Boots fertility monitor, do I don't I??

[mrsb33]

I know its very expensive, but after 10 months of ttc and a mc, I'm getting to that point now!!
Has anyone brought one?
Got any advice?
Do I don't I that is the question???

[LoveInAColdClimate]

Haven't got one but am watching with interest as I have also considered it...

[mrsb33]

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[havealittlefaithbaby]

I think most people go with the CB monitor, might be worth asking on their thread why they chose that one?!
I've never really bothered just gone ny my chart tbh.

[Purplebuns]

Hi I have just bought my CBFM off amazon for £55 instead of a hundred from boots if that is any good to you? I can't use it until next month though :(
I fell for marketing and that everyone seems to use this monitor!

[LoveInAColdClimate]

I cracked and bought a CBFM this month, but still tempted by the £500 version - think will hold off for a while, though!

[Purplebuns]

I am only a few months off my fertility referral so I won't be splashing out on the £500 one! Have you started using your cbfm?

[LoveInAColdClimate]

Am on CD4 so just started, purple - get to POAS the day after tomorrow. I have just been referred to a specialist - hoping that and buying the monitor are just the trigger I need to get updiffed!

[mrsb33]

hi thanks for the responses,doesnt the CBFM measure your LH surge? like OV sticks?
im tempted by the boots one as it measures your temps throughout the day and as as i get up different times every day because i have a mobile job its difficult to take my temp myself so this seems like the perfect solution for me??

[Vegasgirl]

I got pregnant first go with the CB! I bought it second hand- I consider it my lucky monitor and will use it straight away if I ttc again. Good luck.

[mrsb33]

Ok, maybe I should give it a try then... I'm willing to try anything after 10months of trying!!! Thanks again!

[loobylou13]

ive been looking at both monitors and think im going to get the clearblue one off amazon thats on offer at £55 if not successful in the next 2 months, then if not successful with that one try the boots one

£500 is alot of money for me, ive actually been saving £100 a month since we decided to try so it would wipe out our 'baby fund' but theres not much point in having some money saved up for a baby if we cant conceive one!!!

[Purplebuns]

Love my monitor arrived when I was on day 6 so I have to wait until next cycle. Is it easy to use?
After spending nearly £70 including the sticks this month, not even being able to use them + buying myself some new clothes which I have been avoiding as if I get updiffed then I won't fit them. I am sure to get pregnant this month right?

Mrsb one of the main things that puts me off the £500 monitor is that a consultation at a private fertility clinic would cost less. You must be eligible for referral to a fertility clinic shortly as well?

[mrsb33]

2 more months for me, now on cycle 10 after a mmc back in sept last year, im not sure, still very tempted especially as u get your £ back if you dont conceive in a year!
Also going to give the clear blue ago, a very kind lady on a regular thread gave me hers as she no longer has use for it. So best of both worlds! X

[MiniH]

I use the cbfm and it is pretty good. It measures both lh and oestrogen, so is more accurate than ov sticks. I read some pretty 'so-so' reviews about the boots monitor, as I was tempted originally. People were complaining that the sticks patches don't stick well and need constant replacing, so works out even more expensive. Also getting money back is a right faff as you have to get doc to sign off that you've used it properly for a whole year.

All the boots monitor really does is tell you the right time - the cbfm will do that too and is so much cheaper, so although I'm probably biased, I think it is the better option. You could use the money you saved to get a few extra private tests done , or try acupuncture (or just a new handbag!)

[willitbe]

Mrsb33 - I have been using the expensive fertility monitor (I didn't have to pay out for it because I was using it as part of a fertility study comparing Clearblue OPK and the fertility duo and the ladycomp.)

Well I got pregnant on the second month of using it (means I have to drop out of the fertility study!) This is after 10 months of not concieving after m/c's.

The customer support with it is excellent, and using the machine is really really easy, much easier than having to do the pee sticks or sticking a thermometer in your mouth each morning.

However it is alot of money, I had already spent tons of money on fertility specialists, so I don't think I would have spent the money on the boots monitor, but having said that..... I am pregnant again!

[LoveInAColdClimate]

Purple - I did my first POAS this morning. It does seem v easy and is certainly much easier than trying to gauge which line is darker on the cheap ov sticks I was using before. Also like that you can use FMU as was previously doing two tests a day at work so seemed to spend half my day hiding in the loo!

[Purplebuns]

That does sound easier, I never got a true positive on my cheap opks although my line got thicker. I am urging my cycle to hurry up and be over so I can use the cbfm, also we are having a month 'off' so really don't think it will happen.

willitbe- that is fantastic! I hope things go well for you :)