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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Is this a positive ovulation test? Pic included

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Princessnthepea86 · 21/05/2016 15:54

Hi everyone. I have had really weird cycles lately and I think I'm ovulating on cd20-32 so ovulation tests are a must for me. I seem to be getting a LOT of nearly positives and then they will go again but today is CD21 and I think it's a positive. I just wanted some other opinions... This is so confusing

Is this a positive ovulation test? Pic included

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LillyBugg · 22/05/2016 19:47

Not sure I can commit like you writer, I'm impressed! Well we'll see what this cycle brings and maybe next I will temp and do more peeing!

Writerwannabe83 · 22/05/2016 18:19

I do one when I wake up (6am), one at lunch time and then one about 7pm.

And yes I do use them at work, but I've also taken pregnancy tests in the toilets at work too

I'm pretty sure doing them three times a day isn't necessary but I love pee'ing on sticks!!

I use them that regularly in order to catch my peak but once that's happened I just stop

LillyBugg · 22/05/2016 18:14

Eek three a day?! Just once here and then twice on the day I thought was most likely. Maybe I won't count myself out just yet then. Do you have to do them at work then? I really don't fancy the idea of that!

Writerwannabe83 · 22/05/2016 16:38

How often have you been weeing on OPKs? Around my predicted fertile days I do them three times a day. The surge can come on really quickly.

I used one yesterday and it was completely blank and then when I did it again 3 hours later I had an almost positive - I couldn't believe it.

I imagine when I do one tomorrow morning it will be back to negative.

LillyBugg · 22/05/2016 14:26

Thanks writer that's really useful. No, I haven't been doing temping. I had just been going by ewcm and was pretty confident that I was ovulating. But six cycles in and no bfp I thought I'd try the opk's. First cycle trying and I'm hugely doubting that I ovulated. Not a strong positive and hardly any ewcm either. Just odd that has coincided with the first month I try opk's. I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant but will know by next weekend. Maybe next cycle I'll team opk's with temping as well. Getting a bit impatient now!

Writerwannabe83 · 22/05/2016 14:22

I think it's because women have the LSH Hormone in their system all the time (which is the hormone that triggers ovulation) and so most women will have a line of some sorts when they use an OPK.

It's only when this hormone has a big surge that ovulation is triggered and so it's only when a really dark test line appears on the OPK does it make it a positive result.

However, some women can still have the surges of the hormone and positive OPK's yet not actually ovulate.

Do you use the method of taking your temperature daily to monitor ovulation as well? Some people say this is the only reliable way of knowing for definite that ovulation has occurred.

LillyBugg · 22/05/2016 13:59

It's really helpful seeing these pictures. I only just started using opk's this cycle and never got a line as dark as those. It's making me think I didn't ovulate. Which makes me worry that I haven't been ovulating which is why I'm on cycle 6 of trying! Does anyone know why I would get a line appear but just not dark enough for a proper positive?

Writerwannabe83 · 22/05/2016 13:55

I had a similar one this morning and it's really hard trying to decide whether it's positive or not.

I DTD last night and will tonight too just to cover all bases like you

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Princessnthepea86 · 21/05/2016 18:17

I Dtd yesterday afternoon and I will tonight and if I can tomorrow I will! I really hope this is a real positive! I'm so sick of thinking they are and then not. I'm going to cover all bases just incase and the rest of the month I will be Dtd every other day (if possible)

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Parney · 21/05/2016 17:53

Mine never got darker, but once you get a positive you should ovulate within 12-72 hours, then egg will be about for 24. Best have lots of swimmers ready!! Sorry to hear about your losses Fridge.

Parney · 21/05/2016 17:51

Looks like mine a while ago. I had expected them to be darker too! I got that on a Friday, dtd Saturday morning and Sunday evening and I'm now about 8 weeks pg. Good luck!

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Princessnthepea86 · 21/05/2016 16:34

I'm sorry they didn't stick for you fridgedooropen!! Fingers crossed for you x

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Princessnthepea86 · 21/05/2016 16:33

Thank you! I want to input it into ovia as positive but I have done it falsely soo many times that I decided I was going to get other opinions this time lol x

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Fridgedooropen · 21/05/2016 16:17

That looks positive to me. Mine look like that on day 14 (am boringly regular of cycle) and have conceived twice recently on that basis - neither has stuck but I must be ovulating at least.

Hagrid3112 · 21/05/2016 16:10

I agree. The darker part of the test line looks dark enough to count as +ve. Good luck! Just remember to keep up the regular sex, just in case, though :)

My friend had one like this and tested later in the day and had a very obvious +ve

Weddingbelle13 · 21/05/2016 15:56

I would say it's a positive x

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Princessnthepea86 · 21/05/2016 15:55

One half of the strip is distinctly darker and the other half I would say is lighter. What would you count this as? Xx

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