OPK questions

Should you always test at the same time? If so, why??

Why is between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. best?? (at least, according to the directions of my box)

Right now FF says I am "most fertile" but my OPK today came up negative. Just trying to figure all of this stuff out!

Re: OPK questions

The OPKs will give you days you are surging. FF uses temps and other signs to tell you when they believe you are most fertile. I would BD every other day right now because sperm can live in the reproductive tract for a while-about 72 hours I believe, but i heard up to 5 days.

Re: OPK questions

Ok - I don't know all of the answers to your questions but this is what I did.

I had the Clearblue Easy Smiley tests. I usually tested around 5pm. I would try to pee at around 1:30-2 and then hold it for three hours.

I'm not sure why the afternoon is the best - I want to say that the hormone is the strongest then - but I really am not too sure what I'm talking about to be honest (my brain is fried)

If you are trying for #2 now ( ) I would start BD'ing every other day starting day 10. Once you get the smiley you then want to do it every day for the next three days or so. Deanna's Plan was very helpful so def. check it out.

And lastly, Another 6/28 mommy is coming to the darkside of having two kids! If we can only talk C into it, the four of us will have babies the same age again in no time!

Re: OPK questions

Posted by Diana1215

Ok - I don't know all of the answers to your questions but this is what I did.

I had the Clearblue Easy Smiley tests. I usually tested around 5pm. I would try to pee at around 1:30-2 and then hold it for three hours.

I'm not sure why the afternoon is the best - I want to say that the hormone is the strongest then - but I really am not too sure what I'm talking about to be honest (my brain is fried)

If you are trying for #2 now ( ) I would start BD'ing every other day starting day 10. Once you get the smiley you then want to do it every day for the next three days or so. Deanna's Plan was very helpful so def. check it out.

And lastly, Another 6/28 mommy is coming to the darkside of having two kids! If we can only talk C into it, the four of us will have babies the same age again in no time!