OPK's any advice

[loved29]

Hello I've been TTC for about 14 months now. We're giving OPK's a go this cycle to see if that helps. Only trouble is i don't know what time of day i should use them. If anyone's got any wisdom or experience with them i'd be grateful if you'd pass it on.

Thanks

[loved29]

well good luck!

[Lynniepooh]

You never know!  Even with all my OPK's Negative. I may have ovulated and not known.  I have PCOS and that could make my opk not work. It says right on the box but thats the way my doc wanted it. I may even O late.  

I have had some back pain, and I was up every 2 hours to pee last night!  Weird

Good Luck

[loved29]

actually maybe not...i've run out of OPK's and i'm taking BBT again...it's CD20 and i'm still at 36.4...so i guess i'm not ovulating for some reason.

[loved29]

i tried at lunch time yesterday...and it was no darker but we BD'd anyway. But this morning my temp had dropped so i think i must O in the next 2 days. here's hoping.

[Lynniepooh]

I just did a test this morning(7am) just to see if it would be a darker line then I have been getting.  NOPE

I am going to take a test again tonight just to see also but I think it will be the same

No smiley faces for me yet! 8o(

[loved29]

thanks for your help ladies. it looks like the asda ones may be the problem then maybe we'll try a different brand next time. i'll try testing at lunchtime today tho to see if that is better

[piscean4]

Hi there! Even i use the digital clear blue ones with the smiley : ) much easier to read and the instructions say that you can test with the first morning urine... They have worked pretty well for me and are really helpful as I have very irregular cycles..

[Lynniepooh]

I use the Clear Blue digital OPKs with the smiley face or no smiley face!  Much easier then the strips!  More expensive but I was so confused with the strips.  I did not ovulate but the test was so close i was unsure.  this month i will know for sure

i take them whenever.  most of the time between 12-2pm

Good luck

[sherrycoup]

For most women they get their LH surge in the afternoon so most women will test in the morning and test around 2-6pm that way they don't miss their surge.

[loved29]

thanks for replying. i've been using the ASDA ones. they say they take 10 minutes to develop. There's been a faint line since friday. if anyting it's getting fainter. maybe i should post some pictures...

[Nolta]

The great thing about OPK's you can test at any time; morning, afternoon, night once a day twice a day. It’s all up to you. The directions should tell you everything you need to know. The only trouble is trying to read the lines. It took me a month to know the full difference from an ovulated line to a non ovulated line. I us Answer (I’m pretty sure that’s the) brand. It comes with 20 test strips instead of 2-3 test sticks. Ohh and most important thing read the directions to find out how long you have to wait. I know my test strips take 3mins and I have read test sticks take much longer.