[acchickpea]

I've used OPK's but not sure if I should be testing throughout this cycle (like right now)... I guess it's too early but when do you start to test without being too late and possibly missing the "O"?

[melissalaw]

I usually start testing around CD 9 but I usually O between day 11 and 14. How long are your cycles normally? I would test a little before you hit that half way point of your cycle.

[acchickpea]

Originally Posted by melissalaw

I usually start testing around CD 9 but I usually O between day 11 and 14. How long are your cycles normally? I would test a little before you hit that half way point of your cycle.

It's so sad to say but I'm not sure when I "O". My cycles are all over the place... My Dr put me on BCP to trick my system after the whole MC situation.... But for the past two month that I was on BCP I had around a 25 day cycle.... I wonder if it's a 25 day cycle again... hmmm... I shoudl just use the OPK on day 7 of the cycle and just keep testing... (comes to be pricey though....)

[melissalaw]

Originally Posted by acchickpea

I shoudl just use the OPK on day 7 of the cycle and just keep testing... (comes to be pricey though....)

That's what I would do until you figure out approximately what day you O on each month. I bought a bunch of the cheap OPK's at Early-pregnancy-tests.com and I'll use those until I get a positive then take a digis just to confirm because sometimes I have a hard time reading the cheapies. I just started temping which helps in figuring out when I O after the fact but doesn't really help with conceiving. Good Luck. Hope this is your month.

[luvmykids623]

I agree that cd7 sounds good if you have no idea what your cycle is going to do yet. Hopefully you won't need to worry about it after this cycle, but if you do, you'll have a better idea of how to adjust. I usually start at cd9-10.

[lindsey2000k]

I usually start on CD 8 (Sometimes 6 when I feel the need to pee on something..lol). But I only do it in the afternoon every day until I feel like its getting close then I bump up to twice a day to try and save $.
Amazon.com sells some that are only $9.00 for 50 of them. I think sometimes they are a little harder to read and always trick me into thinking I am about to O and then it doesnt happen for days later. But I use 3 different brands each month..lol
The blue to see if I think I am getting close the green to double check & then I use a digi to double confirm. I only use about 2 digital ones a month so the whole pack of them I bought last fall is still lasting me.