OPK's??

[JayhawkLvr]

So I'm on my third round of Clomid, last round I had progesterone around 8, and my dr said that meant I O'd, so he put me on the same dose this time. I didn't do OPK's cause I was feeling discouraged, but I am this round and I'm having NO luck. The line got a little darker around CD18, but def not a positive. Anyone have any advice or similar personal experience?? I've been testing around 5 PM, and making sure not to go to the bathroom after 1 PM. My last cycle was 32 days, so I'm thinking I should've O'ed by now?? I've also consulted Dr. Google, and I think my prog should've been higher than 8, but with an erratic cycle length (test was on CD23) who knows!!

 

[MollyNorwood]

your progesterone for CD23 test still seems a bit on the low side, to warrant your doc prescribing you the same dose again. On my CD23 ( i couldn't get in to do test any earlier due to work) on 100mgs my progesterone was 49.9! I would definitely be speaking with him/her and pushing to try 150mgs of clomid.
If you are ovulating correctly you should be getting a proper positive OPK. It should remain positive for one to three days on average. I believed anything over a 15 on fertility meds was deemed to be a successful ovulatory cycle. Most dr's want to see progesterone over 10 for a natural cycle and over 15 for a medicated cycle.
I use OPK's and BBT together. Because OPK's will tell you when you are about to O so you can get BD'ing, and by taking your temps you can see a few days later by elevated temps that you did in fact O.
Good luck

 

[lulu8254]

I am on round two of clomid and my doc didn't get my blood work back to see if I ovulated. I do ovulate on my own mostly, but have the occasional annovulatory cycle so that might have been why. I do the same as Molly, OPK and then confirm with BBT. last cycle I got what I thought was a + on CD16 but didn't ovulate till CD24 according to my temp. this month I'm using some cheapo opk's and when I look like I'm getting a + I'll also use the clearblue digi one to make sure I don't miss out on seeing the surge.

 

[JayhawkLvr]

Thank you Molly, I'm definitely going to push for a higher dose, especially if I don't get a +opk! My dr wanted to test on CD23, I'm guessing because I have a longer cycle?? I haven't been temping, mainly out of laziness lol. I probably will next round, especially since I've never gotten a +opk.

Lulu, maybe I'm just giving up too early, I'm on CD21. Last round I had O symptoms (cramping, bloating) around CD18, so I was expecting that again, but maybe it'll still happen!!

 

[lulu8254]

I gave up opk'ing last month because I thought I'd seen the surge. it's so frustrating not knowing when it's gonna happen!

 

[JayhawkLvr]

Yeah, I didn't do OPK's last round, now I'm wondering if I'm "jinxing" it by doing them this round (my superstitious mind at work). I have a progesterone blood draw tomorrow, anxiously awaiting that!!! I'm just hoping my dr's office doesn't stay true to form and take forever to get back with my results.....

 

[lulu8254]

how did everything go Jay? have you got your bloodwork back yet?
so I've been opk'ing this month with the clearblue dual hormone, well yesterday I got a negative but today the smiley face is there but it's the peak fertility smiley face which is great but my question is why did I not get the high fertility flashing smiley face? I thought it quite odd..

 

[JayhawkLvr]

how did everything go Jay? have you got your bloodwork back yet?
so I've been opk'ing this month with the clearblue dual hormone, well yesterday I got a negative but today the smiley face is there but it's the peak fertility smiley face which is great but my question is why did I not get the high fertility flashing smiley face? I thought it quite odd..

Thanks for checking in!! I did get my bloodwork back, progesterone was at 7.3 According to my dr that means I O'ed, but I just can't help but think my number should be higher. I have no idea how a weak O would affect an OPK, but maybe that's why I never got an actual positive. Sounds like your OPK's are just as confusing as mine!! Maybe our LH surges are just short, so testing once a day isn't enough. At least you got that positive, yay!! Good luck, get to bd'ing!!