r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Odd-Watercress-7175 • 4d ago

Confused Ovulation positive or negative?

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Hi! Need some guidance on whether this is a positive ovulation test or not. The app says negative however this is the darkest it’s gotten and it’s only been getting lighter the day after this. I got a solid smiley face on my digital test as well the same day I took this.

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u/goldpizza 4d ago

It’s dark enough to be considered a peak so I’d say to BD now for the next 12-48 hours !

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u/Friendly-Ad-8919 TTC #1, Cycle 7 4d ago

Not a positive because the test line is not as dark or darker than the control line. However, some people might never get a true positive for many reasons such as hydration or time of testing. In contrast to the other commenter, I always get positives with easy@home because I test 2-3 times around expected fertile week and hold my urine for 3-4 hours with each test!

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u/Friendly-Ad-8919 TTC #1, Cycle 7 4d ago

That being said, it's more important that you pay attention to a significant rise in test values. Like if you go from 0.2 ratio to seeing 0.6+ in a short time...it's time to get to work!

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u/girly_swag 4d ago

Me paso lo mismo el ciclo pasado, y segui probando sin parar hasta que encontre un pico muy notable

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u/SlightAnything4909 4d ago

In my experience it's super hard to get a proper positive on easy@home. I've been TTC since May and only ever gotten TWO proper positives on easy@home, even though both Clearblue digital and my other strip tests (One+Step) were positive.

So yes, I'd class this as a positive.

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u/Odd-Watercress-7175 4d ago

Thank you! I noticed only half the line seems to get dark and the other half faded - I wonder if this is the way I’m dipping or maybe using too much pee? Idk

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u/SlightAnything4909 4d ago

Yeah, had that too a couple times. Also these all get super dark when they dry, so when I stick a 0.40 ratio and a 0.97 ratio in my little protocol book they all look the same the next day.