Best OPK's

[tweety pie]

I was going to try next cycle without OPK's but have just had another irregular cycle and so i am thinking i should carry on with opk's now. I have gone from a +opk CD15 to CD23 quite a difference.
I used the CB digi last month and found i only got the one smilie, and also the ic which didn't show any change in colour till i got the smilie. So am i right in assuming i have a very short surge and could be missing the important build up days,and what would you recommend the best one's to try. I am also going to try temping.
Any help will be great ladies xx

 

[Jax41]

Hi Tweetypie!

After spending a fortune on the digi's (in my early enthusiastic days of TTC!!) I now use Tesco's own OPK's. U get 8 for about £8.37 or something like that. They're easy to use and for me have been very accurate. Although I know a lot of the ladies on here swear by IC's but I've never bought any that way.

Good luck!!x

 

[sumatwsimit]

I was going to try next cycle without OPK's but have just had another irregular cycle and so i am thinking i should carry on with opk's now. I have gone from a +opk CD15 to CD23 quite a difference.
I used the CB digi last month and found i only got the one smilie, and also the ic which didn't show any change in colour till i got the smilie. So am i right in assuming i have a very short surge and could be missing the important build up days,and what would you recommend the best one's to try. I am also going to try temping.
Any help will be great ladies xx

ive discovered over the last 2 months that my surge is short too and i have to be on the ball with tests. i use the internet cheapies (sensitive ones) for a number of days starting shortly after AF has gone and as soon as i see them starting to colour i switch to using my digis for a few days (but still checking the colour depth of ic) until i get a smile.

 

[sumatwsimit]

oh tweetie pie, ive just read your post back and realised you already do the same as me. sorry ive got shit for brains today we're just the unlucky ones really because we are not fully forewarned.

 

[StarSign]

To help with forewarning, test more often. Like instead of 2x's (like morning and afternoon), do 6x's a day or something (especially if you use IC's).

 

[tweety pie]

Thanks for the reply's ladies.
We certainly spend a fortune on OPKs and yes it sounds like a good idea to test a lot more.......... my bladder is always fit to burst at poas time lol.
I think i will try the tesco ones and also use the ic (sensitive) that should see we well covered.
Hopefully i will ovulate a lot earlier this month, we started DTD very early last month, it was so knackering lol.

 

[Sus09]

I have never had a positive opk i am getting quite frustrated, i am now testing twice a day. I have both, internet cheapies from amazon and boots own brand. Nada! And last month i did ovulate, still no +opk

I.am.starting to think.that i dont have a surge i know know i do have one. But i dont get to see a positive, not even an opk what a nightmare! Feeling like binning all opks.

 

[crystal443]

I use the First Response OPKs sometimes if I don't have ICs, the First Response are expensive you get 7 tests and a pregnancy test for $24.99 which is outrageous They both work fine for me, I usually test once at about 11 am and then at about 7 or 8pm but its wierd because some months I get one + and other months I get 3 days of +

 

[binksmommy]

I have never had a positive opk i am getting quite frustrated, i am now testing twice a day. I have both, internet cheapies from amazon and boots own brand. Nada! And last month i did ovulate, still no +opk

I.am.starting to think.that i dont have a surge i know know i do have one. But i dont get to see a positive, not even an opk what a nightmare! Feeling like binning all opks.

Hi there... I looked at your charts and you aren't charting everyday.. If you do.. you will get a better picture to what your body is doing.. I see the one full chart does show O!!