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12-04-2012 at 3:54 PM
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Does anyone else not get positive OPKs?

I temped and charted before I got pregnant with my son so I know I ovulated, however, I never got/get OPKs that are the same color or even slightly lighter than the control. 
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12-04-2012 at 3:55 PM
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I never did until I started testing twice a day. If you only test once I suggest starting to test 2 or 3 times. You might have a short surge.

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12-04-2012 at 3:56 PM
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Are you testing twice a day?  You could be having short surges and missing them.



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12-04-2012 at 4:01 PM
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OPKs don't work for everyone. I used to test 3x a day and have never seen the likes of a + OPK on a natural cycle.

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12-04-2012 at 4:09 PM
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Mrs. Mo:
OPKs don't work for everyone. I used to test 3x a day and have never seen the likes of a + OPK on a natural cycle.

This.  Two different REs told me that some women just don't get enough surge or it doesn't get picked up. 

You could also be over-hydrating and diluting the surge.

Try taking them 2-3 times a day around your projected cycle to see if you just have a short surge.  Also - it is recommended to take them around noon, not when you wake up, because that's when it builds up to peak amounts.

FWIW - I have never gotten a + OPK, but I also don't ovulate on my own.  Even when I make big follies, my body will just hold on to them until they form a big cyst.  I have to trigger to release my egg(s).  HTH

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12-04-2012 at 4:30 PM
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Thank you everyone for your responses.  I do test two or three times a day starting at around 10am.  It makes me feel much better to hear people say they don't work for everyone.
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12-04-2012 at 4:36 PM
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Last cycle was my first charting, and I had several days of stark white tests, then all of a sudden two days of definitely +OPKs leading up to O on CD10 - no lead-up of faint tests at all.  This cycle, I've been testing 2-3x daily since CD6 and all have had varying darknesses of second lines but with nothing close to +.  Go figure!  Still waiting to see if I get a clear positive and, of course, the temp spike, it's sure looking like I'll be O'ing later this cycle at least.
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12-04-2012 at 9:34 PM
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Thanks for posting this! I am using OPKs for the first time and haven't gotten a positive yet and was really beginning to wonder. 

 Thanks also for all the responses from everyone else. Definitely helps! 
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12-04-2012 at 9:43 PM
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I have a good friend who got pregnant a few months ago, on her first cycle, while using OPKs, and never got a positive OPK.  She just felt a twinge in her side, so she had sex once, a day later.  Yep, kind of hate her.  But even she, Fertile Myrtle, didn't get a + OPK.  

This is my first month using OPKs and I don't expect a positive for at least a few more days, so all I have to offer is her anecdote.   
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12-05-2012 at 4:53 AM
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I had to use FMU to get positive OPKs when I was trying with my first, I am constantly drinking water or tea or something! I haven't started with OPKs yet this time around.  I could see a clear change for a few days in a row I would get the faint lines and then one day would be the darker line. 
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12-05-2012 at 7:21 AM
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SweetC80:
I never did until I started testing twice a day. If you only test once I suggest starting to test 2 or 3 times. You might have a short surge.


This.  I had to start testing 3x daily to catch my surge.  4 hours later, it was clearly negative.    

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