So confused 😔 can anyone help?

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This is my first time tracking bbt and opks, cm, cp...the whole nine yards.  I have a pretty regular 24-25 day cycle since going off bc in October last year.  I just have some questions that I seem to end up more confused about whenever I try to find the answers.

1).  When tracking bbt, is ovulation shown by a dip in temp?  I only just started chatting 6 days ago but caught it in time I think.  I had a dip on cd14 (and +opk the next day) and a consistent rise ever since but Glow says my ovulation was two days after the dip despite feeling ovulation cramps the day before.

2).  Since my positive opk on cd15 I have still been getting extremely positive opks now on cd17.  I know they say to stop testing after the first one but I thought by continuing to check I could see when my surge was over.  Will an opk still be positive even after ovulation or Does this mean I still haven't ovulated?  I have had creamy unfertile cm and lower, harder cervix today. I am mostly concerned as this means my luteal phase would be maybe 8 days if AF comes as she always has in the past! 😔. Just not sure what to think with the opks as I didn't expect to still be getting positives today.

I hope this isn't too annoying as I'm
Sure these questions get asked a lot but I get so stressed out and even more confused trying to google my questions!

I really appreciate any input ladies!!! 💝💝💝

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I'm not an expert, but I have been charting my BBT for past 5months or so. I have never had a pronounced dip before the ovulation. Usually just a rise, not significant at first, but recognizable after 3-4 points. I have read the ovulation happens on the last day of your lower temps. So if you have 3 or more consequent higher temperatures then ovulation happened just before that.
I have also read that temperature is the only way to tell for sure if you have ovulated or not. CM and OPKs can sometimes be confusing, but temperature, i.e. it's rise is the only certain sign of ovulation. I really suggest to keep measuring and recording all other signs, in 2-3 cycles you will begin to understand the patterns and it will be easier for you to read your charts and expect ovulations. Also make sure you take your temperature correctly, so that you don't have very rocky chart. But you are very lucky that your cycles are regular, mine are crazy 😂 and temping was the only way to tell for me where I had my precious O.
Hope I did't confuse you more, and good luck!

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Once you get a + ovulation test you should stop testing.

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Oh, and I also recommend to read through the charting course on the fertility friend, it's called something like charting your way to conception. I'm sure it will come up if you google it It really helped to clear out all the questions I had ☺️

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I also forgot to ask about getting conflicting opks?  I use up&up strips and got an extremely positive opk today but another brand of up&up was extremely negative, like not even a hint of a line.  What in the world??? Ugh 😢

So confused 😔 can anyone help?

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