https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 17:01:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-26288 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:39:14 +0000 Sunshine1810 26288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I end up shelling out the extra $ and getting the digital ones as well. I was afraid that I would read too much into lighter lines, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-26254 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:05:36 +0000 Mrs.VW 26254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the wondfo OPK strips for 2 months and never got a positive. Luckily I chart and definitely O'd both months or I think I would have gotten nervous for no reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-25504 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:45:53 +0000 hellobeeboston 25504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a hard time getting clear positive's using the OPKs with the lines..... I've since switched to the Smiley's ( ClearBlue digital) - i've gotten a clear positive the last 3 months i have used them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-23121 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:19:24 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 23121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You were all right...and I was impatient. Started testing later in the day, and I got my first positive at 10:00pm last night and a SUPER strong positive this afternoon at 3:00. Definitely was just testing too early and too soon.<br /> Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-21465 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:53:13 +0000 jaguar 21465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely worth trying them later in the day - LH surges can occur at any time, though my instructions always tell me to check between 12-8pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-21405 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:40:44 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 21405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow, really? So maybe I'm just testing too early in the day. It might be too late for this cycle, but that's good to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-21398 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:23:17 +0000 ParkerHaus 21398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I did my OPKs at 2:30 I would likely never see a real positive. I do mine at 4PM and if I get a second line I do another one at 8PM. I always get the positive at 8PM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-21278 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:47:51 +0000 carrieknitscake 21278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some women don't get super dark OPKs. I would go off of your temperature in your case. Honestly, go by what you know. This month, I'm charting and using OPKs. I usually get a positive OPK around CD10. The temps if I'm doing it correctly will verify when I ovulate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-21266 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:36:53 +0000 tiffanyanne 21266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm frustrated with my OPK strips because they're half-darker and half-lighter than the control line. I have no idea what that means. :-/ Do you chart your CM? That might provide some insight into the situation... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/chartingopk-question#post-21250 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:24:51 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 21250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, so I should probably just wait until tomorrow to see if my temps stay up, but I'm going a little psycho here. </p> <p>I just started using OPKs this cycle, both first thing in the morning and early afternoon (around 2:30pm). They've been completely negative since CD11 when I started using them. Monday morning I got a light second line (still negative, according to the packaging), and Tuesday morning my temps shot way up. They're still up as of this morning, but judging by my usual cycles, I'm not due to O until Thursday or Friday.<br /> What's your experience with OPKs? Is it possible that my slight line was actually a positive? I've been testing 2x/3x per day, and I've never had a line any darker (or ever again).<br /> Help! </p>