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piggy007
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When to start OPK's?
Well I decided this month to try an OPK. I bought the Clear Blue Easy with Smiley faces. Today is CD8 and I have a pretty regular cycle...anywhere from 26-29 days. What day should I start testing? I bought the opk's that have 7 in a box?
Tks
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mommyin09
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Re: When to start OPK's?
The instructions in the box will tell you when to start depending on the length of your cycle.
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| Posted 9/7/09 9:33 PM |
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Ever-After
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Re: When to start OPK's?
I'm on a 28 day cycle and when I did the OPKs, I tried to go from CD10-16. It was just too expensive to do it any more than that 
For you, being that your cycle varies and could sometimes be earlier than 28 days, I would just start this month on CD10, but if you don't get your +, then start testing a little bit earlier next time (like CD8)
Message edited 9/7/2009 9:43:23 PM.
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| Posted 9/7/09 9:41 PM |
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KNic19
Baby's First Christmas
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Re: When to start OPK's?
Start tomorrow...for a 26 day cycle you should start on day 9. (I have a 30 day and I started on day 9 I was so impatient...but I used cheapie line tests)
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| Posted 9/7/09 9:43 PM |
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snowflake08
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Laura
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Re: When to start OPK's?
a 28 day cycle is suggested to start on day 11 so if you could be 26 i would start tomorrow; day 9
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| Posted 9/7/09 10:19 PM |
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maymama
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Re: When to start OPK's?
I started on CD10 with strip tests and then when I thought I had a positive, I tested with the CBE digitals! It worked our first month!
At CD14, I thought I got a positive with the strip so I tested with the digital and it was negative. I had a negative again on CD15 and then on CD16 and CD17 I got positives with the digitals.
The CBE digitals are very expensive, I would use the strips until you are pretty confident you have a positive and then confirm with the digital!!   
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| Posted 9/8/09 11:36 AM |
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piggy007
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Re: When to start OPK's?
Thanks everyone! Started today...I Know the CBE are expensive but I'm not generally a big spender and I just thought I'de have a difficult time with the line tests so we'll see!
TIA
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| Posted 9/8/09 1:23 PM |
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KNic19
Baby's First Christmas
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Re: When to start OPK's?
Good luck! Have fun
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| Posted 9/8/09 7:06 PM |
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piggy007
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Re: When to start OPK's?
Posted by KNic19
Good luck! Have fun
Hahaha thanks! I"ll have to play some barry white tonight and we'll have to get it on...
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| Posted 9/9/09 6:56 PM |
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LoveyQ
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Re: When to start OPK's?
Posted by piggy007
Posted by KNic19
Good luck! Have fun
Hahaha thanks! I"ll have to play some barry white tonight and we'll have to get it on...
 Love it! Yes, go get it on!!!
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| Posted 9/9/09 8:21 PM |
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munchkinbugs
My little loves!
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Re: When to start OPK's?
I would start around CD 10.
To save money I use the cheap test strip OPK's. I think they work just as well and save money.
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| Posted 9/9/09 8:50 PM |
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