https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:25:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-but-no-ovulation#post-2822163 Sun, 13 May 2018 03:06:37 +0000 Hypatia 2822163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: Thanks, I'll definitely be switching!</p> <p>@ineebee Aw, thank you. I have a joint disease that causes a lot of pain, and it makes sleeping difficult. 😔 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-but-no-ovulation#post-2822162 Sun, 13 May 2018 02:44:41 +0000 ineebee 2822162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hypatia: I hope testing in the afternoon makes a difference! </p> <p>Aside from charting not really being an option, your sleep schedule sounds so rough! You poor thing! I think that’s similar to my sleep schedule now with a newborn, but this sounds Ike your everyday, is it not? Be that as it may, I think that, sadly, you’re right that charting probably won’t get you reliable information. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-but-no-ovulation#post-2822159 Sun, 13 May 2018 01:33:23 +0000 Sams Mom 2822159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like PP said test later in the day, but I tend to start testing 2x a day a couple days before my expected ovulation to catch it. Early afternoon and evening (yes I take ovulation tests at work 🙈) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-but-no-ovulation#post-2822158 Sun, 13 May 2018 00:31:07 +0000 Hypatia 2822158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ineebee: Ah, I have been testing in the morning. I'll try that!</p> <p>I don't know if charting is really an option. You're supposed to temp as soon as you wake up to get a controlled sample, right? I only sleep an average of three hours a night, and then take a two hour nap in the day, so my schedule is really irregular. Your tempature usually drops and stabilizes while you sleep, but my sleep is so bad I don't know if that applies (apple watch says I get an average of 20 minutes deep sleep per day total, and my heart rate stays elevated at 81 when it should be 40 - 70, so those are signs my temp probably doesn't drop either). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-but-no-ovulation#post-2822157 Sun, 13 May 2018 00:00:20 +0000 ineebee 2822157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What time of day are you testing? They say the surge happens in the afternoon, so I tested after 3pm, once a day. Then, once I got a +, I would start testing 2x a day so that I’d see the whole surge.</p> <p>Is charting an option for you? Or are you already charting? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spotting-but-no-ovulation#post-2822154 Sat, 12 May 2018 22:40:55 +0000 Hypatia 2822154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both last month and this month, I've had some light bleeding around the time I was supposed to ovulate. But both times, I never got a LH surge. My period came as expected last time, with the same amount of bleeding as always (I read that if it was an anovulay cycle, the bleeding should have been lighter or not at all). </p> <p>I started testing a week early this month to be sure I wasn't missing ovulation. Should I be testing more than once a day to ensure I don't miss it? Or am I just not ovulating?</p> <p>This is my sixth cycle since I had my second child, if it matters. </p>