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bri1980
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What is going on?
So after 12 days of a "high" reading on my CBEFM...I tested this morning and it went back to LOW.
Why?? 
Should I still use opks everyday? Im already at 19 tests...so I dont think the CBEFM is going to catch my surge...but the opks will right? even if I have to test for another few weeks with them?
TIA
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Posted 11/20/09 9:21 AM  |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What is going on?
12 days is a lot of days for a high reading and no peak. It probably assumes you are not going to ovulate and if it dropped to low it would seem it's not detecting anything to indicate "O" this cycle. To be sure it couldn't hurt to test with regular OPK's for a few days. It will at least out your mind at ease either way.
Just based on my own experience I've never seen the CBEFM be wrong (at least with me) but of course anything is possible. Lots of luck!! I hope you get lucky and just "O" really late. Keep us posted!! 
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:05 AM |
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bri1980
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Re: What is going on?
Ok but here is my question. I cant reset the CBEFM until I get AF. So I HAVE to O to get AF...even if its like 2 weeks from now.
So do I use the OPKS everyday until I O? Even if its another 2 weeks?
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:20 AM |
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TryinTC
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Re: What is going on?
Unfortunately there are cycles where you could not O. I don't know the exact statistics but I think they say that about one cycle a year that women won't ovulate. So maybe this is your cycle. I would use the OPKs and see what happens but I just wanted to let you know that it is normal and it could happen that don't O this month.
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:32 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What is going on?
Posted by bri1980
Ok but here is my question. I cant reset the CBEFM until I get AF. So I HAVE to O to get AF...even if its like 2 weeks from now.
So do I use the OPKS everyday until I O? Even if its another 2 weeks?
You can't reset the CBEFM until you get AF. You can keep using OPK's for two weeks and see what happens but as the above poster said, you may not ovulate this cycle. I have cycles where I don't ovulate and then I don't get AF for quite some time. I've always had very irregular cycles though.
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:42 AM |
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bri1980
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Re: What is going on?
So if I dont ovulate this cycle. I wont get AF. So then how will I know when to start testing again?
I have very irregualr periods, and Im afraid its going to make it SO hard to ttc
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:54 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What is going on?
Posted by bri1980
So if I dont ovulate this cycle. I wont get AF. So then how will I know when to start testing again?
I have very irregualr periods, and Im afraid its going to make it SO hard to ttc
If you don't ovulate you obviously won't be getting AF anytime soon. When that happens to me I pretty much just don't worry about testing for anything as there is no point. I wait around until I finally get AF and then I start again with my CBEFM. You need to get AF to start testing again because it will be the start of a new cycle. Good luck!
EDIT - If you have a history of irregular cycles you might want to see an RE to get it worked out and minimize how long it will take you to conceive. I went to an RE in Sept. 2007 and was pregnant by New Year's. I was put on Metformin (1500mg/day) to help regulate my cycles and bring on ovulation. I also took Provera to bring on AF. By Dec. I ovulated on my own and got pregnant. I am TTC #2 and went back to the RE this past Sept. and I went right back on the Metformin. I took Provera once to bring on AF and then last month I ovulated on my own and got AF and now this month it's looking like I am going to ovulate again on my own. If we don't get pregnant this go around (we tried last month too) we'll be going back to the RE in Dec. to get an IUI with my next cycle like we did when we conceived our DD. If you want more info on my RE feel free to FM me! 
Message edited 11/20/2009 11:12:00 AM.
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| Posted 11/20/09 11:08 AM |
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bri1980
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Re: What is going on?
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by bri1980
So if I dont ovulate this cycle. I wont get AF. So then how will I know when to start testing again?
I have very irregualr periods, and Im afraid its going to make it SO hard to ttc
If you don't ovulate you obviously won't be getting AF anytime soon. When that happens to me I pretty much just don't worry about testing for anything as there is no point. I wait around until I finally get AF and then I start again with my CBEFM. You need to get AF to start testing again because it will be the start of a new cycle. Good luck!
Im sorry I am being SO annoying lol...but ok, so when I DO get AF next month or whatever...wouldnt I have had to ovulate 2 weeks before that? So what if I miss that?
Or am I missing something?
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| Posted 11/20/09 11:10 AM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: What is going on?
Posted by bri1980
Posted by Hofstra26
Posted by bri1980
So if I dont ovulate this cycle. I wont get AF. So then how will I know when to start testing again?
I have very irregualr periods, and Im afraid its going to make it SO hard to ttc
If you don't ovulate you obviously won't be getting AF anytime soon. When that happens to me I pretty much just don't worry about testing for anything as there is no point. I wait around until I finally get AF and then I start again with my CBEFM. You need to get AF to start testing again because it will be the start of a new cycle. Good luck!
Im sorry I am being SO annoying lol...but ok, so when I DO get AF next month or whatever...wouldnt I have had to ovulate 2 weeks before that? So what if I miss that?
Or am I missing something?
You can get a AF and not ovulate *technically*. I eventually get AF because I go sooooo long in between cycles that the build up of my uterine lining gets so "heavy" (so to speak) that I finally bleed. Usually for me that's sets everything off and will jumpstart my body and I ovulate after that "AF" and then so on and so forth. It can be a while though. I've gone up to 90 days or more with no AF. Like I said, when it's obvious I won't ovulate I just stop bothering to track anything and wait around for my next cycle whenever that may be.
In case you didn't see my EDIT above - go back and read. Might be of some use to you.
Message edited 11/20/2009 11:15:57 AM.
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