AW: Ovulation

lulumialu

So yesterday at 10 am I got the happy pink lines on my ovulation test!!! We'd had sex the night before and then had sex late last night. I hope the timing was okay. I tried to get DH to hold off on sex for that night before but he wasn't having it, haha! But then maybe that would mean a female, since the female sperm last longer. I would love to have a little girl to dress up and eventually go to spa days with

 Fingers crossed. I just went to my pre-conception checkout and got the green light. I hope I'm part of the one in three who get pregnant the first try! If not, that's okay too. But here's hoping!

KRoseToes

Good luck! I have a hard time interpreting the ovulation tests with lines so I used the digital tests last cycle. I loved seeing the smiley face - it was so easy to read and I got so excited and told DH that we had to have sex because we got a smiley face! It didn't work for us last time, but I'm excited to be able to see the smiley face again this cycle!

zapswife

Good luck!

lulumialu

Crap, now I'm confused--I got a positive result just now too, but I got a negative last night. wth?

*Bloom2be*

Ovulation tests are tricky because the line has to be darker than the test line, not just there like a pregnancy test.. not that I ever had luck with that since I didn't ovulate.  GL I hope it works for you

Brynnie2010

Good luck!!!

MrsH_08

*Bloom2be*:

Ovulation tests are tricky because the line has to be darker than the test line, not just there like a pregnancy test..

This, or at least as dark as the test line.  I always have days with lighter lines that don't indicate a surge.  Also, keep in kind that your LH surge can be as short as 10 hours (accding to TCOYF).  So, it could actually change overnight.  You could check 2x/day, if you want to be sure and if you just started charting.

heather318

This past cycle I took a test at around noon and it was negative. At 7pm the same day I took another test and it was positive. The following day at noon I took another one and it was negative. So if I hadn't taken the 2nd one that day, I would have totally missed the surge. OPKs are just so darn stressful sometimes!

mishquiche

Good luck!  I hope this is your cycle.

tfarabians

So I get a + opk for about 3 days in a row, and then get a - opk.  The day you get a -opk is actually the day your ovulating.  The days you are getting a + opk is the days that you have your surge which allows the ovaries to release an egg.  However in ideal conditions sperm can live 6-7 days.  So on paper by you doing the deed when you have you should have a very good chance of getting pg this cycle.  Good Luck!!

MrsAmyB

Don't worry, they are confusing.  As long as you do the deed near the time of a positive, you should be good to go.

lulumialu

Awesome, thanks for the advice guys. I did another test mid day today and it was a *strong* line, way darker than the control line, whereas the others were the same as the test line. DH even said, "now that's a line!" So I think that was the real deal. Now I'll just think happy baby thoughts