https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:21:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772186 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:07:22 +0000 Raindrop 1772186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do anything special but I wouldn't pee for a while before I tested maybe 2 hours at least. When I think my line is dark though, I tend to pee on those sticks like 3-5 times that day to make sure it stays dark for my BDing. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772159 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:56:21 +0000 MrsKoala 1772159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pee like normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772135 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:48:44 +0000 MaryM 1772135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't purposefully hold anything...but if my urine is super clear, I usually retest a little later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772126 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:46:44 +0000 deactivated_account 1772126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I try to hold my pee for for 3 hours.</p> <p>ETA: I don't restrict anything re: food or drink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772068 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:30:38 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1772068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never bothered, and never had an issue getting an accurate result. It may depend on what brand you have though, I think if it matters, it would be mentioned in the instructions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772053 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:24:27 +0000 HeartAbandoned 1772053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would try to hold it for at least 2, preferably 3 hours beforehand. I wasn't willing to cut back on water (I wanted to give my CM a fighting chance), so I just held it for as long as I could. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772042 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:19:19 +0000 Smurfette 1772042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would pee at 1 and then not pee again till 430 when I left work. I would pee right before I left, put the stick in a ziploc bag and by the time I got to my car, it would have the results. I would try and not drink anything during that time too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/opk-in-the-afternoon#post-1772017 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:12:13 +0000 travellingbee 1772017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you use OPKs in the afternoon (my OPKs recommend 2pm) do you do a hold like you would for a pregnancy test or just pee like normal around that time? I don't know if I should be trying to drink less beforehand and hold it. </p>