Ovulated twice in a cycle?
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Ovulated twice in a cycle?
| Tue, 09-02-2003 - 6:42pm |
I am looking for some help or advice on if I might be expecting a multiple birth. I think I ovulated twice last month. I have been charting my bbt, as well as using ovulation predictor strips, and each give a different indicator for when I ovulated. On Aug. 12 I started light spotting (lasted 5 days) but never got my normal period. Took several pregnancy tests (-), so I assumed it was just an irregular period and restared my charting for a new cycle. On Aug. 19 my bbt dipped to it's lowest point and then began to rise (by .7) which would indicate ovulation on the day it dipped. But, it was so early in my "new" cycle (Day 7) I didn't think it could be time. On Days 11 (am and pm) and 12 (am) I got positive ovulation tests (followed by an almost nonexistent line on Day 12 pm). I assumed I ovulated on Day 12 pm or Day 13 am. Just 4-5 days later, I began experiencing many symptoms of pregnancy. Constant nausea, headache, burping, heartburn, very tired, urinating more frequently. I knew it was probably too early to show up on a test, but the symptoms have kept up so I finally decided to test last night. I used 2 tests (Accu-check and Clear Blue Easy) and both came back positive. I was happy, but shocked. This is only 12 days after my bbt temperature dip, and 7-8 days after my positive ovulation test. I believe both these pregnancy tests require 50 mlU/ml HcG, so how are the levels high enough to show up? My books show that the egg wouldn't even implant and start to produce HcG until day 6-7. My husband and I have been intimate consistently every other day, so the opportunity to fertilize was there. How do I know?Thanks for any help anyone might be able to give!

Other popular research has found that most multiple ovulations happen just within 24 hours of one another... but even then, the 2 Os are so close to each other that it would be extremely difficult to tell by looking at one's chart.
Either way, there's no way to know for sure by just looking at a chart or anything like that. Multiple ovulation is by far the exception to the rule, so the chances of it are rather slim; and while multiple O can run in families, it is still the exception to the rule. My best advice: be patient, and everything will work out.
Good luck to you!
Tami
TTC#1 since 8/02
Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06