Should I test with the OPK twice a day? - Update at bottom

Ok so this will be my third month using the CBEFM. Both months before this I got my solid smiley around day 12/13. Today was my first day of this cycle using it. We're also following Deanna's plan this month which tells you to test in the afternoon. I'm wondering if I should test twice a day just to be safe and hopefully catch my surge a little earlier this month. But I was doing some research and I read that it's mostly beneficial to women who don't get positive readings on their OPK to test twice a day so they have a better chance at catching their surge. Any thoughts? I'm just willing to do anything extra at this point lol

Message edited 8/6/2014 8:51:57 PM.

Should I test with the OPK twice a day?

I would try temping in combination with opks. Everyone is different but from my personal experience, I used opks for 7 month. Month 8 I decided to temp and got a bfp. I realized I Od a few days later than what the OPK predicted.

Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day?

I don't think it can hurt! I've done it. This is my first month temping though and I will say that yesterday evening's OPK was pretty dark, but my temperature is still pretty low, so without temping, I would have thought yesterday's was a positive OPK. We DTD this morning just to be safe!

Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day?

I think I'm going to do it just to see if it makes a difference. I tested at 8:00 this morning so I'm going to try again around 6:30. I didn't really want to start temping because I feel like it might make me more neurotic but if this month nothing happens I'm going to try it. This is month 9 that we've been ttc so I'm not ruling anything out anymore.

Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day?

I started testing 2x per day after 6 unsuccessful cycles, and sure enough i got my + late afternoon.

Should I test with the OPK twice a day?

I did it when I had symptoms and was able to catch the positive early. I don't think it hurts!

Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day?

Thanks ladies. I'm hoping this is going to be the answer

How many hour apart did you test? I read that 10 hours apart is about right.

Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day? - Update at bottom

So I'm hoping I'm onto something now lol I tested this morning at 8am and got a negative. I retested at 8pm and got a high reading. I'm praying this is going to be the month now. Maybe I've just been missing the prime time all these months. Please send some positive vibes my way

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Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day? - Update at bottom

Posted by MrsJ2010

So I'm hoping I'm onto something now lol I tested this morning at 8am and got a negative. I retested at 8pm and got a high reading. I'm praying this is going to be the month now. Maybe I've just been missing the prime time all these months. Please send some positive vibes my way

Re: Should I test with the OPK twice a day? - Update at bottom

The month that I tested twice a day and started Deanna's Plan is the month I got my BFP. DD is 2 months now It was my 4th month TTC overall.

Good luck!