Do OPK lines HAVE to be dark? When is it actually positive?

[business.woman]

I would say DTD every other day just in case


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[cosmosis]

I would just in case. Not entirely sure with your temps that this was an ovulatory cycle for you.. could still happen so be on the look out.. are your OPKs stark white?

Yep, unless I leave them for like 12+ hours lol, then I see lines, but by then they are discarded. I didn't test yesterday though, got tired of so much peeing in a cup. LOL. I'll need more data to confirm O I guess. If I wasn't doing OPK's I would be pretty certain I O'd.

I would say DTD every other day just in case


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yep. that's the plan for the time being.

[Burakoam]

Whats really crazy Cos is the cycle before i conceived this baby i had a positive OPK AND o signs and still didnt ovulate..had no period at the end of that cylce and just kept going into the next. So yes even if your OPK had been positive it still wouldnt be 100% confirmation...all it really says is your body WANTS to ovulate..in your case with your temps thats pretty telling that i think your body started to gear up for it but didnt hit the mark...but you may still yet this cycle. If not be on the look out for your typical O signs and test then..or test around same days next month when your body would be getting ready to ovulate again...I skipped a cycle then got pregnant the next one so nothing to worry about yet and it can still all work in your favor

[cosmosis]

Thank you for your input Burakoam!

fwiw, here is today's OPK. I took it 20 mins ago:



That's how they were before I got the positive one cd13 & cd14.

[atomic sagebrush]

Boy, still not liking that chart. I can't call that one as having ovulated yet.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, keep BD every other day for now (or every 2 if he starts running out of steam) and then be on the lookout for EWCM or O pain to let you know when/if to do more OPK.

[cosmosis]

I got some ewcm today, but cervix dropped down and appears closed lol. I've had ongoing cramping since CD15. Of course, the month I'm actually trying, everything has to go wonky.

I'll test again tonight!

[Burakoam]

Cycle i got pregnant i EWCM right before the first positive opk but it was very little and died out fast...within a week it came back and the second day of it i had such huge amounts of EWCM which i had never had before (yay blue diet) that i just HAD to test..so it was 2 days into new EWCM that my test went stark positive.. test tonight but dont be surprised if the positive is tomorrow morning or night! curious wether the line will be any darker tonight

[dancingdiva88]

I agree with burakoam - keep testing. I've had positive opks and then didn't O until about 8 dad later when my.body geared up again.
I don't think you've ovulated based on your charts yet.

[dancingdiva88]

Try switching your FF over to FAM. That's more reliable using temps I found with when you actually ovulate. One cycle where I got a positive opk and put the data in (it automatically made crosshairs under the advanced method). However when I actually O'ed 8 days layer and there was a visible temp rise that then stayed up, it didn't move it still. But then I switched to FAM setting and it moved to correspond with the temps.