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I'm not sure - are you BBT too? I started doing that this month along with OPKs. And it's given me a better understanding of what is going on.

Also, I've had spotty results with the strips - and this month I finally splurged on the Clearblue Easy OPKs that my ObGyn recommended. I was tired of guessing and squinting to see if that damn line ever got darker or as dark as the test line (and I have better than 20/20 vision, and a strong art background and I still had trouble judging!).

This month was my first month of using the CBE OPKs. I had some strips left over from last month and decided to test along side the CBE to see if they read the same. Guess what? They really didn't for me. They were really inconsistent.

I know the CBE is a bit expensive, but it is worth it to me to be sure and not have to guess or run into a bad strip on that critical day. I also tested twice a day, and this seemed to really pinpoint my O.

Just my opinion, but if you are really having trouble, add BBTing and use the digital OPKs.

and !!
Jen

Oh, and the strips I was using said to wait 4 minutes and check. That was almost impossible; i had to wait a full 10 minutes until the strip completely dried for it to be more accurate. I just didn't feel comforatble with them.

Hope this helps!

jen

Thanks! :) I will see how I do with these OPK's I bought off the shelf in the store first and then see if I should invest in the expensive ones...aren't they $120 or so? And no, I am not measuring BBT but I know I should. I will try to start that tomorrow, I have had multiple people tell me its so much easier to pin point it with BBT and OPK's. Since I'm just starting out with the whole timing/prediction/charting thing I will slowly be adding to my methods :)

The fertility monitors are in the $100s, but the simple OPKs are cheaper. 20-30$ for 20 test sticks. Google this:
Clearblue Oneâ??Month Digital Ovulation Kit
and you'll see prices that start at about 18$. I think I spent 25 for mine at Walgreens.

I haven't invested in a monitor, either. I may eventually, but trying it this way, first!

Good luck!!

Tha's suppposed to be "Clearblue One Month Digital Ovulation Kit"
Sorry - cut and paste did something weird...