I need good eyes please!

[Iwantbabydust]

I'm going to attach two pictures of some Opks. The bottom one was taken last night and so far I think it's pretty dark, but not positive just yet. The other ones are various ones from the past week, all negative. I'm worried as I didn't test this morning that I missed my positive OPK and me and OH bd today anyway but we didn't use the pricey fertility lubricant I bought.

Any advice? Has anybody gotten quite dark opks but not had a positive untill later? I'm hoping I didn't miss the surge. I can't BD untill tommorw evening and it might be too late by then

 

[LoraLoo]

Most people get a positive for a couple of days so it's unlikely you've missed it. Keep testing and good luck!

 

[Rach87]

That bottom test doesnt look close to being positive. What cycle day are you?

 

[Iwantbabydust]

Thanks hun I'm hoping I haven't. First time using Opk's and its going to take a bit to get used to it all

 

[Iwantbabydust]

I'm CD14, but app predicts i will O on CD 20. I have 33 day cycles. I'm a bit worried as it's quite a bit darker than all my others. I know it's not quite positive yet

 

[LoraLoo]

If you have 33 days cycles i agree you are most likely to ovulate between cd 18 and 21. Opks can be confusing at first but when you do get a positive theres no mistaking it! Id try and aim for vs every 2-3 days until your positive and then once you get your positive every day for a couple of days.

 

[Rach87]

Yea once its positive its either as dark as, or darker than the control line. They are stressful at first. Do you temp?

 

[Iwantbabydust]

I know, the line looks darker in real life, maybe it's getting there..and no I don't temp

 

[happycupcake]

It isn't too late to temp if you want to confirm ovulation.
Mine can become quite dark but won't necessarily turn positive for a couple of days after. If your cycles are usually 33 days then you have a few days yet, but it is completely possible you ovulate earlier and have a shorter cycle this time. I usually ovulate CD11 or CD12 but one cycle randomly ovulated CD9, so things change sometimes, just keep and eye on them and use a few a day so you don't miss your surge. Also, it could last a couple of days and don't forget that many people won't ovulate until a couple of days after a positive OPK

 

[Iwantbabydust]

Thanks for that I'm a little worried as I took another OPK last night, it was fairly dark,but not positive, but I took one about 10 mins ago and now it's alot lighter.. maybe I missed it. However I've heard that one step opks don't get really dark and some women report not getting a positive with them, but turns out they did ovulate..

 

[happycupcake]

I use those, they're always reliable for me. I missed my surge once, I don't know how since I test multiple times daily! But I did miss it. Anyway, sometimes they get darker and lighter before a positive, so keep using them for the time being and see what happens

 

[Iwantbabydust]

i got a very dark OPK this morning, was literally one shade of purple away from a positive

 

[happycupcake]

Fab! Keep using them