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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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5 days flashing smiley...GOING CRAZY!

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 04:08

Hello im new here!!

My partner and I have been trying to conceive now for 6 months and thought we would give the Clearblue Digital Ovulation Tests a try. My cycles range from between 29-32 days (annoying)

My last cycle was 32 days so I went by that when reading the instructions with the Clearblue Tests, it told me to start testing on CD12, I got blank circles for 2 days, now been having flashing smileys for 5 days ITS DRIVING ME MENTAL!! Im not on CD 18 and am freaking out that ive missed my ovulation :(

We have BD every 2nd day since I started testing.

Has any one else had something similar to this and managed to concieve or eventually get their static smiley?? Please help :( :(

TIA ladies xx

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babydreamer24 · 24/02/2019 23:46

@JadeSB have sent you a PM :)

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JadeSB · 24/02/2019 22:58

@babydreamer24 sure, will do! Due AF on Friday...which will make me 9dpo so I'm going to wait until then, as it'll be too early otherwise. Going to be a long 5 Days! What about you? Xx

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babydreamer24 · 24/02/2019 22:49

Yes for sure! Personal Message me and keep me updated! How long until you are due for AF? xx

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JadeSB · 24/02/2019 22:19

@babydreamer24 fingers crossed for us both 🤞🏼

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babydreamer24 · 24/02/2019 22:10

@JadeSB Yes I did! I got it on CD23 after 9 days of high fertility! FINALLY! So we BD the night I got my peak and 2 days before it as well, but now im worried that its not long enough between the peak and my period starting for implantation to occur :( :( Im really hoping im still in for a good chance! Good luck to you xx

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JadeSB · 24/02/2019 11:07

@babydreamer24 did you get your peak in the end? I’m 4dpo and just had 12 days of high fertility before I got my peak eventually!

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 20:31

Another flashing smiley for me this morning Sad BD last night though. Even if the holder does not detect peak fertility once the high fertility phase is over will it go back to showing a plain circle???

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MsSquiz · 18/02/2019 12:07

@mariethecat fab thanks Smile
I have a tonne of the normal CB digital OPKs to get through, but if we are still TTC when I use them up, I might give it a try! I like the idea of it all being connected

mariethecat · 18/02/2019 11:57

@MsSquiz
Actually really easy you've just got to remember to have your phone with you to put it near the holder to update

I got it as there was a deal on at Boots however it doesn't really offer much more than the other dual hormone one if you log that info to apps like Ovia so I wouldn't necessarily buy again unless there was another deal on

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 11:46

Heres hoping I see that static smiley tomorrow morning!! SmileSmile

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MsSquiz · 18/02/2019 11:46

@mariethecat is it the clear blue connected ovulation test system you are using?
How straightforward do you find it to use?

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 11:40

@mariethecat classing not clashing

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 11:38

@scaredofthecity did you only ever get flashing smileys? Smile

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 11:37

@mariethecat my last period started on 1st Feb, that's what I'm clashing as cycle day 1 x

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scaredofthecity · 18/02/2019 11:20

I never got a static smiley when I used them, my dd is currently sitting on my lap! I'm not sure they work for everyone.

mariethecat · 18/02/2019 11:17

@babydreamer24
What day are you classing as cycle day 1 as this can have a BIG impact - cycle day 1 should be the day you wake up with full flow red bleeding - if you don't get this until after midday then you count the next day as cycle day 1 and if you have several days of light spotting or brown blood don't count those either which might bring your actual cycle length down?

No harm in continuing to test - they're just so bloody expensive! I have had monthly ultrasound scans before (due to previous ruptured ectopic and removal of tube) and clearblue results have been in line with monthly follicle scan results so I think they are pretty accurate unless you suffer from PCOS x

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 11:12

@chanel05, thankyou! Tomorrow will make 9 days from when it told me yo start testing and I have 6 tests left (I'm on my 2nd box) so I might just keep testing every morning until i get AF (Or dont Wink) and keep BD every other night, cant hurt!

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 11:11

@mariethecat mine said to start on cycle day 11 as I put in that i have a 31 day cycle, they range from 29-32 so it's hard to pinpoint. Do you think theres any harm in just testing until I run out of tests?

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Chanel05 · 18/02/2019 10:51

@babydreamer24 9 days when you start testing! You can re use the same holder, I’ve used the same one every month actually.

mariethecat · 18/02/2019 09:50

@babydreamer24
You can re use the same holder....
Usually clearblue advises starting testing on cycle day 8 - I have the horrendously expensive "connected" ones with the link to the clearblue app and based on my cycle information it alerts me when to test so I don't miss the rise in hormones

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 09:44

@herewegoagain84 when I start my next cycle, should I use a new holder or just use the same one?

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Herewegoagain84 · 18/02/2019 09:15

OP I had 7 this cycle before my solid (currently in the tww). I would recommend starting them a bit earlier - when I have used them in the past (and followed the instructions), I never got a solid and I think it’s because my hormones had already started to rise, so it recorded my baseline wrong (it’ll always give you a blank to start with).

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 08:38

@mariethecat - thankyou! You gave given me some more confidence xx

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mariethecat · 18/02/2019 08:10

@babydreamer24
You can have up to 9/10 flashing smileys and that's ok before clearblue recommend stopping testing.
My cycles change wildly - sometimes I can have 8 days of flashing smileys and sometimes can go straight to solid
Just keep going - if you miss it this month I would switch to testing twice a day when you get the flashing smileys as maybe you have a really short but quick LH surge and are therefore missing it? I would say 75% of the time I get the solid peak smiley when I test around 630pm
Good luck and keep going x

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babydreamer24 · 18/02/2019 07:41

Hi Chanel05 do you mean 9 days from the first flashing smiley?? Or 9 days from the recommended day that it says to start testing? Smile

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