HELP positive OPK's during AF

[1983Bella]

Hi everyone

I am hoping someone could shed some light on what is happening with my body. Because I ov'd on CD8 last cycle I have started using my Maybe Baby and OPK's as soon as AF started.

Well yesterday morning Maybe Baby had some ferning and when I got home last night I used an OPK and it came up nearly positive (2nd line was visable but not as dark as control line). I used an OPK again this morning before work and it came up the same but a bit darker.

I am only on CD4.

Does anyone know why this is happening or what it means?

I have a feeling that my TTC journey is going to be a very long one if this keeps happening.

[ringneck]

hmm there are ladies who ovulate while they have their period so it's possible or it could be that you have a naturally high level of LH in your system, another lady in the clomid support thread was getting positive opk's with no ovulation so that's possible too. I would say the best thing to do is go and see your doctor might be worth getting your progesterone levels checked to see if you are in fact ovulating that early.

[1983Bella]

Thanks heaps for that. It looks like another trip to the FS. I'm gunna keep using OPK's for the whole cycle. Maybe I ovulate twice or something

[ringneck]

I found this
What if my highly fertile days fall into my menstruation period. Can I still get pregnant? YES - There have been many cases when the woman is fertile during her menstruation period. Women of one tribe in Africa for some religious reasons are having intercourse only during their menstruation and they still have children. If our report shows that your highly fertile day falls into menstruation it means you will be extremely fertile and it should be used as the most favourable conception time. Conception during menstruation has been explained by a combination of short cycles, long periods and the life of the sperm. In a short menstrual cycle ovulation may come very soon after the period. Given the presence of protective fertile mucous during the last days of menstrual bleeding, the sperm may live for several days, being unaffected by the flow of blood, and therefore reach the ovum, or egg, at ovulation. However many women conceive during their periods when they have no history of short cycles, and also are not experiencing any precipitating factors for an early ovulation such as stress, travel, medication, altered diet, ill health etc. In few such cases, we found that the woman's spontaneous ovulation (red days) had been for some time, coinciding with their period. They had been trying to conceive, but had not had sexual intercourse during their periods for religious reasons. When the couples decided that conception was their first priority, and had intercourse at this time, conception occurred. This situation is difficult to explain even among the medical circles. One possible explanation would be that during the three to five days in which the fertilised egg stays in the fallopian tube, the hormonal situation, possibly changed by the spontaneous ovulation, may affect the state of the endometrium.

[1983Bella]

Well it looks like DF will have to get over the whole "no sex during AF" thing if he wants to have a baby.

I would give anything to have a normal 28 day cycle where I ovulate on CD14. Life could be worse I suppose.

[BabyDreaming]

I would give anything to have a normal 28 day cycle where I ovulate on CD14. Life could be worse I suppose.

I hear you bella!

I hope both of our cycles sort themselves out asap! :goodvibes:

Congrats on your engagement again :smiliedance:

[1983Bella]

I hope so to Babydreaming.

Oh and thank you :):):)