https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:38:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1377745 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:32:19 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 1377745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HolisticMama: Knowledge is power! Test away, pretty friend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1377742 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:30:48 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 1377742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You know where I stand on this! I tested until negative, bc I got 3 positives and was totally confused as to why. I guesstimated my O date based on the 'strongest' positive, and then had a slight temp raise so hoping O actually happened? We'll see. I'm also glad I tested a second time, as we didn't BD the day of the first time and I thought I was out of the running...only to discover Day 2's OPK was even stronger than Day 1, and we made sure to BD that night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1377678 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:36:59 +0000 deactivated_account 1377678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to keep going until I got a negative. But sometimes I'm cheap and try to make a box of 20 last me four months so I have recently stopped as soon as I get the positive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1377420 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:52:15 +0000 Smurfette 1377420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stopped as soon as I got the smiley face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1377413 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 19:48:20 +0000 Mrs. Chickadee 1377413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep doing it until I get a negative, but mostly just out of curiosity. I have a 2-3 day surge, but I usually O on the second day. My understanding is that you O 24-48 hours after the first positive, so plan BDing around that (I haven't heard the O on negative day thing before!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1377000 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:58:20 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1377000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The one I have says once you get a :bfp: to BD for the following two days. I used the smiley face OPK. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376964 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:30:24 +0000 Crystal 1376964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just realized I never answered the question! I'm still using OPKs and probably will until they are stark white. </p> <p>@mrs. bird: thank you! That helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376935 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:20:03 +0000 Ash 1376935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only did it until I got a positive. I pretty much followed sperm meets egg plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376931 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:17:04 +0000 mrs. bird 1376931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crystal: yup. OPKs show levels of LH, LH surge doesn't guarantee ovulation, that's why so many people chart temps too, so the LH surge happens right before O which is why you wanna DTD when they're positive, then O should take place &amp; if it does you'll have a temp spike. This image does a better job explaining LH through your cycle than I just did :)</p> <p>[attach=2301/14/n00w8h.600x267.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376889 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:49:52 +0000 Crystal 1376889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bird: you o the day they turn negative? </p> <p>Mine had a slow fade in, then a relatively quick fade out. There was only one day with a blazing positive though. </p> <p>This OPK stuff is confusing to me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376563 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0000 HolisticMama 1376563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the next couple of cycles, I am going to take an OPK everyday to see what my pattern is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376558 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:26:54 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1376558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep testing until I see a negative or else I'd never know that I get like 2-3das of positives. For me, more than 1 day of positives meant I was not Oing. I've been getting multiple positives for 2 cycles now but my blood work shows no O, which means my surge tries really hard for 2-3 days, but egg never releases. So, I am looking forward to that cycle where I get the ONE surge and then a negative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376550 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:19:50 +0000 mrs. bird 1376550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i keep going. when they turn :bfn: , that's O day, so i know we should DTD that day (in addition to the days they were :bfp: ) &amp; be good. you could do it the first negative day and the second to be safe if you're up for it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-keep-testing-with-opks-until-negative#post-1376543 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:16:28 +0000 littlek 1376543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you keep testing with OPKs until negative? Or do you stop when positive? </p>