OPK help

[buttonbear]

So do OPKs always have 2 lines, im so confused by these sticks Ive been looking around and im in need of some OPK gurus knowledge lol

 

[napoli]

ok so .. the test line has to be either the exact same color of the control line to be positive.. OR darker!
if it's almost the same color. you might wanna take another test a bit later the same day or the next day..

never on a first morning urine and always try to hold your pee in for at least 2h and minimize drinking liquids in that time. then pee on the test

ask if any more questions

 

[napoli]

and yes they always or most of the time have to lines.. don't work like pregnancy tests at all.. a faint line is a negative, and also a visible line it's also a negative .. i'll try to post a photo of my opk's this month to show you how it's different i have them lined up in my log book =)

 

[buttonbear]

I seeeee, okay thanks so much napoli i'm starting them tomorrow and was thinking what is the point if i cant even understand them. I guess we just always have some of the hormone in our systems so it picks it up?!

 

[napoli]

yub exactly it's always there, the entire cycle =) and it can be darker one day and lighter the other depending on the hormones in your body

 

[Dammit Janet]

You may notice the 2nd line gets darker as you approach ov, then there's a surge which is your positive if it's the same or darker as the 1st (control) line. I sometimes have only 1 line on my test if ov isn't near but then I will see it faint until I get my positive.
It is detecting a surge in the LH hormone which triggers ovulation, a positive test indicates that ovulation is 12-36 hours away x

 

[buttonbear]

Okay heres is the comparison, the CD9 has faded though..

 

[Dammit Janet]

For some people that could be as close to a positive as they get. And dtd now may still count as the sperm live for 5 days... keep going with the tests and bd'ing! x

 

[buttonbear]

Arggg this is hard haha!

will continue to dtd for sure, and im going to do another OPK in a bit (holding wee is hard!!)

 

[Dammit Janet]

How did you get on Button bear? x

 

[buttonbear]

Had what i think was another positive this morning and just done one which is now considerably lighter, will post a pic shortly xx

 

[Dammit Janet]

I wouldn't worry about the positive today also, the surge can last long enough to be detected twice x