Ovulation confusion/venting

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This is my first cycle using opks. I got my implant removed in January in advance of my husband and I TTC. I had tracked my cm the last few cycles and figured when I was ovulating, but i really want to nail down the LH surge. But all month I've gotten negative test results and no ewcm.

I had been wondering if I had conceived outside of peak fertility, but today I started spotting like AF is on the way.

I know that it will take time for my cycle to regulate after implant removal. I'm most frustrated I wasted a month of opks on a cycle where apparently i never ovulated. Just when i was getting the hang of this.