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Hi im going to also start opks again this month tried it before but was confused also this month going to try a new method this time going to tape the up in a jornal today is cd1 wont start till about cd4or 5 do it morning and night my cd very from 29 to 31 so im not very regular and sometimes i have ov spotting which you might have had also on cd 21 going to get blood test done to see if ov was present hoping july is our wishing you lots of sticky

I have been doing the same...taping them up on a sheet where i am tracking by cycle day and calendar day. I did take another test this afternoon and it was a but darker so i am thinking the morning one was a fluke...or lighter because i had so much water not long before. So...now i am thinking i may not have ovulated yet. Just gona keep testing and keeping logged to compare darkness. Good luck to you!

I'm in the same boat! I have used them a few times but never seemed to have good luck with them. I have read that it's best to take your readings between 10 am and 2 pm, and to avoid drinking fluids for a couple hours before doing it. I try to avoid drinking anything in the morning after breakfast and test around 10:30 or 11.

Anyhow, this last cycle, I also had the line getting gradually darker, and then it disappeared, but then was back and darker than the control line the next day. So, keep testing! It could have been because you drank too much water too.

What I found really confusing is that according to my BBT, I ovulated on CD 12, but according to the OPK, it would have been on CD 14 or 15. I have been relying on the BBT for the last 20 or so cycles and no BFP whatsoever, so maybe I've been missing the window by stopping BDing too early. So frustrating...

I've heard that the more expensive OPKs with the smiley face are easier to use. I can't justify the cost though - we're going to just BD more!

Lots of on bding days to all and remember just have fun something funny just wanting to share is both my girls were conceive very fun thanks to porn and having fun lol

Northernbabydream....same here. I cant justify the more expensive tests either. I use the LH test strips that come 50 a pack on amazon. They are supposed to be very accurate, like 99% so i will def keep on testing. I agree it must have been the water i drank right before because i tested again later today and it was back to being a like as dark as yesterdays...so, i will continue to test and be sure not to drink a bunch right before.

Also need to bd more, which i planned on doing every day or at least every other day from the 4th thru the 9th. Thing is, it is tougher this time than with my first because my toddler tires me out! I am just not as in the mood and awake as i was when we ttc the first. We literally bd every other day all month long...so there was really no chance at missing my fertile period. The only thing i tracked that time was my menstrual cycle and predicted fertile period, but i never used opks or bbt testing before.

Best bet is to just try to bd every other day of the month so you dont miss your fertile period if you are off on your guestimated ov date, or the opk is confusing. I should just go back to that method.....

Good luck all!!

Hey gals! I used the Answer brand and I liked them - they seemed to work rather well. I bought the 20 pack kit and started the day after AF, so CD8. You can check my images and see how the lines progressed from nothing, to light, to dark (positive). The only thing that bugged me was the 5 days of positives, although not the test's fault.

I also took them at different times, but always after work (5pm) and I must say, I liked this brand better than the generic versions you can buy at your local store. I should also mention this were the test stripes, not the sticks, which I bought before and didn't work at all. I think I paid about $14.

I've heard good reviews of the OPKs you can get on Amazon, I might try those next month or continue with Answer.

I also struggle with BDing b/c even though we plan to do it like crazy, so these OPKs helped me identify the best days, although the positives drove me crazy trying to figure out if we missed the window or not. Next month I am going to trying temping so I can be sure that I DID ovulate!

That's what we're trying to do too, just BDing every second day when I think I'm most fertile. Frankly though, it gets tiring when you "have" to do it! Who knew that making a baby would be such hard work! No way we could do it every day, and apparently that's not good for ttc anyhow.

I know! It is hard work! Youd think it would just be easy to fet pregnant but all that goes into timing and the chance every month even if everything is timed perfectly, is not high. Havent even been using these opks long...but i already wana say F it and just play it safe, bd every other day my whole cycle LOL

Well good luck to all of you ladies!!

On one of the sites i was looking at one best method to opk they said they do not advise for you to test in the morning to do it around noon 4 hours after you wake but before 8 i think best of luck to all of you