BBT is more "accurate" in that it is the only of the two that will actually confirm that you've ovulated. Unfortunately, it only tells you after the fact. It is possible to get a +OPK and not ovulate, which is why OPKs are not always accurate. I would recommend using both--Use OPKs until you get a +, then have sex every day (if possible) until ... A bit over 90% of cycles with a positive OPK are ultimately ovulatory (but not necessarily the day after the positive OPK, as the conventional wisdom would tell you). (EDIT: source here) Overall, no, it’s not necessary to track every possible fertility sign, and if you don’t want to track BBT, then you shouldn’t.Really considering giving up on OPKs: Only tried OPK strips so far and find it super annoying that you can't test with FMU. I think it is absolutely…This is my first month using OPK's and I am CD20 or 21 and still no positive. I do tend to have longer cycles usually around 33 days sometimes more and a few times less so I am wondering if that it why. My tests have got a little darker but still nowhere near the control line. I do a test in the afternoon and lately I have been doing one in the ...Hello :) this is a group for ladies who are trying to concieve the miracle of life👣 . Through the hardships, loss, gain and everything in between we will be here to help you through it and support you. Please join our group and help us grow; we want to build our community so everyone's questions can be answered!OPK or BBT? Curious to hear others experiences when they were TTC. I have been doing both OPK tests and measuring my BBT for several months and I’m noticing that I’ll get a positive OPK but then my body temperature won’t spike for sometimes up to 4 days later.Are you taking your BBT its the only real reliable way to tell if you have Ovulated. But if your getting highs then I would just keep having sex and hoping that you catch O even if you don't get a peak. I'm really sorry this is so frustrating for you. A Discussion on OPK’s vs BBT Charting. Many women become confused when their OPK’s (Ovulation Predictor Kits) and BBT’s (Basal Body Temperatures) don’t agree on the day of ovulation- understandably so. This is one of the more confusing topics I’ve researched! We’ll file this under “advanced topics”. Here’s why.Jul 7, 2020 at 9:39 PM. I would count ovulation 12-36 hrs after your Peak result. Thats how I've always done it and I've been successful. I continue to have positive opk for 1 or 2 days after the peak one but i know LH is coming down at that point. And i would BD on ovulation day and the next 2 or 3 days after as well. Mar 23, 2015 · Bbt Spike But No Peak Fertility On Opk. K. Karter2013. Mar 23, 2015 at 10:39 AM. I have been TTC since December and still no luck. I started temping this cycle and got a big temp spike this morning. I am using clearblue advanced opk's and I have only gotten two flashing faces which means high fertility, but I haven't gotten a peak fertility yet. Aug 30, 2019 · Women who ovulate and check their basal body temperature (BBT) chart will probably notice a small, but sustained rise in temperature after ovulation, especially after a few months of experience with close monitoring. A woman who is not ovulating will not have that small temperature change. Tracking BBT in addition to cervical mucus can be helpful. Women who ovulate and check their basal body temperature (BBT) chart will probably notice a small, but sustained rise in temperature after ovulation, especially after a few months of experience with close monitoring. A woman who is not ovulating will not have that small temperature change. Tracking BBT in addition to cervical mucus can be helpful.The month I conceived, I had a negative OPK 2 days before my ovulation, which was detected with my bbt. Good thing we had sex during that time or I would’ve completely missed it. LikeOvulation predictor kit (OPK) Ovulation predictor kits look just like the home pregnancy tests but they determine when you are ovulating instead. Unfortunately, different brands vary in their accuracy. If you are finding positive tests with the regular "pee-on-the-stick" kind, then you don't really need the fertility monitor.CD 14: 96.94 CD 15: 97.11 CD 16: 97.18 CD 17: 96.81 CD 18 (first positive OPK): 97.08 CD 19: 97.18 CD 20: 97.18 CD 21 (today): 97.26 Is it possible I ovulated the same day as first positive so the CD 17 reading was the dip, and then every day since then has been a little higher?Apr 2, 2011 · I am still in shock - I got a bfp today. I was desperately hoping I would get af soon (I have only had one pp period so far) so we could officially start ttc with all the bells and whistles (opk, bbt, supplements, etc). I was actually excited for the cramps I have been feeling - I figured she was right around the corner! I don't know how long I will get to hang around here - but for the moment ... In the 3-5 days leading up to ovulation, your cervical mucus will become an egg white consistency, clear and stretchy. This is your fertile mucus and keeping track of it will help you to determine your fertile window. Height of cervix In the days before ovulation, your cervix will change position and shape to help the sperm travel to the ...A BBT spike (or progesterone testing) will show that ovulation did actually happen. So it's possible that while you're getting a positive OPK, you may not actually be ovulating when you think you are. If you do eventually get a BBT increase, it could mean that your body is trying again and successfully ovulating the 2nd time.Hi everyone, I got my +opk on cycle day 12 around mid day and my ff chart says that i ovulate on day 12 aswell, I'm using the clear blue digitals.. they say once you get the peak smiley not to keep testing but being impatient 🙈 I decided to use my other reader, I got a negative the evening of the 12 which I now know is because it had never been used and had no baseline reading but the next ...1. Changes in basal body temperature (BBT) Your BBT is your lowest body temperature (your body temperature at rest) in a 24-hour period. On the day after you ovulate, your BBT will go up slightly, by 0.5 to 1.0 degrees Fahrenheit. It will stay elevated until your next period. It may also dip slightly just before the increase.Basal body temperature (BBT) tracking: Before and after ovulation, BBT (your body’s lowest resting temperature) dips, then rises again. Tracking this shift can let you know if an egg was released. Tracking this shift can let you know if an egg was released.Jan 6, 2020 · I was diagnosed with endometriosis and pcos. I started metformin last month, used provera to kick in my period then letrozole on cd 3-7. FF had marked cd 10 as my ovulation but that is way too early for me. My typical cycle is more or less 45 days and I ovulate somewhere from cd 25 onwards. But my BBT have been up. Is Your BBT More Accurate Than An OPK? Experts Weigh In Life Manuel Findeis/Fotolia Checking Your BBT Versus Using An OPK — Which Is More Accurate? by Caroline Shannon-Karasik Oct. 14, 2017...Dec 15, 2017 · Hi All. Husband and I started TTC mid oct 2017. Came off oral contraceptives in 1st week of Oct 2017. Have started using OPK and BBT this cycle (currently on cd16 and last cycle was 29 days, previous cycle was 23 days) but still havent had a positive OPK result (clear blue pink tests) which i check first thing in the morning as the pack tells you to. Aug 24, 2022 · Don't drink a lot of liquid during the two hours before testing. Too much liquid dilutes your urine, which could make it more difficult to detect the surge. Read the results within 10 minutes. A positive result won't disappear, but some negative results may later display a faint second color band that would be misleading. Using a salivary ... Really considering giving up on OPKs: Only tried OPK strips so far and find it super annoying that you can't test with FMU. I think it is absolutely… This is my first month using OPK's and I am CD20 or 21 and still no positive. I do tend to have longer cycles usually around 33 days sometimes more and a few times less so I am wondering if that it why. My tests have got a little darker but still nowhere near the control line. I do a test in the afternoon and lately I have been doing one in the ...Every cycle I have been able to measure the LH surge, and also the temp increase when I have ovulated and drop in BBT when AF is arriving. My FP/Ovulation has been all over the place though, so literally I measure OPK 2 times a day just to make sure I don't miss it. The range has been 18-37 days for ovulation - yup, that's a lot of OPKs! Feb 28, 2021 · See last answer. Amme N. 28/02/2021 at 5:24 pm. After u ovulate you should have 3 consecutive rises in temp... this is mine this month so I know I’ve ovulated and have been strict with timing temp taking this month.. last month I was a bit wishy washy. Edited on 28/02/2021 at 5:25 pm by Amme N. Hiya, so I’m 7/8 dpo today… had positive opk on 17th and I had ovulation pain the same day so That’s why I say 7/8 dpo opk was negative the next day. I don’t check BBT but my Fitbit app shows a temp dip on 17th and then rise too.In order to "prove" ovulation yes a rise in temps is needed but my OBGyn seems to think that the opks tests are the best standard for tracking ovulation. Also keep track of cervical mucus, that helps too. If you have a 30 day cycle I would start testing one opk a day starting around day 12 and then do twice a day on days 14/15 (or whatever days ...Apr 1, 2011 · According to my bbt and my CM, I should be most fertile today, but my daily OPK has been negative. I'm definitely over-thinking this, but it's because I don't think I ovulated at all last month - my chart never showed a sustained rise, my OPK was negative, and we had sex every day for 2 weeks and didn't get pregnant. Jackelbee3. don't bother with any pregnancy tests if your temp starts to decline. It should be elevated after ovulation and will decline steadily if AF is coming. Sounds like you are doing all of the right things. Good luck to you. Charting my BBT along with using the OPK have really helped me a lot. Jacks.Hiya, so I’m 7/8 dpo today… had positive opk on 17th and I had ovulation pain the same day so That’s why I say 7/8 dpo opk was negative the next day. I don’t check BBT but my Fitbit app shows a temp dip on 17th and then rise too.Hey yeah as a few said you will likely ovulate today. Most often you will see day A. positive opk day B. Ovulation itself day C. Bbt Rise You may see some variance from this, sometimes it takes 2 days to see bbt rise or sometimes your LH surge may happen more than 24hrs before O. But generally the pattern is as listed above.It is now Thursday (CD24) but by BBT has not risen - it has in fact been going down! What is happening and is there still a chance I can ovulate since my BBT hasn’t shifted? My BBT cycle last month indicated a temp shift immediately after ovulation on CD20 (didn’t use OPK last month). I’m quite worried I didn’t ovulate this month. I have also ready in TCOYF that an OPK can show a positive result before, during, and after you O due to varying levels of LH in urine. HTH. EDIT: So, the answer is yes, you could have a temp rise with a +OPK. ~Sweet Girl *8/18/08* c-section ~ Sweet Boy *12/2/10* VBAC ~ Sweet Boy *8/14/12* VBAC~. See last answer. Amme N. 28/02/2021 at 5:24 pm. After u ovulate you should have 3 consecutive rises in temp... this is mine this month so I know I’ve ovulated and have been strict with timing temp taking this month.. last month I was a bit wishy washy. Edited on 28/02/2021 at 5:25 pm by Amme N.Tracking Fertility: OPK vs. BBT. Q: Which is a better method of tracking fertility — an ovulation predictor kit (OPK) or basal body temperature (BBT) charting? A: An ovulation predictor kit changes color before you ovulate, based on a surge in your luteinizing hormone (LH), usually 1-2 days before ovulation.Basically, your negative OPK could mean several things. 1) You haven't gotten your surge yet. 2) You have gotten your surge (probably yesterday) and are ovulating today, but for whatever reason didn't ever see the positive OPK. That could be because you didn't test yesterday, or you may have a really short surge.Really considering giving up on OPKs: Only tried OPK strips so far and find it super annoying that you can't test with FMU. I think it is absolutely…Sep 16, 2019 · BBT rise day before positive OPK. March 18, 2023 | by lliiivvii1112. I’m on cycle 7 trying to conceive baby #1. My BBT was raised yesterday (98F) and I hadn’t got a positive OKP yet so I figured I missed my peek. Because I’m curious I continued taking OPKs and got a very dark positive this morning along with... Aug 24, 2022 · Don't drink a lot of liquid during the two hours before testing. Too much liquid dilutes your urine, which could make it more difficult to detect the surge. Read the results within 10 minutes. A positive result won't disappear, but some negative results may later display a faint second color band that would be misleading. Using a salivary ... Hiya, so I’m 7/8 dpo today… had positive opk on 17th and I had ovulation pain the same day so That’s why I say 7/8 dpo opk was negative the next day. I don’t check BBT but my Fitbit app shows a temp dip on 17th and then rise too.See last answer. Amme N. 28/02/2021 at 5:24 pm. After u ovulate you should have 3 consecutive rises in temp... this is mine this month so I know I’ve ovulated and have been strict with timing temp taking this month.. last month I was a bit wishy washy. Edited on 28/02/2021 at 5:25 pm by Amme N.Hey yeah as a few said you will likely ovulate today. Most often you will see day A. positive opk day B. Ovulation itself day C. Bbt Rise You may see some variance from this, sometimes it takes 2 days to see bbt rise or sometimes your LH surge may happen more than 24hrs before O. But generally the pattern is as listed above.Mar 2, 2018 · In the 3-5 days leading up to ovulation, your cervical mucus will become an egg white consistency, clear and stretchy. This is your fertile mucus and keeping track of it will help you to determine your fertile window. Height of cervix In the days before ovulation, your cervix will change position and shape to help the sperm travel to the ... Hi everyone, I got my +opk on cycle day 12 around mid day and my ff chart says that i ovulate on day 12 aswell, I'm using the clear blue digitals.. they say once you get the peak smiley not to keep testing but being impatient 🙈 I decided to use my other reader, I got a negative the evening of the 12 which I now know is because it had never been used and had no baseline reading but the next ...BBT rise day before positive OPK. March 18, 2023 | by lliiivvii1112. I’m on cycle 7 trying to conceive baby #1. My BBT was raised yesterday (98F) and I hadn’t got a positive OKP yet so I figured I missed my peek. Because I’m curious I continued taking OPKs and got a very dark positive this morning along with...Apr 14, 2023 · OPK and BBT not aligning. Wondering if anyone ever has their BBT and OPK not match up. I use clear blue digital advanced and I got the static smiley on Saturday 4/1. But my BBT didn’t rise until Saturday 4/8, so fertility friend has ovulation day being Friday 4/7. I had ewcm that Friday to Sunday 4/7-4/9. If you have fertile cervical mucus but no rise in temperature, it could be that you're not ovulating. While fertile quality cervical mucus can warn you that ovulation is coming, so you can time sex for pregnancy, it doesn't confirm that ovulation actually took place. You can have fertile quality cervical mucus, but not ovulate.Hi everyone, I have been trying for 14 months and have recently been prescribed progesterone. This month I didn’t have a positive OPK, but did have a…TWW Buddies! Ovulation 26th August. by NewGirl88. 67. Browse more posts.Advertisement ...BBT shows AFTER O. (You don't get your change on BBT until after you have already O). OPK advised 24-36 hours PRIOR to O. By using OPK and BBT, you should forecast your O date with the OPK and verify you did O via BBT. Whenever you get a few minutes (okay, like 20 or so), I recommend checking out peeonastick.com. This is a very thorough website ...The OPK method is even more powerful when combined with the basal body temperature (BBT) method because the two methods together create an “ovulation sandwich.” (Check out my post on the BBT method for details on how to incorporate it into your ovulation tracking activities.) Since the OPK method gives you about 1-2 days’ notice prior to ...Hi everyone, I got my +opk on cycle day 12 around mid day and my ff chart says that i ovulate on day 12 aswell, I'm using the clear blue digitals.. they say once you get the peak smiley not to keep testing but being impatient 🙈 I decided to use my other reader, I got a negative the evening of the 12 which I now know is because it had never been used and had no baseline reading but the next ...Sep 4, 2018 · In answer toClaire R (1533) Anyone?! Thks! X. Hi Claire, You opk surge usually occurs a day or two before your bbt rise so watch out for it! You then need 3 consecutive high temps to confirm your ovulation on fertility friend then you can get an accurate count on your dpo, good luck! xx. Every cycle I have been able to measure the LH surge, and also the temp increase when I have ovulated and drop in BBT when AF is arriving. My FP/Ovulation has been all over the place though, so literally I measure OPK 2 times a day just to make sure I don't miss it. The range has been 18-37 days for ovulation - yup, that's a lot of OPKs! A Discussion on OPK’s vs BBT Charting. Many women become confused when their OPK’s (Ovulation Predictor Kits) and BBT’s (Basal Body Temperatures) don’t agree on the day of ovulation- understandably so. This is one of the more confusing topics I’ve researched! We’ll file this under “advanced topics”. Here’s why.Apr 14, 2023 · OPK and BBT not aligning. Wondering if anyone ever has their BBT and OPK not match up. I use clear blue digital advanced and I got the static smiley on Saturday 4/1. But my BBT didn’t rise until Saturday 4/8, so fertility friend has ovulation day being Friday 4/7. I had ewcm that Friday to Sunday 4/7-4/9. I have also ready in TCOYF that an OPK can show a positive result before, during, and after you O due to varying levels of LH in urine. HTH. EDIT: So, the answer is yes, you could have a temp rise with a +OPK. ~Sweet Girl *8/18/08* c-section ~ Sweet Boy *12/2/10* VBAC ~ Sweet Boy *8/14/12* VBAC~.13/11/2017 at 11:33 pm. Dont worry! It's all normal! The ovulation and the temp rise usually takes place a day or two after your first positive opk! Sometimes I only get one day of positive opks, sometimes two. Usually I get a temp rise the second day after the first opk. But once or twice it was in the third day! It's all ok and normal.Mar 15, 2017 · A positive opk means your body is gearing up to release the egg. It is possible for the egg not to be released. What usually happens is your body will have another lh surge in a few days to try to release the egg again, resulting in a late cycle. Between oversleeping one day, some sleep deprivation, heavy drinking one night, indiscernible OPK results, and using the least-adored BBT on TB, I'm basically just crossing my fingers at this point. Thought the temp would go up today for O yesterday but it went down so I'm hoping O today for pretty good timing. It looks to me like, according to BBT, you O'd on the 2nd of Nov. But the OPK says the 4th.. I think. If it was the 2nd then you may not have BDed within the time frame. When I was trying for my daughter 10 years ago I went by BBT and thought it was pretty accurate. I have heard the OPKs are really accurate, too, though so I don't know. This is my first month using OPK's and I am CD20 or 21 and still no positive. I do tend to have longer cycles usually around 33 days sometimes more and a few times less so I am wondering if that it why. My tests have got a little darker but still nowhere near the control line. I do a test in the afternoon and lately I have been doing one in the ...Jun 5, 2012 · Jun 5, 2012 at 7:13 PM. @Destiny_2013, A pos. opk DOES NOT mean u O. It just confirms your lh surge. The only way to confirm O is with temping. U can get a pos. opk and not O. U can also get a neg. opk but temp rise which means u did O. It is possible your body prepared to O but didn't. CD 14: 96.94 CD 15: 97.11 CD 16: 97.18 CD 17: 96.81 CD 18 (first positive OPK): 97.08 CD 19: 97.18 CD 20: 97.18 CD 21 (today): 97.26 Is it possible I ovulated the same day as first positive so the CD 17 reading was the dip, and then every day since then has been a little higher?EWCM is not an indicator of ovulation, just that it should be happening soon. 2. It could be seminal or arousal fluids if you have BD in the last 12-24 hours. Most women know this but its worth saying as most couples tracking CM are also BD regularly around the time they think they are going to ovulate. 3. Jun 6, 2018 · Hi, so this is my first month charting my temps . Usually I only do opks. I got my first positive opk on 5th June and other symptoms and today the 8th I’ve still not had a temp rise . I’m using OvuSense too. So I know it’s not how I’m doing it . I’m worried I don’t ovulate at all I’m on cd 21. Mar 12, 2018 at 5:30 AM. For the last year I have always used the dollar tree test. They always work perfect with no fail. In January I tried the clear blue easy digital along with my cheap ones and that was the first month ever that I didn’t ovulate. I had 10 days of flashing smiley faces.10 – 12 percent chance of conception. 5 – 6 days before ovulation. 0 – 5 percent chance of conception. The most important thing to note here is that you can conceive anytime during the 5 days before ovulation and on ovulation day itself. Within your 6-day fertile window, the 2-3 days before ovulation are your most fertile.Sep 16, 2011 · The egg could drop anywhere from 12-48+ hours after you get your last +OPK. And, to make it more confusing, sometimes your body can ramp up, have the LH surge (you get a +OPK) and then for some ... A bit over 90% of cycles with a positive OPK are ultimately ovulatory (but not necessarily the day after the positive OPK, as the conventional wisdom would tell you). (EDIT: source here) Overall, no, it’s not necessary to track every possible fertility sign, and if you don’t want to track BBT, then you shouldn’t.It looks to me like, according to BBT, you O'd on the 2nd of Nov. But the OPK says the 4th.. I think. If it was the 2nd then you may not have BDed within the time frame. When I was trying for my daughter 10 years ago I went by BBT and thought it was pretty accurate. I have heard the OPKs are really accurate, too, though so I don't know.Jackelbee3. don't bother with any pregnancy tests if your temp starts to decline. It should be elevated after ovulation and will decline steadily if AF is coming. Sounds like you are doing all of the right things. Good luck to you. Charting my BBT along with using the OPK have really helped me a lot. Jacks.13/11/2017 at 11:33 pm. Dont worry! It's all normal! The ovulation and the temp rise usually takes place a day or two after your first positive opk! Sometimes I only get one day of positive opks, sometimes two. Usually I get a temp rise the second day after the first opk. But once or twice it was in the third day! It's all ok and normal.Oct 3, 2017 · When using BBT to try and conceive, Choi says the key is to make sure to have sex starting several days before the anticipated temperature rise. On the other hand, Choi says, OPKs test for the spike in luteinizing hormone (LH) that precedes ovulation by a day or two. EWCM is not an indicator of ovulation, just that it should be happening soon. 2. It could be seminal or arousal fluids if you have BD in the last 12-24 hours. Most women know this but its worth saying as most couples tracking CM are also BD regularly around the time they think they are going to ovulate. 3.Every cycle I have been able to measure the LH surge, and also the temp increase when I have ovulated and drop in BBT when AF is arriving. My FP/Ovulation has been all over the place though, so literally I measure OPK 2 times a day just to make sure I don't miss it. The range has been 18-37 days for ovulation - yup, that's a lot of OPKs!Jan 18, 2010 · After Fallopian Tube Surgery: TTC, OPK, BBT I refused at first to get into the rigors of what I called “Die hard trying to conceive ( TTC) “. I refused to use ovulation predictor test kits (OPKs), take my basal body temperature (BBT) to chart ovulation, or anything other help with conceiving.
Don't drink a lot of liquid during the two hours before testing. Too much liquid dilutes your urine, which could make it more difficult to detect the surge. Read the results within 10 minutes. A positive result won't disappear, but some negative results may later display a faint second color band that would be misleading. Using a salivary .... Resideo 33 00182efs user guide
I've been reading online that some women don't get their temp rise until 3 or 4 days after a positive opk. Praying this happens to me. Plan on continuing with OPKs and bd'ing every 2 or 3 days ...EWCM is not an indicator of ovulation, just that it should be happening soon. 2. It could be seminal or arousal fluids if you have BD in the last 12-24 hours. Most women know this but its worth saying as most couples tracking CM are also BD regularly around the time they think they are going to ovulate. 3.After Fallopian Tube Surgery: TTC, OPK, BBT I refused at first to get into the rigors of what I called “Die hard trying to conceive ( TTC) “. I refused to use ovulation predictor test kits (OPKs), take my basal body temperature (BBT) to chart ovulation, or anything other help with conceiving.Apr 2, 2011 · I am still in shock - I got a bfp today. I was desperately hoping I would get af soon (I have only had one pp period so far) so we could officially start ttc with all the bells and whistles (opk, bbt, supplements, etc). I was actually excited for the cramps I have been feeling - I figured she was right around the corner! I don't know how long I will get to hang around here - but for the moment ... Nov 13, 2017 · 13/11/2017 at 11:33 pm. Dont worry! It's all normal! The ovulation and the temp rise usually takes place a day or two after your first positive opk! Sometimes I only get one day of positive opks, sometimes two. Usually I get a temp rise the second day after the first opk. But once or twice it was in the third day! It's all ok and normal. Yes absolutely. If you took the photo 4 times it would probably spit out 4 different numbers 😂 realistically the numbers don’t mean anything, all you’re looking for is a positive OPK, where the test line is as dark or darker than the control line.Ovulation test strips are urine tests that you use at home to detect impending ovulation. They work by detecting the luteinizing hormone (LH), which increases to prompt the release of the egg during ovulation. Sometimes they are called ovulation predictor kits (OPKs), or simply ovulation tests.Every cycle I have been able to measure the LH surge, and also the temp increase when I have ovulated and drop in BBT when AF is arriving. My FP/Ovulation has been all over the place though, so literally I measure OPK 2 times a day just to make sure I don't miss it. The range has been 18-37 days for ovulation - yup, that's a lot of OPKs! Mar 23, 2015 · Bbt Spike But No Peak Fertility On Opk. K. Karter2013. Mar 23, 2015 at 10:39 AM. I have been TTC since December and still no luck. I started temping this cycle and got a big temp spike this morning. I am using clearblue advanced opk's and I have only gotten two flashing faces which means high fertility, but I haven't gotten a peak fertility yet. BBT shows AFTER O. (You don't get your change on BBT until after you have already O). OPK advised 24-36 hours PRIOR to O. By using OPK and BBT, you should forecast your O date with the OPK and verify you did O via BBT. Whenever you get a few minutes (okay, like 20 or so), I recommend checking out peeonastick.com. This is a very thorough website ...What is the difference between BBT and ovulation predictor kits (OPK)? An ovulation predictor kit measures LH levels, which surge before ovulation. Therefore, OPKs can detect your fertile window in advance, before ovulating. Ideally, we should start having sex before the surge, and when the test becomes positive, we can increase the frequency.Ideally, your LH levels should be around 1.0 or higher on your peak day as the test line becomes as dark as a control line. However, some women ovulate below this level. You’re always looking for the last, darkest day on your ovulation tests. For the majority of women, ovulation occurs in the 24-36 hours after a peak is found.Jul 7, 2020 at 9:39 PM. I would count ovulation 12-36 hrs after your Peak result. Thats how I've always done it and I've been successful. I continue to have positive opk for 1 or 2 days after the peak one but i know LH is coming down at that point. And i would BD on ovulation day and the next 2 or 3 days after as well. The egg could drop anywhere from 12-48+ hours after you get your last +OPK. And, to make it more confusing, sometimes your body can ramp up, have the LH surge (you get a +OPK) and then for some ...Jul 17, 2022 · OPK or BBT? Curious to hear others experiences when they were TTC. I have been doing both OPK tests and measuring my BBT for several months and I’m noticing that I’ll get a positive OPK but then my body temperature won’t spike for sometimes up to 4 days later. .