Is this a positive???

mel102 · Apr 14th, 2012, 16:26 PM

Hey merle goodluck with them let us no how you get on. Its interesting that so many of you have never got a positive with them it makes me wonder if i have ovulated and just didn't get a positive opk. Defo going to order some clearblue next cycle.

Merle82 · Apr 14th, 2012, 16:27 PM

well i tried today but was a neg- didnt know to do it twice a day and at certain times. shall experimient and see what i find out!! hopefully something useful.... x
BDing as and when anyway-u never know!!

mel102 · Apr 14th, 2012, 16:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Merle82

well i tried today but was a neg- didnt know to do it twice a day and at certain times. shall experimient and see what i find out!! hopefully something useful.... x
BDing as and when anyway-u never know!!

How long are your cycles? Am doing them twice a day and i just feel like its a waste of money hopefully they work better for you.x

Merle82 · Apr 14th, 2012, 16:48 PM

i only came off my bcp for the first time in like ten years on the 12th march, had a withdrawl bleed as expected but waiting on the witch to arrive! my cycle was usually 28 days but no where to be seen yet! cant wait for AF to come and go so i can get an idea of whats going on xx

Anna_83 · Apr 14th, 2012, 17:29 PM

I didn't read all the comments, but I think that you might be doing some mistakes. For example it is not recommended to take OPK tests in the morning. The best time is between 10 am - 8 pm. If there is a faint line day after the dark line, it is OK. There is still some LH in your system, but it is getting lower. That is normal. If you didnt get the "perfectly dark line" and then lighter one the next day, it means the LH peak was between these two tests, but you just did not catch it.

_jellybean_ · Apr 14th, 2012, 17:44 PM

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Is anyone else giving up on opks? They confuse me so much there dark one day but not yet a positve but then light the next day

I know i only been ttc for a short time but its driving me

all i can think about is babies.

Clearblue Digitals !! i swear by them! got pregnant twice within the first month of using them - no guessing - smiley face for O - Circle for no O

Ebay sells them for £10 and someone is selling out of date ones for like £5 i used out of date ones for this pregnancy and they work fine!

the item number on ebay uk is 320878611416 just copy and paste this into the search bar on ebay and they will come up

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

L xx

Thanks lauren i will have a look. I bought the ones am using now on ebay for cheap as i didn't like the thought of spending money on something i was going to wee on lol but i guess you get what you pay for.

I wouldnt be pregnant now without them.

They are the best thing no lines to interpret or anything.

and for a £5 u cant really grumble - i never got positives with the cheapies just shows u x

Yeah, these work better than the other ones. I wouldn't have known I was o'ing had it not been for mine. I use both though. Pregnant the first month last time. Using both now--strips and digital to check accuracy b/c of difficulty reading strips.

mel102 · Apr 15th, 2012, 08:00 AM

This is the darkest i have ever got what you think girls?

mel102 · Apr 15th, 2012, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Merle82

i only came off my bcp for the first time in like ten years on the 12th march, had a withdrawl bleed as expected but waiting on the witch to arrive! my cycle was usually 28 days but no where to be seen yet! cant wait for AF to come and go so i can get an idea of whats going on xx

Am in the same boat i came off bcp after 6 years on the 14th feb i had my withdrawl bleed then my next cycle was 36 days. There are girls on here that never had a real period after bcp got pregnant straight away so you never know x

Needababynow · Apr 15th, 2012, 08:20 AM

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This is the darkest i have ever got what you think girls?

If the line on the left is the control than yes it is a positive! Don't get too discouraged, OPK's can be great BUT they take lots of practice and getting used too. IC strips work just fine as long as you are testing between 10 am and 8 pm - however, the *ideal* time to test is between 2-4 (like someone else said back it up with a digi if it's questionable). The Lh needs to metabolize in your system to get a positive so FMU should never be used.

When I first started using them I got a lot of good information from www.peeonastick.com in the OPK FAQ section. Good Luck!!!

lisap2008 · Apr 15th, 2012, 09:31 AM

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This is the darkest i have ever got what you think girls?

That looks positive to me.

Apr 14th, 2012, 16:26 PM	#21
mel102 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: N Ireland Posts: 301	Hey merle goodluck with them let us no how you get on. Its interesting that so many of you have never got a positive with them it makes me wonder if i have ovulated and just didn't get a positive opk. Defo going to order some clearblue next cycle.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 16:27 PM	#22
Merle82 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 104	well i tried today but was a neg- didnt know to do it twice a day and at certain times. shall experimient and see what i find out!! hopefully something useful.... x BDing as and when anyway-u never know!!

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Merle82 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 104	i only came off my bcp for the first time in like ten years on the 12th march, had a withdrawl bleed as expected but waiting on the witch to arrive! my cycle was usually 28 days but no where to be seen yet! cant wait for AF to come and go so i can get an idea of whats going on xx

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Apr 14th, 2012, 17:29 PM	#25
Anna_83 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 67	I didn't read all the comments, but I think that you might be doing some mistakes. For example it is not recommended to take OPK tests in the morning. The best time is between 10 am - 8 pm. If there is a faint line day after the dark line, it is OK. There is still some LH in your system, but it is getting lower. That is normal. If you didnt get the "perfectly dark line" and then lighter one the next day, it means the LH peak was between these two tests, but you just did not catch it.

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