OPK'S- waste of money or worth a go?

[mummy2olivia]

I'm pretty damn sure that I ovulate on day 12. I get a bit of stitch-like pain in my side and get stretchy CM. But thought I might give OPKs a go just to see if they tally up with what I think. Have ordered some cheap ones from fertilitysolutions on ebay- anybody have any experience with them? hints? tips? opinions? I don't like to use anything without a ton of research!

I have scared you off, haven't I?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I've been peeing on sticks for all I'm worth!!

Got my smiley face on the digital test!! Thank god!! was really odd cos didn't get the 'nod' til day 13 of cycle and I always thought I o'd on day 12.

How are you doing nmm? I haven't been on here for ages but it is good to catch up.

Had loads of SEX (not bd) all over bank holiday- have now got raging thrush sorry! and feel like next month am going to use a baster! ha ha! Don't think it's done much good though as have had period pain all day- all down my thighs and in lower tummy- and I'm not due on till next weekend. unless it's the lining growing? dunno! prob clutching at straws!

Enough of me anyway- would love to hear how you are nmm- u didn't scare me off!

I had a positive opk 5 days running - not right is it

I'm ok, still ttc though . Tend to stay on the first babies thread as the monthly ones see to move so quick and just as you get to 'know' people they get BFP and bugger off! Good to have you back and that you got your smiley face!

I don't like the monthly ttc threads. I get too obsessessed! I prefer to pop in, say hello, get help when I need it and thats it. I'd be on here all the time otherwise.

How many months have you been trying now nmm? x

21
Pop onto the no1 babies/ttc your first thread to find me when you pop in to say hi then Best of luck with ttc and your wedding

Cheers chick!

It will happen- Have you had tests etc? Seen doc?

Yep, DH has low % of properly formed/active sperm and I'm not ov'ing regularly. Am on 2nd cycle of Clomid at the mo, have been given til feb 08 to get pg before we move on to the next stage.

Thats fair enough. My friend is going through the same thing at the mo- just waiting for appointment to start clomid. It's a tough time. [[[[[[[hug]]]]]]]]

Hmm very interested in the OPK debate. I've been peeing on the clear blue ones for the last 5 months. I have only ever had one positive result, at day 17 following a 35 day cycle. However that month, following the pos result at CD 17 it was a 29 day cycle. So continued peeing on the sticks the following month from CD10 to 17 and bloody nothing. Still been shagging during those times every other day and still no BFP.

Here's the question, do I continue spending £20 a month on these sticks which I fear I am now addicted to?

I had some mild period pain type symptoms at CD10 this month. I assumed this may be ovulation pain - I've noticed this before at about the same time and think I had the sticky CM on CD11/12, but the sticks were negative.

Do I continue to fuel this peeing on a stick addiction?

Ladyhelen- don't know- bought shedloads of opks from accessdiagnostics and have never ever had a single positive, despite peeing on them eveery day for a whole cycle (which went on for 50 days.) Considering shellibng out on clearblue to see if they do what access ones didn't...have been reading Toni wechsler book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, and that's the one she suggests.

I read that testing around 2pm and avoiding liquids for couple of hours beforehand gives best results.

I just have to add my big vote of no confidence in these sticks. They made me crazy, I was a slave to those sticks. Use them if you can really really trust yourself not to do one "just to see" on days when it's unlikely you are. I could never do that, wasted a lot of money, and it made me sad. When I did get preg the second time, it was by watching my bodily symptoms and listening to that.

Good advice Genidef- apparently they don't work if you have PCOS, which I do. According to Attila the all-knowing!!!