Anyone else have random OPK results?

[Lucy236]

This is my first cycle TTC baby #2. Got the easy@home ovulation tests from Amazon and I’m using the premom app.

The box told me to start testing early as this is my first cycle. I started on CD 5 and both lines were quite strong, the test line was almost as dark as the control. The tests stayed almost as dark as the control line until CD 8 and since then have been getting lighter everyday until today CD11. Apparently this is the opposite of what should happen. All the videos of others peoples OPKs start very light and get darker until ovulation but mine are backwards. I’m not pregnant as we used condoms last month and I checked with a pregnancy test. Technically, as I’ve had no lines darker than the control line, they’ve all been negative but how they’ve been getting lighter as I approach my predicted ovulation has been freaking me out and I’m worried I’ve got PCOS or something. My cycles vary from 28 days long to 33 lately.

Has anyone else had dark OPKs right after your period?

Hi! I started testing CD9 and my lines were quite dark but not as dark as the control line. They've gotten lighter and lighter. I'm CD14 today.
Last month I had very light tests from CD7 which gradually got darker and peaked on CD15. Weird it didn't follow the same pattern but I'm just going to keep testing.

I should add my cycles are normally 27 days.

@noname55 thanks for replying. It’s really strange isn’t it. I tested just now and got the lightest line of all of them. I’m going to keep testing to see what happens. I’m hoping it’s just a fluke and I’ll ovulate when I’m supposed to around Friday and there’s not something wrong with my hormones!

I've just taken one too and it was still light. It is weird! I don't have too many tests left, I'm going to have to order more.

@noname55 have you gotten a darker line yet? The Premom app says today’s is high but to me it doesn’t look any darker than the line I got on CD8, which Premom says was low. I’m not due to ovulate until Friday.

Looking at your pics OP I'd definitely trust the app. Today's line does look really close so maybe do a few tests today/tomorrow so you can get a feel for things. When your LH is properly low the line can be hardly visible so you probably find some highs and peak this next couple of days then a rapid dropoff.

I guess what I'm saying is run with what Premom is saying at the moment, it's a really good app. There are quirks in it at times but you need a few cycles tracked to get to know them. It gets better at predicting and reporting too the more data you put into it.

@8dpwoah I hope I still continue to get highs and it’s not back down again. When I bought these I thought it would be straightforward, a barely there line to strong line and back again but no it’s not so simple! Thanks for you’re insight, I’ll stick with it.

Yours look really close to positive! Mine were low earlier today (0.2) but now 0.9!

@noname55 wtf now it’s back to low again something isn’t right here. I don’t think earlier today was my peak because I’ve had no other signs of ovulation and it’s way too early according to my apps. I hate these tests.

Hi @Lucy236 , don't forget that the peak doesn't indicate that you ovulated, it indicates that this was when you got your LH surge and you'll ovulate 12-36 hours after which is why you wouldn't have symptoms or signs yet

Don't worry, you've still plenty of time for it to peak! Mine looks all over the place this month compared to last month.

Just keep testing you might get a higher reading next week

I use these 🙂 I get darker lines for a day or two after my period, because you produce LH during your period too? Or something.

Have you just come off birth control? My first cycles off were really odd, but it’s pretty stable now.

@SendMeHome not haven’t been on birth control since October. I thought opks were a pretty straight forward low then high around ovulation and then low again. Seems that’s not the case for everyone! but I can’t find much information on it or many others saying they had results like mine.

@noname55 isn’t it bad though if there’s more than one peak, like it means hormones are out of whack