Fet / missed or on time ovulation / stupid opk's

[rollercoaster2117]

Hey there all, hope your all well and things are working out (always thinking of my online ivf-ers)
Got a few questions about this bloody Fet cycle
So i went for a scan yesterday and had a follie (26mm) and my FS said i should be ovulating very soon, if not today. I used the OPK's the clinic gave me and nothing, except a very very faint line. I am really worried i will miss this cycle because my clinic doesnt use blood tests (unless you demand). I demanded today and it's a negative for an LH surge. So tomorrow i'll be using the OPK again to see if i have ovulated. Its really confusing because my doc said "anytime now", but all my OPK's say "nope, nothing yet". I have the ovulation pain, but nothing seems to be showing up. Could the follie in fact be a cyst, or could i have ovulated and it not been picked up?.
Just crazy, i dont mind the injections/drugs they put you on, but the bloody emotions of waiting, wondering, i'm pulling my hair out. I thought FETs were suppose to be a run in the park compared to fresh.
Has anyone else had anything go really wrong with missing the ovulation or it not showing up on a OPK?
I just need a good old vent i suppose. For the money you pay out for IVF, you would think i'd get a little more feedback from my clinic, in that department, they are slightly **** poor. GRRRRrrrrr...
Thanks for hearing my vent. I'm just ovet it at the moment.

Just wanted a whinge, plese feel free to whinge with me
And i tell you what, when my hubby and i finally do get pregnant, the little bugger better not turn around in 12 years time and say he/she wasnt wanted!!! lol.

Thank you xxxxx

[Janie71]

Hi Rollercoaster - I am doing my first natural FET at the moment and I know what you mean about being scared of missing ovulation. On the suggestion of someone else I started testing a couple of times a day just to be sure that I would catch it.

FYI I had a scan on Monday and a BT. My Follie was around 17mm and my BT was negative. I too felt like I was ovulating or at least close to it. I tested at home yesterday twice and both times were negative. I tested at home this morning and I got a positive. BT this morning also confirmed I am surging and will be ovulating tomorrow.

For your peace of mind there are 2 days that you can pick up on the surge - the day before and the day of ovulation.

Is there any way that you could get them to do a BT for you? My clinic does them every second day once your follie gets to a certain size. That way they are guaranteed of catching either the day of the surge or the day of ovulation.

Janie xxx

[Saffy]

Rollercoaster- I feel or you, it actually happened to me last year ( missing ovulation) and my FET got cancelled until the next month-I was SHATTERED at the time.

I was doing opks and had a scan but by the time i started opks I think i had ovulated that day. I don't think the scan differentiated between whether the follicle was pre or post ovulation. I kept doing opks but got nothing, the darkest line was the first day I did it ( but it was pretty light) and after a few more days I realised what had happened, had a BT and it was confirmed i had already ovulated- grrrrrrr!!! Partly my fault as i didn't tell the nurses i sometimes ovulate early, so maybe they would have told me to start opks ealier.

Anyway, after that debarcle I now have BTs everyday from cd8 or9 to track ovulation for FETs, sometimes have to have 4 or 5 but its worth it ( and I double check at home with my own opks lol)

I agree, FETs should be easier, not more stress, I really, really hope you haven't missed it. Are they checking your progesterone too with a BT as that would be rising if you have already ovulated. SO frustrating, hope you still catch it hun xx

[rollercoaster2117]

Thanks everyone for the advice, its interesting to see how other clinics work fet's.
I had my transfer yesterday, and ive only got one snow bub left in the freezer. So really not sure if my next cycle will be a fresh or the last of the frozen. So, tww here i am.
I was surprised i wasnt given any progestrone support, but i guess thats how the clinic roles. Trying to keep the tww off my mind, and i did today, so i was happy with that. I remember my last tww i was on holidays from work and it drove me nuts, so keeping busy is the answer.
Thanks guys for the replies, ill keep you all in touch. anyone else doing a tww at the moment, if so, good luck, crossing everything for you all.

[Strawberry55]

So did you end up getting a positve opk? For some people opk's don't work at all, but a blood test confirms they are ovulating.

Good luck I hope this is it for you

[rollercoaster2117]

Hey strawbs

The opk's didnt work for me. Each morning it was negative but i knew i was getting close, we can tell these things. I was angry at the opk's, then finally requested another bt and it was positive. Phew!!.. But get this, on the day they said i surged, my discomfort or ov pain kept going all the way up to transfer.. But on saying that, my body is out of whack. I never ever ovulate on my own.GGrrr. Just makes me wonder if i have the right hormones to let the little fella implant... time will tell.