Hi,

I have slightly irregular cycles. On average my cycle is usually 26 or 27 days but it has been as short as 24 days and as long as 31 days. Instead of playing the guessing game of trying to figure out when I am ovulating I bought a Clearblue Digital Ovulation Kit. I followed the instructions and started testing on Day 6 of my cycle in the morning. On Day 7 I got a smiley face. This seems like it was too soon in my cycle to be ovulating. I used the test two more times that day and no smiley face. I am now on Day 9 and no smiley face since the morning of Day 7. My questions is can you get a false positive with this test? Did I ovulate on Day 7 or could I still be ovulating in the next week?

Thanks for any input!

I would say it is possible; keep in mind that the tests only indicate there is a surge and that your body is trying to ovulate. It does not tell you if it did or not and it wouldn't be unusual at all if your body tired to OV, didn't, and will try again later. The only way to really know if you ovulated is to temp.

have you had a + since the last one? Maybe you have elevated LH levels as CD7 seems real early.

No, I haven't had another + test since the first one. I have been using the test everyday and hope I will get another positive around when I thought I would ovulate (around Monday). I am worried that I might have missed my ovulation because we weren't expecting a positive so soon. My husband and I BD right after the positive but didn't the next day when it was negative again.

Hi, I came upon your post when I googled my question! Kinda same scenario.. I notice you posted this back in July of 2011 and are pregnant now.. So Im assuming you found out you where pregnant right after this post and you really didn't have a false positive after all...?! If so Congratulations I was wondering if I could jump on in the conversation and ask some questions and get advice and opinions!! Thanks!!

Ask away!! We did the deed the night of the first positive but I kept using the ovulation kit. I got another positive around day 11 or 12 of my cycle and we did it again. I got pregnant that month so hard to say which time I got pregnant but I think it was on day 11 or 12.

Good luck!

Ok, so I've been charting everything since August 2011 but didn't start using OPKs till October 2011. I used the regular 2 line test in October and November (also used a 7pk clear blue digital ovulation test towards the end), Im pretty sure I got a + in October but for some reason in November I didn't catch it or I may have just missed it from not taking test correctly. Me and my husband wanted to be more prepared in December so I have been using the Clear Blue Digital Ovulation test ONLY (20pk).. I started using them on cycle day 6 and tested twice a day, once in the afternoon and the other at night. I received my first smiley face on Dec.31 ( so day 14). Oh I might want to mention my periods are a bit off by a few days give or take every month, so that was the whole purpose of trying to pinpoint my ov day! So me and my husband had intercourse on the 1st and 2nd.. we assumed those were the best times to try since the kit says once you receive a + to have sex anytime within 12-36hrs. We both felt very positive with the outcome of the + result and unfortunately my husband deployed out to sea later on in the day on the 2nd So we are both hoping that we did conceive!! Ok so this is where the funny stuff begins.. In the evening on the 2nd I started having mild cramps (I thought it was pretty unusual) I've had them since then too. I started getting curious too with the way I've been feeling and started doing some research, I came upon stuff saying it could be "ovulation cramps" or "implanting cramps"? That they each lasted and where around a certain period of time but of course other women made comments on the posts saying everyones body is different so not to assume to go by what they recommended when the sort of cramps would happen!? I then, become even more curious and took another opk test that I had around from the extra ones left over. To my surprise, a smiley face poped up.. OMG did I get a false positive the first time, whats going on? (first thoughts) I tried looking up similar scenarios that anyone may have had as well.. and saw your post! I also called the Clear Blue customer service to speak with someone and this is what the representative told me...

That the first test I took is the test I only needed to be concerned about because it was the test that detected the LH Hormone in my stream. That the 2nd + was more than likely just still detecting the LH from the first test (apparently some women tend to have a LH surge for a few days even after ovulation has occurred, didn't know that?) So she said that I honestly shouldn't worry about it.. I told her I also noticed the lines where darker on my 2nd test than they where on the first and she told me thats the most common mistake women do with these test, they try and compare the lines when the lines have nothing to do with the test, that its a digital test so what the applicator reads is what the true results are.. She told me considering I haven't had any pregnancies in the last 6-9wks and am not on any fertility medication and have had 2 other non complicated pregnancies that she is confident that my first test did detect my LH, was not a false positive (She said which happen to be rare) and I did good with the days we tried to conceive and will most likely hopefully get a positive pregnancy test soon

I hope she is right, but I can not help but still have assumptions in the back of my head!! And with the way I have been feeling lately too, I don't know if its possible being my 3rd pregnancy would have any affect on possible early pregnancy symptoms or not, but I have of course been having the mild cramps (twinges), lower back pains, bloating and other symptoms as well!!

Any advice or opinions I would really appreciate, also if possible prayer and sending some baby boy dust my way Thanks ladies!!

Ok, so I've been charting everything since August 2011 but didn't start using OPKs till October 2011. I used the regular 2 line test in October and November (also used a 7pk clear blue digital ovulation test towards the end), Im pretty sure I got a + in October but for some reason in November I didn't catch it or I may have just missed it from not taking test correctly. Me and my husband wanted to be more prepared in December so I have been using the Clear Blue Digital Ovulation test ONLY (20pk).. I started using them on cycle day 6 and tested twice a day, once in the afternoon and the other at night. I received my first smiley face on Dec.31 ( so day 14). Oh I might want to mention my periods are a bit off by a few days give or take every month, so that was the whole purpose of trying to pinpoint my ov day! So me and my husband had intercourse on the 1st and 2nd.. we assumed those were the best times to try since the kit says once you receive a + to have sex anytime within 12-36hrs. We both felt very positive with the outcome of the + result and unfortunately my husband deployed out to sea later on in the day on the 2nd So we are both hoping that we did conceive!! Ok so this is where the funny stuff begins.. In the evening on the 2nd I started having mild cramps (I thought it was pretty unusual) I've had them since then too. I started getting curious too with the way I've been feeling and started doing some research, I came upon stuff saying it could be "ovulation cramps" or "implanting cramps"? That they each lasted and where around a certain period of time but of course other women made comments on the posts saying everyones body is different so not to assume to go by what they recommended when the sort of cramps would happen!? I then, become even more curious and took another opk test that I had around from the extra ones left over. To my surprise, a smiley face poped up.. OMG did I get a false positive the first time, whats going on? (first thoughts) I tried looking up similar scenarios that anyone may have had as well.. and saw your post! I also called the Clear Blue customer service to speak with someone and this is what the representative told me...

That the first test I took is the test I only needed to be concerned about because it was the test that detected the LH Hormone in my stream. That the 2nd + was more than likely just still detecting the LH from the first test (apparently some women tend to have a LH surge for a few days even after ovulation has occurred, didn't know that?) So she said that I honestly shouldn't worry about it.. I told her I also noticed the lines where darker on my 2nd test than they where on the first and she told me thats the most common mistake women do with these test, they try and compare the lines when the lines have nothing to do with the test, that its a digital test so what the applicator reads is what the true results are.. She told me considering I haven't had any pregnancies in the last 6-9wks and am not on any fertility medication and have had 2 other non complicated pregnancies that she is confident that my first test did detect my LH, was not a false positive (She said which happen to be rare) and I did good with the days we tried to conceive and will most likely hopefully get a positive pregnancy test soon

I hope she is right, but I can not help but still have assumptions in the back of my head!! And with the way I have been feeling lately too, I don't know if its possible being my 3rd pregnancy would have any affect on possible early pregnancy symptoms or not, but I have of course been having the mild cramps (twinges), lower back pains, bloating and other symptoms as well!!

Any advice or opinions I would really appreciate, also if possible prayer and sending some baby boy dust my way Thanks ladies!!

Sorry didnt mean to post twice :/

It sounds like you detected your ovulation. I am not sure what happened with my test. I got a positive in the morning but later that day it was negative. A day before I got the second positive I noticed a change in my cervical mucous indicating that I was about to ovulate. The ovulation test had been negative that morning but we had sex anyways. The next morning I got a positive on the test and we had sex that day and the day after. So I am not sure what happened the first time but I think it was wrong.

However, you got yours on day 14 so I think that sounds like you ovulated. I remember reading other posts of women who still got positive ovulation tests after they had conceived.

I never got cramps after I ovulated but I know some women do. I did notice mild cramps around the time of my missed period.

Good luck! The 2 week wait is the hardest. Let me know how it goes