https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 12:07:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-813854 Tue, 28 May 2013 16:23:57 +0000 Mrs.Someone 813854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad that this chart keeps giving! It made me feel OK with not having the energy to have sex on O day. We got -4, -2, and -1 covered though, yay :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-813682 Tue, 28 May 2013 15:15:00 +0000 AbbyCadabby 813682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! </p> <p>@citymouse: that chart is really helpful, thank you! I've never seen it before but that's basically exactly what I've been looking for :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-813199 Tue, 28 May 2013 12:48:25 +0000 ineebee 813199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@citymouse: That's a great graph! I've never seen that before! Thanks for re-sharing it, and thanks to @mrs. someone, also. </p> <p>We DTD O-2 and had our IUI on O-1. I was nervous that nothing happened on O day, but now I'm not so worried! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-811883 Mon, 27 May 2013 22:00:12 +0000 cavalierkcs 811883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The month i got my bfp, I used the ClearBlue monitor and we BDed both of the days I got the smiley face and most of the days leading up to it. We actually did not have time to BD in the days following the smiley faces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-810932 Mon, 27 May 2013 09:38:54 +0000 citymouse 810932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with the above! Ovulation is said to occur 12-36 hours after the initial +OPK. Once you get a +OPK BD that day and for a couple more days. Hopefully your cycles are somewhat regular, and you can kind of guess when you will be getting a +OPK, should you need a 2nd try, and you can BD the day before +OPK like @Smurfette said, and the day of. This chart is helpful, that @mrs.someone posted... </p> [attach=3282/13/mngoov.500x375.Probability-of-Pregnancy-Relative-to-Ovulation.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-810881 Mon, 27 May 2013 08:53:28 +0000 pui 810881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Basically BD when you see a positive and everyday for 3 more days after the last positive to be safe.</p> <p>Same with CM. If you see fertile CM, BD and keep BDing until the CM dries up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-810016 Sun, 26 May 2013 11:23:13 +0000 Smurfette 810016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto what @Mrs. Polish: said. Get busy as soon as you see a positive!</p> <p>The month we got BFP, we DTD Sat morning, positive test Sun afternoon, and then DTD Mon morning before DH left for the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-809952 Sun, 26 May 2013 10:26:22 +0000 Mrs. Polish 809952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AbbyCadabby: The thought I went by was if I got a positive OPK then I was going to ovulate within 24-48 hours. I think DTD in that time frame is what is suggested. If I recall correctly, sperm can live up to three days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-an-opk-when-is-the-best-time-toyknow#post-809945 Sun, 26 May 2013 10:20:15 +0000 AbbyCadabby 809945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I should know this but no amount of googling seems to give me a clear answer. I'm using an OPK and can never figure out the timing of it. When I get a positive, does that mean ovulation is imminent or that ovulation is occurring at that time? And once I get a positive, what should the timing be for getting *it* done? The directions seem to indicate that a positive means there's some kind of 48 hour window but what if you only test once a day? </p> <p>I also rely on CM to let me know when ovulation is happening but can't figure out if once CM presents itself, that means it's already starting to be too late or if that's just the beginning of the process.</p> <p>I'm not sure why but I find this whole thing a little confusing! </p>