How long does LH surge/+OPK last

[Beccas]

Hi guys, just need some advice on how long an LH surge (and positive OPK) usually lasts? I have been getting faint lines but no dark line since starting OPK testing on CD 15 or 16. Then last night (about 10pm on CD29) I got a positive OPK. I have still be getting them today (CD 30) including the one I just did tonight at about 6pm. Is it normal to get a positive OPK for so long and does that mean I am ovulating now or about to ovulate? We didnt DTD yesterday but definitely will tonight and tomorrow so will that be the right time? Also, I dont have any EWCM so im wondering what is happening??????

This is my first cycle since finishing breastfeeding so I guess that's why things are a bit strange.

Thanks

Beccas

[LG]

Hi Beccas, I'm no expert on OPKs (never actually seen a +ve one!) but did you know that OPKs can sometimes detect pregnancy before a HPT? just a thought...!!

[DeDe]

Hi Beccas, I'm no expert on OPKs (never actually seen a +ve one!) but did you know that OPKs can sometimes detect pregnancy before a HPT? just a thought...!!

Are you serious? I've never heard of this.
How early do you think a OPK can detect a pregnancy?
De

[Angel]

I once got +OPKs 3 days in a row. I O'd on the day of the last +OPK. Keep DTD until you're sure you've O'd.

Good luck!

[Deltadawn]

I'm very interested in this thread. It is kinda freaky because I've just tested and got a faint line two days running although todays faint line was a bit darker than yesterdays. I was wondering if maybe I ovulated last night or early this morning and have missed the actual LH surge. I was logging on to see how long a surge lasts for when I came across this thread. Thanks Beccas. I'll keep reading with interest.

[Beccas]

hi everyone, thanks for your replies. i was still getting positive OPK tests yesterday but today they are negative again so the LH surge must have lasted about 36 hours or so. hopefully we DTD at the right time!

good luck everyone.

beccas

[~Jodie~]

Hi Beccas,

It's perfectly normal to have a surge that lasts that long, you may have caught the surge right at the begining and then again on the way back down again. Its good because it gave you a heads up. Some women, may receive a positive result for less than 24 hours and other women have problems detecting the surge at all. If you were receiving positive results continuously for a long time then there may have been other factors affecting the results (such as pregnancy - pcos can affect the results with some brands)

Next cycle the surge may not last as long so be prepared in case it doesn't I hope that you get pregnant this cycle though.

Good luck

[bellarose100]

Hi Ladies,

I am wondering if you can help me, I have had a positive LH Surge for 3 days in a row, my question is, we DTD on Day 12/13 as it was Sunday Morning @2am so would you count that as day 13???, I did an OPK test later that day, it was neg,
OPK's
Baby Danced Day 12/13
Day 13 Neg OPK
Day 14 Positive all day x 3
Day 15 Positive all day x 3
Day 16 Positive so far x 1(today is day 16) I will test again tonight.

this is my second baby, 1st time we BD on day 10 and Day 12 we had a little girl. so I was lucky 1st time I got pregnant, is fertility heredity does anyone know? as I have 13 brothers and sisters, hoping it is.

thanks in advance.
Bella


do you think I could get pregnant from the Baby dancing on Day 12/13 as it's very hard to pin point my husband and I am really trying for a girl so I don't want to BD now as it will be a boy for sure.

[BekZ]

I got a positive OPK on cd 20 and it stayed positive until cd 22. I tested at 2pm and 8pm each day. We dtd on morning of cd 21 and the morning of dc22. This was our first month ttc and we got a BFP.

Good luck

[~Serenity~]

when i did mine for my last i got the lh surge for 2 days on my test they hd to be as dark as the tester line and i made my hubby DTD every day and a few days after and we had our baby boy but i dont get my AF til 5 mths after i stop breastfeeding and i didnt get my AF at all after my second as i got pregnant first try. my first took 13 mths to get my AF and after my third took 11 mths so i should start O nextmonth if the pattern remains

[savina]

bella... - i really hope he would come around after last time who knows he went weired... very scarey only time will tell.. i keep saying 2 myself i shouldnt jump the gun and get worked up as i dont know if in utd yet...but thats real hard...
oh and no probs appologies excepted i wasnt oofended at all just didnt want u all 2 get the wrong impression .... but i guess this time round it will seem that way...

i just dont understand if he has 4gotten im off the pill i dont know how 2 approach him either in case he goes off cause he has 4gotten...

im goin 2 b very bust goin 2 work 2 day then this arvo we goin on the inlaws houseboat for the new yr.. so this will b good 2 get my mind off the 2ww... although cause im a house cleaner u always have time 2 your self so i know ill b thinkin about the 2ww alot well i will try not 2...
thanks for listening
savina

[bellarose100]

OMG!! Congratulations Savina!!!

how you feeling about it? is hubby ok??

I wish you much joy and happiness hun!!
bella
xxx

[savina]

bella- thanks 4 that.. dp hasnt spoke about it since so im not 2 sure. but i have an idea and i dont want 2 talk about it 2 him in case he isnt ready i will wait until he wants 2 talk that may b the safe way 4 me atm,,,
ive been wondering how your 2ww wait is goin?

[bellarose100]

Hi Savina,

yeah I agree wait till he brings it up.

well my TWW has just started, it's only 1 DPO today, so long way to go, so hoping for a BFP!!!

good luck hun!! I so hope it all works out, your husband will come around a child is a gift from god!

Bella
xxx

[~Serenity~]

just wondering with OPK how many times ppl get a faint test line when they're not near o... How many get 2 lines all through without being +

[bellarose100]

Hi Monika.
with the OPK's not so much the lines you need to worry about it's the colour of the lines, you can have LH in your body all the time and the test can pick it up, but when your going to Ovulate the LH gets really strong making two lines of the same colour (very strong pink/red) the test line needs to be the same colour or stronger than the control line, if so then you have a positive OPK, if you have red Control line and Pink Test line thats a neg,

I usally start to get the 2 lines one red one pink (neg) on day 11 and 12 followed by a 2 red ones on day 13 Positive so I know when it's going to come, it usually last positive with me for 48 hours then I go back to one red one pink (neg) for a day or so, then back to one line.

hope this makes sense
Bella
xxx

[savina]

Hi Bella,

so the 2ww has just started....best thing 2 do keep ya self busy so u dont do ya head in like i did its a very anxoius time... thinkin of u and wishing u heaps of success with the bd and hoping u get a bfp very soon

dp hopefully will come around , im still not mentioning it until he does . its hard.

savina
xx

[billykat]

hi,

i got my first positve opk yesterday and am going to do another one today.... my dh and i have been at everynight since my period stoped... this is our 6th month of trying for baby #3 and im desprate for it to happen this month!!

im so nervous and iv got ages to wait....