https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:31:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-use-opks#post-70926 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:47:39 +0000 tequiero21 70926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i always got a smiley face so i can't say, but i'd say use opks in conjunction with the cm. if you notice your cm is eggwhite or so, i'd say go for it and also do it when and if you see an okay on the opk. if you consistently don't get a smiley face, i'd check with your doctor to make sure you're ovulating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-use-opks#post-70925 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:47:03 +0000 Andrea 70925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like you know your body well so I would do it if you have telltale CM even if OPK is not positive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-use-opks#post-70912 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:36:01 +0000 Rubies 70912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, I wasn't good at understanding my CM and relied 100% on the OPKs. I got pregnant on cycle2, so I think I was successful. But you seem to know your body really well...Hmm. Maybe for the next cycle, toss the OPKs and trust your body and if that doesn't work, then for the cycle after that, try using the OPKs? Sorry, not sure if I'm helping! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-use-opks#post-70901 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29:19 +0000 nyctiff 70901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I have decided to try for baby #2. With baby #1, I didn't chart or use OPKs and generally only knew I was ovulating by relying on my CM. We got our BFP after about 5 months though I'm not really sure exactly how long it took since we were being pretty casual about it.</p> <p>I'm feeling a little more time pressure now though for two reasons: (1) I'm going to be 39 this year and we're still not sure whether we want to stop at 2 babies or eventually go for 3 which means I may be running out of time and (2) we're already past the age gap we ideally wanted our kids to be so I'd really like it to happen sooner rather than later.</p> <p>Last month, I decided to go for it and use OPKs to better our chances but I never got a positive. I did have the telltale CM that I usually take to mean it's "go time" but because I didn't get a positive, we held off. Now I'm wondering if the OPKs are not as reliable as my body's signs and I should just listen to my body like I did last time. </p> <p>I was diagnosed with PCOS many years ago and although my cycles now seem to be pretty regular and I didn't have much trouble conceiving baby #1, I do always worry that it could be an issue. Should I give OPKs another try? Should I just follow my body's signals? I'm a little confused. </p>