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moonstone523 · January 2012

I've been using ovulation strips daily. I got a positive like 20 days after my last period. Thought great, went at it, but guess it wasn't our time. AF came on Saturday. However I'm still taking daily ovulation tests. And the past two days have been positive. Am I reading them wrong? Can you ovulate during your period?

What gives?

sara76 · January 2012

Dang, I was waiting with bated breath for your update. I can't answer any questions about the strips but I hope someone can. In the meantime, just do it every day Angel

Aegis2005 · January 2012

It's not overly common, but yes, it is possible to ovulate during your period.

Are you using the strips with the lines? I drove myself batty trying to tell if the line was darker than the control line, holding them at different angles, in different light, etc. The clearblue easy ones, that have the smiley face, are more expensive, but A LOT easier to interpret. Once I started using them, I would never use the two line strip again. My RE actually recommends them, and I have used them a few times over the past year when they want to check my blood post-ovulation.

I also had a friend that had somewhat irregular ovulation patterns that used the Clearblue Easy Fertilty monitor, and it worked for them three times. It's $299 up front and the testing strips are like $30 a month. I was contemplating buying one ...

MrsShawanaB · January 2012

Can't help you with the ovulation strips because I didn't use them and I don't even know much about them butttt... My friend swears by this -- exactly 10 days after the first day of your period, start having sex every other day. My friend struggled for years getting pregnant and they did IVF and everything. They ended up getting pregnant naturally by doing this method so she tells everyone they need to do it.

We tried this but I can't say if it worked or if we just got lucky, since we were pretty quick to get pregnant after I went off bc. It doesn't hurt to try though.

blondeG8Rbride · January 2012

Yes, it is possible. But are you charting? I found charting was incredibly helpful.

Aegis2005 · January 2012

blondeG8Rbride:
Yes, it is possible. But are you charting? I found charting was incredibly helpful.

I have to say, if you have consistent schedules (i.e. regular sleep patterns, with at least 6 hours of sleep and temping at approximately teh same time every day) charting will tell you A LOT. If you don't, your chart will look like the stock market on a crazy month and you'll think you're losing your mind Smile . I have 14 months of charts, and looking back I can tell you exactly when I was traveling (i.e. late night dinners, early morning flights, etc.), and when I was home. I added in OPK's about 6 months in, although after a few months of "at home" temping I could tell when I was ovulating ... you start picking up on your bodies cues.

The day I threw out my thermometer was a very happy day Smile

blondeG8Rbride · January 2012

Aegis2005:

blondeG8Rbride:
Yes, it is possible. But are you charting? I found charting was incredibly helpful.

I have to say, if you have consistent schedules (i.e. regular sleep patterns, with at least 6 hours of sleep and temping at approximately teh same time every day) charting will tell you A LOT. If you don't, your chart will look like the stock market on a crazy month and you'll think you're losing your mind . I have 14 months of charts, and looking back I can tell you exactly when I was traveling (i.e. late night dinners, early morning flights, etc.), and when I was home. I added in OPK's about 6 months in, although after a few months of "at home" temping I could tell when I was ovulating ... you start picking up on your bodies cues.

The day I threw out my thermometer was a very happy day

Yeah, getting up at the same time I get up on weekdays on the weekend was no fun, but then I just went back to sleep. I used an OPK as well, but also had difficulty telling whether the test line was darker than the control line.

lauren9317 · January 2012

MrsShawanaB:

My friend swears by this -- exactly 10 days after the first day of your period, start having sex every other day. My friend struggled for years getting pregnant and they did IVF and everything. They ended up getting pregnant naturally by doing this method so she tells everyone they need to do it.

We tried this but I can't say if it worked or if we just got lucky, since we were pretty quick to get pregnant after I went off bc. It doesn't hurt to try though.

It's just luck, sometimes it happens this way and sometimes it doesn't. Sorry, had to say it

sara76 · January 2012

If we are on the subject of tricks to getting pregnant, mine is vitamin B injections. Obviously there is a lot of luck involved, but I swear that the weekly injections I was getting increased my fertile land.

moonstone523 · January 2012

Thanks for all the advice.

I'm am using the two line strips. I guess it's time to invest in the smiley face ones. Anyone know where to get them for cheap?

I don't chart. I look at the website once and it confused the hell out of me.

Maybe I need to try it.

I also need to go back to the doctor. I haven't been since the false positive. Maybe something is wrong. She did draw blood before this though and said my hormones were fine.

This is so f-ing annoying.

MrsChelseaP09 · January 2012

moonstone523:
I don't chart. I look at the website once and it confused the hell out of me.
Maybe I need to try it.

I swear temping was the only reason why I got PG. After the first month, you will start to notice a pattern and really understand what you are doing. You should give it a try.....the free version works just fine.

lj_n_tj24 · January 2012

I tried both tempting and the strips but I could not stay on schedule at all lol I was so inconsistent that I definitely didn't rely too much especially on the charting. I mean when I saw a spike I made sure if we bd the day before, the day of, n after. We mainly did the every other day BDing because im so irregular who knows when I really ovulate. As far as the strips, I used it a few times but was never sure because it's not like a preg test where a line is a line, the test line has to be just as dark or darker than the control line.

So, I suggest BD every other day after AF and enjoy every bit of it. Try not to make it a mission hehe somehow the body senses if we're tense during BD.

2poodles2Love · January 2012

I have the clear blue easy fertility monitor and I LOVE it. No guessing there. It tells you your 2 peak days. We always made sure to BD on those days. You don't want to have too much sex and not give the sperm long enough to build back up. I've heard to try every other day starting day 7 and I've heard on day 10. Neither worked for us. Good luck.

Mrs.Jason.9.15.07 · January 2012

What I do/did was use the internet cheapies to test everyday. If the line was questionable, I would then test with the First Response Test which give you a definite YES or NO, to determine if it really was positive.

That seemed to be beneficial for my bank account.

Oh God, I am not looking forward to charting and OPKs again I thought I would be done forever with that shitt!

GL to you, I hope it happens soon. TTC sucks. Big time. But like the others, I suggest charting. It's confusing at first but it will really tell you a lot about your cycles. At least give it a shot for one cycle.

Quick question......after you got a + OPK, how many days later did you get your period?

Loskadoodle · January 2012

I'm out of town this ween so sorry for the late response, buy I read that the hormone it tests fort goes up when you get your period, so out could be a false positive.once I got a strong positive I stooped taking them and didn't start again until about a week after my period started.

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