OPK question

Michele707

Hi all, I'm new here!  Just started TTC last month (newly married and 38 years old).  I bought the clearblue easy digital fertility monitor for this cycle.  On Saturday morning I got a positive LH surge, a negative on Sunday, and then a positive again this morning.  I am a little confused- thought the surge would last about 2 days not happen intermittently for 3.  I guess I am just  wondering if anyone has had this happen over the course of several days.  I tested first thing upon waking up.  

 

Thanks everyone!!! 

Mrs.McIrish

Did you use the monitor or strips? The monitor gives you "low", "high" or "peak". It will give you two peaks in a row when you are ready to O. The strips are only showing a surge when the two lines are equally dark. Not just a second line. What exactly did you see for lines?

Michele707

My monitor shows an empty circle or a smilie face. I got a smilie face Saturday, then an empty circle yesteday, then a smilie face again today.

technigirl

Hi and welcome!  It sounds like you're using the digital ovulation predictor kit (OPK), not the fertility monitor.  I have the monitor and it costs about $150 + sticks, and it doesn't give you smiley faces.    As PP said, it's a little electronic device that will tell you if you're at low, high, or peak fertility.

Anyways, as far as what's going on with your OPK's, the surge can last a few days, but the first day is really what you care about.  After that you don't really even need to test anymore.  Also, your results could vary depending on the time of day you're testing (some people get better results in the AM, others in the afternoon or evening). 

Melissa

 

Abeille

Michele707:

My monitor shows an empty circle or a smilie face. I got a smilie face Saturday, then an empty circle yesteday, then a smilie face again today.

Those are the Clearblue easy digital OPKs, the CBE fertility monitor is something different.

It's possible that your urine was a little more dilute for the negative test.  Or it could be your LH levels dropped then went back up. I'd just assume you were in your fertile window. GL!

Mrs.McIrish

Abeille:

Michele707:

My monitor shows an empty circle or a smilie face. I got a smilie face Saturday, then an empty circle yesteday, then a smilie face again today.

Those are the Clearblue easy digital OPKs, the CBE fertility monitor is something different.

It's possible that your urine was a little more dilute for the negative test.  Or it could be your LH levels dropped then went back up. I'd just assume you were in your fertile window. GL!

This.  The negative smiley in between was probably just due to diluted urine. Get busy.