Hi Girls,

I never did OV sticks before my MC but thought what with the MC and things my body might be out of sync to it 28 cycle (as my AF came 32 days after MC). I calculated I should OV last Monday (day 14) but according to my OV stick it was Friday/Sat............how does this affect when my AF arrives?!
On a 28 cycle my OV should come next Monday 20th but if I only OV'd on Fri/Sat will that make it all 4-5 days late?!

Confused on when to test next week you see, as don't want to get excited AF is late for it not really supposed to be coming til the 24th or something like that!!!!!!

xx

Hey Radkad, I had the same thing this cycle. This is 2nd cycle after mc - 1st cycle was 38d rather than normal 28d I had before mc., but I only have rough idea (from ewcm and nausea) when I ov - and got af about 13d after.

This month used opks to check I was def ov - ended up ov a whole week later than I thought I should! So, as you should get af btw 12-16d after ov, I'm now due af 21 Jul not 14 Jul like I first thought, giving me 35d cycle not 28d.

So basically, yes, you're not due af till later than you thought. As far as I can make out, it can take you any random number of days to ov, but you should always then get af 12-16d after ov.

Aren't our bodies totally un-bloody-helpfull after mc!!!! ;) xx

Lulee is right. Your AF should always come 12-16 days after you OV. I think they call this the luteal phase, which remains the same every cycle. It's the OVing bit we have no control over!

Oh good - glad I got that right! Was worried I'd got confused and given really bad advice ha ha!

Wicked thanks girls!!!
Bodies eh?! Men have it sooooo easy haha
So rather than AF on 20th it should come between 21st-25th!!!! I think if not on by Sunday 26th I'll test then!

xxx