I have ovulated! :( bbt tracking

[kristenann]

Hi, so this is 5th month ttc.. had really hoped for a Jan baby since hubbys bday then.. dunno would have felt a little more special, however this cycle has been genuinely awful.

As can see im day 24 and no clear ovulation, cycle 4 ovulated day 17, cycle 3 ovulated day 20, cycle 2 and 1 no idea as didnt bbt track.

Can someone explain to me what will happen now i havent ovulated.. how will i know its end of my cycle / how will af be? how will i know if bbt is correct and i havent ovulated?

Regarding my bbt timings it has taken me a bit of getting used to in the past and i havent been the most accurate at taking them, this cycle however i have taken bbt second i wake up so whether thats 1am, 3am or 1 time at 6am. typically i will wake to go to loo middle night/early morning so i will take bbt go to loo go back to sleep. the difference is minor so example today wake at 3am take bbt 97.50 go back to bed wake just now / 7am and bbt is 97.62

Im not saying this cause i believe i am pregnant, far far from it, but this is first time this cycle that i have had on / off and is very on / off sore nipples. 1 boob, or both, 1 time so sore had to take bra off. this morning ive woken up like jesus you hurt! lol.. Also i have a mix of ovulation pain / uterous pain and have that right now. its not a pain i can place, its not obvious ovulation pain as as you can see by my chart i had those.

Also my OPKs were only positive twice, normally im a 5 day lh surger (based cycle 3 and 4) and this cycle day 14 was very strong day 15 was a is it / isnt it same colour positive.
Thanks for any help i really appreciate it.

to add, this cycle i started coq10 100mg a day, zinc 15mg and folic 400mg, also had 100% vit c and B vitamins thru fortified cereals. ive read somewhere it COULD be the coq10 thats messed me up.

if anyone can help with my chart and tell me if they think if ovulated or not also be a great help, i know a really long post but i am very worried.

Thanks
Kristen

 

[WheelDon2]

I don't have any personal experience but I've read that Coq10 could stop ovulation and once many women have stopped taking it, they've ovulated..

Best of luck!

 

[alwayscoffee]

Hi, so this is 5th month ttc.. had really hoped for a Jan baby since hubbys bday then.. dunno would have felt a little more special, however this cycle has been genuinely awful.

As can see im day 24 and no clear ovulation, cycle 4 ovulated day 17, cycle 3 ovulated day 20, cycle 2 and 1 no idea as didnt bbt track.

Can someone explain to me what will happen now i havent ovulated.. how will i know its end of my cycle / how will af be? how will i know if bbt is correct and i havent ovulated?

Regarding my bbt timings it has taken me a bit of getting used to in the past and i havent been the most accurate at taking them, this cycle however i have taken bbt second i wake up so whether thats 1am, 3am or 1 time at 6am. typically i will wake to go to loo middle night/early morning so i will take bbt go to loo go back to sleep. the difference is minor so example today wake at 3am take bbt 97.50 go back to bed wake just now / 7am and bbt is 97.62

Im not saying this cause i believe i am pregnant, far far from it, but this is first time this cycle that i have had on / off and is very on / off sore nipples. 1 boob, or both, 1 time so sore had to take bra off. this morning ive woken up like jesus you hurt! lol.. Also i have a mix of ovulation pain / uterous pain and have that right now. its not a pain i can place, its not obvious ovulation pain as as you can see by my chart i had those.

Also my OPKs were only positive twice, normally im a 5 day lh surger (based cycle 3 and 4) and this cycle day 14 was very strong day 15 was a is it / isnt it same colour positive.
Thanks for any help i really appreciate it.

to add, this cycle i started coq10 100mg a day, zinc 15mg and folic 400mg, also had 100% vit c and B vitamins thru fortified cereals. ive read somewhere it COULD be the coq10 thats messed me up.

if anyone can help with my chart and tell me if they think if ovulated or not also be a great help, i know a really long post but i am very worried.

Thanks
Kristen

Hi Kristen! I take CoQ10 and just started it last month and I'm ovulating just fine. I love it because it's soo good for egg quality. I wouldn't quit that yet. How much are you taking? I was told to work your way up, so I am just taking 100mg right now and then will go up to 3 a day, slowly.

In regards to you chart, THEY say that you should take the temp at the same time every day within 30 mins of each other. Trust me, I know that isn't easy. I'm like you where I wake up to go pee during the night and if I don't take it at that time, I won't get that 3 hours of continuous sleep, but I can't hold my pee either! (I wake up early everyday)

According to your chart, I would say you ovulated CD 17 because you have 3 consecutive higher temps after that. As far as the dips after that, it could be a sign of low progesterone, drinking alcohol the night before, moving around a lot in your sleep, etc. It could mean anything. What do your other charts look like from the previous months?

 

[alwayscoffee]

Oh and one more thing, do you track oral or vaginally?

 

[kristenann]

Thanks for all your replies so far.. my other charts have looked good, but my bbt was perhaps not accurate then as I was doing the.. wait for optimum time then take temp, meaning i had sometimes woke for example 5am and taken at 7am after lots tossing and turning.. I am confused how to take bbt, i take vaginally, i might start doing it once when wake up wee and again when wake up properly so got a better, rough idea.. i agree about ovulation, i too am hoping it has happened day 17 but this month my LH surge was really only positive day 14 and sort of day 15, before i have had 5 days of LH positives in a row.. so bit strange!

I am concerned about sore nipples, that seems to be quite annoying when there but is on / off. (i never get this prior to ovulation it isnt my usual indicator).. i also have have started the feeling of about to come on / af about to arrive cramps mixed with the pain being in left, then right overy.. quite rare again to be getting this so early but i honestly am thinking any time now ill be bleeding, even tho that would be really far to soon for me as i have 32 day cycles and am on day 24.

To clarify tho, if i havent ovulated i wont get a period?

 

[kristenann]

Hi, so this is 5th month ttc.. had really hoped for a Jan baby since hubbys bday then.. dunno would have felt a little more special, however this cycle has been genuinely awful.

As can see im day 24 and no clear ovulation, cycle 4 ovulated day 17, cycle 3 ovulated day 20, cycle 2 and 1 no idea as didnt bbt track.

Can someone explain to me what will happen now i havent ovulated.. how will i know its end of my cycle / how will af be? how will i know if bbt is correct and i havent ovulated?

Regarding my bbt timings it has taken me a bit of getting used to in the past and i havent been the most accurate at taking them, this cycle however i have taken bbt second i wake up so whether thats 1am, 3am or 1 time at 6am. typically i will wake to go to loo middle night/early morning so i will take bbt go to loo go back to sleep. the difference is minor so example today wake at 3am take bbt 97.50 go back to bed wake just now / 7am and bbt is 97.62

Im not saying this cause i believe i am pregnant, far far from it, but this is first time this cycle that i have had on / off and is very on / off sore nipples. 1 boob, or both, 1 time so sore had to take bra off. this morning ive woken up like jesus you hurt! lol.. Also i have a mix of ovulation pain / uterous pain and have that right now. its not a pain i can place, its not obvious ovulation pain as as you can see by my chart i had those.

Also my OPKs were only positive twice, normally im a 5 day lh surger (based cycle 3 and 4) and this cycle day 14 was very strong day 15 was a is it / isnt it same colour positive.
Thanks for any help i really appreciate it.

to add, this cycle i started coq10 100mg a day, zinc 15mg and folic 400mg, also had 100% vit c and B vitamins thru fortified cereals. ive read somewhere it COULD be the coq10 thats messed me up.

if anyone can help with my chart and tell me if they think if ovulated or not also be a great help, i know a really long post but i am very worried.

Thanks
Kristen

Hi Kristen! I take CoQ10 and just started it last month and I'm ovulating just fine. I love it because it's soo good for egg quality. I wouldn't quit that yet. How much are you taking? I was told to work your way up, so I am just taking 100mg right now and then will go up to 3 a day, slowly.

In regards to you chart, THEY say that you should take the temp at the same time every day within 30 mins of each other. Trust me, I know that isn't easy. I'm like you where I wake up to go pee during the night and if I don't take it at that time, I won't get that 3 hours of continuous sleep, but I can't hold my pee either! (I wake up early everyday)

According to your chart, I would say you ovulated CD 17 because you have 3 consecutive higher temps after that. As far as the dips after that, it could be a sign of low progesterone, drinking alcohol the night before, moving around a lot in your sleep, etc. It could mean anything. What do your other charts look like from the previous months?

can i also ask how you do your bbt charting accurately if you have same problem i do with waking up random times for loo ? thank you!

 

[alwayscoffee]

can i also ask how you do your bbt charting accurately if you have same problem i do with waking up random times for loo ? thank you!

I don't do it accurately. I just do what I can. I'm trying to stop drinking water after 6pm the night before and that has been helping. I don't get up to go pee as much. I also try to set my alarm earlier to check my temp at the same time everyday.

 

[alwayscoffee]

Thanks for all your replies so far.. my other charts have looked good, but my bbt was perhaps not accurate then as I was doing the.. wait for optimum time then take temp, meaning i had sometimes woke for example 5am and taken at 7am after lots tossing and turning.. I am confused how to take bbt, i take vaginally, i might start doing it once when wake up wee and again when wake up properly so got a better, rough idea.. i agree about ovulation, i too am hoping it has happened day 17 but this month my LH surge was really only positive day 14 and sort of day 15, before i have had 5 days of LH positives in a row.. so bit strange!

I am concerned about sore nipples, that seems to be quite annoying when there but is on / off. (i never get this prior to ovulation it isnt my usual indicator).. i also have have started the feeling of about to come on / af about to arrive cramps mixed with the pain being in left, then right overy.. quite rare again to be getting this so early but i honestly am thinking any time now ill be bleeding, even tho that would be really far to soon for me as i have 32 day cycles and am on day 24.

To clarify tho, if i havent ovulated i wont get a period?

Your period can fluctuate. Not sure why you had only 2 LH surges vs the normal 5. I think it's actually better you only had 2 LH surges. If you have a lot of LH surges, it could mean PCOS or your body is having problems releasing the egg.

As far as the sore nipples, it could just be a weird cycle. Who knows! Wish I could be more help.

You can still get a period if you haven't ovulated.

I googled this:
Is it possible to not ovulate and still have a period?
This means that ovulation is not occurring. Technically, if a woman is not ovulating or releasing an egg, she should not have any bleeding at all. ... This bleeding is called anovulatory bleeding and even though it is like a regular menstrual period, it is not the same thing and should not be confused for a normal period.