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Clomid & OPK's
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ruby
 July 29th, 2005 11:50 AMReport

Hi ladies. Quick question. I finished my 1st round of Clomid (50 mg) 6 days ago and have been getting neg. OPK's...up until this morning. I was getting --'s with Clear Blue, but I started using Answer today and definitely got a darker test line than the ref. line. My only question is that the test line, although darker, looks a bit thinner than the test line. I called the 1-800 number to ask about this....and they said to ask my dr about how the clomid will affect OPK results....but they also said that what matters with the test is the color intensity of the band rather than the width. Can anyone vouch for that? Sorry...this was SUPPOSED to be short : )

D.
 July 29th, 2005 11:57 AMReport

The thickness of the line doesn't matter. IT's the darkness. Clomid make you ovulate anywhere from 5-10 days after your last pill. Good Luck!! I hope it does the trick!


ruby
 July 29th, 2005 12:04 PMReport

oh my gosh! so i really might be ovulating soon? i don't think i had ovulated in a long time so my dh and i are hoping the clomid does the trick! now i wish we could both skip work and get to the baby making!! : )

annette
 July 29th, 2005 12:13 PMReport

Yes Ruby, me too had tested with answer last month, which was my 1st clomid month, and had seen a darker line than the reference line. it was thinner too. but i had ovulated. anyway, no success last month. trying this month again.

ruby
 July 29th, 2005 12:40 PMReport

oh i'm so excited that i might actually be ovulating. but now i'm a little worried...my dh and i bd'ed on wednesday nite but skipped last nite. we will definitely do the deed tonite and perhaps tomorrow morning. i guess i'm worried that we might have missed a good chance to conceive last nite. what do you girls think? annette, were there any other signs that made you believe you o'ed? or just the dark test line? baby dust to you ladies!! *~*~*~*~*~



D.
 July 29th, 2005 1:35 PMReport

Every other day keeps your bases covered . With good CM, those little guys can live up to 5 days. They will at least live 48 hours. So, don't sweat it. You're alright!

annette
 July 29th, 2005 1:58 PMReport

ruby, i did have some cramps in my lower abdomen, someting like there is a knot tied in there. sometimes i felt as if someone is pulling with a hook. i have heard that some pple experience cramp while ovulating. Also, i had EWCM, which is a sure sigh of ovulation. i am not good at checking the cervix position, so cant tell you how that was..good luck to you

ruby
 July 29th, 2005 3:22 PMReport

your stories/advice is helping me so much, ladies. 2 days ago i began having uncomfortable tugging/cramping in my abdomen so i guess i can take that as being ovulation cramps. i think i'm one of the unlucky ones who's CM dried up a bit with the clomid. hopefully the little guys made it up okay, though. how long have you ladies been trying?


b
 July 29th, 2005 4:49 PMReport

ump!

merlee
 July 29th, 2005 7:50 PMReport

Hi ladies. I am cd15, my cervix has gotten higher, and I have EWCM today. I took an opk yesterday that was neg, and one today was weak (not nearly as dark as the control). Problem: DH is not due home til midnight tomorrow! I am afraid that I will O tomorrow or even tonite w/o DH. We have been ttc for over 2.5 yrs now and I know that one more time probably won't make that much difference, but I have been using some different herbs and doing acupressure (The Infertility Cure) this month and really wanted it to work. I could really use some pep talks.

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