Another ovulation question...

Hey all,
Have just moved house, no broadband yet, so hopefully I can post this without dial up cutting out like it's prone to do.

I've got a question about temping. What I have always read is that ovulation is 14 days before your next period which, until now, is why I haven't tried charting. I guess I have had this idealistic view that it is something that I shouldn't need to do!

Anyway, I've had some interesting results. I have a 30 or 31 day cycle (varies by a day), so have always put in a grand BD effort around days 14 - 17. Now I have tried this charting business, I can see that perhaps this has been missing the boat!

Yesterday was day 13 of my cycle and, after static 36.2 degrees for five days, my temp went to 36.4. This morning it was also 36.4. I know I need at least one more day of that temp to assume ovulation.

So my confusion is that, doesn't that make ovulation really early for me? It negates that 14 day pre AF rule that I had been following.

The second question is that, according again to books and the web, is that women are fairly static in when they ovulate. Does this mean that I should start to expect ovulation around day 13 of 30? It still just seems very early.

Anyway, thanks again for your advice. I can't explain how much advice from real people mean, as compared to the text book information I seem to find on the web.

Laurie x

Edited by Laurie

I ovulated on day 13 of my cycle and got pregnant then too i thought it was a bit early for me too but im not complaining now as i got what i wanted

miss wrote: From my understanding, the luteal phase past ovulation is the static thing

Not neccessarily - mine was *usually* 10 days but sometimes as short as 7-8 and very occasionally I would get a 12 or 13 day LP. Yet my cycles remained the same length (26 days).

The reproduction system is such a strange thing, the more you know about it the more you wonder how anyone ever manages to get pregnant - and yet somehow we do!

Yuh i agree with Emz i have been known to have luetal phases 9 days long and some 16 days long. Nothing is really static with cycles not even our periods

Sounds like it is possible that ovulation is approaching. I was always one who had the temp dive before ovulation it was strange but keep an eye out

oh sounds promising good luck keep getting busy hehe

Yerp its ok haha dont worry your not broken Try to stress a little less btw otherwise that little eggie will hold tight longer I know i know easier said than done

Anything can cause you to not ovulate but dont worry i have always had long cycles and sometimes didnt ovulate till really late like mid CD20s take it easy and try to chill and it will happen i know how u feel getting to this far along and nothing happening no matter how hard you try it really sucks.

haha dont worry chicka i know how u feel

was the test line dark as or darker than the control line? If so an eggie is on its way