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Welcome! 14 is sort of what people say is normal but a lot of folks (on here, at least) don't ovulate til as late as CD20. You can usually start testing 10-12 days or so after ovulation.

do you have cheapie tests or $$ ones? if you order some cheap ones from amazon, you can start testing as soon as they get here & not feel bad about wasting $$ on them =) i have these ones right now, $7 for 25 of them! http://www.amazon.com/babi-Urine-Pregnancy-Strips-25-count/dp/B005E90G4W/ref=pd_sim_hpc_11

but usually you want to wait about 10 days after you O, some people have seen faint lines at 9 days, some people don't get anything til 14+ days. good luck!

Are your cycles normally 28 days? Your best bet is to wait until your period is actually late and then test, but if you can't wait that long, test a few days before it's late.

@MrsTiz: The very earliest you could possibly get a positive on a test is after implantation, which is usually about a week after you O (the earliest I've ever heard of is 8-9 days after O). I think someone posted a chart somewhere saying what percentage of positives were found at which DPO. Good luck! My suggestion is to try and keep yourself occupied with other things - the TWW can drag on for-ev-er.

Not to be a hardcore TTC-er or anything, but how do you know you O'ed yesterday? Are you just basing on when your cycle started? If so, you may want to pick up a copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility... it will give you TONS of great information on how your cycle works and how very, very few of us are "normal." You likely do not O on CD 14 (CD1 is day 1 of AF). Likewise, it's not likely that you will get AF again exactly 14 days after O... it's a complicated, messed up situation :o) that really depends on the individual, so unfortunately you really can't go off assumptions or what an app will tell you. The only way to track YOUR O is to chart. If you aren't ready for that, I *totally* get it... just make sure that you are BDing a lot to cover all your bases. :o) And GOOD LUCK!!!

As for your original question, tests are the most accurate at 14 DPO, but you *can* get an accurate test as soon as 9 or 10 DPO. 12 DPO is usually a pretty safe bet if you can't hold out until 14 DPO but don't want to be bummed out by a potential "false negative."

@MrsTiz: and if you ovulated yesterday you don't need to keep BDing every day, you can only get PG in the few days before ovulation and ovulation day. I'll second the TCOYF recommendation.

@MrsTiz: I agree with Highwire - OPKs can help you, but only if used in conjunction with tracking CM and CP. Charting is really best and will teach you a ton about your body, but a huge pain. I charted my BBT for six months, but switched to just OPKs + CP + CM because I always O'ed on CD 17 or 18, so it was easy for me to identify O with that method.

FF is giving you an O day because you likely have your O Predictor set on the simplest setting. There are several - one that requires a BBT, one that will go off of OPKs + other symptoms, and one that makes a guess based on cycle length. Play around with it to see if you should change your settings a bit.

I am going to put in another plug for TCOYF if you are feeling uneducated or unsure about this stuff. It is WONDERFUL.