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Why do you keep testing?

AJflowersAJflowers member
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For those of you who use OPKs, not FMs, why do you keep testing after  you get a positive.  I'm just curious.  My instructions say, not to.  I use FR.

PS~This is not meant to be snarky, I'm curious.

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Re: Why do you keep testing?

  • mooetamooeta member
    Look at my chart that's why, because I've gotten positives and had a failed O or something.  If I stopped at the first one I would have missed my chance many times over.
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  • AJflowersAJflowers member

    imagemooeta:
    Look at my chart that's why, because I've gotten positives and had a failed O or something.  If I stopped at the first one I would have missed my chance many times over.

    Ok.  You test, then if you don't get your 3 temps above cover, you test again.  Makes sense.  When you test + 2 days in a row, what's that about?

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  • short1882short1882
    I test the day after to see that the surge ended....which it usually does after I get a positive--my last 2 cycles I had 2+ days of surge so I just like to see the trend. No reason more than just my curiosity
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  • AML84AML84 member
    I test until I see that my surge has ended. Sometimes, I have 3 + opks.
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  • mooetamooeta member
    because you could be catching the very beginning of the surge  or the very end and by testing it gives you a better idea of when you O'd to compare it to your charts.  I always keep testing until it comes up negative.
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  • short1882short1882
    plus, since I had a longer surge (with no temp spike) it meant that I should keep having sex. If I would have stopped with the first positive opk I would not have had the best timing for o (which I think was yesterday)
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  • AJflowersAJflowers member
    Ok, that totally makes sense.  I guess I assume I'm as close to the beginning of my surge as I'm going to get because I test in the morning and the night.  I've only used them two cycles, but both times were -- the night before my +.  Then the next morning I wake up and temps are above cover.  So, I figure what's the point of testing again (for me).  Thanks for the info ladies.
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  • AML84AML84 member
    You aren't supposed to test in the AM with an OPK. LH builds up during the day. I always test between 5-8. Sometimes I don't get off work until 8:30, so I have to test later.
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  • skinnursemandeeskinnursemandee member
    I always test until I see the temp increase clearly..and if it coincides with Opain etc..then I stop
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