OPK confusion

[drivingmeopkrazy]

Hi all,

My cycles can be quite long, anything from the standard 28 days to 40 days.
I've been using cheapy opks for the last 10days, but what I've noticed is that the results lines really vary day to day.
I try to limit liquids in the time before I use it, and also aim for a 3/4 hour hold.
Yesterday and Saturday the lines seemed to be getting darker and I thought for sure I'd get a positive today- but nope! Back to a really faint line.

Does this variation happen to anyone else? I swore I wouldn't let them drive me crazy this time but here we are

Hello, I've attached my ones and my friend's easy@home opks so you can see the difference. I tend to go from a low number around 0.2,0.3 or 0.4 up to high and then peak but my friend is really low then straight to peak. Everyone is different but you can see the lines on both of our tests. Both show ovulation I'd say. Hope that helps!

Yes it does- thank you!
I'm feeling a bit bloated & crampy today so 🤞🏻 I get a positive- it's to early for AF.