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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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Opk help

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LuckyFlash · 19/04/2020 18:54

Hello!
I’ve started using OPk’s for the first time this cycle as my BBT is quite hard to read. My lines have been getting progressively darker over the last few days and I’ve been using Fermometer to interpret them. Yesterday I got into the ‘high’ bracket and early afternoon today the test line was almost as dark as the control. I thought I must be reaching the peak so tested again later this afternoon and the line was only very faint. Now I’m confused. The first test was at 1pm and second about 5pm.
Is it likely I could have missed the peak in such a small window? If not, are there any other explanations for this happening?

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babyG123 · 23/04/2020 14:52

@Minster2012 🤞🏼 for you 👶🏼

Minster2012 · 23/04/2020 09:02

Well I think I might be out this cycle anyway, weird bleeding what I thought was mid cycle so I don’t think my body is still right after miscarriage 😥@babyG123 so probs gonna have to wait I’ve no idea

babyG123 · 22/04/2020 23:19

@Minster2012 my last one was 37! All over the show since I had DS1 14 months ago and breastfed until 10 months. I guess 20 months with no period takes a while to settle again. 🤪 I'm sure you'll get a surge if you keep trying.

I'm with you on the dtd front 🤣 we went for daily it's been like a marathon 🙈

SmileyT · 22/04/2020 22:48

@Minster2012 mine were pretty much 0 all the way up until they went high and peak in one day and then back down to the 0 straight after so I wouldn't worry. Some people have a quick surge, kinda good as it's easier to pinpoint ovulation 🙌🏾

Minster2012 · 22/04/2020 22:19

I mean, getting something other than 0 would be nice @babyG123 😂

Minster2012 · 22/04/2020 22:19

Oh my! Day 23?!!! How long do you think your cycles are @babyG123 don’t think we can DTD every other day til then 😂

babyG123 · 22/04/2020 22:03

@Minster2012 it it helps on my peak days it says to test 2-3 times per day

babyG123 · 22/04/2020 22:01

@Minster2012 that's ok just logged on. 🤞🏼 mine didn't come until day 23!

Minster2012 · 22/04/2020 21:35

Sorry should have tagged you @babyG123 femometer

Minster2012 · 22/04/2020 18:36

Femometer tests, those show CD8 to CD10 today I drink a lot of fluid but today have not drink much & done well on holding wee

babyG123 · 22/04/2020 18:23

@Minster2012 what tests are you using?

Minster2012 · 22/04/2020 17:52

Yay to big peaks for @LuckyFlash & @BabyG123!

Here’s a laugh for you here’s my chart 😂

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babyG123 · 22/04/2020 13:54

Well that's solved all ovulation test confusion here xx

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babyG123 · 21/04/2020 19:17

@SmileyT will keep dtd.... not much else to do lol! Thank you... your like the tracking guru 🤣

SmileyT · 21/04/2020 18:01

Keep DTD and keep testing @babyG123 mine came and went so quickly it surprised me. You could definitely still get a peak in a few days as you have had 36 day cycles. Sometimes the apps work on your shortest cycle so that they cover all bases and then they'll move them back a day after you load your opks on.

@LuckyFlash yay to getting your peak and it's a nice strong one so you know that's what you need to look out for next time, so you'll be ovulating today or tomorrow and then it's TWW time 🙌🏾

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LuckyFlash · 21/04/2020 17:19

Thought I would send an update too. After a couple of days of up and down between high and low I got my peak so I guess the answer is just to keep testing! I definitely noticed that when I got very low readings in the last couple of days was when I had very clear, hydrated urine. So definitely hold off drinking.
Trouble is I’ve heard that hydrating helps the production of cm so a bit of a vicious cycle! I’ve been testing once at lunchtime-ish and once in the evening.

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babyG123 · 21/04/2020 15:55

@SmileyT thought I'd give a update and anyone else using test.

Apparently according to my cycles today is ovulation day 🤷🏻‍♀️ still says low!

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Minster2012 · 20/04/2020 22:18

@SmileyT I see thanks! 🤞🏻I will get the hang of it too (or get pregnant before there is need!)

SmileyT · 20/04/2020 19:58

@Minster2012 I am by no means an expert I've only done one month but the more people's I nosey at the more I get a sense of what good looks like 😂 my CB arrived half way through the cycle and I saw my cheapies were stronger so tried it and it was peak first time. With the cheapies if I saw it was getting stronger I would check a few times out of curiosity, and yeah I wouldn't wee for a few hours before x

babyG123 · 20/04/2020 19:39

@Minster2012 sounds like we are in the same boat. Curious and hopeful lol xx

Minster2012 · 20/04/2020 17:36

@babyG123 oooo I might need to consult the instructions 😂 god it’s complicated!! I mean we are going to keep DTD a lot so 🤞🏻But seeing as I don’t know what my cycles are then I was hoping to actually use them to work that out then forget about them a bit 😂

babyG123 · 20/04/2020 16:43

@SmileyT it's gone back up again today. I'll let you know. Wish I understood it enough to be a geek haha

@Minster2012 mine instructs don't hold wee at all as messes it up. Also to test between 11am and 4pm as this is the peak time then 10 days around ovulation is due take 2 tests between these times. I only read this yesterday 🙈

Minster2012 · 20/04/2020 10:32

I’m about to start testing so interested to know how long do you hold your wee for before & if you drink a lot of fluids does it affect them? (Drinking a lot of water is good right?)
@SmileyT can I ask did you test at nighttime too & at night with the clear blue?

SmileyT · 20/04/2020 10:24

@babyG123 if you have a 34-36 day cycle then you'd expect to ovulate somewhere between cd18- cd26 so I think you're doing the right thing. Let us know how you get on this week with the opks (I'm a loser and find it quite interesting to see what different peoples look like 🙈)

babyG123 · 20/04/2020 09:27

@juno I have no idea. Good job we're DTD daily 🤣

It still says low though. So confusing. My cycles have been like 34-36 days since I stopped breastfeeding which is the main reason for these confusing tests.