Target OPK results?
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| Sat, 03-14-2009 - 3:40pm |
To start I have used Answer and Target brand OPKs before.....I have had 3 pregnancies with 2 babies....I have NEVER had a clearly positive opk. The closest I have come is to have the leading edge to be dark o r darker than the control line.
I know I saw a progression over the last few days of darker lines....yesterday I tested twice and the first test looked close to the other days but a bit darker and then the 2nd test I noticed right away that the leading edge was comming up really fast and really dark, and so it did end up being the darkest so far....teh last few days I had EW cm and I was high and soft .....cramping, blablabla and even my nursling was spitting out the breast milk (something she never does) I was a bit sore to nurse as well.....today the lines is back to being like those from the beginning of the week, I tested twice today as well....I was really warm last night and right now feel like my face is frying in the sun at the beach ect......I am still awaiting my first ppaf....does it sound like I ovulated, was that darkest test a positive?
Could be interesting because we played around last night, I at the time did not think th eopk was positive ....but after seeing todays being so light....
I also wanted to add that my EW cm is gone and basically I have nothing but "moist" not even creammy or sticky cm.....
any thoughts?
Edited 3/14/2009 3:47 pm ET by loganrea

I don't think I will be much help, but this is how I have been doing things. I have been pregnant 3 times (1 baby). I had never gotten a + opk until I used the Target brand. I had tried 2 other kinds for months and never received a +. You might try different brands to see if you have a different response to another brand.
Anyway because of the negatives, I would monitor my ferning with a ovulation microscope in addition to the opks. I figured when ferning peaked and the opks peaked (even though not +) at the same time that i was about to ovulate.
best of luck.
Lily 07.01.06
Lily 07.01.06
Brady 12.05.09
oooooh! that is a great idea! Can you purchase that at a drugstore? or do I have to use the internet?
Thanks!
I assume you are talking about the microscope. It appeals to the nerd in me. I got this one, but I think they are all basically the same - a low power micro backlit with an led.
http://www.amazon.com/Fairhaven-Health-Fertile-Focus-buying-brand/dp/B000S2O1CI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpcqid=1237145046&sr=8-1
They might be in stores but I got mine online so I;m not sure.
I like the fact that it is a reusable relatively low cost tool. That said, it is subject to your interpretation. It might take a month or 2 to get a feel for it. I do it first thing in the morning before eating, drinking, or brushing teeth. I also do it 2 or 3 times because different amounts of saliva can have different results. I start about day 10 or 11 (usually O day 14 or 15) and stop a few days after it looks like I O'd.
Like I said it takes practice. But it can be helpful in conjunction with opks.
Here's an FAQ:
http://www.ovulation-calculator.com/microscope.htm
And pictures:
https://www.testsymptomsathome.com/ABB01_results.asp
Mine does not look exactly like this, but it is close (my fertile ferning is not "knock you over the head - you are fertile" obvious like the pic is). Again it is different for everyone.
Good luck.
Lily 07.01.06
Lily 07.01.06
Brady 12.05.09