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Hello All,
Iam feeling bit low today.Can any one tell me if I have ovulated or not.If not why.
Here are my monthly updates.

Spotting started on Jan-6th
Jan10 1st day of periods(flow started).
till 14 Jan had my Af.
here r my BBT readings.
JAN 4-98.1
5 - 97.9
6 - 97.9
7 - 97.9
8 - 97.7
9 - 97.7
10 - 97.0 AF started
11 - 97.0
12 - 97.4
13 - 97.1
14 - 97.2 AF end
15 - 97.2
16 - 97.0 x
17 - 97.5
18 - 97.5
19 - 97.5
20 - 97.2 x
21 - 97.5
22 - 97.2 x
23 - 97.2 OPK -VE
24 - 97.3
25 - 97.2 OPK -VE
26 - 97.6
27 - 97.2 x
28 - 97.1 OPK -VE
29 - 96.8 x OPK -VE
30 - 97.3

Pls let me know whatz going on?Iam so dipressed n just in tears.will i be able to have a baby?


pari replied. dear strawberry pink,
i dont think u have ovulated bcoz ur temps didnt rise to a great extent. it should rise bout 0.6 deg and would go quite suddenly. my bbt charts showed i ovulated every cycle but one cycle the opk came out -ve. so the doc chose to go with opk. but dont quit using bbt charts. they tell u the rough time when u ovulate so u need to start having sex 6 days before ovulation (if ur hubby has a normal sperm count). and with OPKs, u have to use them everyday.
ive been there, im ovulating great but still no preg. so its good news if u know y u r not preg. and hopefully u will ovulate with clomid. i was put on clomid even though im ovulating and my progesterone test shows its much better than before but im still not conceiving.
its really good to know the cause of not conceiving and getting it corrected than not knowing the cause at all....
trust me, its good news...dont cry...
take bbt for 3 months and take the charts to ur doc. he will tell u wot to do...
love and best wishes,
pari. simba replied. StrawberryPink,
I read your note. I am in a similar boat. By the way you should use OPK every day at the at the same time. Have you done that. Please start doing OPK test every day.
Also since your temp has not increased to 97.8 (Add about 0.5 to our pre-ovualtory temps) AND above, you may have not yet ovulated.
If your cycle is long 34 days, you could be ovulating after day 20.
In my case my cycles are typically 32-34 days long, so I typically ovulate after day 19 (happened like this for 4 months). At least my OPK was becoming positive on day 19 or day 20. Now today is day 24 for me... no OPK result in my favour. My temps were low till day day 13. From day 13 to day 19 I had a couple of spikes to 98.3 and above, but now it has dropped down to 97.85. It is yet high as compared to my pre-ovulatory temps. It has been 97.8 to 97.9 for the last 3-4 days.
I am going to wait till this weekend to see if OPK is +ve or if my temps remain high above 97.9
I'll also call my doctor in a day or two. I'll go home and send out the exact temps.

Simba