Im just curious....how many people actually stop testing after their first pos opk? I keep going and I'm curious if I'm alone in that :P.
Just got my 2nd day of pos opk....
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May 28th, 2014, 10:00 PM #1
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do you stop testing with opks after pos?
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May 28th, 2014, 10:07 PM #2
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I usually test one more just to see the fade out, but I'm a POAS addict.
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May 28th, 2014, 10:16 PM #3
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Depends on my reasons for using them (awareness or TTC) and if my body does anything funny. If I get a pretty straight forward mucus progression and then my typical heavy feeling after a positive OPK, I don't bother testing after that first positive. If I get weird reoccurrences of EWCM or don't have any heaviness, I might test again. When I conceived my daughter, I got two positive OPKs two days apart (negative in the interim). So clearly something happened there. We did get pregnant because we BD again. But had I stopped testing, I might have missed that second surge (might not have mattered, but still, you get the idea).
A: "Owner" of the following brood:
-Our biggest surprise dude (L: 2009)
-Our rainbow little man (K: 2011)
-Our sway and pray little diva (J: 2013)
-Our lucky charm guy (S: 2015)
We may be done, we may come back for one more sway. Time will tell. At the moment, we are very content with our family!
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May 28th, 2014, 10:43 PM #4
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I did his past month, because I was sure it was positive at 11pm on Saturday when we Dtd and then it stayed positive until about 6pm on Sunday, that's why I thought we were out...I assumed we'd attempted too early!
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May 29th, 2014, 09:46 AM #5
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I often have people continue testing in case the first positive was a faker. It's up to you, though...if you're pretty sure it's the real deal, you may not need to do that.
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May 29th, 2014, 11:52 AM #6
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I usually stop after first +OPK...but...I have other symptoms that let me know for sure when I am ovulating.
Sept 2008 & successful boy sway June 2010.
M/C Oct 2012
Is DE in my future?
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May 30th, 2014, 09:32 AM #7
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I keep testing until I get my temp rise.
My Ovulation Chart currently TTC, Cycle #16 since last BFP
TTC #1
- swaying pink on & off since Nov 2013 - hoping for a girl first but excited for either!
Dec 2001 - May 2006 : 5 early abortions of healthy singletons (3 medical @5w, 2 surgical @8w, last 4 pregnancies conceived with late DH, all conceived while TTA/on birth control)
Mar 2012: miscarried B/G twins @5w (conceived 2 cycles after remověng Paraguard copper IUD while NTNP), one twin was ovarian ectopic
Me: 34, widowed, late O + short LP, normal-good hormone levels excepting undetectable testosterone, seeking a known sperm donor/life partner
My sway: vegetarian LE for over 28w, skipping breakfast, fibre (ground psyllium husks) with/before/between meals, physically inactive, drama avoidance, ocassional minimal YesBaby lube as needed, alternate cycles on low dose Clomid, double shot lattes (with meals)
Past sway tactics I've dropped (in order): Vitex, Sudafed, antihistamines, intermittent fasting, one attempt per cycle at positive OPK, one attempt in fertile period
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May 30th, 2014, 09:38 AM #8
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Can I ask then, approx. for how long are you likely to get a +opk for?
When ttc this baby I was just going on cm as I hadn't had much luck with getting a +opk. So when I felt things were 'right' we dtd. I tested the next day and it was +opk, lol! However, I really that this + actually came day after O. Is that likely? Could I still get a +opk the day after O?
When I try to work out conception dates (knowing we only had 1x attempt) it seems that we could only really have conceived on the actual night of dtd (O day). I could be wrong though - just curious! Hope this makes sense?!
xLove my Boys
DS1 Sep 2009
DS2 May 2011
M/C Feb 2013 (7weeks)
ttc DD in 2013, but would welcome another blue to complete the family too
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May 30th, 2014, 10:38 AM #9
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You'll get your first +OPK 8 - 48 hours in ADVANCE of O. But for some ladies you can have a + over 2 or 3 days. So it is in fact possible to get a + on the day you are O'ing. I get other symptoms too, where I just KNOW when I'm O'ing, but it's impossible to nail it down to the hour, so to speak. I've just know what my 2 day window is
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May 30th, 2014, 04:21 PM #10
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JenB are you PG?
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