Opk's

Esquirette · September 2010

Are opk's a cruel joke? I just started testing yesterday(9/28/10) and can already tell I am going to have a hard time 1. holding urine for four (4) hours and 2. limiting my intake of fluid for two hours prior to the test. Especially since I am testing twice a day...which amounts to only being able to use the rest room twice from 7-5.

Do you really have to hold urine for four hours to get an accurate reading on an OPK? (I am using clear blue easy) Any suggestions would be great!

Thanxs

punkrockabye · September 2010

I use the cheapies from Amazon. I don't do anything much differently. I have a hard time holding it for more than 2 hours, honestly. I got a blazing positive the other day 1.5-2 hours after last peeing.

ConfuzzledTrish · September 2010

I have never used that brand of OPKs. However, I do not hold my urine for more than 1-2 hours, and internet cheapies work for me. So far, I've gotten a positive every month.

M&M227 · September 2010

I try and hold it for at least 2-3 hours, which is very difficult for me during the week. I can't test in work and am a teacher so I only get to use the bathroom once or twice a day. So I usually go at the end of the day then have to wait a couple hours after I get home. Thankfully our two cycles TTC I've gotten + OPKs on days I was off.

jesselayne8 · September 2010

Its really easy to hold my urine at work because I am a nurse and rarely get a chance to go to the bathroom. I usually hold it for the last 4 hrs of work and OPK when I get home.

Tulips114 · September 2010

Personally, I wouldn't be able to do it either. Not to mention trying to interpret the lines.

This is why I use the CBE digital opks and I test with FMU. I know it's not ideal, but I haven't had any problems catching my surge, so I'm going to keep doing it this way.