OPK Newbie-Advice please!

[Draculisa]

I bought a cheap OPK at the dollar store. I'm CD11 and this is my first real cycle since going off the pill in early May. I had EWCM last night and so far we have BD every night! I have felt some twinges here and there today so I got this kit. There is a faint line but does that mean that I have already OV'd or I havent yet? Does time of day matter with these things? Any tips would be much appreciated

 

[ArmyWife1984]

I used opks with every pregnancy, love em!

They recommend testing between 10 and 2pm each day. Some women test more than once, totally up to you. I just did once a day.

If your cycles are pretty regular, i'd start testing around cd10 until you get a positive where the control line and test line are the same intensity or the test line is much darker than the control line.
since your on cd11, i would guess you haven't ovulated yet most likely.

Once you get your positive, def start asap lol....and once you become awar of what cd you usually ovulate on, it would be good to have sex the day before your positive opk too.

Hope i helped

 

[tryn4]

Faint lines mean nothing on opks. They were confusing to me at first. I usually get a fade in pattern meaning the day before I get a positive the 2nd line gets darker, then when its positive it gets darker or just as dark as the test line. You will get used to them and after a while u will be a pro! I recommend taking the opk test in afternoon or evening. They aren't accurate in morning. Hope this helps!

 

[Draculisa]

Awesome thanks! So does the EWCM not really count that I had last night?

 

[tryn4]

Yes it does! For example I get ewcm a couple days before my opk turns positive. Ewcm is a good sign something will happen soon!