opk

have been trying for another baby for 8months now,with no luck.
have started using opk this month and have had postivie reults for last 4 days, is this usual

[sweetangel7]

I hated opks...I used basal body temping with fertility friend . com to help me chart it and I was much more successful with that...good luck!

[ovaz129]

I used OPKs with success... are you testing at the same time everyday?  Its not "normal" to have a positive result 4 days in a row.  Make sure that you are testing the same time everyday.... another though, could your hormones be off?  That could trigger a positive for 4 days in a row.  Maybe give your doctor a call and let him/her know that you are seeing a positive result for 4 days in a row.  They will have better insight on what is going on :)  Good luck and hope you get your BFP soon.

[lynda75]

am testing at the same time of day.
did try testing last month but did them on day 10 which came back neg. as i have a 23day cycle im supposed to test on day 6, of which i started this month. have tried basal body temping with fertility friend . com, but his didn't work, have checked all other symptoms & theese all match with opks

[ovaz129]

Your cycle seems pretty short... If I were in your position, I would probably make an appt. with my doctor.  You may have a hormonal imbalance which is causing your cycles to be on the shorter end, and this could be causing you not to ovulate (even though the OPKs are showing you are... again, your hormones could just be off).  I hope you get it resolved soon!  Good luck :)

[lynda75]

Went to the drs 2 months ago, as has a bio-chemical pregnancy. she advise me that its not unusual to have a cycle every 23days. anything between 21-28days is normal. as long as they come at the same time every month.
have tried fertilty friend & found it no use. am doing cervical obs aswell as opks.

[bluegenie2003]

I honestly don't know if its normal or not to have a positive OPK for 4 days, but last month mine did!  I am going to my Gyn. on Wed. to check some other things as well, so I can let you know what she says about it if you would like.  It is possible though that you were about to ovulate (so got the surge) and then for some reason didn't (stress, stuff like that), and then got the surge again a day or two later.  I also think they will stay positive longer if you happen to ovulate twice in one month, since the second ovulation usually happens within 24 hours of the first.

[bluegenie2003]

Oh, by the way, what time were you testing?  If you were using first morning urine its more concentrated so might make it show up as positive longer....I'm not sure about that, but it would make sense to me...

[liscamdave]

I also used OPK's for 3 months, after having tried to conceive for almost one year. Once I started with the OPK's I was pregnant within the 3rd month, or 3rd try. That is usual. Typically with the OPK's they predict the LH surge in your body. So it usually tells you when you are ovulation with the next 24-48 hrs. That surge is present until ovulation so you may be a couple days away from ovulation, but those kits predict it 24-48 hrs prior. Thats why they tell you once you see an LH surge is detected, start a baby makin!!!....

Its one of the best ways to track ovulation...Good luck..

[lynda75]

have been testing just before 2pm everytime. did another opk today & it came back neg.
just hope that theese are correct, but only time will tell. never used them with my other pregnancies as got pregnant within 4months of trying, but this time have had no luck apart from bio-chemical preg 2moths ago