Late Ovulation Opinions

I have an opinion.  Ovulation is considered late if it is later than 21 cd.  This is my official opinion after some extensive irresponsible Googling done on medical and pregnancy sites.

I ovulated on the 20th day, supposedly, but my luteal is normal, as far as I can tell...13 dpo.  This is key, apparently, because if you ovulate too early or too late, your egg has not matured correctly and the possibility of having a normal, healthy pregnancy decreases significantly.  

So keep in mind, you can conceive a normal, healthy zygote if you ovulate on cd 21.  Don't listen to the seemingly millions of posts from "expert" ttc moms-to-be who have experienced what they consider late ovulation.   Just keep on keeping on, and stop thinking about it so damn much.  (Talking to myself, here.)

Oh Where, Oh Where Can My LH Surge Be?

This is getting annoying.  My LH surge is again non-existent, and I am resting on my laurels waiting once more, waiting for that line to get "darker or equal to the control."  It's beyond maddening. 

I pee on a stick in the morning when I wake.  I pee on a stick in the evening before bed.  I am like the jilted date, waiting for Mr. Smiley Face to show with no hope in sight.  

Stupid smiley face.  I want to meet the guy who invented it and punch him in the head.  And you KNOW IT WAS A GUY.

SIGH.  Now I have to go spend another $40 on an OPK.  The stock market crash may not get me in the wallet, but this ovulation game might.

The Hope and the Dread

There is that stinkin' feeling of hope every time I wake up in the morning and see clean undies.  My period is managing not to come on cue this month, which is either a cruel joke by the menstruation gods or...dare I say it?  No, I daren't!

The reason I "daren't" is the sinking feeling of dread that stifles the hope and kills any speck of happiness and joy in my otherwise mundane life right now.  I anticipate the period coming like a big ol' red flood of reality.  It's on the way, and I'm just hoping it waits a few more days so my luteal phase will be normal.

Ovulating late this cycle really fucked with my head.  I thought I was due on the 28th day of my cycle, as usual, but having ovulated on the 19th day, it's apparently pushing my Aunt Flow further away.  If it doesn't come by Tuesday, I'll be officially stoked.

I just wish the symptoms of pregnancy and periods were vastly and uniquely different.  As it is, they're nearly identical.  Sore breasts, tender nipples, backache, bloating, constipation, headache, cramps, and even bleeding, for cripes sake.  

Why can't there be a really obvious, surefire pregnancy sign, like you grow a third eye in the back of your head?  Now THAT would be cool.

Eggs in an Old, Crappy Basket

After exhausting ourselves for over a week, the husband and I decided to take a few days off from the sex-capades.  

During our hiatus, I did some more irresponsible Googling and typed in the words "late ovulation" in the search bar.  What came up was not fun reading.

It seems that late ovulation, (21 or later into your cycle, to be exact,) can cause poor egg quality.  It makes implantation difficult, and if you do get lucky, you may miscarry from the "bad egg."

Considering I supposedly ovulated on the 20th day of my cycle, this was enough to make me spiral into the depths of worry and hyper-sensitivity.  My tantruming didn't help, unfortunately.  Apparently, screaming "I don't want the "bad egg!!"  I want the "good egg!!"  doesn't help matters at all.

Now there is a loophole.  If your luteal phase is longer than 10 days, you may be ok.  So if my period comes late, and I happen to get pregnant this month, all's well.

Ugh.  10 days or longer luteal phase...14 cycle ovulation...I thought things in the baby game would be simpler.  

If we were living in the olden times, the rabbit dies, and there you go. 

Big Tease

My LH surge arrived at at last...19 days into my cycle.  That stupid smiley face finally showed, taunting me.  But I was so happy to finally see it, I forgave Clear Blue Easy for giving me freak-out #1,209 since this whole she-bang began.

For those of you NOT in fertility Hell, 19 days into my cycle means it took forever and I wastefully urinated on many a pee stick (and quite possibly, my hand.)  I am certainly relieved, that's for sure.  I thought I hadn't ovulated at all, and had experienced the dreaded anovulation.  It really should be the title of a bad movie.  ANOVULATION: THE EGG THAT NEVER CAME.  

The husband and I have been "doing the deed" since day 10 of my cycle for the sake of procreating, and he's passed out in the bedroom as I type this.  I tried waking him up to no avail.  I think he may be dead...but happy.  

While he's dead and happy, however, I'm very much alive and walking like a bow-legged cowboy.  

*wince*

Gypped

I got gypped on a LH surge this month.  WTF?!

I've been gypped on almost everything, but a luteinizing hormone?  Someone up there really must hate my non-ovulating guts.

Most sites I irresponsibly Googled tell me it's possible I had what is called an anovulation.  That's the sucky type of ovulation...one which NEVER EVER COMES.

Or, I may have ovulated, and not known about it.  I may have had too much water to drink and the LH might have been too diluted.  

Either way, the stupid smiley face on my ovulation tester did not show its moronic grin this month.  But maybe it will be late, who knows.  LE SIGH.

Keep hope alive!