I wish I would have known about this earlier on!
First off, plan to use a lot of these over the next few cycles. Make Dave Ramsey proud and find a great deal online. I bought 50 for $10 by googling "opk strips."
You're now ready to track your ovulation.
*Start on CD 12 (CD 1 is the first day of your period).
*Use your SECOND urine of the day. First urine is too concentrated.
*If you bought the cheap dip sticks, collect some of your urine in a small clean cup. Dip the end of the stick into your urine and hold it there for at least 10 seconds. If you bought the sticks you pee on instead, hold the end of the stick in your urine stream for 10 seconds (or as long as you can if you can't make it to 10 seconds). Lay the strip down flat.
*Follow the instructions that came with your kit on how long to wait (usually 3 minutes).
*If the test line is as dark as or darker than the control line, you have a positive test and will be ovulating within the next 24-36 hours. BD like crazy through the next 2-3 days.
*Continue testing everyday until you get a positive test result. You'll only get one. Promise.
Hahha. This made me laugh, because I didn't really know what I was doing with opk's either. I definitely do now, but it makes me giggle that I'm not the only one. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog :) I'm so sorry that you too have had to suffer heartache (((hugs))) Infertility is a cruel be-otch.
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