OPK's..yes or no??

goingforit · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:02 PM

So ...i'm going into my third month of trying to conceive and currently only taking folic acid.

I just wanted to know whether doing OPK were worthwhile?? how do they work and where are they cheap!!

thanks xx

kitten x · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by goingforit

So ...i'm going into my third month of trying to conceive and currently only taking folic acid.

I just wanted to know whether doing OPK were worthwhile?? how do they work and where are they cheap!!

thanks xx

hiya hun x

i hope u concieve i really do im ttc myself and im using opks they can help u pinpoint when your ovulating which can be very helpfull for catching your egg x

how they work is you wil get a control line which will be dark and your test line has to be as dark or darker than the control line for it to be positive if its lighther than the control line its negative, when you get a positve it means your egg will be realesed in next 12-36hrs ie your fertile so get bding x

another way which many of us use websites such as my montly cycles where you put in your 1st day of af (period) and it will work out all your dates for u x
this is one i use as last mth the opks worked great for me but at the mo their not workin as good for me and you carnt always rely on them not everyone gets results on them x

you can buy the opk cheap off amazon they do gret deal where u can mix and match opks with some hpt or just buy the opks i got 50opks for £5.99bargin x

hope this helps and good luck xx

AtomicPink · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:21 PM

Yup I agree, using them are the way forward!

goingforit · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:25 PM

Thanks ladies...after being on BCP for over 9 years I really just want to know if i am even ovulating (read somewhere on here that you can bleed and not be ovulating). So when would I start testing with these?

DaisyBee · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:25 PM

I thought they were very useful- let me and dh take a break and let me not feel guilty for no

Got mine at early-pregnancy-tests.com. I bought the ones that you dip in a cup - not midstream ones & found it very easy. I did it 2ce a day starting on like day 10. I peed in the cup and if it was light colored I would just toss it. If it was dark (in the pm after not drinking for an hour or 2) then dip in the test strip- lay it across the cup and let it sit. If it was lighter than test line - means no surge yet- if it is as dark or darker then you have the surge & should ovulate within 12-48 hrs. Last month I

on CD 14,15,16, 17th had surge and BD, 18th had surge and BD, 19th No surge and BD for the one last time.
I bought preseed too from the same place and used it for the first time last month & thought it was helpful as well. Let me know if you have other questions about it - will be happy to explain more.

Noodles · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:29 PM

I found them very useful and the IC ones are just as good as the more expensive ones

goingforit · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:37 PM

Did you do temping as well? Am i right in thinking its your normal thermometer and taking it first thing each morning before you get out of bed? Thanks in advance!

Noodles · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:39 PM

I temped and although I hate waking up at weekend at first I found it really helful

DaisyBee · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:41 PM

I tried temping and found it annoying and my temp was all over the place so I gave up - I told myself though that I would start taking again if I didnt get my bfp. So I think you have to get in the groove of doing it. Esp at such an early time in the morning. I got a bbt thermometer - it is supposed to show more variance with even a small change. Have heard such good things about temping and people who are really glad they are doing it to know their cycle better.

goingforit · Apr 19th, 2009, 12:43 PM

BBT...?? I have a Braun Thermo scan digital ear thermometer. Will that work? So I could do it at say 6am every day?

Apr 19th, 2009, 12:02 PM	#1
goingforit Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Uk Posts: 489	OPK's..yes or no?? So ...i'm going into my third month of trying to conceive and currently only taking folic acid. I just wanted to know whether doing OPK were worthwhile?? how do they work and where are they cheap!! thanks xx

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:21 PM	#3
AtomicPink Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 19,122	Yup I agree, using them are the way forward!

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goingforit Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Uk Posts: 489	Thanks ladies...after being on BCP for over 9 years I really just want to know if i am even ovulating (read somewhere on here that you can bleed and not be ovulating). So when would I start testing with these?

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:25 PM	#5
DaisyBee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MN, U.S. Posts: 5,445	I thought they were very useful- let me and dh take a break and let me not feel guilty for no Got mine at early-pregnancy-tests.com. I bought the ones that you dip in a cup - not midstream ones & found it very easy. I did it 2ce a day starting on like day 10. I peed in the cup and if it was light colored I would just toss it. If it was dark (in the pm after not drinking for an hour or 2) then dip in the test strip- lay it across the cup and let it sit. If it was lighter than test line - means no surge yet- if it is as dark or darker then you have the surge & should ovulate within 12-48 hrs. Last month I on CD 14,15,16, 17th had surge and BD, 18th had surge and BD, 19th No surge and BD for the one last time. I bought preseed too from the same place and used it for the first time last month & thought it was helpful as well. Let me know if you have other questions about it - will be happy to explain more.

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:29 PM	#6
Noodles Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 5,746	I found them very useful and the IC ones are just as good as the more expensive ones

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:37 PM	#7
goingforit Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Uk Posts: 489	Did you do temping as well? Am i right in thinking its your normal thermometer and taking it first thing each morning before you get out of bed? Thanks in advance!

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:39 PM	#8
Noodles Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 5,746	I temped and although I hate waking up at weekend at first I found it really helful

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:41 PM	#9
DaisyBee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MN, U.S. Posts: 5,445	I tried temping and found it annoying and my temp was all over the place so I gave up - I told myself though that I would start taking again if I didnt get my bfp. So I think you have to get in the groove of doing it. Esp at such an early time in the morning. I got a bbt thermometer - it is supposed to show more variance with even a small change. Have heard such good things about temping and people who are really glad they are doing it to know their cycle better.

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Apr 19th, 2009, 12:43 PM	#10
goingforit Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Uk Posts: 489	BBT...?? I have a Braun Thermo scan digital ear thermometer. Will that work? So I could do it at say 6am every day?

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