Opks are so confusing

[honeygirl]

I had a miscarriage in September. I finally got my first period on Oct 28th. My cycle is 24 days and I usually ovulate around the 10th day (I think...) I've been temping and doing opks but I missed tracking on my 10th day because I had to get up at 3:30 in the morning for travel. I was sitting on a plane for 18 hours, so I didn't get a chance to take an OPK test that day and I didn't temp because I got like 4 hours of sleep the night before.

I took a test when I got to my hotel and got nothing. The days leading up to that, the lines had been getting darker. Now I'm still doing the tests and the lines seem to be getting darker again! I know it's impossible for anyone to know, but do you think I haven't ovulated yet? Or is it possible for the strength of the line to fluctuate from normal hormonal changes??

I'm way overthinking this, but I really hope I ovulated a few days ago as I am traveling without my boyfriend, so if I ovulate now, we miss our chance this month!

Thanks so much ladies! I thought OPKs would make tracking easier, but they just end up confusing me so much!!

xx honeygirl

 

[linxminx21]

Hiya hun didn't want to read and run but I'm not great at opks.
First month using them after a 6 yr break so I'm kinda new at it again. If they were going dark your body could have tried ovulation and not managed it so is trying again maybe?
That's only what iv read on other threads lol.
Hopefully someone more clued up will come and give you some advice. X x

 

[honeygirl]

Thanks Linx! Just ready to have my body back. I was a ticking clock before, now I’m all over the place!

 

[Melly41]

Honeygirl i agree with linx....after your mc your hormones and cycle are all over the place...it is very likely your body could be trying agsin. I didnt get a darker line last month which was cycle one followinf my mmc...this month got darker one so hopefully your cycle will be normal again soon. All is not lost....you may well have ovulated as opk test strips can sometimes be inaccurate or a dodgy test...fingers crossed you did ovulate first time and that youve caught!

Just curious...where are you after an 18 hour flight? Hopefully somewhere nice? X

 

[PeanutButter]

I would keep doing them.. If nothing then assume you just missed you surge (which I think is what happened). I hated opks, caused so much stress. I have never gotten pregnant using them. Always when i has had enough and gave up we concived. Good luck x

 

[Melly41]

Yep...defo agree here too! I think i missed surge last month as got peak on cb so reckon i had surge overnight!

 

[honeygirl]

Thanks for the reassurance, ladies! I just feel so shit right now that I had to travel exactly when I was ovulating, and now I feel even more shit for not testing and temping that day that I was supposed to ovulate! Hope isn't lost, I'll keep testing and see what happens xx

 

[Melly41]

Keep positive...you never know you may habe ovulated a few days ago but just missed your surge so you may still be covered x

 

[honeygirl]

Thank, Melly. Here's hoping!!! Right now, I'm a POAS addict...even though it's just opks!

 

[Melly41]

Me too...i dont feel complete unless ive poas! Haha! Youll time will come x