https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:05:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673594 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 07:42:08 +0000 Banana330 2673594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I test twice a day to catch my surge it will often only be positive in the mornings SMU works best for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673591 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 07:07:36 +0000 mrsjd 2673591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's possible that you might also be having an annovulatory cycle, especially with longer cycles and coming off the pill. There are a ton of people who have gotten pregnant ovulating late in long cycles, though. When I was TTC and came off the pill, I used OPKs and realized that even though I'd get a Lh surge, I never or rarely ovulated. Good luck! Opks are tough sometimes. I ended up using the digital ones to make it easier on myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673549 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:35:52 +0000 YYCBee 2673549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: Thanks!</p> <p>@Cole: That's good to know. I was starting to think that maybe my OPKs were duds or something. I'm currently trying to figure out if I'm ovulating at all... my first cycle was 42 days and I definitely didn't ovulate and then the second was 67 days and I think I may have ovulated on CD55 even though I never got a + OPK (based on temping and CM). This is my third cycle since going off the pill and based on my temps, OPKs and CM I haven't ovulated yet. But I only used OPKs on CDs 13, 15, 17, 18, 19 so I really have no idea, but I'm thinking that I could ovulate SUPER late! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673410 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:43:21 +0000 Cole 2673410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second @snarkybiochemist it's definitely possible to get a semi dark line but not positive and then have it fade and come back positive later. Are you sure you'll ovulate so late in your cycle? CD 19+ is on the late end for "normal"cycles so it's also possible you missed it if you weren't testing earlier in your cycle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673401 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:20:23 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2673401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@YYCBee: Its possible you could still ovulate and the way you described it is the way everything is supposed to happen but it doesn't always. Taking Charge of your Fertility is a great resource for this stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673399 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:14:36 +0000 YYCBee 2673399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: So LH can increase and decrease and increase again in the same cycle?<br /> I had no idea.... based on all the graphs explaining the relationship b/w estrogen, LH and progesterone during the menstrual cycle I always assumed it was constantly increasing until ovulation! </p> <p>Does this mean that there may still be hope that I could ovulate this cycle still? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673385 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:51:23 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2673385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OPKs detect LH and it is possible to have increased LH but not ovulate. My anovulatory cycles I would see faint lines without much progression and then sometimes an almost positive. You can have increased LH a few times before it crosses over the threshold and you ovulate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-help-not-fading-in-and-never-had-a-positive-what-am-i-doing-wrong#post-2673379 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:44:30 +0000 YYCBee 2673379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello all!<br /> I'm still relatively new to charting and using OPKs and since my cycles have been very long and crazy since going off the pill I feel like I need all the help I can get. </p> <p>Some background:<br /> I went off the pill in August and am only on my 3rd cycle since then. First was 42 days with crazy temps and no ovulation. Second was 67 days and I *think* I may have ovulated around CD55 because I had a temp spike then drop then spike again and a period two weeks later. I also thought I saw EWCM the day before the first temp spile. Both cycles I only had a two day very light period. Nothing compared to my periods before (both on the pill and off).</p> <p>Now I've been trying to use cheapy OPKs to figure out when and if I'm ovulating at all, but I haven't had much success because of my crazy cycles. So far every OPK I've used the test line has been SUPER faint or non-existent. However 3 days ago I got one that was almost as dark as the control. I immediately thought "finally! I'm going to get a positive one soon!"</p> <p>Anyway since then they've gone back to faint, and I haven't had a temp spike or noticed any CM. Anybody have any advice?</p> <p>In the photo the strips are as follows:<br /> Jan 3 (CD19)- FMU (I know you're not supposed to but I was curious)<br /> Jan 2 (CD18) - 6pm after a 3 hour hold but still not super concentrated urine<br /> Jan 1 (CD17)- 8pm with super concentrated urine because I was really hungover from NYE! </p> [attach=7811/17/oj7yu6.320x176.FullSizeRender.jpg]