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Experimenting: OPK & HCG strips. 7 DPO

Bronwyn • Tue, Jul 29 • 31, firefighter and peace officer, married 2 years but together 14. Our first baby!

Ok. I figured I'm going to experiment, mainly because I feel like crap most days and am hoping it's because I'm KO'd :) and it keeps me from losing my sanity. So today I'm 7-8 DPO depending how you count it. My symptoms: More tired than normal, sensitive nipples on and off, stuffy nose, sore throat for a couple days (better now), creamy CM, mild low abdomen cramping. Chart has stayed high but possible dip today (see my other post on which bbt to use).

I decided to do a HCG and opk today. Looks like negative for both (no surprise on HCG it's early) but I was surprised to see quite a strong line on opk. I know there's a lot of Internet debate and not to read too much into it but what do you guys think?