opk question?

bikramgirl · January 2014

I don't normally post on the bump but have a question about opk. My son is a year old and the last time I needed to use an opk was when I got pregnant with him. We are starting to ttc again and I just purchased some opk's. My period returned in November and this month is the first month that we are ttc. I tested with an opk this week. I had what I believe were two positive tests on two consecutive mornings this week. They were negative in the afternoons though. We BD each night that my opk tests were positive. I'm not sure if I had sex on the optimal days or not and am not sure if the tests would be positive in the mornings and negative in the afternoons? I feel like it has been so long since I had to use one of these that I can't remember what to do...haha. Any insight.

ksgsmu · January 2014

What kind of OPK are you using? OPKS are best taken with SMU ( second morning urine or mid morning urine as that is when LH is better read). Your LH surge might be short and you might only catch it at one reading or depending on the dillution of your urine it might not read properly.

bikramgirl · January 2014

I purchased some cheap ones from amazon. I forget the brand but they got better reviews than some of the other ones. They came in a pack of 40 or 50 for $20 or so. I generally tested midmorning and then again in the afternoon.

HeathernSteven · January 2014

you probably used wonderfro's, many women here use that brand. Good luck hope you are "nailing" the timing

chucktgirl · January 2014

I've been back using them again, too, but I swear I can't tell a positive from not! I just do my best guess. If my line is dark, I BD for three nights. I just feel it's so unreliable. I tried temping too, which a lot of girls here do, but my temp was never consistent enough to be of use. Maybe if you do both, you'll get a more reliable result? Good luck!

gscoville · January 2014

OPKs on their own can be confusing, as dilute urine due to drinking lots of water or other factors can really mess with their accuracy. I highly recommend getting an account with Fertility Friend (you can click on the FF Chart link in my siggy to get there), picking up a BBT thermometer, and starting to temp every morning. Temping combined with OPKs will help to give a more complete picture and take lots of the guesswork out of things.

beckajw · January 2014

You can be positive in the morning and negative in the afternoon if you drink a lot during the day. Fluids dilute your urine. I always get two positive days. The second day is darker than the first. I BD the first day, second day and the day after. So far no luck, but I'm still trying.

bikramgirl · January 2014

thanks ladies.

I have an account on FF but haven't used it in a long time since I had my son last year. We just decided to start trying again. I have thought about temping but just haven't done it. I haven't even pulled up my FF account. So, maybe I will do that and try temping because I think we missed the boat this month

STBCooper · January 2014

I have PCOS and tried using the regular OPKs last month and was all kinds of confused. The doc told me to use the digital ones so there wasn't any confusion. Maybe try one of those? They are pricier but it may help to take away the "is that line darker? Does this mean I am OV?" It can make you crazy! Haha!

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