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OPKs - am I being too impatient?

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Hufflypuf · 05/10/2020 21:01

Hi

I'm trying to understand if there is a problem with me, with the OPKs I am using, or if my experience is totally normal!

Bit of background info - I'm on cycle 3 of TTC. Came off the pill start of July, had a 33 day cycle, a 40 day cycle and now I'm on day 17 of my current cycle. This is the first month I'm tracking using OPKs.

My flo app tells me I'm due to ovulate in 2 days but I haven't had the progression on my OPKs I would expect. If anything, my LH level seems to have gone down since I started testing on CD10. Is this normal or should I expect a steady rise until ovulation day?

I'm using the cheapest OPKs I could find (Wilko own brand) so I wondered if maybe they're not working properly rather than it being a problem with me?

Picture attached. I'd appreciate any advice Smile

OPKs - am I being too impatient?
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NoCallerID · 06/10/2020 08:58

Hi @Hufflypuf
And hi @Kiki275 🤗

Are you checking cervical mucus? Once you start noticing fertile mucus, start testing with OPKs several times a day.
Mine can be low one time and few hours later they're UP and then I eventually get a peak. If I would only check once a day, I'd likely miss it.

Juno231 · 06/10/2020 08:56

@Hufflypuf to be fair - if you were to have another 40 day cycle and an average LP is around 12 days then you wouldn't ovulate until CD27/28 so just keep going with the OPKs!

Btw - all your pics in the app look like you've taken them way outside of the time frame and let the OPKs dry, is that right? If so that will be skewing the results.

Oh and if OPKs are driving you nuts I'd recommend temping, that's what I ended up doing as I found I was always second guessing myself with the OPKs.

Kiki275 · 06/10/2020 08:51

No, this is my first month tracking OPKs but 5th month of TTC x

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Hufflypuf · 06/10/2020 08:15

Hi @Kiki275 - glad to see I'm not the only one! Have you been tracking ovulation for a while?

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Kiki275 · 06/10/2020 08:12

I'm supposed to be ovulating in 4 days according to Premom but 2 days according to Flo (which hasn't been right for me at all on this TTC attempt).c

Kiki275 · 06/10/2020 08:10

@Hufflypuf I've no advice but I'm in a similar boat with mine if it's any help.

OPKs - am I being too impatient?