My first OPK (unreasonable excitement!)!!

[KJ]

Hi all,
well, as I can't TTC this month due to an immunisation, I have decided to get in tune with when I ovulate.
My 2 cycles since coming off the pill have been 42 days and 42 days! (there's nothing like consistency, even if it is very long!).
So I ordered some ebay OPKs (£8.99 for 50 and they look really proffessional!) and did my first one yesterday!
Think I'm on CD18 or something. It was a negative, but that's cool. if this cycle is the same as the last I shouldn't expect a positive for 8-10days yet. It was just nice and comforting to see the control line come up. Nothing like peeing-on-a stick to make you feel better!! Think it's cause even though I can't TTC, I don't feel like I'm wasting my time.
Anyway, bit of a pointless post, but I just wanted to tell someone.
Anyone else use opks and have you found them useful?
xxx

 

[Becs]

I know how you feel KJ. Maybe all this charting and peeing on sticks is too much but I feel like I'm actively doing something and it makes you feel better - less in the dark about everything. I was totally stoked this month when I managed to detect ovulation!

Sorry to hear you can't try this month. Have fun with the peesticks!

Becs

 

[chellieboo]

I've found OPKs to be very helpful so far, as my temp does seem to give that much of a shift ...I was also very excited to get my positive OPK this month. I think thats mainly because last month i was using ebay OPKs and wasn't sure I was reading it correctly (was the line dark enough to be pos or not) so this month when i thought it was pos on the ebay sticks I confirmed it with a digital clearblue.....hurrah for the smiley face, made me much more confident about what i was doing.

Good luck when you start TTC again

 

[Gem & Leland]

i got perfect opk , perfect temps and perfect bd timing with using ff / this site for last month . but i think it made it worse when i then didnt conceive as i thought everything was perfect and i should have ;(


have fun on your month off , and good luck in jan !