I am currently on luteal day 36, no period, no bfp, I have all the symptoms of pregnancy, but no bfp even after testing 3 times. I'm normally a regular 28day cycle. And my SO and I are excited and anxious to just have an answer. Now I know the basic is go see your dr, well that would be if I could actually get in to see any of the Drs at my dr office. Anyone have any ideas, advice, stories anything?
Re: How long did you wait and what happened currently dpo 21
Anyway, are you sure you ovulated? I'm a little confused when you say you're on DPO 21 and luteal phase day 36. I'm relatively new to temping/charting (so someone correct me if I'm wrong) but my understanding is the luteal phase is DPO. It's the phase after your body has ovulated and there is a shift/increase in certain hormones. These particular hormone drop after so many days when your body realizes there was no implantation. Your luteal phase is unique to your body. It is the number of days that you average (usually give or take 1-2 days a cycle) after having confirmed ovulation through a temperature shift On average, how many days is that? Also, if you're on DPO 21 and no BFP then I would say there is definitely another reason you haven't had AF. Again, I would look back at my chart and see if I had a confirmed ovulation. Do you have a date for that with a crosshair on your chart?
Again, I could be wrong with some of my facts (and please correct me if I'm wrong). You could also try posting your chart in the TWW discussion and asking the ladies over there to take a look at it.
Other than that, the best person to answer this question is your doctor.
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
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This board is all about trying to conceive, but we don't have the power to determine if someone is pregnant over the Internet based on their story. And asking for our experiences about being pregnant is against the terms of use. It is also difficult because many of us have never been pregnant before and therefore don't have 'experiences' to share.
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
It will help you to determine what's happening to your body during any given time in your cycle. Once you've read up, you can come and join us over in the daily threads "Waiting to Ovulate (WTO)" and "Two Week Wait (TWW)." These are great places to ask questions about your cycle and charts.
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I don't know if you are still here, @nici84 , but when you say charting application-- do you mean that you take your Basal Body Temperature every morning and log it into an application like Ovia or Fertility friend? Or do you mean that you have an application that simply counts calendar days? They are not the same thing.
Another note about OPK-- They are great for timing sex beforehand (fade in patterns until +OPK) but they do not "confirm ovulation" . Charting your BBT does that. Either that or ultrasound from a medical professional. So, +OPK are a great thing, but that just means that you had an LH surge and it doesn't always mean you ovulated. So your number of days past ovulation (DPO) could be off if you don't have a combination of the charting situation (temperature shift indicates ovulation) plus the +OPK.
Here is my chart:
I'm currently almost 26 weeks pregnant with my third. I've never seen a +OPK in my life. So, I would really suggest downloading Fertility friend. They have really great tutorials and will teach you what to look for. OPK are great tools for timing but not so much for ovulation. I hope this helps you out. If you are 21 DPO (for real) you should have a positive HPT by now. That makes me question your ovulation date.
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I'm not sure your post is out of line here as much as it seems like you are fishing for people to tell you that you are pregnant. We get a lot of that, so I'm sure you understand the frustration of having to repeat to others that our experiences are individual to us and really have no merit for you.
I hope you get the results you are looking for, but the best answer is simply to use an HPT at home. I wouldn't even bother the doctor without a positive home pregnancy test. Usually, if you are not going to pop on a regular first response early result, then you won't pop "pregnant" at the doctor's office. Even with a blood test. That was true during the 80's but these days HPT are incredibly sensitive.
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Pregnancy and period symptoms are very similar, so it is likely that you ovulated later than normal this cycle. Unfortunately, the only thing you can really do is keep testing and waiting.
Eta: if you are truly 21 DPO and are having negative HTPs you are probably not pregnant