TTC newbie (sort of) with questions

Hi Ladies,

It's been almost two years since I last posted. This will be our second TTC but I really feel like a newbie! I was diagnosed with PCOS the first time around but we got preggo on the first month of trying after seeing a fertility specialist who did the full workup and put me on Metformin for that one month (DS is not 2.5). I'm really hoping it'll happen completely natural this time around
I have pretty regular periods (which I never had before having DS) and I started using the CVS OPKs to track this month. However, the lines are just not quite the same color as the test says they should be for Positive but also not so different to make me think it's a definite Negative, which makes me think that I'm either not ovulating, ovulating very late (today is CD 18 and I just now gotten two semi similar color lines), or the test is just not that great...

Anyone have any reviews on these OPKs? Anyone have experience with regular periods but no ovulation? Any tips that can helps this process go smoother?

Thanks so much and I look forward to sharing this journey with you

Re: TTC newbie (sort of) with questions

Welcome! In a similar boat here. I like the wondfo OPKs (and pregnancy tests) which are available on amazon. they are cheap and really sensitive.

I dont know from the CVS OPKs but I find that a positive on the wondfos is very obvious. My first cycle using them I thought I got a positive because the lines were nearly equal and then it went light afterwards, but I tested again a week later and got a true positive. The lines were equally dark and then the next morning the test line was even darker. I have longer cycles and find that I will often get a nearly positive OPK and then get a true positive a week later, so its possible my body is gearing up for O and then doesnt and then tries again and does.

This cycle has been a little wacky and my test line has been darker than usual but never a true positive. It's darker again today so I am hoping it will turn to a true positive. A friend gave me some CBE digital OPKs which I started using last cycle to confirm what I thought was a pos on the cheapy tests. They give you a smiley or a O so its very clear. But, they are pricey so for someone like me with irregular cycles they are better as a backup.

And, fwiw, this is my 4th cycle using OPKs and I have never once had a positive before CD19. How long are your cycles?

Re: TTC newbie (sort of) with questions

Re: TTC newbie (sort of) with questions