is there still a chance or not this month?

[secondchance]

If I got a line on my op test yesterday and today its barely visible did I already ovulate and there's no need to test anymore this month?or does it mean I have 24 hrs? I'm so confused!!! please help me figure this out

 

[jo27]

How dark was the line was it as dark as the test line? If so that would have meant you were ovulating so get BD'ing. I've only just started using OPK's so not 100% sure as i've had no lines up to now

 

[secondchance]

well the lines never get as dark as the reference line,so basically I'm going by when they begin to fade,should I keep testing or not?

 

[jo27]

I thought they started off faint but should get stronger as you are approaching ovulation???

 

[CapitalChick]

As soon as you get a test line that is equal in strength or darker than the control line, you should get BDing!! Yo'uve got nothing to lose. Just because you never got a very dark test line, just means that your test missed your major surge (which is totally fine). You should be BDing as soon as you got your first positive. There's no point in testing again after that...
Sounds like everything is working great for you! You got the surge and it lasted 24 hours. That's it!

 

[secondchance]

jo27-yeah the line just never gets dark enough,maybe it the brand I'm using.its called answer,it says 99% accurate,it's mind boggling I show it to my dh and he's nope your not ready,he's no help

 

[jo27]

It's my first month of using them so i'm sure i'll be exactly the same - i've not had a line yet!

 

[Tishimouse]

I was exactly the same. I used the cheapie green and white sticks and on the first day of using them I got a feint test line as well as the control and then the following day, the test line got somewhat darker. The two lines NEVER got equally dark so I missed my surge (in a 12 hour period). I kept testing every day for about 2 weeks after that and never saw another test line.

Therefore, I would say you have missed your surge with the test strips as your surge may only have lasted for a few hours. It does show however that this is your ovulation time, so you haven't missed that.

If you keep testing for a few days (say 2) you will most likely find that you won't see another test line. I would do this as a reference for yourself for this month anyway, but no more after that or you're just tormenting yourself and wasting your test strips.

Best of luck.

 

[secondchance]

with all the money I 've spent on opk in the last to months they better give me something

 

[jo27]

I've got those cheapie white / green sticks so i'll bear that in mind as soon as i get any kind of line i;ll start BD'ing!!!!

 

[secondchance]

lots of luck and baby dust

 

[akcher]

I would test 2 times a day just in case your surges happen in less than 24 hrs. My OPKs test different shades each day but when your surge is happening it's WAY darker than any other days. I surge for 48 hrs

This is my cycle of OPKs.

Day Night Temp
- + Low (The + is pretty dark lines)
+ + Low (Really dark lines)
+ - Low (+ is starting to fade and is gone by nighttime)
- - Low (Ovulation date since this is the last day my temps are low)
- - High (Ovulated, 1DPO)