Hi.
I posted a day or so ago saying I`d missed a few monitor tests so I wasn`t sure if I had ovulated..I tested and got a high, missed a day then tested the day after and got a high, so I wasn`t sure if I`d missed my peak.

I was looking at my diary from a few months ago and one month I got this:

CD13: LOW
CD14: DIDN`T TEST
CD15: PEAK
CD16: DIDN`T TEST
CD17: HIGH

so it still registered my peak even though I had missed tests..this month all ive had is

cd14: HIGH
CD15: DIDN`T TEST
CD16: HIGH
CD17: LOW


I`m so confused

Well, a few months ago, it is possible that your peak was on CD 15, so the monitor picked it up. Could be CD 16 would have said high, or it could have said peak, but you didn't test that month. On the second day of peak, the LH isn't really as high, so the monitor sometimes needs to know your first day of peak to give you a second one.

This month, again, you could have had your first day of peak on CD 15 when you didn't test. When the monitor saw somewhat elevated levels, it could have marked you as high, thinking that peak would come next. Because you didn't test one day in there, it is possible the monitor didn't know the 2nd day of a slightly high lh was coming down from a peak, not the lead up to a surge.

Another theory is that you may not have ovulated yet. You can ovulate late sometimes, or you can not ovulate at all in a given month. Last month I got my peak CD 15 and 16. This month I got it CD 19 and 20.

The bottom line is the FM is unpredictable when you don't use a test stick every day right around when you ovulate, because the missing data makes a difference. Unlike the digital OPK, it takes a tally of your hormone levels, and based on the information it gathers, it determines your peak days. If you miss testing on a day that has critical information for the monitor, it can fail to give you a peak day.

Good luck!

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BTW - are you temping also? That can help you figure out what is going on, too, and can serve as a backup/confirmation for the information in the monitor.

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No, I am not temping. its hard too as my daughters wake me up in the morning at different times. I`m 8sh days away from testing..so I guess this month I`ll have to wait and see. Thanks for replying though, u have set my mind at rest a bit, xxxx

I do know it's extremely important to test every day your monitor requests a stick so that you have very accurate results when it comes to high and peak readings

Kara

Just do update you all - I must have ovulated as I got my bfp last friday! I am due at the end of marchxxxx