Still no O

Jlavonne23 · December 2010

Hi! I have a question that might be dumb but I don't know too much about it yet. Just started TTC 2 months ago and bought OPK one month ago. I started testing after my last AF and still have not detected a positive, my next AF is supposed to be in 5 or so days. Is it possible to not ovulate? I was on birth control for 7 years and stopped about 2 1/2 months ago, does that have any effect on it?

Thanks, I appreciate the help!

reinstone · December 2010

You could either be Oing late, having an anovulatory cycle, or you might have just missed your surge. Are you charting your temps? That's the only way to know for sure. Click my ticker to sign up on FF.

bubbles0568 · December 2010

Are you temping that can detect for sure if Ovulation happened or not. I'd sign up for a FF account as well to keep track and chart. It may take awhile for your cycles to be normal again after BC.

Jlavonne23 · December 2010

I just bought a thermometer but haven't gotten used to doing it regularly when I wake up yet. I am always running late so I forget lol. But I have been testing daily around 2-5pm. If I am not Oing is that something that will eventually come or will I need to see a dr about it? I've never heard about testing more than once a day. What times of the day do you recommend and how many times?

reinstone · December 2010

Jlavonne23:
I just bought a thermometer but haven't gotten used to doing it regularly when I wake up yet. I am always running late so I forget lol. But I have been testing daily around 2-5pm. If I am not Oing is that something that will eventually come or will I need to see a dr about it? I've never heard about testing more than once a day. What times of the day do you recommend and how many times?

At this point, I'd focus on temping since you could have missed your surge, and those things are expensive to pee on! I was able to tell when I might be Oing from previous charts and went from 1x to 2x to 3x a day, which is when I got my +. GL

lp0 · December 2010

The first cycle I tried using OPK's I did not get a positive even though my temps showed that I o'd. I was testing twice a day and must have missed my surge. This month I've been testing 3 times a day and definitely caught it this time. It is also possible to get multiple positives and then not o (happened to me this cycle).

Like the other girls suggested I would check out Fertility Friend and watch the lessons. They are really helpful in making you understand how your body works.

Good Luck!

lp0 · December 2010

Jlavonne23:
I just bought a thermometer but haven't gotten used to doing it regularly when I wake up yet. I am always running late so I forget lol. But I have been testing daily around 2-5pm. If I am not Oing is that something that will eventually come or will I need to see a dr about it? I've never heard about testing more than once a day. What times of the day do you recommend and how many times?

It is recommended to test between 2pm - 4pm to catch your surge but I found this month that I usually caught mine later in the evening around 6pm. However, I tested this morning with FMU and it turned positive as the urine passed over the line so who knows.

Jlavonne23 · December 2010

Yes they are expensive!!! I hadn't decided on buying another round but I think I'll hold off and just try the temp. At least I will have number results instead of a stupid faint pink line everytime! So just check temps in the morning?

FyreFry5 · December 2010

Jlavonne23:
Yes they are expensive!!! I hadn't decided on buying another round but I think I'll hold off and just try the temp. At least I will have number results instead of a stupid faint pink line everytime! So just check temps in the morning?

PPs had a lot of great insight! I usually test once a day until I see the line start to get darker, then 2-3x a day until I see a positive. I usually get my first positive either with FMU or around noon.

Regarding OPKs being expensive, you can get cheapies online from a few different places. Here is what I've been getting. They aren't digital, but I haven't had any trouble with them.

reinstone · December 2010

Jlavonne23:
Yes they are expensive!!! I hadn't decided on buying another round but I think I'll hold off and just try the temp. At least I will have number results instead of a stupid faint pink line everytime! So just check temps in the morning?

Yes, before you get out of bed and at a consistent time every morning. Once you sign up on FF, take their course online or through email. Reading TCOYF won't hurt either. GL!

Jlavonne23 · December 2010

Thank you girls!!! They definitely don't teach any of this is health or parenting class! There's just so much to it, I think I learn something new every day reading the boards.

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