Using Clearblue Fertility monitor - anyone else? 7 BFP's...

[foxyviola]

Oops sorry I didn't post a pic, but the way I've phrased it makes it sound like I did, sorry!
I mean to say, I had 2 blue lines at some point this cycle but now only one.
Ive never tried temping yet.

 

[CaliDreaming]

I think it would be good if you temped next cycle. It might be good to start now just to get in the swing of things and see if you get temp shift. Then you could have some sort of idea on whether you O'ed or not. I'm not sure if you O'ed already and missed the surge or just haven't o'ed at all.

 

[luckylecky]

I don't get it.. are some of you saying that the CBFM does not work? Are your OV tests saying different? Although surprised that I got a peak at 11cd (have I got the accronynome thingy right?) I've unexpecetidaly also got extra CM. Well I'll BD tonight and see how hubs is up for the next day.. oh my, it can be so tyring!

 

[PatTabs]

So sorry about the MC. Maybe you could start back feeding the monitor strips after you get your peak. Maybe your body geared up to O but didn't actually release an egg and did it later in your cycle. And not trying to get hopes up, but maybe you're preggo.

ahh I wish huni!!! Well I thought i would check with a stick and not put it in the monitor as can read them quite well now and no sign of the right hand side line at all just a very dark line on the left on CD 17.

Ah well not going to hold out much hope for this month. I'm going on hols on 9th for two weeks so going to take a month off from the CBFM and head to the docs on my return.

Also a very good friend told me she's preggo with her 3rd today, was so pleased for her yet the little voice inside was screaming 'what bout me!! I just want one!!' terrible I know...

 

[PatTabs]

I don't get it.. are some of you saying that the CBFM does not work? Are your OV tests saying different? Although surprised that I got a peak at 11cd (have I got the accronynome thingy right?) I've unexpecetidaly also got extra CM. Well I'll BD tonight and see how hubs is up for the next day.. oh my, it can be so tyring!

No no Lucky...I was ..still am confused about my cycle this month, I couldn't understand how I got my peak on CD11. I still have faith it in..it helped me get a BFP in Dec so it must help!!

Enjoy the

 

[foxyviola]

I'm just not sure what to make of it as its early days.
Either it's missed my ov day, or I haven't ov'd at all.
Still no light shed on the blue lines, despite googling etc.
I have had two lines on previous ones but now just one for a few days.
I'm on my 12 high!!
This is my 2nd cycle, but on the first it seemed to work perfectly and I got a peak on cd 13 after only a few highs.

 

[Briss]

Foxy, CBFM might have missed it. I had a couple of cycles when I only got HIGHs I stopped feeding it sticks after 10th HIGH as did not see any point as I do not usually ovulate after CD15. one cycle I had lap/hysteroscopy with UTI infection + antibiotics so hence the reason I only got HIGhs but then next cycle it was the same story no idea why. but because I also temp I know that I did get a temp shift both cycle so probably ovulated just CBFM did not pick it up

afm, got my PEAK and positive OPK today on CD13, I did a bit of experimenting with EPO as I really wanted to extend my cycle and it seems to be working as it pushed my O for 1-2 days. there is a good chance I will have a longish cycle 27-29 days finally! 6th cycle post operation! and all thanks to EPO

 

[foxyviola]

Great news on the peak and longish cycle Briss!
Thanks for the reassurance, I'm hoping it's missed my peak, although there has been a lack of ewcm. Ach well.

 

[luckylecky]

I don't get it.. are some of you saying that the CBFM does not work? Are your OV tests saying different? Although surprised that I got a peak at 11cd (have I got the accronynome thingy right?) I've unexpecetidaly also got extra CM. Well I'll BD tonight and see how hubs is up for the next day.. oh my, it can be so tyring!

No no Lucky...I was ..still am confused about my cycle this month, I couldn't understand how I got my peak on CD11. I still have faith it in..it helped me get a BFP in Dec so it must help!!

Enjoy the

Ohh, knackered!

 

[PatTabs]

Ohh, knackered!

 

[CaliDreaming]

So after I get my peak and I start getting lows again, do I even have to turn the machine on again until AF? I still turn it on every morning, but it feels kinda pointless.

 

[Briss]

After I get my first peak I ignore my CBFM until i need to press "m" button on CD1-5

 

[foxyviola]

Cd 22 decided to dip stick in plain water.
It still registered high.
To my mind, if there's no hormones it should pick up low surely.
Losing faith.....

 

[Briss]

Cd 22 decided to dip stick in plain water.
It still registered high.
To my mind, if there's no hormones it should pick up low surely.
Losing faith.....

how annoying is this? the problem with CBFM is that it preprogrammed to do certain things automatically e.g. once it detects peak it will give you PEAK PEAK HIGH LOW possibly even if you stick it in plain water like you did. or once it detects high it is going to go HIGH for either 10 or 20 days until it either detects peak or if it failed to detect peak it will continue with highs for 10 or 20 days and then will give you LOW

 

[CaliDreaming]

Cd 22 decided to dip stick in plain water.
It still registered high.
To my mind, if there's no hormones it should pick up low surely.
Losing faith.....

Man that sucks!

 

[laustiredttc]

that scares me a bit as i thought the cbfm was a type of revolution in detecting the many highs, lows and peaks of O. Obviously not!! Bummer

 

[Briss]

I still think CBFM is more accurate than OPK, when CBFM just gave me HIGHs and couldn't detect LH surge, OPK did not give me a true positive either. Also my temps usually show ovulation on second PEAK, while with positive OPK it can be anything: a day before O, the day of O and even a day after O - most confusing and not very reliable

 

[CaliDreaming]

I really think the makers of the CBFM should reconsider the autopeak/high thing. I can understand it after the first peak so that women will know to cover all bases, but if it hasn't detected a peak it would be more useful to get an actual reading.

Also, I can't get over it requesting sticks when it's not actually reading anything. Those sticks are not cheap!

Now I'm a little worried about what my CBFM will do next cycle.

 

[luckylecky]

I've been asked for test sticks after getting a low and that's after a peak, peak, high.
I think it's programmed to get 10 sticks per cycle, hence 20 in a pack. This cycle I got a high at 8, I think, and peaked at 11, something like that, anyway I do believe it, the lines looked right, but I am pissed it seems to want 10 sticks when I only nead to use 4 or 5. i just ignored it after I got my low. I think it does detect a peak when there is one, I deffo had cramping and EWCM at the same time I got my peaks. But yeah I'm annoyed that it seems to be programmed that way, it's still asking me for sticks, I'm 4 Dpo!

 

[laustiredttc]

Maybe they programmed it that way so we do have to use more sticks to line their pockets, i'm not sure but i do know i will stop giving it sticks this month after i get my first peak!!!