how do you do OPK w/o being obvious?

[Anonymous]

I'm supposed to test my urine at 2 PM every day. I can't be the only one who works in an cube far from the bathroom, where I have to carry the kit and cup in the middle of the day. I have these tiny plastic cups from fast food places and the kit is really small -- but really, do I carry my purse in every day? Most of my clothes don't have pockets. And getting the cup and kit out of my bag will not be discreet. I'm not sure I can carry the kit and cup in my hand all the way w/o dropping, running into someone who wants to chat, or some other obvious thing. How are you all managing?

[Anonymous]

I just take my purse with me...or I put everything in one of those big interoffice envelopes.

[Anonymous]

For that reason, i used the OPKs that are just a self contained stick and peed right on it. Easy to conceal in a handbag. (Tho kind of gross if you later forget it is there....). I'd cut the foil pack open at my desk and put it in the purse, go to the bathroom and pee on the stick, then put on the cap and plop it back into my purse. Walk back to the office and lay the test flat in a closed drawer while the pee soaked in. Then I'd toss it back into my purse in a baggie and throw it out at home.

If anyone tried to derail me on my way to/from the office, I'd claim to be running to the restroom in advance of a conference call that was starting in just a few minutes. Could we catch up after my call?

[Anonymous]

I also use the ones you pee on. They only take three minutes, so I actually stay in the stall three minutes. No one pays any attention. I toss it in the "ladies" bin in the stall if someone else is in the restroom or I toss it in the trash wrapped in a paper towel if I am alone.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I will try the purse on my way to a meeting/call bit! Thanks!

[Anonymous]

OP, I can't imagine anyone noticing (or caring) that you are carrying a purse to the bathroom. There are all sorts of reasons why someone would do this - lipstick? tampons? toothbrush?