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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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Using OPK as HPT

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Kate8989 · 30/12/2017 15:30

Hey guys,

Anyone done the above? I’ve been working solid last couple of days haven’t been able to buy a HPT. Had a lot of strong OPK’s, no evidence on inet of it actually working as a HPT. Would love to hear peoples strories....

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Babaganoush123 · 30/12/2017 16:34

I would never trust an OPK as a HPT, however I have been randomly using them since I got my BFP just to see what they looked like and they are incredibly strong dark positive line, like what you are having. You can get a surge before AF but I think it's very unlikely to get such a strong result for one week. So I think there is a very high chance you are pregnant but obvs test with HPT x

Fia256 · 30/12/2017 16:32

Oh wow! I would definitely take pregnancy test if you can get hold of one! If it's been a week I'd say that's looking pretty promising! Will keep my fingers crossed for you!

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Kate8989 · 30/12/2017 16:10

I’ve had a strong reading like this for a week.... don’t want to get my hopes up though x
Thanks for your story, I know I can’t really count on an OPK to give me a true result

Using OPK as HPT
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Fia256 · 30/12/2017 16:07

Hi Smile

I have done it. A few months ago I did it, it was positive and then the next day AF showed up!! I was gutted.

I got my bfp this week and while I had already got a bfp with a frer (very very very light at 8dpo) the next day at 9dpo I used an ovulation test and it showed positive, which I believe would have been earlier than most normal hpt being that my frer was still light that day too!

I read that you can get a surge right before your due on, so in theory it doesn't really help much doing them! Although I only got a positive 1 day before AF the first time I used them, in comparison to it showing 5 days before this time. So I suppose if you do it a few days before your due on it could be accurate. A day or 2 before it could mean either!

Sorry to ramble on and I hope that made sense Grin

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