Am I ovulating? Confusing result.

[Fuchsiaheart]

Hi all.

Ran out of my usual brand of ovulation test strips today (easy @ home, no longer seem to be available on Amazon ).
Thought I’d test with the new brand (One Step) at the same time to see if they gave similar results and, well, I wasn’t expecting it to be this different...

Anyone able to advise? What do you think, ovulating or not? Not sure which test to trust!

I’d say yes - there’s a faint second line on the lower test as well.

When did you test with the one step? I find results with them show best around 20 mins after doing

The picture was taken about 10-15 mins after testing.

I thought the test line has to be as dark or darker than the control line for OPKs? Normally with mine its noticeably darker.

Mine has never been darker than the control line, only as dark. But this is why I’m confused, as one test has a strong dark line yet the other has a faint line. Both taken at the same time.

I don't know the answer but I've been using the green brand and I literally never get anything other than the control line.
So maybe they are just crap!

I threw away my one step because they were always faint. I had a similar issue to you. I use the premom ones as they are always super dark at ovulation. Maybe onestep ones are just not very good?

@Fuchsiaheart I would say test again tomorrow (today) as even the top test isn't quite dark enough.

I use the one step and was confused at first but this cycle I finally got a dark/er line on fmu and again when I tested about 5pm, the day before though I tested twice and it was really light like yours. I've attached my peak for reference so you can see what they can look like.

I would deffinetly say from looking at both tests, test again as don't think they are quite peak.

@Fuchsiaheart I only really started getting a hang of tracking my OPKs last month and found testing twice a day really useful. I would test first thing in the morning and then late afternoon. I got a big red line and then it dropped he next day. If you can, keep testing and try to test when you feel a little dehydrated or not drank in a few hours. I read online (not sure how much truth is in it) but drinking lots and testing can somewhat dilute your LH levels. Good luck!!