OPK Ovulator predictor kit advice needed :)

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Hey everyone...I'm pretty new to all of this so I'm after some help! I've just started AF and basically I'm trying to keep positive! So this next month I want to get a OPK and try and see if that makes thing work :) basically I know nothing...what's the best type to get and what do you have to do?? Is it like POAS every day?? Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks xxx
 
:hi: u can get them off ebay just strips there gud and cheap , or shop bought ones are more expensive

if u had a 28 day cycle u start POAS at cd10 but its not a pos test till both lines are as dark as each other ( might b cd14 ) when they are u will ovulate within 12-24hrs so thats the best time to have sex x
 
So the best time of day to detect a surge is late morning to early evening. I usually got my strongest line at 11am.

Tests have different strengths and none of them tell you, its just trial an error. I had bad luck with 2 store brands and had great luck with the cheaper internet brands... bought a few mid-stream tests to test while I was at work, then used the cheap strips to test again in the evening or on weekends since they are cheaper and I'm a poas addict (pee on a stick addict, lol).

When you get the first positive test, you should ovulate within 12-48 hours.
I charted my BBT in order to confirm ovulation, lol... but I'm a control freak.
 
Ohhh thanks ladies that's great help, thank you. So what's a mid stream test & where do I get them from? Have you ever tried the branded ones? Pretty expensive tho :) I've been my temperature too but only on a normal digital thermometer so like today I was 36.5...so should I buy a proper one? Sorry about all these questions :) x
 
I tried the Answer brand tests... they gave me positives when I wasn't ovulating (was having a messed up cycle so I'm not sure if it was them or me, but hear TONS of girls complain about the same issue with Answer brand so they must be TOO sensitive for most girls). Those were strip tests... where you have to pee in a cup and then dip the test.

Mid-stream tests are ones you pee directly on the stick. I was testing while I was at work, so I couldn't deal with the cup etc, lol.

I tried First Response... first off, I bought the 20-pack figureing I'd save money... turns out they put them all in one ziplock bag and once you open the bag the first time, they say you have to use them within 30 days or they're no good...so it didn't save me ANY money to buy those in bulk. Thats the test brand where I didn't get a positive at all... got close. Heck, I even saved one and used it with the same pee that gave me a positive on another brand... and it looked the same as my last 'almost' positive.

The cheap ones online worked perfect for me (If you're in the US or canada and are interested in the site, let me know, its too expensive in shipping fees if you're elsewhere and can find one in your own country or closer). I loved that each test was individually wrapped, so they didn't have a 30 day limit, if I didn't use them all, I just saved them for the next cycle etc... And I could buy a few mid-stream tests for at work, and strips for at home etc.

Lots of girls love the Clear Blue Digital ones since they give you a smiley face and you don't have to stare at lines and figure out if they are the same darkness or not. Some girls use the cheap internet tests... then when they get a positive internet test, they use their digital test to confirm.
 
I'm glad I found this thread, this is my first month using OPKs.

Unfortunately I bought the First Response 20 pack for the "bulk" reason! Haha...boooooo.

Oh well. Thanks for the info!
 
Lol, well they do work for some people, they weren't sensitive enough for me. I would be able to tell a surge on them now after seeing how dark it got even though it wasn't darker.
Oh, and I saved one and tested with it on my next cycle when I knew I was positive, and it came back just as dark as it did on the previous cycle... so that 30 day rule might just be a 'suggestion'

Or you can go POAS crazy and test all the time, lol :)
 

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