So i took 2 OPKs today... I got the samples from the same cup. My digital one had flashing smiley face (high fertility). (Yesterday was definitely negative). The cheaper one was not even remotely positive! The line was super faint. Is it because my hormones may not be high enough? My CM is not slimy, my temperature dropped by 1 degree this am.. and I don't have ovulation pain. What does this mean?
I thought a flashing smiley was not peak fertility? It means "high fertility" which is before peak fertility and is measuring a different hormone than peak would be measuring (lh)? someone else on here will definitely know more though.
So i took 2 OPKs today... I got the samples from the same cup. My digital one had flashing smiley face (high fertility). (Yesterday was definitely negative). The cheaper one was not even remotely positive! The line was super faint. Is it because my hormones may not be high enough? My CM is not slimy, my temperature dropped by 1 degree this am.. and I don't have ovulation pain. What does this mean?
I believe this question would / may be better placed in a WTO thread (for future reference). That being said, it sounds like you're using Clear Blue Advanced Digital OPKs. If that's the case, flashing smiley is high fertility but not peak fertility. I know some women (myself included) have gotten false + opks.
Read the newbie guide and lurk. A lot of your questions can be answered that way.
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So i took 2 OPKs today... I got the samples from the same cup. My digital one had flashing smiley face (high fertility). (Yesterday was definitely negative). The cheaper one was not even remotely positive! The line was super faint. Is it because my hormones may not be high enough? My CM is not slimy, my temperature dropped by 1 degree this am.. and I don't have ovulation pain. What does this mean?
I don't understand your confusion about the tests. If you didn't get a positive on the OPK then yes, your hormones are not high enough to make it positive so you're not close to ovulating yet. It's not hard to figure out.
This question is too ridiculous to be real.
Me: late 30s | H: early 30s TTC #1 since April 2015 RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016 IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal Polyp removed May 2017 FET May 2017 - BFP! Baby boy born 2/2/18
Clear Blue Advanced Digitals measure both estrogen and lutenizing hormone (lh). First you get a prolonged increase of estrogen, thus the days of flashing smiley. Then, you get the lh surge that kicks off the release of the egg. That's when you get the solid smiley. Cheapies just measure lh. So they aren't providing conflicting info.
Stick around, read the newbie guide, read Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and start participating in the WTO (waiting to ovulate) and TWW (two week wait, post ovulation). Also, make your username recognizable by going to The Knot and changing it from knottie5788323789 or whatever it is.
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
I don't understand your confusion about the tests. If you didn't get a positive on the OPK then yes, your hormones are not high enough to make it positive so you're not close to ovulating yet. It's not hard to figure out.
This is question is too ridiculous to be real.
@eggplantface This is like the OPK question you were dreaming of...
OP: If you don't have a positive OPK, don't have "slimy" CM (lol), don't have O pain (if you usually do), and don't see a temp spike... it means you haven't ovulated. Why would you have thought you did?
And like @kiki75 said please change your username to something taggable.
I don't understand your confusion about the tests. If you didn't get a positive on the OPK then yes, your hormones are not high enough to make it positive so you're not close to ovulating yet. It's not hard to figure out.
This is question is too ridiculous to be real.
@eggplantface This is like the OPK question you were dreaming of...
That's why this seems so fishy.
Me: late 30s | H: early 30s TTC #1 since April 2015 RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016 IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal Polyp removed May 2017 FET May 2017 - BFP! Baby boy born 2/2/18
This means your LH hasn't surged yet and I wouldn't expect ovulation until after you do get that peak reading. You don't need to have sex yet if you don't want to.
Me: 27 years old DH: 27 years old Type 1 Diabetes since 2001, MTHFR hetero A1298T Dogs: Raider 4 yrs, Dex 4 yrs
Married in July 2014
TTC #1 since late Feb 2016
BFP #1 3/29/16 MMC: 5/5/16 BFP #2 7/6/16 SCH, D&C 8/4/16 BFP #3 12/26/16 EDD: 9/6/17 My Chart / My Diabetes/Pregnancy Blog My Type 1/TTC/Pregnancy Podcast: Juicebox Podcast Episode 118 A1Cs: 1/12/16 6.7% 5/25/16 6.0% 11/2/16 6.1% 3/22/16 5.8% 4/27/17 5.4% 6/13/17 5.3% "Sugar Fancy Tutu"
Hi! As someone who just started using OPKs last month I know it can be confusing ! As someone else mentioned I would highly suggest getting the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. You can get it on Amazon fairly inexpensive. good luck!!!
TBH I like sticking with the cheapie OPKs I buy off Amazon since they typically only give you 1-2 positive days instead of tons of flashing smiley faces for a really long time. Like the others mentioned, you will find a lot of useful info in the Newbie Guide at the top of the page.
Re: Help with OPKs please
Read the newbie guide and lurk. A lot of your questions can be answered that way.
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Married: 07-2014
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
*TW*
This question is too ridiculous to be real.
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
Stick around, read the newbie guide, read Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and start participating in the WTO (waiting to ovulate) and TWW (two week wait, post ovulation). Also, make your username recognizable by going to The Knot and changing it from knottie5788323789 or whatever it is.
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
OP: If you don't have a positive OPK, don't have "slimy" CM (lol), don't have O pain (if you usually do), and don't see a temp spike... it means you haven't ovulated. Why would you have thought you did?
And like @kiki75 said please change your username to something taggable.
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
Type 1 Diabetes since 2001, MTHFR hetero A1298T
Dogs: Raider 4 yrs, Dex 4 yrs
BFP #2 7/6/16 SCH, D&C 8/4/16
BFP #3 12/26/16 EDD: 9/6/17
My Chart / My Diabetes/Pregnancy Blog
My Type 1/TTC/Pregnancy Podcast:
Juicebox Podcast Episode 118
A1Cs:
1/12/16 6.7%
5/25/16 6.0%
11/2/16 6.1%
3/22/16 5.8%
4/27/17 5.4%
6/13/17 5.3%
"Sugar Fancy Tutu"
Keep humping it out.
Link to the OPKs I use:
https://www.amazon.com/Wondfo-Combo-Ovulation-Pregnancy-Strips/dp/B00RY8UBNC/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1477856564&sr=8-1&keywords=wondfo+opk