Can OPK's be used as early HPTs??????????

[babyorchid]

I've been obsessing about this!!! Can OPK's predict pregnancy in the early stages before HPTs can detect HCG?????!!!!

I am only 5dpo and have been experiencing alot of 2ww symptoms already- I didn't even know they were symptoms but abnormal for my body.

1dpo: flutters, tingly feelings in my lower belly, left sided pain (x1) DIFFERENT THAN GAS
2dpo: same (x2)
3dpo: WICKED bloating and wind
4dpo: WICKED MASSIVE gut bloating and wind
5dpo: crampy lower belly bloating, better than the WICKED bloating

All days I've been excessively thirsty (didn't even know it was a symptom until i looked it up the other day), excessively tired at 7pm (like falling asleep), No acute increase in smell, no boob aches.

Oh........waking temp was up by 1 full degree this morn to 98.55 F!

OK, so I have been testing with 2 brands of OPK's (am and pm tests) since CD7 and am now into CD24. I had a mild LH rise on CD 16 (confirmed by only 1 brand of test- less sensitive) but then it quickly went down by the evening.

I DEFINITELY had + OPKs (both brands, Answer and CVS generic) CD19 in the morn and throughout the day--> So, I O'd on CD19!
DH and I BD'd 2x's daily for from CD16-CD20 (it actually was alot of fun!!!)

So here is the exciting part:

My OPK's (the more sensitive brand-Answer) are MAJOR +++ immediately when I wee on them 2x's daily since!

I feel noticeably different.........what do you all think? When i get home tonight, i'll take a pic and post it to this site!

Pls give me your opinions! is due Jan 23

 

[Frippledip]

I know you've seen my thread, and for me that remains to be seen....in your case, I would say that more than likely you didn't actually O the first time, and your body is gearing up to O now. I hate to burst your bubble, but If your AF isn't due for another 10 days (please tell me if I'm reading this wrong) then it would still be too early to get +'s on the OPK's from HCG. Pics would give more info, definitely post when you can!

 

[sam's mum]

I'm 5 weeks pregnant and got lines on hpts long before I got a good line on an opk. It was only around 19dpo that I had a dark opk line. Good luck though! x

 

[Sambatiki]

TBH its unlikely at 5DPO that beanie would have implanted yet.

I really wouldnt use OPK's as HPT's although they do pick up HCG, I would use normal HPTS.

BEST OF LUCK!! xxx

 

[Lucy Lu]

Hi - this thread is a little out of date, but spotted it today and wanted to post my experience with using opks as hpts in case it helps anyone. I am nearly 6 weeks pregnant. Was too impatient to wait for af and did my first hpt at 6pm on 10 DPO (yes crazy I know!) - but amazingly I got a faint line then... which hubby didn't believe because you had to hold it up to the light and squint to see it was a line! So anyway we bought 2 more hpts ready to do an FMU test 2 days later.... me being me couldn't wait till then but didn't want to waste one of the HPTs, so I tested with a cheapie opk in the evening on 11 DPO and the control line definitely came up darker, so I guess opks do work... One thing I would say though is it obviously may not work this early for everyone - looking at my temps, I think I may have implanted as early as 5 DPO which would explain having pos tests so early on.

Like others have said, I definitely wouldn't use them before confirming it with a HPT - but it can be a good ressurance after you have had the pos hpt.

Hope this helps some ladies anyway! Lots of baby dust to all xxx

 

[AP]

opks did not work for me until after a BFP on my hpt.

They work, but too late iMO!