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Most of the instruction sheets for the OPKs say you should NOT use FMU.
H is synthesized early in the day, and is not metabolized into your urine until later. So, as a rule, you are more likely to catch your surge later in the day. Using FMU may not be a problem for you, but if you do not detect a surge during the cycle you use FMU, try testing later during the next cycle.
Thanks Atomic. You have been helping me all day! I wanted to do one in the morning and afternoon. I wanted to make sure it wouldn't give a false positive or something.
I think it depends on the person. I get best results from FMU, well often I go at about 2am-ish then use the pee from when I first wake up after that. It's never been wrong for me yet. I also do one in the afternoon, but rely on my first one of the day more.
Forgot to add...this cycle I did one at 2am and it was negative, then by 5.30am it was positive. If I didn't do FMU I would have missed knowing when it changed positive and may have thought it was the afternoon. Would be bad if you O 12hrs after +ve test.
Wow I don't think I would be with it enough to test at 2 am haha. I randomly tested in the morning last cycle because it was a day later than I usually o. I think it was late because it was my first cycle using epo. I got a positive that day and then felt o pains later in the day. This month I've had mild cramping for a few days now and I cannot remember if that normally happens. Every cycle I say I'm going to write how I feel every day and never do and I always forget! So now I'm probably going to waste a lot of tests haha.
I waste heaps of tests and don't care...because if it helps me get what I want it's worth it. I would rather be sure, you know! I am seeing a trend that I have been getting +ve opk on CD16 and Oing CD17. Has happened the last 3 cycles so obviously this swaying has altered my cycle from Oing on CD14. It's all so stressful as you are affraid to miss O.
Good luck Anchor! Who else is TTC BLUE this month? I am still patiently waiting for AF after D&C but hope to be trying SOON! GOOD LUCK ladies!
I am 2DPO today...I'm starving, eaten so much today lol. After TTC for 6 months then giving up, I just don't have the hope that it will work first go.
I am trying and don't think it will work the first month after problems late last year but I finally got my diet down so I wouldn't totally mind a few more weeks to get it right before I'm pregnant. I hope it's an easy road for those of us who have had some difficulty and for anyone trying. Funny, dd was so easy and quick to make! Pop, I tracked my cycle when we took a break ttc and I ovulated pretty regularly. Now this month I'm freaking out. We put too much pressure on ourselves sometimes I think.
I have found the more pressure I put on myself and start tracking...the more it messes up my cycles. It's so weird!! That's why I gave up last year...every single cycle got longer and longer like ovulation was trying to hide from me lol