I'm going on 26 and my boyfriend and I are are ttc #1....Been trying since 5/14 ...I have a 34-36 day cycle. Have been doing BD every other day and nothing.... Finally I bought a CBEA OPK and it said for me to start testing on CD 14. Today was my 4th day testing CD 18 and still have not gotten a flashing smiley or solid smiley just 4 blanks in a row....I'm starting to get really discouraged, is the 4 days in a row of a blank smiley normal?
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I've not used those OPKs but if you have long cycles, you won't be ovulating at CD14, so you won't be getting the smileys that early. You will probably be looking at a O day of CD20 or later (because you ovulate around 14 days before AF, not CD14). Just treat this cycle as a test and keep using the OPKs until something shows up.
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Since you have long cycles you might not be ovulating until day 20 or later.
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Okay I just need to be patient. This is all new to me.... These things are kinda pricey is there another brand that you would recommend?
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....oh and also these tests are supposed to give you your 4 most fertile days...so shouldn't I have at least a little bit of an LH spike and have the flashing smiley by now if im expected to O on CD 20ish (I'm on CD 18) Sorry just bare with me this is all new and exciting/confusing/frustrating for me
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@niellyrae: I normally had 35 day cycles and I ovulated on cd 26 last time!!! You just need time to figure out your body. I'm a fan of the cheapie wondfo ovulation tests, then you can test multiple times a day so you don't miss your surge.
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@yellowbird you're right this is all new to me and i just need to figure things out... I was just scared that I wasn't going to ovulate. I'll look into wondfo...Thank you !
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When we got our BFP with DS, I was averaging 36 day cycles and didn't O until CD 26.
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Just got my first flashing smiley today! yay so hopefully my solid smiley the lh peak comes soon....
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I'm new to these this cycle. I've had 5 days now of flashing smilies. I know I don't usually o until later so it hasn't been a huge help for me so far. I think it is probably good for women who don't temp and don't know their fertility signs because it would give them a better window. I think most of us watch cm so we know when we should be bd'ing. I'm glad I tried them to see but not sure they are worth it for me.
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