Ovulation & OPKs

[seg107]

Hi -
I'm TTC after loosing my twins at 15 weeks in August.  I've had 2 cycles since the D&C on 8/20.  It seems my new cycle is 31 days (i had been 28 days before the pregnancy).

In september and October i tracked my ovulation uisng the Clearblue OPKs - the one that give a smiley face for a positive and just a circle for negative.  In September, I got a positive on Cycle day 16.  This month I started testing on cycle day 15 and have been testing through to cycle day 19 and haven't got a postive.

Is it possible i would have gotten a positve had i tested earlier (ie, cycle day 14)?  I'm very confusted!

Thanks!

[seg107]

Well, i just got AF - 4 days earlier than expected.  I guess my cycles are still off.  That said, if i ovulated 14 days ago, then I was testing during that time and never got a positive.  Plus, my husband and i covered all our bases that week....

I guess something is still not right - made an appointment with my RE for next week.  Here we go again....(sigh)...

[Higgins1107]

when i us the kits i start testing at 12 until i get my smiley face

[adgal]

I too am so sorry for your loss.

After a loss it can take awhile for your cycle to regulate.  My ovulation/cycles were always irregular for a few months, so it can be tough to pinpoint the exact time.  Even 3 or 4 months wouldn't be overly unusual.

A couple of things could have happened here.  Yes, you could have ovulated earlier then normal.  Or you could have had a really short surge and missed it.  Some of us find it necessary to take OPK"s twice a day around the time we think it should show.  My last cycle, I got a negative in the morning, and a positive in the afternoon.  I took another the next day out of curiosity, and it was negative, so I had a very short surge.  The month before I got a postitive CD 14, but then AF showed up CD 23, so had a short luteal phase.  

Sorry, I know how frustrating this is...it is possible you missed it, or that it is very late this month.  Have you noticed any cervical mucus channges?  Good luck to you!!

[Birds71]

so sorry for your loss.  :(  

I also love the smiley face and just used them for the first time this month.  It's so hard to say if you missed it or if this is a whacky cycle?  have you been paying attention to other signs like EWCM?

I hope you get that smiley face soon!