OPKs Help

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So, here’s where I am, I didn’t test yesterday because I figured since the 26th was light I was done, I missed the 24th and feel like that was the day I would have gotten a positive. I tested today because I wanted to confirm lh was still going down.

So, here’s where I am, I didn’t test yesterday because I figured since the 26th was light I was done, I missed the 24th and feel like that was the day I would have gotten a positive.  I tested today because I wanted to confirm lh was still going down.
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Last reply Oct 28, 2020

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But it’s just as dark as the 25th???First month doing OPK

Ovulation help!?

Hi guys!! I’m a little lost, I can’t tell if I ovulating, when or if at all! This is new to me, I’m coming off the depo and this is my 3rd cycle (I’ve had 2 periods already) and they have been long but getting shorter. I’m not getting digital peaks so maybe I’m not actually ovulating yet? Same thing happened last cycle but I though I just tested late because I didnt think to start until mid cycle. Any advice would be great! Thank you!!

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Last reply Oct 24, 2020

Did I mess up this OPK?

Or is this maybe a wonky test? I dipped it as I usually do, but it took forever to saturate across the window. And it looks like a dye run. Could it be a false positive?

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Last reply Oct 18, 2020

Positive OPK?

I normally have a pretty regular cycle and was supposed to ovulate on the 15th but this was my test on the 11th and it’s only gotten more faint since then. Does this look positive? Did I possibly miss my ovulation window?

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Last reply Oct 13, 2020

HELP- Temping & OPKs

I bought a Clearblue connected to track my ovulation, along with temping. Last month I got my high/peak on 18th & 19th I’m supposed to log when my period started to see when I need to start (AF is VERY irregular). This month my period was due on 1st, but didn’t come. I had light brown discharge/spotting for two days on 8th/9th, but no real period.Do I count the day of my spotting as day one of my period? Or just count this month as a loss? So confused 😭

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Last reply Oct 12, 2020

confused

so this is my OPK from today...started what I thought was my period at 12 dpo, 3 days ago...took this this morning...doesn’t this look almost positive or is it just me? I didn’t think it’d be this dark this soon...

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Last reply Oct 7, 2020

Would you consider this a valid test? My app captured it as my peak but I don’t know I had already threw my pee away before I saw the results.

Would you consider this a valid test? My app captured it as my peak but I don’t know I had already threw my pee away before I saw the results.
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Last reply Oct 6, 2020

Al

Here’s what it looks like now after it dried up and the last one I just took
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Last reply Oct 1, 2020

Did I ovulate?

Did I miss my window somehow?

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Last reply Oct 1, 2020

Ke

Also here’s my bbt...confused.

Opk help

So i took a OPK this morning and tonight this one is darker should I start back bding? My Af was off this month. Came two days early. We started bding Friday we also used preseed and softcups.

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Last reply Sep 28, 2020

Ba

BD today and tommorow :)

Please help me

Hello fellow TTC-ers!I need some serious help.... my husband and I have been TTC for 2 years and this month I said let’s try the whole ovulation tracking 9 yards. I have been looking up video after video after video trying to see if ANYONE has had such mixed results... my periods are SUPER irregular (typically between 21-45days). This whole tracking my ovulation is getting even more confusing. Has anyone ever had their line get super super close to positive then disappear twice? I know it can happen once with people who have PCOS and as far as I know I don’t have it. But twice within a few days I’ve had some super close positives or positives and then the next day they practically disappear. I’m so lost as to how I’m supposed to know when I’m ovulating or if I’m going to so my husband and I can get the special positive. If anyone has any advice please help. I’m so lost and I have no idea what more I can do...For more reference the first test (picture with only 3 tests) and the last test (pictured with the whole list of tests) where taken at the exact same time. Glow showed the first one as positive and the second as an almost positive.

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Last reply Oct 5, 2020

Am

Hey,You must be going through all sorts of stress, so firstly I want to say that you are never alone, and no matter how much you feel it, there are always people to share thoughts with / scream with / be grumpy with.Secondly, do you know, the only near "constant" with periods and ovulation, is the length of the Luteal Phase. This is the time from ovulation to period, it can be altered, but it takes drugs.Your day of ovulation and day you get your period can (and usually does) change on a monthly basis.It is also quite normal to go to CD 20+, each person has a different cycle length (which again can change on a monthly basis).I am on CD 12, nothing even NEAR a positive so far. However, 2 days ago, when I saw the faintest of lines on the Test strip of my ovulation test, I danced. Today, I saw the line clearly, and my non-existent moonwalk and boots shaking skills were ongoing for a good 10 minutes. I'm at the point where I just want to ovulate, so like you, whole 9 yards, with a rucksack of thermometers and OPK's to join me.I will say, Ovulation Testing Kits are usually used in the late afternoon/evening. The hormone they are picking up (Luteinizing Hormone) is usually released in the afternoon. So unlike a pregnancy test, First Morning Urine is not the A Grade Amber Nectar the test is after.It is also suggested that you try and get your urine to the "concentrated" stage - so 2-3 hours prior to testing, try to cut back on all drinking, and try to not empty your bladder for those 2-3 hours.If possible, set a time to aim for each day, (mine is 7pm) then try not to go more than 2 hours before or after that time. So, I try not to test before 5pm or after 9pm. This is because you are looking for a change in the "data set", so you need data that is consistent - hence the setting of your own personal timings.If you do get a Big Fat Positive, it is fine to test more frequently in order to try to see how long your LH is high/at a peak for.You then know that you have roughly between 12 and 36 hours to Baby Dance prior to Ovulation.One thing that can often surprise us, is that it is absolutely perfectly normal if a woman occasionally does not ovulate in her cycle. Sometimes there can be perfectly legitimate reasons not to ovulate - e.g. a really stressful month, extreme dieting, being ultra tired etc.Are you taking your basal body temperature (BBT) with the charting?It can be a pain, taking your temperature before you speak, move, talk, sit up or tap dance in the morning. Your BBT is your body's temperature at absolute rest, hence having the thermometer by the bed and just jamming it straight in ASAP. I get my Other Half to do it, they he gets at least 2-3 minutes of silence, lucky thing.However, it can help you figure out if and when you have ovulated. Around 12-24 hours after ovulation, your BBT will spike by around 0.5-1°c, and stay that way till you get your period.It is super important to look at some extra info like your BBT and cervical fluid:1. To help you understand your own body, meaning you have an understanding as to if something isn't quite right.2. If something isn't right, for example, if your charts show NO signs of ovulation using OPK's, BBT, and little or no changes in cervical fluid for 3 (some argue 2) cycles, then you have cause to visit a doctor as soon as you can dial a number. Ovulation should take place during most, sometimes the egg may not be of great quality, or it may happen early or late, However, a healthy menstrual cycle involves an egg exploding from an ovary.I really hope I haven't bored you to death, worried you or made you spend hundreds of pounds on weird gadgets.All the Baby Dust, Happy Thoughts, and a Load of claps on your back to encourage you to keep going.From me and my one ovary.Xx
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Last reply Sep 26, 2020

Opk test

I’m on cd7 just ended my period. This is mu first time using opks. Is this close to a positive? Does it mean Its better to start BD from now?

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Last reply Sep 26, 2020

Ovulation

Is CD 9 or CD 10 a positive?

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Last reply Sep 24, 2020

Positive test when do i BD

Ladies I finally got my positive test line on CD 15 I am new to using these do I bd now and for the next couple of days or do I wait until tomorrow? I don’t want to miss my window!!

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Last reply Sep 24, 2020

2nd opk

Okay so i know its negative. But the line is there and is definitely darker. I took this one with fmp. I of course made plans to go visit my parents this week so ill miss my peak day to bd possibly 🙃 yay me. But i bd yesterday will try to bd today and tomorrow before my daughter and I head out. But if you used the opk picture thing on this app. For one its difficult to get the lines lined up to get a good picture 😅 two if it doesn't read it on its own how would you rate this line according to their thing? Which I know its still negative but they have this line progression option.

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Last reply Sep 20, 2020

Help newbie on opks

So I've never used OPKs before but Im going to try them out this month. I normally try to just go with my ewcm but im obviously not fully getting it right. This will be my second child. My first we tried for a couple years had two miscarriages before our rainbow. But I never used them then. Point of this post is what do I need to know. When do I start taking them and when I do I stop? Any tips are helpful. Thank you! 😁

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Last reply Sep 17, 2020

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OPK help first time

So my eyes suck but this looks like a positive. Glow app photo scan says it is positive.Is it? First time using OPK's. I usually go by my CM and days since period (which btw seems to be the fertile kind and aboit right for day count)Thanks!

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Last reply Sep 15, 2020

Positive opk? App is still saying neg

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Last reply Sep 12, 2020

Would you say this is a positive/peak OPK result? Glow says it’s not quite positive, but the lines look quite similar to me... or could just be my eyes!

Would you say this is a positive/peak OPK result? Glow says it’s not quite positive, but the lines look quite similar to me... or could just be my eyes!
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Last reply Sep 12, 2020