The POAS Addiction Support Group

[LillyTame]

Just wanted to add...I have seen threads where women wonder why they started getting positive OPKs after the first time (after expected OV), but I always wonder...if you thought you OV'd...why are you still taking OPKs?

BUT I also found out if you don't want to waste your ICs you can take OPKs and it will show up positive if you are pregnant....here is a site that explains really well why that happens. https://www.peeonastick.com/opkhpt.html

And I think maybe this is why some women keep using OPKs, but then when they take their actual tests they come back negative maybe

 

[LoveSanrio]

This is my FIRST month ever doing OPK's. Well, I will start next cycle, that is. Can someone give me a little insight on them? Do I start using them at a certain CD? Same time every day? Twice a day?

What is your OPK schedule?

Well for me I follow SMEP (sperm meets egg plan), this month anyway. And it calls for you to start doing OPK's on CD10...once you get a positive you're done with the OPK's and you DTD 3 days in a row. But I've heard that someone women get two LH surges and are triphasic, and all other kinds of things that I don't understand! (More stuff for you to goolge! ) That's a bit too advanced for me and since this is just our first month trying, I'm trying to be a little bit relaxed.

My body has always been pretty predictable and as of right now I have no reason to believe I need to use OPKs any other time than when I expect to OV.

Hahaha!! Believe me I have been googeling all kinds of stuff about the "phases". It is so confusing! Every other time I was TTC, I was just relaxed about it, didn't chart, track, or anything like that...just let it happen, so actually paying attention this time has made it pretty confusing!

I think next cycle I will just start testing at cd 10, and hope for the best LOL!

 

[LoveSanrio]

Just wanted to add...I have seen threads where women wonder why they started getting positive OPKs after the first time (after expected OV), but I always wonder...if you thought you OV'd...why are you still taking OPKs?

BUT I also found out if you don't want to waste your ICs you can take OPKs and it will show up positive if you are pregnant....here is a site that explains really well why that happens. https://www.peeonastick.com/opkhpt.html

And I think maybe this is why some women keep using OPKs, but then when they take their actual tests they come back negative maybe

Oh no, I don't think I could do that! To keep getting positive OPK's and then get a BFN at the end! That would be so heart wrenching!!

 

[BubsMom17]

Just wanted to add...I have seen threads where women wonder why they started getting positive OPKs after the first time (after expected OV), but I always wonder...if you thought you OV'd...why are you still taking OPKs?

LOL! Because we are ADDICTS! We can't NOT pee on sticks!

 

[LillyTame]

Just wanted to add...I have seen threads where women wonder why they started getting positive OPKs after the first time (after expected OV), but I always wonder...if you thought you OV'd...why are you still taking OPKs?

LOL! Because we are ADDICTS! We can't NOT pee on sticks!

OK! I admit...I used a couple OPKs last month to save my FRERs! How else would I know so much! lmao....but I never caught a second phase....heck I didn't start using them till about 10dpo, so I didn't catch ANY phase lol But I can't imagine testing ALL month long.

 

[adopim]

Hello ladies :wave: My name is Katie and I'm a borderline POAS addict.
I was really good last cycle, but unfortunately AF showed early at only 8DPO. I had planned on starting testing with FRERs at 9DPO (LP is 10-12 days for me).
I'm down in the other thread as testing on the 11th, but honestly I don't know if I'll make it that long. The first two cycles trying I wasn't doing temping or OPKs, but my AF was always pretty consistent within a few days. Pretty sure I would start testing 5 days before I missed and continue to test until AF showed up. I was using the FRERs for that too.... Yikers.... If only DH knew.... He knows I do OPKs, but he doesn't know exactly how many... We have a garbage in our bedroom that I put my pee-sticks in after I'm done. He doesn't look or go near that one because I temp vaginally and use disposable probe covers that he knows I put in there when I'm done.
We too were doing SMEP this cycle, but we have modified it a little bit. We got three days in a row, but one was the day before the pos OPK, one the day of, and another the day after. We should have gone one more time in a row, but DH just couldn't do it.

PS. I am loving this thread!

PPS. <--- pun intended... I am only 3DPO and have a major urge to POAS, so maybe I'm less borderline than I thought!!

 

[Sweet Cherie]

LillyTame, ninifay, BubsMom andadopim - you've seriously made me reading about your antics! Thanks for sharing!
I am now going to admit something on here that I have kept hidden from everyone - even my closest girlfriends, because they would certainly have me certified but I know that you - the POASaholic sisterhood will understand...
I keep a peed on stick, so that when I have the urge to POAS I can - and not waste one!!!
This is my truth - please don't judge me!

 

[ninifay]

I keep a peed on stick, so that when I have the urge to POAS I can - and not waste one!!!

Never thought about that, it wouldn't be enough for me. But honestly I have a test that I guess was a false positive bc I took a good one and it was neg, but anyway I kept it under the sink so I can see two lines... Just so I can pretend just for a few seconds that I am pregnant.

 

[LillyTame]

LillyTame, ninifay, BubsMom andadopim - you've seriously made me reading about your antics! Thanks for sharing!
I am now going to admit something on here that I have kept hidden from everyone - even my closest girlfriends, because they would certainly have me certified but I know that you - the POASaholic sisterhood will understand...
I keep a peed on stick, so that when I have the urge to POAS I can - and not waste one!!!
This is my truth - please don't judge me!

That's an interesting idea...hmmmm

It reminds me that I've thought about bringing OPKs to work to test mid day, but how would I keep them horizontal?! lol I guess IF/WHEN I really get desperate I COULD figure out a way lmao

 

[adopim]

LillyTame, ninifay, BubsMom andadopim - you've seriously made me reading about your antics! Thanks for sharing!
I am now going to admit something on here that I have kept hidden from everyone - even my closest girlfriends, because they would certainly have me certified but I know that you - the POASaholic sisterhood will understand...
I keep a peed on stick, so that when I have the urge to POAS I can - and not waste one!!!
This is my truth - please don't judge me!

Hmm, that's an interesting concept that I have never thought of before.... Definitely no judgement here!
I did have a friend that "re-used" her Dollar Store HPTs. It actually did work once on one that she had used a few days prior. She dropped the drops in it and sure enough 2 lines showed up..... and she really was pregnant. It was so bizarre how that worked out. But I would guess that it's probably not normal and wouldn't happen that often (tho I never personally tried it)

Never thought about that, it wouldn't be enough for me. But honestly I have a test that I guess was a false positive bc I took a good one and it was neg, but anyway I kept it under the sink so I can see two lines... Just so I can pretend just for a few seconds that I am pregnant.

I actually do that with my pos OPKs.... I know they are not HPTs, but I keep the darkest positive one under the sink for a while. I look at it and pretend that it's a very positive HPT

 

[eieio02]

*stands* Hi, im Tess. I currently spend way too much time squinting at the 5+ tests I take a day, and I think I will be upping my addiction and I will be using opks soon. I just ordered 5o yesterday I other times ill pee in a cup and drive to dollar store and do the test in the parking lot!

 

[MamaKris]

*stands* Hi, im Tess. I currently spend way too much time squinting at the 5+ tests I take a day, and I think I will be upping my addiction and I will be using opks soon. I just ordered 5o yesterday I other times ill pee in a cup and drive to dollar store and do the test in the parking lot!

LOL! I can't say I have taken the cup with me, but I have definitely peed in a cup..left it on the counter to drive to the dollar store and come back and dipped at least 5 sticks in it lol and the dollar general cheapies are the worst for me! i buy at least 10 boxes at a time..i think the little thingies you use to drop the pee on the stick make me feel all science-lab like..haha i definitely experiment with how many drops and how slow..etc.

 

[MamaKris]

I have to confess that I always take two tests at one time, just to see the difference. And after I take the test, I look at it under every single different light in my house..in the bathroom..in the kitchen..outside for natural light. And then after a lengthy examination..I take the tests apart to do the same exact thing..bathroom..kitchen..outside. I have issues lol

 

[GingerPanda]

Oh my goodness. After reading this thread, I feel better about my addiction!

 

[adopim]

Oh my goodness. After reading this thread, I feel better about my addiction!

This is a developing sisterhood as Cherie mentioned. No matter what the level of addiction, we're here for each other.... if even just to listen to the somewhat crazy antics of each other

 

[Girly922]

I have to confess that I always take two tests at one time, just to see the difference. And after I take the test, I look at it under every single different light in my house..in the bathroom..in the kitchen..outside for natural light. And then after a lengthy examination..I take the tests apart to do the same exact thing..bathroom..kitchen..outside. I have issues lol

This I have done, quite a few times. It was how I got my bfp last time. I peed in a cup, had an IC and a CB, dipped them both in. IC came up bfn, CB bfp! No doubt about it I'll definitely be doing that again!! And yes, I have been known to take them apart too.

I've had a few issues with the ICs I have at the moment. When I really squint at them in all lights you can see the test line that the hcg attaches to. It's just a slightly different texture but it means whenever I hold one up and really look I see that and then I have to remind myself that no dye has attached to it.

 

[Girly922]

Oh my goodness. After reading this thread, I feel better about my addiction!

This is a developing sisterhood as Cherie mentioned. No matter what the level of addiction, we're here for each other.... if even just to listen to the somewhat crazy antics of each other

I am loving the sisterhood!!

 

[samthemum]

LillyTame, ninifay, BubsMom andadopim - you've seriously made me reading about your antics! Thanks for sharing!
I am now going to admit something on here that I have kept hidden from everyone - even my closest girlfriends, because they would certainly have me certified but I know that you - the POASaholic sisterhood will understand...
I keep a peed on stick, so that when I have the urge to POAS I can - and not waste one!!!
This is my truth - please don't judge me!

That's an interesting idea...hmmmm

It reminds me that I've thought about bringing OPKs to work to test mid day, but how would I keep them horizontal?! lol I guess IF/WHEN I really get desperate I COULD figure out a way lmao

Enter the hooded jumper lol...I slip it into the kangaroo pouch at the front. IT stays horizontal, I get to sneakily peep at it.

 

[LoveSanrio]

Well, FX that my tests come today and I can begin with my obsession! I'm going to take a nap today, that way my pee is more concentrated. I really don't think it is going to be positive, because the only symptom that would even relate to being pg I have is a sore throat. I keep speculating on other things, but I think they are all in my head LOL!

It's fun to test anyhow! FX'd!

 

[TTCaWee1]

I have to confess that I always take two tests at one time, just to see the difference. And after I take the test, I look at it under every single different light in my house..in the bathroom..in the kitchen..outside for natural light. And then after a lengthy examination..I take the tests apart to do the same exact thing..bathroom..kitchen..outside. I have issues lol

I do the same thing!! Last month I got a faint positive, had nothing left in the house so I went and bought 10 dollar store cheapies...got home, didn't believe the dollar store cheapie (BFN), so I went to walmart and bought a box of FRERs and Answers....they were all gone by the next morning....and guess what? All BFNs

My husband thinks Im nuts....glad I'm not alone