confused with opk - any advice?

[loubag]

I'm hoping someone can help me! I realised last night that I have been putting the sticks in my pot of wee for only 5 seconds. last night(CD14) the stick showed the test line slightly darker than the guide line so we bd'd. Today though (CD15), I have done one and the line is really, really dark. Sorry if I'm being naive [embarassed]but does that mean that ov is hopefully really near, when yesterday it was just getting near? If so, I guess we have more bding tonight?

sperm lasts a few days I think(male sperm longer than female), so if you ovulate a day after bd I think you should be ok.

A +ve OPK means that you will OV in the next 12-48 hours.

I've read some guidelines on a thing called the "egg meet sperm" method. This says that you should BD for three days in a row from the first +ve OPK, then skip a day, then BD again on the fifth day. This should give you the best chance of getting a sperm to your egg.

Note it still won't guarantee you get pregnant - I think the statistics state that even if you get a sperm to an egg you still only have a 20-25% chance of a successful pregnancy that month.

Hope this helps!

Hugs,
Artoo.

Thanks everyone! fertility friend is telling me I ovd on the second day of positives, CD15 -we bd'd on CD14,15 and 17 so fingers crossed! Its all so depressing that the chances are so slim!
But if it doesnt happen this month, I'll try your suggestion next month Artoo.dh just can't believe his luck......