Can't sodding use opk's properly!!!

[Brummiegirl15]

Hi all, first thread although have posted on other threads a few times.

Stats are 37, TTC #1 and cycle 2. I am convinced I can't use opk's properly!! Been using the cheapie Internet ones. My "tracker app" said I was due to ovulate today, however a few days ago I had a faint second line on them but the instruction say a faint line is still a negative (wtf).

However when I tested today, there is no faint line at all. There is nothing.

To be honest - DP has been out at a few do's this week and we only DTD Thursday morning and this morning.

I'm worried now that I've messed up reading opk's and completely missed my opportunity and that AF will appear on 18th May and that I haven't even given myself a fighting chance.

I know we need to DTD more often, but we are so flipping exhausted from work that its a struggle to find the energy.

I think if it doesn't happen on the cycle then I will invest in the clearbue ones - although maybe I throw them away and just try to make the effort to DTD as much as possible.

I just don't want to be demanding sex from DP and put pressure on him and make him feel like a baby making machine

I know I am probably over thinking this way too much - especially as some of my fellow May bus members have been trying for a long time.

Are opk's hide to read,or am I just being a bit crap?

I know the line definitely has to be as dark or darker to be a positive so you are not reading them wrong. If af not due till 18th then you may well not have ov'd yet. I would keep on testing and dtd every other day and see how it goes. Me and oh try and pinpoint ov as like you too knackered to be doing it all the bloody time!! This month ewcm didn't tie in with opk positive though so still don't have a fing clue if we did it at the right time. So hard not to stress over it all!

Hello,

I felt the same when I first started using them. I just used the cheap ones at first. I still don't get a 'darker' line. Because clear blues are expensive I was using a cheapy first, then if I saw a line, I backed it up with a clear blue and either got a flashing or a solid smiley. We tried to just 'dtd more' but for similar reasons to you, it just never happened, and i was putting pressure on DP when I knew it was ov time. Still haven't got a bfp, but clear blue opks have helped me to track when I ov. I've ov'd on cd22 for two cycles now and have been recognising natural signs of ov so not gonna use opks from now on. Hope that helps :)

Thanks both - feel a bit better knowing that I'm probably reading opk's correctly. Guess maybe I just haven't ov'd yet.

Right, best crack on with a bit of bank holiday DTD and keep fingers crossed

What time of day are you testing? I think the cheapies are best used about 2-3pm after not drinking for a fair while.

I hated them and used the Clear Blue ones both times I got pregnant. A smiley face is much easier to read! It helps that I also get OV pain, but it's before, during and after, so I liked pinpointing when it was happening.

We DTD the day before and the day after the smiley for both BFPs.

hi op i use cheap ones and get the right results i.e dark line faint line i think what works for some dont always work for everyone i also find personally they work better in morning for me day i got dark line i re tested afternoon after 3 hour hold and line was faint i used cb digital smiley face never ever got a positive i did fall pregnant but only because i dtd like every other day gl :) also ttc number 4

I went straight for clearblue. Read so many stories on here of people test three times a day with cheapies and i'm never going to do that! So far, only two cycles in, the CB have been easy and given me a fixed smiley no bother.

I've recently come off implanon and started a blog about that which includes my OPK results. Here it is if you're interested: bumpytimesahead.blogspot.com/

I test at 6pm. We're not trying to conceive yet so I'm still just tracking. I OV'd on April 29th but I haven't had a period in 4 1/2 years so I'm not 100% sure when my period is due. I'm guessing 2 weeks from April 29th!

The month I got my bfp I made sure I tested at 5pm every day from cd 10 (following the smep) and made sure that I hadn't been for a wee for 3-4 hours beforehand. I used the cheapies until I got a dark line and then used the clearblue test that day as well and got a smiley face.

Now 37 weeks so it worked for us!

Wow congrats!!! Worth noting then that its best to do at same time. Waiting to see if AF turns up this month and then start afresh next month

Hi Brummie I've used cheapies for a while & used to get a faint line in the build up to the 2 strong lines. Recently I've gone from no line at all to 2 lines so it's easy to miss. This month, I tested twice a day around 12 and 5. A couple of times I got a very faint line & then the next day nothing. On day 15 or 16 I suddenly got 2 strong lines. I think it will still happen but might be worth testing twice a day for a few days just to make sure you don't miss it.