ovulation kits: first time user! help!

[mummyttc]

Hi everyone!

After last month and a horrendous wait of feeling pregnant, getting symptoms and then AF showing up late, we have decided to use ovulation tests this month.

Today is day 5 of my cycle, I would normally finish AF today or tomorrow, am I right in thinking that I start testing on day 11? Is it the same as a hpt? And finally what is your thoughts on Sex around ovulation? I've read just dtd every second day is recommended...

Thanks girls xx

 

[Durhamchance]

I've not used OPK's before, but my understanding is, you work out roughly when you will ovulate and start testing a good few days before that- for example I usually ov on CD17, so I would start testing CD11/CD12 to make sure I didn't ov early and miss it. Some say every other day is fine for dtd, some follow the SMEP (sperm meets egg plan) and dtd every other day until they get a positive OPK, then do it every day for 3/4 days.

Good luck, if AF gets me in a couple of weeks I'll get some OPK's too xx

 

[Balthazar1275]

This should help explain OPK's. Hope they help you get your BFP. They certainly helped me in the past
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/a561822/how-to-use-ovulation-predictor-kits

Michelle x

 

[nicejuicypear]

My cycle was roughly 28/29 days and I used OPKs from day 8 or 9 just to be sure. I used cheap ones and tested 2 or 3 times a day, key times are mid morning and mid afternoon. I think sex leading up to ovulation is key, because then there's sperm waiting for your egg. So I suggest ensuring that you have regular sex from about day 9 until a few days after the OPK.

Also, it's good to record your OPK results somewhere. I was a bit anal about this and used to record them on Fertility Friend but also stick all the strips in a book with the cycle day and time on! I still have that book, it was great for working out my cycle. Once you know roughly when you ovulate, you know roughly when to time sex for.

 

[mummyttc]

Thanks girls, fingers crossed this is our month xx

 

[ChantelleS]

Hi girls, I've been on clomid 50mg CD 2-6 and I'm now on CD 18 & still no +++ on my Opk.
I'm using asda own brand and testing once maybe twice a day. From CD 9 They have been faint lines gradually getting darker but never as dark as the control line???
This is the darkest on cd 18? Can I still ovulate or is this month a fail? Is this a positive or negative?
I've had twinges and full aches but don't know if my mind is playing tricks.
Thanks xx

 

[scn]

It's a negative, it has to be as dark or darker than the control line to be positive. You've still got time to ovulate. Without clomid I ov'd anywhere between cd 10 - 14 and when I used clomid I wouldn't ovulate until between cd 17 - 19.
It's possible of course that you've just missed the positive, some women only surge for a short time so it's possible to miss it with opk's. Just keep at dtd, good luck xx