hi im new and confused

FH and i are getting married in Feb but im trying to track my cycles since we want to TTC right away

i bought an OPK on Friday - did one strip and nothing
did it yesterday and it was bright pink

r u supposed to do it with the first urination of the day or does it matter??
i just stopped the pill about 3 weeks ago

TIA

Re: hi im new and confused

First off congrats and welcome to the nerveracking world of ttc.
Second there is a ttc forum on lifamilies.com that gets a lot more traffic.
And finally to answer your questions. Opk's are usually done in the afternoon. They can be done in the evening too. Just try to hold your urine for at least a couple hours and limit the intake of fluids. Once you get a +OPK you should ovulate in the next 12-24 hours I think . Some people get 2 days of positives so don't be alarmed if you do.
AS for tracking a good way to do that is charting. You have to temp everymorning at the same time. And before you do anything else but it works for a lot of women. I charted for 2 years before getting married and was pregnant our third month of trying.
good luck

Re: hi im new and confused

Ok... so I'm new to this - what is OPK?

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Posted by soon2BMrsDee

Ok... so I'm new to this - what is OPK?

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thanks so much
OPK is ovulation prediction kit

Re: hi im new and confused

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Posted by dplehat

First off congrats and welcome to the nerveracking world of ttc.
Second there is a ttc forum on lifamilies.com that gets a lot more traffic.
And finally to answer your questions. Opk's are usually done in the afternoon. They can be done in the evening too. Just try to hold your urine for at least a couple hours and limit the intake of fluids. Once you get a +OPK you should ovulate in the next 12-24 hours I think . Some people get 2 days of positives so don't be alarmed if you do.
AS for tracking a good way to do that is charting. You have to temp everymorning at the same time. And before you do anything else but it works for a lot of women. I charted for 2 years before getting married and was pregnant our third month of trying.
good luck

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good for you; thats great im going to start charting monday
so you're pregnant now??

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Posted by Snowflake08

good for you; thats great im going to start charting monday
so you're pregnant now??

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Yup I am 21 weeks today. I am glad I started charting when I did because I was dx'ed with PCOS. If I had waited I would not have known there was a problem. I was put on Metformin when it was time to tcc and well, it worked. Charting can be a little annoying at first but it becomes second nature if you stick with it. If you have any questions fm me. I am no expert but have a bit of experience. Good luck.

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HELP how does this work??
In a perfct world 'd like to wait till we are married 6 mons to TTC but I feel like I know i will want to try sooner, ppl will give me grief but oh well!

Re: hi im new and confused

You have a couple choices. You can do charting, opk's or a combination of both. I did charting on fertilityfriend.com. It is a good site and I recommend the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. But instead of temping/charting you could just do opk's starting on the 10th day of you cycle (first day of you period counts as day 1). When it turns + then you 'baby dance' for the next few days. Then starts the 2 week wait. If you don't get your period then take a home pregnancy test.
That is the really condenced version of the ttc world. You should check out the ttc forum on lifamilies.com. Feel free to fm me if you have any questions. Don't worry about what people say about starting a famiky right away. I got pregnant on the honeymoon and just ignore people that say rude comments.