!  I know I'll just have to wait and see if I either have my period or a positive HPT later, but that helps me feel more confident that this is likely just a 2nd LH surge 

lacatalina

wiggles527:

lacatalina:

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

It is possible to get two LH surges in one cycle.  Just means your body geared up to O but then for some reason didn't.  This cycle I had an OPK that was very nearly +.  My line got lighter and then a week or so later actually got a +OPK

Thank you, that's good to hear that you've experienced a similar thing.  The positive OPK last week was slightly darker than the control line, where this week's is much darker, so that makes even more sense.  Thanks!

pgros005

lacatalina:

wiggles527:

lacatalina:

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

It is possible to get two LH surges in one cycle.  Just means your body geared up to O but then for some reason didn't.  This cycle I had an OPK that was very nearly +.  My line got lighter and then a week or so later actually got a +OPK

Thank you, that's good to hear that you've experienced a similar thing.  The positive OPK last week was slightly darker than the control line, where this week's is much darker, so that makes even more sense.  Thanks!

 

I quite literally just experience that this month with a digital OPK. Welcome to chart stalk if you need to.  

brookelynpaisley

lacatalina:

wiggles527:

lacatalina:

2 LH surges are possible in a cycle, not necessarily associated with an egg release, especially in the first postpartum cycles.  Sorry, I guess I should have made that more clear in my subject title.  I've decided not to temp because my son is just now starting to sleep through the night, and only occasionally.  Once he gets more consistent I'll start using BBT.  Just looking to see if anyone had experienced the same thing.

It is possible to get two LH surges in one cycle.  Just means your body geared up to O but then for some reason didn't.  This cycle I had an OPK that was very nearly +.  My line got lighter and then a week or so later actually got a +OPK

Thank you, that's good to hear that you've experienced a similar thing.  The positive OPK last week was slightly darker than the control line, where this week's is much darker, so that makes even more sense.  Thanks!

No it doesn't. A positive-er OPK doesn't mean you're more likely to O than a less positive OPK. All it does is detect the presense of a surge of LH above a certain level and turns the stick positive. Plenty of ladies get very positive OPKs and don't O. Likewise, plenty of ladies miss their surge and get -OPKs and still O. A positive doesn't prove anything about what's going to happen in the future, and therefore can't be "more sure" and "less sure" of O, as your statement implies.

lacatalina

Ah, ok, I see what you mean.  Thanks!