is it really considered a 2ww?

acchickpea · #1 November 27th, 2011, 05:46 AM

First I'd like to say that I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!

Now to my question... Is it really considered a 2ww (14 days) if I didn't ovulate on the typical day 14? That would be a 28 cycle day which is supposedly set as the regular cycle day and that obviously the case for my situation because I'm as irregular then irregular can be. I had a positive opk on day 19.... would it then be considered a semi 3ww? I'm at 13dpo.... I wonder if I should wait till I'm 15 dpo... Although I could test now... I just hate the fact of wasting a HCG stick even if it's ??$1... call me crazy...

pepper73 · #2 November 27th, 2011, 06:11 AM

It really depends on how long your usual LP is. The "average" LP is 14 days and it really has nothing to do with how long you have to wait to ovulate if that makes sense. Some women have shorter LP's and others can have longer ones. Your chart is looking AMAZING! I say TEST!!!

3Sapphires · #3 November 27th, 2011, 06:35 AM

^^ yep

the 2ww refers to how long your LP is - I can't stand to wait till AF is due though! hah! I have a 11-13 day LP, so mine isn't really a 2ww. And I can barely make it to 8dpo without testing!

K.A.T · #4 November 27th, 2011, 06:40 AM

I agree, test. It's still a wait regardless of how long or when you ovulate. Your LP should not change, much. The most it should change is a day or two on either side. So if you have a 14 day LP, then it should only vary to 12 day lp on the short side and up to 16 day lp on the longer side. For example, mine average on 13 days. So regardless of when I ovulate, by 14dpo I usually get af. I have had months where I've gotten af at 11dpo and cycles where I got af on 15dpo. Hope that helps.