https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:52:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-158171 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:24:34 +0000 Apex 158171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Any suggestions? Per the picture hosting site... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-158115 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:53:12 +0000 pastemoo 158115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beetones: Post it on a photo hosting site and link to it. That's the only way to share photos on HB now.</p> <p>I stopped once my lines showed positive. We only used the OPK once and I was charting, so once my temp rose, I didn't need the OPK for reassurance (and so my experience isn't that helpful for you). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-158100 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:47:47 +0000 Dr. Pepper 158100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once I get 2 dark lines, the lines both stay dark for 3+ days. This is probably why they say to stop testing after you get a positive. I am much too curious to stop though. I've never gone past 3 days, so I don't know when it fades back... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-158082 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:35:56 +0000 Apex 158082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eiko2010: I really wish i can actually show you pics.....Trust me, for the first time in history CD 12 to CD 15 look exactly the same, with 2 very dark lines. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-158069 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:17:35 +0000 littlebug 158069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AlivOO01: They actually recommend testing 2x a day because your surge can sometimes be really short and with one test, you could miss it. I know once my morning test was negative and my afternoon was positive.</p> <p>@beetones: I had a pretty distinct difference between my negative and positive. It was usually blank or super-faint and then one test would be VERY obviously 2 dark lines. I stopped testing after that one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-158049 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:05:47 +0000 Alivoo01 158049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second going digital. It's significantly easier. I tested using the two line test earlier in the day, and they read "negative". However, when I took the digital test, I got the smiley face later that evening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157890 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:09:12 +0000 Smurfette 157890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last month was my first time using OPK and I still don't know for sure that I ovulated because I couldn't tell the difference in the lines. I bought the Clearblue digital for this month. I can read a smiley face no problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157885 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:06:30 +0000 PBandBaseball 157885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use digital OPKs for this reason. So much easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157863 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:51:05 +0000 PastaAndPotato 157863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this is why i got the clearblue easy fertility monitor - i couldn't decipher the lines and was driving myself crazy comparing them</p> <p>if you can attach pics (i'm sorry, i don't know how) i'd be happy to take a look and see if i can help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157842 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:33:54 +0000 JoJoGirl 157842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use digital too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157841 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:33:28 +0000 Crisark 157841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I second this!<br /> This will be our 2nd month using OPK's after taking two months off. And, I just could not fathom trying to make out what the lines were going to tell me. Digital it is this cycle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157840 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:31:07 +0000 MamaMoose 157840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, this is why I switched to the digital ones. It was too frustrating to try to figure out which line was darker or if they were the same. With the digital one you either have a smiley face or you don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-experts-needed#post-157838 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:51 +0000 Apex 157838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm at a complete loss over my opk sticks this cycle. I usually get a gradual darkening of the lines and i never tested past the first +opk. But this month, i was curious to see if the lines faded afterwards, and boy am i confused.....It seems like i've been reading it all wrong all this while...<br /> I've been having O cramps since CD 11, so i can't depend on that, I don't temp (mostly because i wake up like 5 times every morning) but can anyone tell me when i actually ovulated based on these opk's..</p> <p>Anyone know how i can actually attach pictures to this post? </p>