Should I BD tonight? (faint line OPK)
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Topic: Should I BD tonight? (faint line OPK)
Posted By: TraceyA
Subject: Should I BD tonight? (faint line OPK)
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 3:26pm
So we've been doing the "every other day" thing, tonight should be a rest night. I used an OPK test this afternoon and got a faint test line, all the info reads that the test line has to be as dark, or darker then the control line to be a positive and I know that last month I had a faint line, a dark line and then a faint line. So... do we BD tonight even though we did it yesterday morning or wait till tomorrow morning? (TMI warning) I noticed last night that I seem to have more CM then, then I've had all day today so I'm thinking maybe I produce more in the evenings - but then that could have been a coincidence, I do still have some Pre-seed left too. Maybe I should test again tonight before I go to bed....
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Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 3:55pm
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I think I've answered my own question:
http://www.pinelandpress.com/faq/opk.html - Q: What does it mean if my test line gets darker for a day or more before the actual positive? A: Some women have a fade-in pattern where the test will get darker for a day or two before the positive result. This generally isn't anything to worry about, and may have the benefit of a bit of advanced noticed. If you find you have a fade-in pattern, you should begin having intercourse when the fade-in pattern starts. ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: JadeC
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 4:04pm
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Its always good to bd up to ovulation, but a faint line doesn't mean ovulation is terribly soon. I usually get faint lines from about cd10 onwards, and ovulate about cd14. ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AliaDawn
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 4:32pm
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I would do another test tonight, and then BD if it's dark. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:05pm
I used to the get the whole "fade in" thing, it sounds like your fine to skip tonight and have fun tomorrow night instead! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 8:06am
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I did a second test last night and had a very very faint second line so left it till today. Thanks for the advice guys. ------------- TTC #2 |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 11:58am
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I never did the OPK type stuff..
But I say, if you enjoy the BD'ing, do it anyway. Leave some spontaneity in the baby making  ------------- 
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Posted By: scarecrowfarm
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 12:48pm
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It's always hard to know what to do the first time you use OPKs because everyone has different results.
My experience however is that I could probably get a faint line whenever I tested. I could be several days away from ovulation and still get a faint line. About a day before the luteinising surge it would start to get darker on me until I got a nice dark positive. So if it was me I wouldn't BD on a faint line. Like someone else said, I'd test again tonight. Also, you tend to have 12-36 hours from positive OPK before you ovulate. I suspect the 12 hour thing would only happen if you weren't testing frequently and so 12-23 hours had gone by since the surge. (I usually tested 2-3 times a day when I suspected the surge was about to happen so it was pretty much always 36 hours for me). The cycle I got pregnant this time around, I got my positive OPK in the morning and then we BD'd only once that evening. I would have ovulated sometime within the next 24 hours. ------------- Robyn www.scarecrowfarm.co.nz |