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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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Clearblue Ovulation Test - Flashing Smily Face

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HackneyGirl2022 · 06/04/2022 23:42

Hi

Please can someone help/explain how these tests work, this is the first month we are ttc (we already have a 3 year old) the calendar stated my ovulation was suppose to be on 4th April, I have been taking the tests since 31st March, the first day showed low fertility and since 1st April it's been showing flashing smiley face (6 days) I thought the fertile window was only 6 days including ovulation, does this mean I'm not going to ovulate this month... any help would be great... thank you Smile

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123walrus · 10/04/2022 11:26

I wouldn’t test twice a day with the Clear Blue ones. They’re designed to be once a day with FMU. Plus it’s really expensive.

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HackneyGirl2022 · 10/04/2022 11:13

Third box** not Thursday lol

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HackneyGirl2022 · 10/04/2022 11:12

@Moosh18 please let me know if u peak.... I really hope u do soon xx

How many boxes have u gone through? I'm on my third box this month lol the first box I think I wasted about 4 or 5 as I didn't use them properly and the second box is when I started to test twice a day. I brought both boxes from boots and Superdrug for £27 each and the Thursday box I brought from a chemist website for about £15 which is quite reasonable xx

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HackneyGirl2022 · 10/04/2022 11:07

@Hiddenvoice I might as well use the whole box, I also think I started to test very early.

My period started on 22/23 March I can't remember exact date and only lasted until 25 March, although I was spotting from 19 March and this period was very light, I think my cycles are between 30-33 days maybe longer some months Hmm

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Moosh18 · 10/04/2022 09:31

I'm still flashing day 14!!

Hiddenvoice · 10/04/2022 09:27

If you’ve still got tests then keep going! It’s annoying to still have the flashing smileys but might give you a little heads up if you ovulate slightly later in the month!

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HackneyGirl2022 · 10/04/2022 09:06

@Hiddenvoice @Moosh18 just an update, I've tested again this morning and it's still flashing on day 10... shall I stop testing Hmm

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Moosh18 · 07/04/2022 20:53

@HackneyGirl2022 yeah o use clear blue advance, I also test later in the day on the cheap opk strips, if I get what i think is a positive on those I'd test again on the clear blue x

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HackneyGirl2022 · 07/04/2022 20:25

@Hiddenvoice thank you for the reassurance, hopefully I will peak tomorrow xx

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HackneyGirl2022 · 07/04/2022 20:23

@Moosh18 I really hope you reach your peak soon, I understand how frustrating it can be.. are you also using the clearblue tests and are you testing twice a day? xx

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Moosh18 · 07/04/2022 16:22

@HackneyGirl2022 I sometimes do, but they are expensive!! I'm currently cd21 still no ovulation 😩😩

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HackneyGirl2022 · 07/04/2022 16:21

@Hiddenvoice @Moosh18 oh wow 10 and 15.... I will have to carry on testing through the week.

I just thought it was quite unusual to be ovulating so late in my cycle. As it's day 7, do you think I should test twice a day? xx

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Moosh18 · 07/04/2022 10:01

I've had 15 before!!! Currently on 10! X

Hiddenvoice · 07/04/2022 08:13

I have had flashing faces for almost 10 days then at a peak so it is possible!

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HackneyGirl2022 · 07/04/2022 07:33

@Hiddenvoice thank you for the info Smile I've just tested again this morning and another flashing face (7th day) I'm losing all hope now, it's so deflating and also expensive.

Has anyone else had 7 or more days of flashing smiley face and did it peak after? Hmm

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Hiddenvoice · 07/04/2022 05:37

The flashing smileys are still okay tk get pregnant but it’s stating you’ve not hit your peak yet. A solid smiley will appear on the stick and stay there for up to 48 hours. If you are testing daily then you won’t miss this, if you forget to take a day then you can run the chance of testing on day 2 of your peak.
Just be careful of calendars and apps that say you should ovulate on certain days because our bodies don’t really work like that and we can ovulate earlier or later in the month.
I used clear blue for a year when ttc and it was making me feel stressed.
The gp suggested dtd every few days and basing it on how I was feeling. They pointed out thag around ovulation time j would feel a rise in my temperature and would feel more naturally in the mood. After one month I was able to spot this straight away