Calling all OPK experts

Hi Girls,

Can someone please help me with these. Day 13 of cycle today. Last night did OPK, came back negative, but with a faint line. This morning did OPK, came back negative, but with an even fainter line.

I know a positive on these is a line the same or darker than the test line, but does a faint line mean that O is approaching? or do these kits not work that way?

Also, best time of day to test? some say morning, i've read afternoon, i've read to do both morning and night, don't drink fluids for two hours??? confusion.

BBT hasn't really spiked yet, but i'm thinking it can't be too far away.

Some advice so I don't go through a whole packet of these in two days???? ha ha

Thanks

Jules

OPK's are hard... It took me a while to get used to them.

From what I read, and from personal practise, it is suggested to test around 2pm, and at the same time each day, and without drinking for around 2 hrs beforehand.

Reasons - The LH surge that they are picking up it most detectable during the day (so between noon and 8pm). I generally get a few days of faint lines (generally getting darker each day) leading up to a solid line on O day then a faint line for a day or two after.

I drink less before testing to make sure that I get a good concentrated sample. But for some, that is not necessary.

As for the same time each day, I do, but I know others that can test at various times and still get a good result. I also know some who test at 2pm and at 8pm to make sure they dont miss the surge. Oh yeah, and i Start BDing when I see decent faint lines.

You have about 12-36 hours after the surge to "catch" your eggie.

For you, I would think that your morning test has a fainter line cause the hormone is not as strong in your body in the am. So Pick a time, in the afternoon, and test then. If you combine the test results with your temping, you should get a pretty accurate idea of when you O.

Some of my charts are in my sig, and tonight, I will photograph a set of 5 days OPK's for me, and pop it up for you to see.

I know this is long, and anyone please correct me if I am wrong...

And please feel free to ask if you want a bit more info...

Good luck hun!!
xo

Jules,

I'd really appreciate some help on this too - I'm also day 13 of my cycle today BTW! :)

The first time I used an OPK was during a cycle I ultimately became pregnant (but unfortunately miscarried later at 10.5 weeks). I recall that during that cycle the test line on the OPK progressively became darker in the two days or so before I achieved a positive on the OPK.

This is my third cycle post-miscarriage and my second cycle back using OPKs. Last cycle was just crazy - I was getting different results from different OPKs - one type of test was showing positive and the other negative, so I have no idea whether I in fact ovulated or not.

During this cycle I have had nothing but a faint test line for the last 6 days of testing, all at 2pm and all after 3 hrs of nothing to drink. And I'm sure some of the test lines have been fanter than others as the days have gone on. I'm starting to think I mightn't ovulate this cyle at all :wall: Does anyone know how many cycles I mightn't ovulate after a micarriage before I should get it checked out??:doh:

Can anyone shed some light on this? Should we be expecting a gradual darking of the test line prior to receiving a positive on an OPK?

Thanks for all your help :)

Soulmate

Rufalina,

Thank you for the comprehensive answer. It's exactly what I was after!

I never thought of the morning not being accurate. always tend to think that morning is more concentrated but you're right with LH. I did bring a test to work today so might have a go soon and see what comes back.

Did you find that your temp chart and OPK results always matched up? What i find confusing is that temp spikes and that means post O? and so positive OPK should be maybe a couple of days before that yeah?

Hope it's all going well for you and fingers crossed it happens for you before Oct/Nov.

Again, appreciate your answers.

Soulmate,

So sorry to hear of your miscarriage.

Don't know much about how the body reacts after miscarriage but have you been temp charting? That might give you an idea as well using something that can't have a product bias. It will at least tell you if you have O'd.

day 13 too huh? good timing! I'll do my afternoon test in about an hour or so I think.

I'll let you know how this one goes.

Hi Jules,

I haven't been temping - just trying to limit it to OPKs and observing CM for now so as not to get too "obsessed" by it all. Will see how long that last for me:rolleyes: I'm soooooooo impatient.:redface:

Let me know how you go.

Stil hoping someone out there can clarify for us whether the test lines on OPKs shoud progressively get darker before you get a positive :)

Soulmate

just tested - still a faint line.

Try again tonight.

OK - trying not to get obsessive about this too Souly - easier said then done. Before you know it.......you're tesing OPK's three times today!!!! help

I hear you Jules!! :D

That's why I'm also limiting myself to only twice per day - 2pm and then again about 6.30pm.

I'm really hoping things start happening soon! I generally only go on the OPKs and observing CM. I have a feeling CM increased today compared to yesterday, so I have my fingers crossed things will be revving up soon! Nothing too dramatic yet, but a slight improbement on yesterday.

Good luck, and I'll check in again with you in the morning. :egg:

Soulmate

Hey Soulmate,

have you had a positive reading yet?

I haven't - still the same faint lines and sometimes almost no line. ?????? wondering if i've still managed to miss it or it's still to come.

how are you going?

Hey Jules

I've taken matters into my own hands with these OPKs :lol: They've frustrated me so much this cycle! I've also done a bit of reading and discovered while they work for some, or for some of the time, they can cause problems for different people.

Here's my little experiment: last night I tested at 7.30pm after no fluids for 3hrs and got a very faint line with Lullaby and a line about 85-90% as dark as the control line with Confirm. Today, at 2pm I did the same test again and got a faint line with Lullaby (marginally darker than last night but not much) and then a line about 95% as dark as the control line with Confirm.

Tonight, I've gone full steam ahead and done tests with 4 different brands! Here's the mixed bag: a definite positive with Confirm, a line about 80% as dark as the control line with First Response, a faint line with Fortel and no line at all with Lullaby. LOL!!! OK, it has me intrigued.

I'm going to repeat the 4 tests again tomorrow and let you know. I've had a slight ache down there all day (sorry, TMI) and while CM has been 'wet' I'm not sure I'd say it's EWCM (again, sorry TMI) so I can't be entirely sure. But if I am ovulating soon I would expect positives today and maybe tomorrow at the latest. I'm so interested to see what the 4 different tests tell me :lol::lol:

The last time I used these they worked spot on for me and I fell pregnant that cycle, though I was using Foretel tests at that time and because I got a gradual build up to my positive I didn't do anything devious like test with different brands!:redface:

Maybe keep testing for a few more days Jules and see what happens? Can you go on any other symptoms like CM ?? Are you generally fairly regular??

I'm making sure we BD in the meantime regardless of the tests. So far we're up to up 10 days straight. God help me. DH's taking some zinc, so I think that's giving him stamina :lol:

Keep me posted :)

Soulmate

wow - what happened to the not trying to be obsessive?? ha haha lol lol - sorry laughing with you, cause i'm pretty much at the same stage.

still getting faint readings and nothing I could call a positive. Last month I got positive on day 16 and day 14 the month before that. Temp hasn't gone up yet either so not having a positive still makes sense even though it's later in the cycle than I would have expected.

I'm expecting a positive today but don't want to get my hopes up - this is almost as bad as waiting for a BFP on the preg tests.

We haven't BD'd at all yet. Waiting for the positive OPK as we're trying the Shettles method and trying to increase odds of bouncing baby boy (BBB).

very interesting to know the results of your clinical trial. I'm using First Response. Used Fortel last month and kept getting negatives, then the First Reponse gave me a positive the same time Fortel gave me negative.

I am an absolute ball of confusion about everything at the moment.

brain and heart is hurting

Lol Jules, I'm starting to think this is hilarious! I'm pretty sure I o'd yesterday, based on a slight discomfort I had in "that area", CM observations leading up to yesterday which have dropped off today and more interest in BD'ing (even though it was about the 7th day straight of BD'ing)!!! This morning I actually feel quite good, and I usually get that feeling after ovulation - I think from the hormone changes, but that's only my feeling.

Urrrgh. Next month I'm definitely ditching the OPKs and just going on listening to my body. After that, I might give temping a go (it seems like such a pain though?) maybe just to confirm if I'm picking up the signals.

I've never heard of the method you're using to try for boys - all I can say, for what it's worth, is that I was pregnant with twin boys last time after doing the same thing as what we're doing this time - BD'ing every day for the 5 days before when I think I might ovulate (just to be sure) and then for about 2 days later. Lol - don't take my word for it though. Hubby is also on zinc supplements, so that might be adding to his stamina :lol:

Hey, I read in your other post about your 6 week holiday. It sounds very exciting. Where are you off to? DH and I went to europe for 8wks for our honeymoon last year and had the time of our lives. Don't get scared off by my post about flying - that's only what happened to me, and I was having twins rather than one baby and the obs has told me from day one there is more than double the risk of everything with twins. If you do travel when pregnant, I would just recommend being careful with not carrying your luggage AT ALL (I'm sure your hubby/partner wouldn't mind) and not running around too much each day - make sure you get enough rest and eat well and you'll be fine.;)

Soulmate

Am so so sorry to hear of your m/c. sending a hug.

We're off to Tokyo, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Toronto, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Maldives. I'm really looking forward to it, so really not sure what to do. might just continue on as is and whatever is meant to be is meant to be, either way, with baby and holiday.

I find charting really good but that's only because I'm not as in tune with myself to know how I'm feeling when I O or anything like that. It's just a shame that you only find you've o'd after the fact. That's why I've teamed charting with OPK's so I can get a handle on when I'm going to O and then after I've o'd with the temp spike. If they correlate, then it's all good. Hubby and I get up at the same time so I just set my alarm for 5 minutes earlier than his. When mine goes off, thermometer goes into mouth, when his alarm goes off, thermometer taken out. Once you're temp has spiked it remains high during luteal phase and doesn't drop untill AF is coming. So if it remains high, can mean your pregnant. Can be another sign of a pregnancy and I like that! ha

I'd like to be BD'g now, but hubby did some reading on Shettles and wants to try it out, so I'm going along for the ride. It'll only be our first attempt so it's all a bit new to both of us. Che sera sera.

with any luck a positive OPK this afternoon.

Hi Jules,

Have you had any luck with a positive yet?? :pray:

Out of my 4 different brands I had 2 positives on Friday night (Confirm and First Response, with the Foretel test line being pretty strong but not quite strong enough to be a true positive), 3 positives on Sat at about 2pm (Confirm, First Response and Foretel) and 4 positives on Sat night.

Today, the Confirm is still showing as a positive but the others aren't. So, going by this, I probably should take yesterday as a positive which would probably mean ovulation today, but to tell you the truth, I really don't feel as though I am. Just going on my body symptoms and feelings (for what it's worth) I honestly felt as though I ovulated on Friday. And today, for instance, and even yesterday, my CM was definitely not as 'wet' as Fri, so it's very confusing!!!!!! And ovulation today would be quite late in the cycle for me - I'm usually about CD15 or 16, though I did have a fair amount of stress early to mid last week, so that may have delayed it. Urrrgg!! Anyhow, I'm now thinking of changing from OPKs to temping next month just to get a clearer picture of what's going on???

Maybe the moral of the story is that you do get different results from different brands - even though I did have 1 consist test between all the brands. The Confirm test however has shown up as positive for 3-4 days straight now, so I don't know what to make of that!!

Your holiday sounds absolutely fab - I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time! :D

Soulmate

Hey Soulmate,

Had a positive on Friday night with 2 different brands just to be sure! I haven't done any more tests since then figuring that a positive means a positive and that O should be a day or so away. so we BD'd 3 times on the weekend and hoping for the best.

The only other thing confusing me is that my temp hasn't done the sharp spike it normally does. I had the temp dip b4 O, and the last two readings have been above that dip, but not the normal high I usually get. So now I'm totally confused....but...we'll see what happens tomorrow morning I guess. And I'm exactly like you at the moment where O is later that normal. Are we in some wierd trans-Aus female in-sync cycle??? ha ha ha ha.

I'm also with you in thinking that next month I might just relax about the whole testing thing and just go with what I know. For all my intentions of not becoming obsessed about getting it right, knowing exaclty what's going on and trying to be in control of it all - I'm not doing a very good job of it.

I'm already jumping the gun here and wondering how long it takes for pregnancy symptoms to show up now?

with all your BD'ing (and gee thats impressive!!!!! ha ha) fingers crossed you're on your way! woo hoo!!!

Hi Jules,

I'm glad you got your positive and I hope your waiting and BD'ing pays wonderful dividends ;)

I can't help you out with the temps, not too sure about that sort of stuff. Sorry :redface:

I'm still a bit bamboozled by my positive OPKs on Sat night, when all my other symptoms pretty much seemed to end on Fri, or by midday Sat at the latest. All I know is that I won't be doing the Confirm HPT as it's bound to show a positive even if I'm not pregnant! That damn test showed me positive with the OPKs about 4 days in a row ... hmmm.

I have a feeling that some stress I had early last week may have delayed O for me by a couple of days, or messed things up. It was more than just every day sort of stress. Grrrrrr. I'm pretty regular otherwise, and my other symptoms, particularly CM, is usually pretty helpful, so the whole month has been fairly confusing all round! :wall: Not to mention tiring :rolleyes: We usually BD every day for a couple of days before and after O - maybe 6-7 days straight? This time it's been about 11 days straight, I haven't kept track, but it sure feels like that - and mostly because the stupid OPKs have given such mixed messages. Even hubby's trying to find the finish line now :cryinglaugh: Never mind, it's all for a good cause. But next month I'm definitely just going to go 'a la naturale' (ie no OPKs) and see what happens ;)

With early pregnancy signs, it's different for everyone. Some women get a lot of signs very early on and for others it can take some time to develop - so that the date for their AF can come and go and they're still none the wiser. I think about 9 days post ovulation is about the earliest you might feel anything. With my last pregnancy, I did a test on CD25 just to confirm what I was already feeling - my BB felt like they had pretty much doubled in size and were really tender - ouch with every bump on the road. With that test, I got a positive at about 8pm, so I wasn't even using FMU.

However, saying all of this, and despite there being HPTs which you can use from about 5-7 days before AF is due, I really recommend waiting until the day your AF is due or a day after that. As hard as it is just to keep on waiting :doh:, I've heard of a few women who have done these early HPTs and gotten a positive only to have their AF arrive a few days later... Sadly, apparently something like 50% of fertilised eggs don't make it passed the due date for AF, so it's really a matter of sometimes jumping in too early. Sometimes the less you know is actually better. It's what I'll be sticking to in the future - as much as the wait just kills me and my curiosity tries to get the better of me, I'll be sitting it out. I just don't need any further dramas right now.

But that's not to say I don't have my radar out for early pregnancy signs. I started that last night, already!!! LOL.

Let me know how you go over the next couple of days.

BTW - I've wanted to go to Maldives for ages now. I reckon you'll have such a blast. Also NYC - that's been on my list for a while too :D

Soulmate XXXX

you crack me up! i think we're very similar. This morning i've been squeezing my boobs seeing if they are tender!! LOL LOL LOL - i reckon i squeezed so much that they had no option but to be hurting!! LOL LOL LOL

thanks for the info, no doubt we'll be letting eachother know if we burb one too many times today --could be a sign - -ha ha ha ha ha

you have to laugh!

Hey Jules,

How are you going? I won't ask you about any possible symptoms just yet, just wondering how you're surviving the TWW and what you're doing to distract yourself? :cryinglaugh:

This is my first "real" TWW, and I'm sick of it already :redface: I don't know, I might have been on another planet the first time round, because I don't recall even thinking about it until I did a HPT. :p This time I'm so different, sooooooooo impatient!! :pray: :pray:

I think we peaked too early this month, IYKWIM. Were too keen. But who knows. So, this morning, to distract myself, I booked hubby and I in for a weekend away at what should be roughly the time of next O. Hopefully that'll do the trick ;) I've also been researching a little holiday for us over Christmas - something to look forward to.:)

Soulmate XXXX

Hey Soulmate,

My first real TWW too and it can't go fast enough. Of course I'm interpreting every little twinge, burp, pain, etc. as pregnancy signs and I'm slowly going insane. BB are sensitive too at the moment, but I've had that heaps of times before post O. DH is being rather cute and talking to my belly already - I'm quite suprised that he's thinking about it so much - but I love that he is.

Also stressing that if I am pregnant and go on this holiday I'm putting everything at risk. One minute I stress about it, the other minute I think that it'll be ok and I'm sure women all over the world travel during pregnancy. Didn't sleep too well last night cause my mind was just ticking over and over and over.

A weekend away with your hubby sounds great. A nice way to distract yourself and spend some nice 'husband and wife' time together which is so important. Where are you going to go? Where are you thinking for Christmas holiday?

Shall we make a deal? Not to test until........I'm trying to stretch myself out to Sunday even though I know thats probably way too early anyways (would be I think 7DPO). Technically, I should be waiting untill next Monday week - don't think my sanity is going to hold out that long though. If I can make it to Sunday then I might be able to convince myself to wait untill mid next week.

Think we're our own worst enemies??? LOL.

And the countdown begins.......

How are you holding up today?

Jules

Hey Jules,

It's so nice your DH wants a baby as much as you :) My DH is also very keen. :heartbeat:

We're having our weekend away at the Gold Coast. I really wanted to go away at Christmas but have been worried about going too far in case I'm pregnant again. DH came up with a good compromise - we decided to go to the Gold Coast again - that way we're still close enough to Brisbane. We're going for 10 days, just DH and me. :) Oh, and the beach, the sun, and lots of relaxation...

Don't stress too much about your holiday. LOTS of women travel when pregnant - DH's relatives overseas always travel when pregnant - even to crazy places like Africa. You just need to be extra careful . That means that you definitely cannot carry any luggage, always get an aisle seat, do not overdo things in terms of sightseeing (take the easy options like organised day trips and that sort of thing so you don't have to get stressed about doing it yourself and trying to work out transport), and watch very carefully what you eat. If the places you're going to are hot, you need to make sure you don't run about as overheating is no good for a pregnancy. The pregnancy itself will dictate how much you can do anyhow. ;)

I hope that didn't sound too full on? My DH and I had an 8 wk honeymoon in Europe last year, and I was just imagining everything I would do now if we had that trip again and I was pregnant. I hope that helps a little - your holiday sounds soooo wonderful :)

Jules, I'm definitely not testing this weekend! I'm not even tempted to. I've convinced myself we peaked too early this month (DH agrees), probably because I O'd later than normal :wall:. 7DPO would be a BFP guaranteed, even IF I was pregnant, and I would just get disappointed and down in the dumps. Mid-next week, like about Wed or Thurs, would be the earliest. But I'm determined to hold out until the following weekend!

Yesterday I had a strange, very slight abdominal twinge all afternoon. I was also imagining my BBs were slightly bigger. They're not tender though :( This morning they seemed normal size :( Urrrrgh, but it's too early for any of that. Mid next week would be more like it.

Can I convince you to hold out until Wed next week? I have good vibes for you!

Soulmate XXXX

I'm driving myself so crazy today that i was even thinking of testing tonight which makes absolutely no sense what so ever. My tummy has been feeling offish today, feels kind of like that tenseness you feel after you've thrown up a few times with gastro or something and a bit grossy gassy. Really have no idea what's going on cause it's all too early. Power of the mind.

I'm going to be so honest right now and can't believe I'm going to be writing this, but positive opk Friday, temp rise Tuesday, BD fri night, sat morning, sun morning ok? without trying to sound completely selfish and awful, we're really wanting a boy first up so was going for the timing thingo and aiming for BD on ovulation which i thought I had covered. Temp even dipped on Sat so thought for sure everything was on track. So if by temp readings I O'd on Monday, timing was wrong for boy and right for a girl. This is so wrong for me to be feeling this way - I think I'm putting pressure on myself to try and get everything right - you know for everything to be 'perfect'. It's not that we don't want a little girl, because they're all absolute miracles and it really doesn't matter AT ALL, but you know how you have your heart set on something, or picture things a certain way, and work towards that only to find that you've probably done the opposite. I do think I'm being a bit harsh on myself and must be sounding like an absolutely awful person right now. And I also know that Shettles method isn't always right and really it's always going to be a 50/50 chance, and there are other things to look into like ph levels which I haven't done. blah blah blah.

What is wrong with me????

Enough about me - the Gold Coast sounds devine! We've not been there yet but definately plan to at some stage. You're going to have such a great time - those kind of sun, surf, relaxing holidays are true holidays - how awesome!! and thanks for the support on my trip too. I honestly think my brain is just going into overdrive on so many things at the moment.

ok - we'll try and hold out testing. You're so right, so so right.

Hey Jules,

LOL - I think you've definitely got 'all bases covered'. ;) You can't do anymore.

Even with the best method, there's honestly a 50/50 chance either way of boy or girl. (But I sooooo much would love a boy too :pray:). This whole pregnancy thing usually isn't as straight forward as what a lot of us first think or hope. You can do everything "right", but even then there's a good deal of luck with it. It's like a gamble or lottery. Some women fall pregnant quickly, others take many months for no apparent reason, others have problems in early pregnancy, others in late pregnancy, others during the delivery and others after the birth. For every "easy pregnancy" story there's just as many "hard pregnancy" stories. And most women will have a mixture of both.

At the end of the day, we're dealing with nature. I might sound like an old granny:cryinglaugh:, or a preacher or something, but I've learnt a lot (unfortunately) over the last few months and nature does what it wants to do, it doesn't run according to a checklist and it doesn't give you any answers.

The massive urge to be a Mum is so totally overwhelming at times, it's amazing. It's amazed me. It's on my brain 24/7 too, and I also battle to 'have faith' , but I'm sure it will happen, and hopefully soon :pray: I think you have an excellent chance this month - you hit all the important days. Us, I'm sure we peaked too early :cry: Were too keen.

Really, really try not to test today! It'll be a guaranteed BFN and you'll just get miserable, even though there may be a pregnancy in the making :) I would definitiely say next Wed at the earliest. It's the worst sort of suspense in the world, I swear.

Ok, give me another update soon. And the lock the HPTs away for now, ;)

Soulmate XXXX

Do you have any idea how good you've been to me? All your words of wisdom and advice. Putting up with my ranting and raving and questions and stresses and you're going through the exact same thing! I'm very sorry to be such a pain in the butt.

ok ok next Wed.

You know what? You're going to make a great mum!

Awwww, thanks Jules. :) I can't wait :pray:

How are you holding up? I'm going ok. I've decided I'm going to try to be as calm as possible on the TWW. I don't want to hardwire my baby for stress from day 1by being a stressed Mum. It's pretty hard to try to be like this. I'm still getting over my miscarriage in June, still have moments of tears about every second day now, but I'm going to try this new approach to get me through. Hopefully a more relaxed body will mean a quicker pregnancy too :)

I'm pretty sure we won't be lucky this month. It's just my feeling, though I know it's too early to tell. This morning when I was in the shower I felt a little nauseous, but I've never have had the strongest stomach, and I might have been imagining it. Then at work this morning lining up at the coffee bar (I don't drink coffee, only weak hot chocolate) the coffee smell was putting me off. Again, might just be imaginging it. But you never know. One can only hope and pray :pray:

I hope you stay strong this weekend and stay away from the hpts ;) Can you plan something to distract yourself??

Soulmate XXXX

Hey,

Yeah I'm going ok - still have a wierd gut thing happenening and can't seem to stop burping!?! BB are still a bit sore but that's not completely unusual anyways. Your nausea and coffee smell aversion might be the start of something too. Who knows huh? The more I read the more I realise that every womans preg signs can be totally different. So I'm trying to not think about it tooo much. You're so right about the stressing thing - didn't think of it transferring to the baby (if there is one!). I do feel for your m/c. I was thinking about that this morning on the way to work. Hopefully your tears of sadness may be turned into tears of joy real soon.

friend of mine is planning a wedding so might spend spare time on the weekend going through bride stuff with her - that'll be a good distraction.

Also might just concentrate on looking after myself - do my nails, full exfoliation and moisturise, pluck eyebrows, mask........yep it's a date!

any confirmation on your holiday plans?

Jules

Hi Jules,

Did you get through the weekend ok and hold off on testing??? Do you think you can make it to say Wednesday or Thursday??:redface:

I was pretty busy all weekend, so it definitely kept my mind off things. I'm not planning to do any testing before next weekend. Will just see if AF arrives. If not, may test on Sunday morning (at the earliest). :pray:

I still think this month won't be my month - just a feeling I have. I'm definitely hoping it will be before Christmas though. A pregnancy before Christmas would be the best thing EVER :)

Having said that, I felt slightly queezy this morning when I woke up and was in the shower. But I often get that sort of feeling, so it could be anything. I also had a very restless night, and in the last couple of days have had about 5 pimples - that's quite unusual for me because I would probably only get that many in a whole year, so not sure what's happening there. Hopefully something hormone related. As much as I try to imagine otherwise BBs are not tender or any larger though :( Last time round, 3-4 days before AF was due, they were REALLY heavy and noticebly larger. So hopefully something like that happens again by Wed or Thurs this week!!!! :pray:

Soulmate XXXX

Hey Soulmate,

Well.......I could lie and say I held out, but I didn't, and tested on Friday night knowing full well that it would come back BFP (which it did) - just was in the mood to POAS and had a bit of a laugh!! Wasn't dissappointed at all cause I knew it was too early. I had a moment of weakness.

My feeling offish stomach-wise settled after a nice poo (sorry.....) and sore BB also subsided over the weekend. But last night and this morning just so much burping and gassy yucky feeling back again. BB are tender again too. Very confused at the moment. Maybe I just need to have another poo - ha ha ha LOL LOL LOL - sorry.

I'm going to test again on Thursday morning now which will be 11DPO.

I hope your BB's grow and grow and grow, that you get more zits and that you continue to feel sick in the mornings!!! LOL

I'm cracking myself up this morning if you hadn't noticed.

Jules

Hi Jules,

Ok, a few strange things are happening at this end... I still honestly doubt I'm pregnant this cycle, but will let you know what's hapening anyhow.:p

Again, this morning, I've had a really subtle queezy feeling. It lasted from the time I woke up until about 10am. It's hardly anything, so maybe I'm just imagining it. (Besides, I think it would be WAY WAY too early to have any 'morning sickness' anyway - usually that doesn't start until 5-6 weeks att he earliest).Through last night I woke up a couple of times with really subtle abdominal something - I wouldn't call it cramps, it didn't really hurt, but it just felt like something was going on. And just now, I had what felt like a hot flush. I've been sitting down doing nothing and I actually had to rip my jumper off as I was starting to sweat... :redface:

LOL. This is crazy. I'm sure I'm imagining it all. In fact, I'm so certain I am that I'm NOT even tempted to do a HPT. :) I think that my body may just be gearing up for one whopping big AF. OMG, it's going to be a bad one. The only thing is that it really shouldn't be due until this weekend, Friday at the absolute earliest, so I really hope it doesn't come early.

How are things at your end??

Soulmate XXXX

Sorry Jules & Soulmate. I'm hijacking your posts here. Was just searching for OPK's to see what people had used, and yours was the first topic I came across.
So I just want to say Best of luck to both of you..... and I look forward to seeing (hopefully) both of you with some good news in the next couple of days.
Cheers, Sharon

Hi Sharon,

I'm happy to help with any questions you have about OPKs - I put them through a good work out last month, using 4 different brands just to see how it all works.

All the best, :)

Soulmate XXXX

Hey Soulmate,

Sorry - fell off the radar for a couple of days there.

Well sounds like anythings possible for you at the moment - it might just be - and I'm very impressed you've refrained from testing. Guess the weekend will bring more answers too.

I'm pretty much the same as same. Have an annoying pain in my left side - but too high to be ovary / implantation / uterine so not sure what's happening there. BB's are the same. Nothing much to report. I did a HPT this morning which was a BFN. And I really don't think I am pregnant either. AF is a bit confusing as to when it's due, cause according to the 28 days, I'd be due pretty much now, but according to O day, it would be more like Sunday / Monday. So I'm just playing a waiting game. with not too much expectation - except of getting AF. And i'd really be fine with that, cause it's only first go, so am not feeling too dissappointed at all. Actually feel quite empowered to go through the experience with more knowledge for next month. I am feeling more relaxed about it all too for some reason.

Really though - we're both still in the running until AF comes, so as much as we can speculate we're not, we can just as easily speculate we are.

How are you feeling today?

Hi Sharon

Jules

Hi Jules,

Nothing much to report from this end either. I had been a little hopeful on Tuesday - it had seemed something might be going on with whatever was happening in the abdominal area, and with the 'hot flush' that ended up lasting all day until about 5pm. With my first pregnancy, I had the exact same thing - I felt very warm, almost unbelievably so, for days on end. By this stage last time round I already knew I was pregnant - my symptoms were so obvious I would have needed to be knocked over the head not to realise.

Anyhow, I now have no symptoms whatsoever, so I'm almost ruling myself out for this month. :( Will see what the next few days brings though.

DH has been very good, saying that it's now spring, it's getting warmer and it's baby-making time. I still secretly wish I might have had a nice surprise this month though.

How are you going? I'm glad you're feeling more confident about next month (if it comes to that). Is it starting to get warmer all the way over there in WA? We've had a funny winter this year in Bris, colder than normal, and raining the last few days.

Soulmate XXXX

Morning Soulmate,

Yeah I think it's just a waiting game now. Might do another HPT tomorrow morning which would be 2 days before I think AF will be due. DH commented last night that he thinks BB's are bigger! I reckon he's delerious and starting to look for any kind of sign too!! ha ha Abdo pain is causing some issues - definately not reproductive area, unless I have a 'ribtoptic' pregnancy!!. but quite uncomfortable. If it continues off to the GP I go I think.

Was starting to get warmer over here, but today looks rainy and cold.

3 weeks and 3 days before we fly out so looking forward to that. Just want to know one way or another now if I am pregnant so I know if I have to factor that in - but patience is a virtue and we'll know soon enough.

Any plans for the weekend?

Jules

Hey Soulmate,

Well I'm out of the running. AF has come this morning smack on 14DPO. I'm not upset at all, first time and a great learning curve.

How are you going?

Jules