Normal OPK? (PIP)

OneHotMama89 · February 2012

I know, I know. I'm totally obsessing over this OPK thing! I even used one of my friend's tests to make sure mine weren't defective. I didn't think they were, as they've been showing a clear control line, but I figured I'd check anyway. My friend's test said the same thing. Tonight I compared one of the ovulation tests to one of the pregnancy tests and took a picture. The ovulation test still has a clear control line, but it is so faint compared to the control line of the pregnancy test. Both test lines don't show up at all.

Do you ladies have any insights? Is that just the way the tests are and I'm just not ovulating yet, or do you think there might be something wrong with the test(s)? Here's a pic:

TIA!

ETA: OMG. That is huge! So sorry! Let me see if I can figure out how to resize it and fix it. Also, I forgot to mention that the pregnancy test is the green one and the ovulation test is the pink one.

ETA2: Okay, fixed. I think.

landosmommy · February 2012

I'm confused as to what your question is???

OneHotMama89 · February 2012

landosmommy:
I'm confused as to what your question is???

Does it look like the OPK is working? It's very obviously not a positive one, but I've been using them for a couple weeks now and I haven't even so much as gotten a glimmer of a second line on them. Today I tried it side by side the pregnancy test, and the control line on the pregnancy test is so much darker which makes me afraid maybe the OPKs aren't working.

ShadyKull · February 2012

I am not quite sure what you are asking, but those tests look normal to me (other than the blue blurs next to the control lines (what is that?) Are you concerned because your OPK control line is not as dark as the HPT control line? I believe that is normal. I don't know what kind those are you are using, but my wondfo HPT control lines are darker than my OPK control lines. Just make sure you hold the stick in your urine for the time as directed (wondfo directions are for 3 seconds) and you should be fine.

landosmommy · February 2012

OneHotMama89:

landosmommy:
I'm confused as to what your question is???

Does it look like the OPK is working? It's very obviously not a positive one, but I've been using them for a couple weeks now and I haven't even so much as gotten a glimmer of a second line on them. Today I tried it side by side the pregnancy test, and the control line on the pregnancy test is so much darker which makes me afraid maybe the OPKs aren't working.

Oh, ok. Yes, they look fine. OPKs don't always have a very dark control line. they vary. That is why they say a +OPK is as dark or darker than the control line.

ShadyKull · February 2012

Do you even get any sort of line on your OPK? I always get some kind of line, although sometimes very faint. I don't know if it indicates a problem if you never get any sort of line. . . maybe someone else knows?

landosmommy · February 2012

ShadyKull:
Do you even get any sort of line on your OPK? I always get some kind of line, although sometimes very faint. I don't know if it indicates a problem if you never get any sort of line. . . maybe someone else knows?

Some people get a fade-in pattern, some get nothing at all & then BAM there's a line. So no, this is not a problem.

ShadyKull · February 2012

landosmommy:
ShadyKull:
Do you even get any sort of line on your OPK? I always get some kind of line, although sometimes very faint. I don't know if it indicates a problem if you never get any sort of line. . . maybe someone else knows?

Some people get a fade-in pattern, some get nothing at all & then BAM there's a line. So no, this is not a problem.

BAM line! Thanks Landos, I was wondering!

OneHotMama89 · February 2012

ShadyKull:
I am not quite sure what you are asking, but those tests look normal to me (other than the blue blurs next to the control lines (what is that?) Are you concerned because your OPK control line is not as dark as the HPT control line? I believe that is normal. I don't know what kind those are you are using, but my wondfo HPT control lines are darker than my OPK control lines. Just make sure you hold the stick in your urine for the time as directed (wondfo directions are for 3 seconds) and you should be fine.

The blue blurs are some sort of design thing. I thought it was weird, but they all have that blue design thing to separate the control line from the test line.

Also, I have not gotten any sort of test line on the OPKs yet. I'm trying to not get discouraged, but it's starting to be as bad as seeing a BFN.

angelsnight · February 2012

The controls lines on my OPKs are often pretty light too. However I do always have some kind of test line, even though it's sometimes very faint. But I do recall some women saying they often do not have any kind of test line if it is negative, so I would assume its normal.

I could be totally wrong, but I thought I read having PCOS can sometimes mean your LH levels are always a little elevated....I do have PCOS so that might explain why I always have a faint to decent test line.

Shayliz · February 2012

I have never seen an OPK with blue and pink dye..

happilyeverafterxo · February 2012

Shayliz:
I have never seen an OPK with blue and pink dye..

That was my thought too, Shay! I've been through 100s of OPKs and have never had any blue show up...ever! I would have been baffled too, OP, for that reason alone.

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