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3rd/4th day of flashing smiley opk?!

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Hi guys,

I’m cycle day 26 today and still getting flashing smileys on my opk! They started around cd 23, is this normal to get flashing smiley for a few days?! Beginning to think I’ll never see my peak fertility face! My cycles are usually 38 days long! Didn’t think the flashing smileys would last this long xxx

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Tugsgirl

If you want a tip, I’d ditch the flashing ones and just use the digital clearblue that doesn’t flash. Our clinic gave me one and I haven’t used another opk since. There’s no second guessing with the ones that don’t flash, it’s either a smiley face (positive) or an open empty circle ⭕️ for negative xx

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Materialbarbie in reply toTugsgirl

Omg thank you so much I’ll look into getting myself some of those! It’s driving me crazy! I was so happy to see the flashing face and now I’m like WILL YOU EVER CHANGE?!😂 I know they also say not to go by the lines inside the test but day 24 is such a dark dark line compared to the others I feel that was my peak 😂xxx

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Tugsgirl in reply toMaterialbarbie

Honestly they’re so easy and straight forward! Good luck xx

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Materialbarbie in reply toTugsgirl

Thanks again 💖xxx

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Kiedy84 in reply toTugsgirl

Even better (cheaper) I buy mine on Amazon - really cheap ones, they all come from the same Chinese factory anyway and totally work. I discussed this with my Fertility doctor and he said to just use the cheap ones! Xx

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Materialbarbie in reply toKiedy84

Oooo Thankyou I’ll order myself some! Xxx

Clear blue told me to disregard after day 5 and reset the test by leaving it 48 hours because I had 11 days of flashing but had missed my peak so the machine willContinue to flash even after you have OVD. Stop testing this month, they cost a bomb too!!

And as for not looking at the lines, the first thing I would do is rag it out the machine then spend a good hour sat on the loo scrutinising them 🤣🤣

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Materialbarbie in reply to

Ahhh that’s so frustrating that I may have missed peak omg! Thanks so much for letting me know!

Haha I’m so glad I’m not the only one who would sit and look at the lines🙈😂xxx

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Lynnr54

I used those ones and some months I would flash for 3-4 days, others only 1 and others straight to peak fertility. I found it all very confusing! I do have PCO (though apparently not PCOS) which could cause my hormones to be a bit funny so I put it down to that but to be honest I think there’d be less stress just going for the ones that show ovulation or not. Good luck!

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Materialbarbie in reply toLynnr54

You are right I’m just gunna order some cheapys that are a basic yes or no! Thanks so much xxx

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Dreamingofbaby

I used those and always have flashing for a few days before my still so preserve hun it hopefully will happen soon. I used to test mid day too as mine always came in the early afternoon. Have fun sure will happen soon ☺️x

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Materialbarbie in reply toDreamingofbaby

Thanks so much I’ve been testing around midday too as well as morning to see if it changes! If for any reason I couldn’t do Monday id do evening but still flashy face! Baby dancing like crazy so hopefully this does the trick 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼! Thankyou so much☺️Xx

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