Where to buy...

[Queen Bee.]

Where is a cheap place to buy Ovulation tests? in Uk

 

[elliep]

I'd suggest looking on ebay, thats were I have found them at reasonale prices.

 

[Darlin65]

Look online on like Ebay or amazon for the Wondfo ones. They are a pretty good deal

 

[Queen Bee.]

When Should I start testing with them?

 

[green22]

Hiya, I always bought mine on Amazon, you can get packs with 15 OPK's and 15 HPT's which are handy. If you have no idea when you ovulate then from memory I think they suggest to start testing from maybe day CD10? That way you can be sure you will not miss your surge (hopefully!) However, I used these, and the clearblue digi ov tester as well and didnt get any +ve's which really upset me as I thought I wasn't ovulating! I ran the tests alongside temping which will tell you after you have ovulated so is handy for ongiong cycles and I got my BFP in the 3rd month.

Good luck x

 

[Queen Bee.]

Thanks so much green22! lil bit confusing all of this

 

[green22]

You are welcome! I am new to all this too! Are you temping as well? I found this invaluable and if you are like me and don't test positive or miss your surge then your temps increasing after you have ovulated are the only way to tell you deffo ov'd. Phew, confused? Ha ha. On my charts sometimes when I temped I was like 'no way, that must be wrong' but you see patterns emerging. On the month I got my BFP I had a massive dip which I thought I'd temped wrong and it turns out it was probably my implantation dip!!

 

[Queen Bee.]

I havent been temping, How exactly do you do it? I would need to buy a thermometer first. basically all I've been doing is using calander to track period, and just have sex during when I think is a good time, maybe im missing the fertile time completely!

 

[green22]

I joined Fertilityfriend.com on a free months trial, I found it really helpful for charting and they have a Q & A section to help you too. I bought a thermometer from boots (they do a pack with a BBT (Basal body thermometer) and a chart which I didn't use. It was a tenner I think. But you can get them off Amazon etc but it needs to be to .2 decimal places to be exact. Then you just record your temperature at the same time every morning (or as near to as possible) and put it on your chart. You start from CD1 and you can also chart your cervical mucus and other symptoms as well to build up a better picture right through your cycle. Basically before you ov, your temps should be lower, once you have ov'd they will rise, and stay that way until your af is due, when they will decrease again. Its handy if you are unsure if/when you ov and also to watch out for a temp dip after ov etc for implantation or increased temps for pregnancy. I've added a link to my chart so you can see.

[url=https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/348753]My Ovulation Chart[/URL]

 

[Queen Bee.]

Do you actually notice the increased temp? sorry to go on and on! lol So many things to learn!

 

[green22]

Do you mean do you feel it or can you see it on the chart? If its the first then nope, it can be TINY, but you will see a definite shift in your chart. And don't worry about the questions, its mind boggling I know!

 

[Queen Bee.]

Oh thats amazing! And sooo confusing lol I thought this was going to be easy... boy was I wrong! Im still waiting for af should be here 14-15th, any signs I should keep an eye out for?

 

[green22]

Fingers crossed af doesn't show for you : - ) I symptom spotted like a mentalist for the first 3 months and I was like, 'ooo I have the sniffles along with a bad back and are my boobs sore? blah blah blah' and the one month I though 'sod it, I'm just going to see what happens and had NO symptoms (apart from my chart which I thought I had done wrong!!) was the month I got caught! As long as you are BD'ing through your most fertile time and keeping your legs in the air afterwards/lay with a pillow under your hips etc etc then the rest is up to chance! I also started to drink grapefruit juice about 5 days before I reckoned I'd be o'ving and it increased my EWCM lots too. I sound really obsessive. But i'm not, honest. lol x

 

[Queen Bee.]

Im not sure when I was supposed to O'ed, Hubby just said ive been really bitchy lately lol we did it on the 2nd but I think we missed the fertile time, but have next cycle I suppose

 

[green22]

Every time I went near my hubby he was like 'oh it must be THAT time again!!' I reckoned the I ov'd around day 14 judging by my charts so we just did it every day from CD10 to CD16 to make sure. Some say not to do it every day to give his swimmers chance to 'regroup' hahahaha but others say not to worry and there are millions and squillions each time.

 

[Queen Bee.]

I dunno lately my sex drive has been crazy! he even thinks so, he's been making jokes about it! lol we dont do it everyday, I dont think I could get him to do it everyday, sounds weird maybe lol