Digital ClearBlue OPK

[agamommy]

I finally broke down and bought a Digital ClearBlue OPK. My DH and I have been ttc for the past 9 months and have no luck..  I always thought I knew when I was Ovulating.... this month I decided to use a OPK ... I got the (Happy face) yesterday morning meaning that I got  my LH surge and that I will ovulate between 24 and 36 hours.... my questions is.... how long does this LH surge last? I took another test this morning and NO Happy Face.... Can anyone explain to me how this works?

[agamommy]

Thank You so much for helping me understand this OPK stuff... You are so sweet and such a great supporter... I also wish you lots and lots of SSBD!!!

[agamommy]

It is very hard with my DH gone.... I also have 3 children to care for..... I am just greatful that my DH is working and I am able to be a sahm..... Hopefully soon he will be able to work closer to home. I really didn't think it would take long to get pregnant.... I took it for granted.... And I am ashamed of myself...

[adgal]

I love the clearblue digital OPK, but none of them are an exact science.  Tricia is right, everyone's surge lasts a different length of time.  It can also vary month to month.  And you can actually O as soon as 12 hours after your surge.  I have had a positive as long as 3 days in a row before.  I found info on line that said you can actually O mid surge, or as long as 72 hours afterward.  It sounds like you covered your bases though.  Bding the day before and the day of.  I sure hope this is your month!!!!!  SSBD to you!!

[SoCalTricia]

I think if you BD'd the night before and the night of your surge, there's a good chance! That's a downer your DH is gone so much! Kind of hard to get pregnant with him gone, huh?

Tricia

[agamommy]

Thanks for the quick response! Congradulations on you Pregnancy!! You have such a beautiful family. I got my LH surge Sunday morning... BD Saturday night and Sunday night... DH is on his way to NM where he works... He is only home for about 4 days out of the month... So there will be no more BDing for this cycle. I just hope I have a chance .. Could my surge only have lasted for 24 hrs? I too thought I knew when I ovulated.. but it looks like I ovulated earlier..

[SoCalTricia]

From what I've read, everyone's surge is different. And you may have gotten your "happy face" halfway into a 24-hour window...hard to say. Did you BD yesterday after the happy face? I know my surges (I was only doing the OPK for two months) both months lasted for two days. The month I got pregnant, we BD'd on Sat night but I didn't show a surge that day. Then I had a surge Sunday but we didn't BD. I still showed a surge on Monday, and we BD'd again. So we actually skipped the first day of the surge. Whatever we did, it worked...lol.

I think one of the advantages of the OPK is that you learn your cycle better...I realized I was ovulating  a couple of days earlier in my cycle than I thought I was. That way you can actually plan to BD the night *before your usual surge day. Also, I've heard that it's worth the money to buy the kits with 20 tests in them, and test in the morning and late afternoon...that way if you have a short surge, you'll catch it.

Good luck!!
Tricia