OPK - Line nearly as dark as control line, then very light again?

[PetiteMoi]

Hi girls

I had a light line on Mon, Tue and Wed, then a tiny bit darker (but a lot lighter than control line) on Thurs, then VERY nearly as dark as the control line on Fri, then lighter again on Sat and Sun. Does that mean it was my surge? Or did it not happen?! this is the first time I've used them so I've no idea what to make of this! Time wise I should be ov'ing around now (af is quite irregular, 29-35 days) and I had ewcm on Fri...

 

[DragonMummy]

SOunds like that was it hun! Did you get in on time???

 

[MrsJD]

What time of the day did you test hun? Reason I'm asking is sometimes we miss our surge. On that note, you had ewcm on friday, the day your line was nearly as dark, so I reckon you should take fridays as a positive.

You would have ovulated upto 48 hours after that.

Good luck!

X

 

[PetiteMoi]

DM hun - yes we did in that case, both Sat and Sun am x

MrsJD - Thanks! I tried to test around the same time everyday, around 6-7pm... I will count Fri as the surge day this month I think - hoping that I would have missed the 'real' surge! x

 

[MrsJD]

DM hun - yes we did in that case, both Sat and Sun am x

MrsJD - Thanks! I tried to test around the same time everyday, around 6-7pm... I will count Fri as the surge day this month I think - hoping that I would have missed the 'real' surge! x

Hey hun, that's quite late in the day. Best time to test is between 2pm & 4pm so I reckon friday was defo your positive test

XX

 

[achekh8707]

you probably caught your LH on it's way up, missed testing right as you had the surge, and then took another after it had begun coming back down. - or so I have read, that is very common.

 

[knightowl82]

My opk testing is like that, it starts out very faint and then as I get closer to my O-time, it gets darker and darker. It usually stays dark for about a day then fades back to faint. I did have an opk test positive(as dark as the control) then the next day it was faint then the next day it was positive again it's enough to make you just bang your head on the toilet paper dispencer.

 

[PetiteMoi]

Thanks girls!!! Sounds like that could be it then! Fingers crossed xx

knightowl - sounds very annoying! Sometimes your body just seems to be out to get you How long have you used OPK's for?

 

[knightowl82]

Thanks girls!!! Sounds like that could be it then! Fingers crossed xx

knightowl - sounds very annoying! Sometimes your body just seems to be out to get you How long have you used OPK's for?

Hmm only for about 2 months, so far it's going pretty well, no BFP yet but I'm hoping for one in August They are making it easier to see a pattern(if there is one) to the days that I ovulate.

 

[Franki83]

OMG i had this last night!!!!
you see i always find (after 10 months) that i get my surges towards late at night....
you see it was very dark, but just not as dark as control line.... im wondering if that could be my surge???
well, we bd few times last night, just for a nice change... amazing wot a nice little negligee and candles can do, lol
so im hoping fingers crossed... fertility monitor for next month if this one hasnt worked... but hey... PMA!!!!

 

[BabyDancer34]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that finds this all confusing! I got a faint line on my OPK last Thursday (but test instructions say that's negative!?) then nothing day after. Was day 14 of 28-30 day cycle. EWCM on day of 'faint' band. Not sure about temp rise either as got my thermometer 2 days later (yes new to this still).Temperature is rising at moment but only been charting temp for 3 days. Was this it do you reckon? If so I think we're covered but have not dried up yet and have period crampy type pains today. CONFUSED !!

 

[PetiteMoi]

Babydancer - arrgh it's all so confusing and frustrating isn't it! I might ask my doctor about these tests and if a faint line can means a surge as long as it's stronger than the rest of the month. But I'll bet any doctor would just advice not to use the tests and "just relax and let it take its time" - as if!

 

[BabyDancer34]

Yeah I don't think Drs like us ladies taking control - although I guess a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing? I've been letting nature take it's course of a year now and so far no BFP! I'll keep testing maybe I'm going to ovulate later at say CD 19 or 20?? Who knows?!!

 

[PetiteMoi]

Yeah I would def keep testing throughout the month just in case and then you'll have a pattern after a while...they say you can seek help if you haven't become pg after 1 year of actively ttc..I think I might do that after a year xx

 

[BabyDancer34]

Yeah - we've not been 'actively' trying though I suppose? This is the first month we've really gone for it so I reckon I'll give it 6 months. Good luck to you - wish you lots of baby dust.

 

[PetiteMoi]

Lots of babydust back at ya!

 

[DragonMummy]

I pretty much get a faint line all the time as it's always present, it's the surge we're after rather than the line itself (although as with HPT's, a line is a line it gets confusing...)

I reckon you got it though.


Twice in the am??? I miss morning sex.... Toddlers make it impossible!

 

[PetiteMoi]

Thanks DM - that makes sense so let's hope that's true! Hehe yup no kids to disturb here yet - we'll see how much harder it gets with the second one

 

[natasja32]

Hey girls...ive heard everybody that are using opks talk about your surge. Im still not really sure what that is or means??? Could someone please take a min and explain.

 

[pinkandfluffy]

Well I'm still very new so I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but it's the surge (increase in hormone) that triggers ovulation, so once you get your surge its your most fertile couple of days, as you then ovulate