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[Tasha456]

Sorry I just found this really good website that answers your question you asked about your OPK's and ovulating.  

http://www.peeonastick.com/opkfaq.html#2

**What if my OPK is positive for several days in a row? It is possible, in a normal ovulation, to have a positive OPK for several days in a row. This is because LH peaks (surges) about 12-36 hours before ovulation occurs, and then dissipates. So, you could theoretically detect this high level of LH with positive OPK's from the time it begins to the time it dissipates-- over 36 hours.

It is also possible that your body is "gearing up" to ovulate, and you have an LH surge-- and then, for some reason (such as stress, illness, travel, or random fluke), your body fails to release an egg . . . then tries, tries again ASAP with another, or overlapping, surge. If you see a positive OPK for longer than 3 consecutive days, your egg is probably just having a little trouble getting out of the starting gate. If this happens to you occasionally, it's no big deal. If it happens a lot, talk to your doctor. (I just play one on the Internet :p)

**Should I keep testing once I get a positive OPK? Nah. Once you get a positive you will probably ovulate within the next 12-36 hours. You should be able to confirm this with a temperature rise and/or dry up of cervical mucus (remember, even when you're charting your temps/mucus as accurately as possible, it's still only accurate within +/- 3 days . . . so if you get a positive OPK, and ovulate 36 hours later, and have a thermal shift/mucus dry-up 3 days after that, you may have a

[nicholeinaz]

thanks so much for getting back to me...that's a relief.  i just did another test like 3 minutes ago (i have been taking them at 10:00 am and 6 pm every day) and it was finally NEGATIVE, so i hope i ovulated sometime in the last week.  with your info, it seems like i probably did :)  so i guess i am now officially in the 2ww, how nerve racking, with my first two (now 11 and 13) there was no trying involved....it was so long ago that i hardly remember specific detail though, this is pretty exciting.  have a great day girls.

[Tasha456]

You welcome.  I was just plundering around the internet and i saw this and immediatley thought of you.  Hope it shed some light on your situation!  Good Luck in the tww.  I'm still waiting to ovulate!!  I take my first OPK today.  But i forgot to bring them to work with me so I get to only take it tonight.. and then i will start again at 10 tomorrow morning.  Wish Me LUCk!  :)

[nicholeinaz]

definitely sending you the good luck rays!!!!!!!  is this your first baby?  well thanks for thinking about me, have fun at work and good luck with your opk tonight!!!

[Tasha456]

Yes.. we are working on #1.  We got pregnant in June so we know it can happen.. but we just think our timing is off.  So I get to practice my BBT charting and OPKS. :)  Good luck to you too!