Positive OPK day before/of AF, any advice?

[LeeloDallas]

(Name changing regular)

I've been using OPK sticks everyday this month as since having DC last year my AF has been random (it's gone from a 25 day 'typical' cycle to 26-36 day).

Last AF was 8th July, since then I've had positive OPK's on the 1st-3rd August and then again from 7th until today...
I did a positive OPK (and a BFN pg test) this morning and then AF came on about 2 hours later (it was, alot gloopier, brown old blood than usual).

Dr.Google just throws up lots of other ttc forums and no real answers (although I did find out some websites allow you to have a fertility ticker!).

Is it just a pre/AF hormone surge?

Shall I try non-internet cheapy sticks?

Or am I just a POAS addict?

Thanks muchly! I bow to the MN TTC-ers superior knowledge

Well I'm sure you know that a +OPK at the end of a cycle can indicate pg, they don't tend to 'beat' HPT to it though. The best description of the relationship between OPK and HPT i have seen is here:

www.peeonastick.com/opkhpt.html

Hope this helps. Good luck.

Thanks for the quick response akuabadoll, and the link (that website looks amazing, really helpful)

I get what you mean about HPT not being 'beaten' by an OPK!
I've resigned myself to it not being an early pregnancy indicator, but it would be lovely if it was

No problem. I might be, it might not...arrg. Look around that site for more on OPKs. I mean she is out of her mind, but the info is pretty sound, I think.

Hi

There was a similar post to this recently, which you could read... opk af four days later hope it helps explain why some women get near positive opk's just before af, and that some women should use less sensitive opk's.

Thanks very much for all the replies!

Lisamol, hope you get a BFP soon..I just hope I have a regular cycle soon!

willitbe, I promise I did a MN search on the subject but that thread didn't show in the results! Your info & advice on their is fantastic, thank you for linking.

akuabadoll, see, the good thing about reading that site is I feel like less of a POAS addict!

AF is almost gone here (I know you were all dying to know) so can get back to normal soon!