Clearblue Fertility Monitor users!

apparently the monitor will keep on registering high until it finds a peak or when the oestrogen level drops to give you a low reading. it's my second cycle with the monitor. unfortunately ovulated very late for the first time ever. probably because my hormones are still all over the place after m/c. normally my cycle is 26-27 days and ovulate on cd 16-17 and LH surge on cd12-14. 1st cycle after m/c was only 24 days. hopefully will be better next cycle.

my1stbaby, that is really weird isn't it? How many days was your cycle then? I've never had it this late before, guess I will go on using the sticks now just to see what happens! Don't understand why the monitor shows a high when your hormones obviously aren't changing. Hope everything settles next month then.

Hi Janus: understand how frustrating it is. i have the same problem with my CBFM this cycle. i ovulated very late, cd27 and the monitor just says High fron cd9 onwards. i finsihed whole box of 20 sticks without getting peak. i ditched the monitor in the end. might try it again next cycle. i just kept charting my temp which is how i know i did ovulate. really thought it was anovulatory for. i also used opk sticks throughout the cycle 2x a day and they were also negative as well. maybe my surge is a bit on the low side for the opk to detect .

Grr! Just started using this again and am now on day 18 and the monitor has been high since day 7 but still no peak. This doesn't make sense to me. Is it possible the monitor has missed my peak or do you think, for some reason, I just won't ovulate this month? I usually ov around day 12-14 so will try the sticks for a few more days and then give up at day 21 as it is so expensive to buy the sticks.
Just wondered if anyone else did not get a 'peak' one month?

Good luck

Thank you for getting back to me. I think I'll wait until 14d pov rather than risk putting myself through a series of negatives which may be unnecessary.

Some get positives from 10DPO some only 14DPO some later. Usual response is around the 14 day mark. You can get more sensitive HCG tests at level 10 (earlier response) most are level 25 and above. Bottom line is if you only have one and limited resources wait. If you want to go mad and test lots you can start earlier. Generally you only get false negatives eg. testing too early when you are actually pregnant. If you get a faint positive usually you are.

I have found the CBFM ideal for determining OV. It would be useful if it had inbuilt pg testing too. That's if I ever get pg!

I've been lurking on this thread for a while and have just decided to join in. I'm wondering when's the earliest I could do a pregnancy test as my cycle is a bit variable and I never know quite when I can start to test. I had 2 peak days, should I test 14 days after the second of these?

me too keep us posted

Yes it is..

I have two daughters from 1st DP and then I have dd3 aged 21 months from current DP..we tried so hard for her and I had 4 mc's...then finally struck Gold!

We have been trying for 6 months doe no.4 and hopefully have struck gold again..( I'm keeping my fingers crossed this one sticks).

congratulations Mumto3girls is this your fourth then?

I bought this last month..used it foe February...got peak days on 14/15th and got my BFP today!!!!

Thank for your good wishes. I am hopefull as it seems very accurate.

Hey ladies - hope you don't mind me butting in, but just wanted to say I used the CBFM as part of a conception study in 2005 and on the 2nd month of using it fell pg (had been ttc 5 months prior to that). I didn't have the full info it only showed highs and lows -I chatted with other users on the study as I finished the 1st cycle and got some hints on how to work out the peak days - and hey presto! So even using it with limited info it worked for me! Wishing you lots of luck and bfps.

thanks...apparently the m starts flashing a few days before you are due...mines been flashing for 3-4 days now

It was my understanding that the two lines measure different things one is LH surge and the other Estrogen.

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I don't think it helps on the Pg test front but aparently shows a flashing m if it thinks you are overdue

sorry that should say I'm now on day 29!

Hi Ladies I need some help and advice please...
I am using the clearblue monitor for the first time this month.. it worked and i got a peak day on day 14...
I'm now on day 20..my cycles always used to be spot on 28/29 days - the last few months they have stretched to 33 days at tmes.
So I don't want to waste the one pg test I have in the house...soeone once told me that OV tests often show a positive test when you're pg...in the clear blue ones which lines would show this..please don't say first or second line cos i won't know which way to look at it? Also does anyone know if it's true at all?

Thanks and good luck everyone!!

Janus - multiple "high" days is perfectly normal - I usually got between 3 and 5 before my "peak" day.

I used the monitor alongside traditional OPKs for a couple of months, and the two gave "peak" readings the same day. The monitor reads the same hormone as an OPK, so there shouldn't be any difference in results (but bear in mind your ovulation date can vary from cycle to cycle).

Hugs,
Artoo.

OK, another question!! Got my first 'high' yesterday but have another one today, is this normal? Do you usually have more than one 'high' day? It also seems early for me, day 11 and 12, did any of you find the monitor gave you an earlier ovulation day than using, say, OPKs? Thanks!

Hi Janus,

As I understand it the CBFM test sticks are mini OV tests. If you look at any of the high ones they should have a faint second blue line that the machine has read. With the Peak one that blue line is stronger if not the same as the other one.

I had 2 days of high last month followed by 1 peak day then low again. This month I am on my 4th day of high!

We were also surprised by the highs as they are later than we were trying so you never know just go for it. It is added expense but I also used OV tests as a comparison in my first month and the results were similar.

Hello all, looking for some advice.
I've just started using the monitor this month and am on day 7 and have got my first 'high' which I'm very confused about. I have a 29 to 32 day cycle normally and using the opks have shown to ovulate around day 14 to 16. So why am I getting a high today on day 7?? This seems really odd, can you have days of highs? Luckily dp has just come home from a work trip this morning so will put it all to good use anyway!! If this is true could explain our lack of luck in previous months as we have tried to organise his trips around this time to be ready for middle of the month.
Basically then, how do your 'highs' fall and how long do they last?
Thanks!

hey ladies
hope u all had a lovely xams and happy new year to you all, how are you all doing? just thought i would touch base for an update x

Yay KitKat CBFM graduate who else is left with their CBFM?

Happy Christmas to everyone

Thanks Nadine... Not doing too badly with lots of Christmas stuff to keep me busy!

First month of using CBFM and it said I OVd 2 days later than I was expecting. So now am hanging in there to see whether I did OV later this month or if I have a short luteal phase!

I have had my first few test free days which is a nice break from the daily stick! The CBFM definitely works on line reading I think