Clearblue Fertility Monitor Thread

[freefalling]

Yes, no problem. Check my picture, I attached it.

The line on the right measures estrogen. It doesn't work like the lines on an OPK because in fact the line gets LIGHTER as estrogen is higher! Also there's no comparison line. You can see the line getting lighter, and very light on CD 15 and 16. That means estrogen is surging.

The line on the left measures the same hormone as an OPK, the luteineizing hormone or LH. As you can see, on CD 17 it suddenly gets darker and thus I get a PEAK reading on the monitor.

I like to look at This picture in comparison. You see that when ovulation is near, estrogen rises first (right CBFM line get's lighter) and then the LH surges (left CBFM line gets darker).

Hope that explains something

Thanks for posting and sharing, now we all know what to look for. I thought the darker the better, ahh! Not had the left line yet but will be looking, think i might keep my sticks this cycle and compare.

Thank you again, ur one clever mama! x x

 

[peartree]

Well, after my record 41 day cycle (I started taking some EPO supplements last month, I wonder if that could have been it?), I am now on Day 1 and have a new toy.

 

[memartin]

OK i posted this in another section but now that i read this thread i think i might be better off asking here.... especially to phexia...

i dont really like to test in the beginning of my cycle because i have such long ones that i know im not oving, if i ever do at all. well im now on cd31 so i decided to test this morning however the CBFM never asked for a strip. so i was seeing if i can read the strip manually to tell where im at and if im perhaps oving. i glanced at them before but never paid attention, but this morning the left line was fairly dark, and there was a faint right one. does that mean im peaking, or about to? or am i just imagining things? no worries though cuz my dh and i just in case!

 

[Phexia]

memartin: It sure sounds like a peak! Glad you had some at the right time I used to have long and irregular cycles (have mild PCOS) and that didn't go so well with my CBFM. I'm on clomid now so I pretty much know when I´ll ovulate so I reset the monitor and it works better for me now. But using the sticks even if the monitor doesn't ask for them is one option if you know what the lines mean But I actually use cheap OPK's from e-bay too just in case the monitor misses my surge.

 

[memartin]

memartin: It sure sounds like a peak! Glad you had some at the right time I used to have long and irregular cycles (have mild PCOS) and that didn't go so well with my CBFM. I'm on clomid now so I pretty much know when I´ll ovulate so I reset the monitor and it works better for me now. But using the sticks even if the monitor doesn't ask for them is one option if you know what the lines mean But I actually use cheap OPK's from e-bay too just in case the monitor misses my surge.

thank you so much phexia! i thought that when i looked at it this morning... but i wasnt sure if there was some special code to it! haha! ive been wanting to get those opk cheapies too but im so afraid of buying the wrong thing on ebay! ill have to go to the store and buy some tonight.. while i order the cheap ones online! i am NOT wasting a cycle!!!

 

[Phexia]

If it looks anything like my bottom stick in the picture in my post above it's probably a peak Doesn't your doc wanna try clomid since you have PCOS?

 

[memartin]

If it looks anything like my bottom stick in the picture in my post above it's probably a peak Doesn't your doc wanna try clomid since you have PCOS?

my head could be seeing things, but i will post a pic of it tonight in my ttc journal. im pretty sure it is! now im hoping it actually is! i go see the FS on the 28th, which im pretty sure our next step is clomid.

 

[Phexia]

Hope you won't need it I´ll check your journal tonight and look at the pics

 

[memartin]

oh thatd be crazy if i didnt! i cant even imagine actually reaching that point. i will be in total shock if i ever get a much less this fast! how long have you been on clomid now?

 

[Phexia]

It's my first cycle Started at 100 mg. I ovulated on CD 18, never ovulated this early before and my temps seem a bit higher than usually. I hope it's a good sign

 

[memartin]

thats awesome!! tons of to you too then!

 

[Ash_P]

hey all,
I started using the persona fertility monitor, Its actually used to prevent u getting pregnant but im using it in the opposite way. I had 2 blood tests to check if i was ovulating and came back negative. first month of using the persona said i wasnt, (although not sure if it was getting used to me) and this month is says i am. I`ve heard of loads of people who have used the vertility monitors and had success, so fingers crossed for a

 

[peartree]

I also find it much more comfortable to pee in a cup and dip the sticks for 15 seconds (make sure you time it properly) instead of peeing on the stick. Just make sure, either way you do it, to hold the stick in a downwards position, place the cap on and put it straight into the monitor. I made a mistake first and waited for the lines to appear and think I got false readings the first cycle I used the monitor.

Hi Phexia, thanks for the useful pics. It's my first cycle of using the monitor - do I wait until the 'wet' absorbs all the to the end before I place in the monitor, or put in the monitor as the 'wet' is still travelling up the stick? Am I making any sense?

Oh, and just saw your ticker - congratulations on the

 

[Phexia]

Hi Phexia, thanks for the useful pics. It's my first cycle of using the monitor - do I wait until the 'wet' absorbs all the to the end before I place in the monitor, or put in the monitor as the 'wet' is still travelling up the stick? Am I making any sense?

Oh, and just saw your ticker - congratulations on the

Thanks

You shouldn't wait for the "wet" to travel up the stick, just pee on it or hold it in a cup for the correct amount of time, pop the cap, turn the monitor on and place it

 

[Mrs G]

Yes, no problem. Check my picture, I attached it.

The line on the right measures estrogen. It doesn't work like the lines on an OPK because in fact the line gets LIGHTER as estrogen is higher! Also there's no comparison line. You can see the line getting lighter, and very light on CD 15 and 16. That means estrogen is surging.

The line on the left measures the same hormone as an OPK, the luteineizing hormone or LH. As you can see, on CD 17 it suddenly gets darker and thus I get a PEAK reading on the monitor.

I like to look at This picture in comparison. You see that when ovulation is near, estrogen rises first (right CBFM line get's lighter) and then the LH surges (left CBFM line gets darker).

Hope that explains something

Am confused.....

Usually get 4 days of highs from day 11ish and then 2 peak and ov around cd15. CD 14 today and still getting lows. Looking at my sticks compared with these pics, Wed and yesterday had fairly faint right hand lines with very faint left hand. Today has dark right hand line and nothing on left.

I AM CONFUSED..... have I missed it or is it playing silly buggers???

Thoughts appreciated please.

 

[FBbaby]

Hi Mrs G,
Just wanted to say that I don't think you should forceably rely on the colour of the lines. Mine on 'high' and 'peak' were completely different to Phexia's. In my case, both lines got darker each day and were at their darkest on my second peak (both about the same colour). It got me really worried, thinking the monitor was faulty or something (it was my first month using it) but I temped, and that confirmed I had ovulated on my first peak. 9 days later, I had my

 

[Mrs G]

Thanks. I'm just annoyed cos it's usually so reliable and I really don't need long cycles at the mo as we're waiting for IVF. I think OV will just be really late, it's just unusual, but typical!!!

 

[Mrs G]

Another question....

I am on day 7 of poa cbfm s. So far nothing but lows so I am guessing I will need to use more than 10 sticks? However...

The 10 I am currently using are the second half of last month's pack (if that makes sense) so I have only 3 more left from this pack. I have another pack and think I will have to use them but I am sure I read somewhere about only using sticks from the same pack. Obviously I have no choice! but just wondered what you thought??

Sorry for the ramble!!

x

 

[FBbaby]

mmm, I read this too, but I don't know how important it is to do follow this advice. Surely the tests can't be that different and it is just as a precaution. As you say, not much choice. It would be great if you could get your high this morning and peak tomorrow, as after that, you know you will get another peak and another high regardless so don't need to test any longer.
Cross fingers that you get that high today.

 

[Mrs G]

So I did get a high this morning but I usually get 4!! Am using the "old" tests up first then will have to swap to the new box if I still need to test on Tuesday.

x