How often should I opk test?

[Girlswaylondon]

I'm due to ovuLate this week and read I should be testing twice a day but what times are best if I test 2 times a day? Is it really necessary? I'm worried my testing once a day after lunch method is making me miss my window!

[plasticserenity]

I've only managed to use them successfully for the first time this month, but I did once a day.

I made sure to have my last drink and pee at around 12pm, then held all afternoon and tested as soon as I got home from work around 4:30pm.

If I didn't have to adapt around my work hours I maybe would have been tempted to test earlier at around 2pm and tried again at 8pm. But I did manage to get a really clear result using the above, which surprised me. I might even be confident enough to try 1 attempt at +ve OPK next cycle instead of playing it safe with E4D like I did this cycle!

[Girlswaylondon]

Thanks, plastic! I think I'll try doing twice a day this cycle just because I'm paranoid I miss the "first" positive as I seem to have 2 days of positive opks!

Also notice we both joined the same time and are UK swayers! :wave:

[plasticserenity]

You're right! I will definitely be following your progress, perhaps we will get our baby girls at the same time too :) x

[Girlswaylondon]

Fingers crossed for us both!! This sudden cold weather sure does make me miss comfort eating haha!

[plasticserenity]

I know, the cold weather is doing so much damage to my sway! I keep eating wintery treats (I don't know if Parkin is a thing down where you are, I assume London :D probably a Yorkshire thing, but sooo good), and definitely don't want to go outside and exercise!

[Girlswaylondon]

Never heard of that :) but I did eat ALOT of Yorkshire puds with my roast on Sunday...oops :D

[atomic sagebrush]

I'd do after lunch and early evening like 5ish. But you don't have to do that all month, if you want to hold off till CD 10 ish or so to start

[hannahptrussell]

I'm due to ovuLate this week and read I should be testing twice a day but what times are best if I test 2 times a day? Is it really necessary? I'm worried my testing once a day after lunch method is making me miss my window!

I have done MANY OPKs and I have NEVER gotten a positive in the morning hours. All of mine were afternoon/evening. So I started taking them at 1 and before bed. It was "roughly" 12 hours apart. [emoji6] it worked with my last 3 and was able to conceive with little issue. (They were NOT sways)


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[Girlswaylondon]

Thank you! I've started testing twice because ovulatoon is due this week!