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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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TTC Feb 2025

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sjwx · 27/01/2025 11:25

Hi everyone, I'm on CD 7 (I think.. last month was a very weird cycle for me) and going to start ovulation testing with the easy @ home strips and use the app they have.

I've used the clear blue smiley face tests the past 3 cycles but wanted to try something different this month.. but I'm worried I'm going to read them wrong as the clear blue ones were very straightforward!

If anyone has used these strips, what time of day did you test? I've read not to use the FMU so plan to test at 6pm (due to work) until I get a line and then try and test at 12pm too..

And did you not drink/wee for 2 hours before doing the test? With clear blue I left it 4 hours but struggled!

Would be great to chat to anyone who's also hoping this will be the month🤞🏼

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Babydust82 · 28/01/2025 08:37

Hi, would be nice to join you too please. I’m cycle day 8 so same as you OP. I’m on month 2 of TTC baby number 2.
I only use the cheap one step tests and tests twice a day after roughly a 2 hour hold as my peak happens really quickly. If I only tested once a day I’d risk missing it.

Mama09876 · 28/01/2025 07:49

PoppyGirl222 · 28/01/2025 00:04

Hi, can i join please? I’ve no children & this is my first time using the easy at home strips. I’m on cd 9 and i used cheap ones last month (was my first time ever tracking it) and they had me ovulate day 10’ish. I think this month might be the same i dunno. I’m so confused as to what the darkest line means. Does it mean you’re ovulating there n then or does it mean you’re gonna ovulate within 24hrs because different people say different things. It’s a minefield. So much luck and hope sent your ways. x

Dark line means the hormone that release the egg is at its highest and about to release the egg. When the line on the left is darker than the right means ovulation tend to happen between 24-48hrs after you get a strong line. I’ve found doing the LH test and BBT I tend to ovulate very soon after my ‘peak’ but everyone is different and there’s no way to tell exactly, I suppose the BBT is meant to confirm it but all I’ll say is, yours are looking very dark yesterday night I imagine your peak would be today so get DTD!! 😂 ovulation is imminent.

Mama09876 · 28/01/2025 07:44

Hi,
Month 5 of TTC our 2nd. I tried to take the relaxed approach but didn’t work so back doing LH test and BBT.
I don’t use the prenom app just go by eye.
I think everyone’s ‘peak’ happens differently some people catch it some don’t, because it can be gradual or fast.

I’m currently ovulating and got my peak yesterday. I tend to take 1 LH test from CD9 then as they’re getting darker from about CD12 I do one in the morning and one in afternoon or before bed. I don’t hold for hours, I’ve found in the past at night i do tend to get my peak more often then not, but this cycle I got it first thing.

(Ignore the black smudges it was the pen! 🙈)

TTC Feb 2025
PoppyGirl222 · 28/01/2025 00:04

Hi, can i join please? I’ve no children & this is my first time using the easy at home strips. I’m on cd 9 and i used cheap ones last month (was my first time ever tracking it) and they had me ovulate day 10’ish. I think this month might be the same i dunno. I’m so confused as to what the darkest line means. Does it mean you’re ovulating there n then or does it mean you’re gonna ovulate within 24hrs because different people say different things. It’s a minefield. So much luck and hope sent your ways. x

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sjwx · 27/01/2025 15:44

Are you going to carry on using the Premom app with the easy @ home tests? I’m going to have a proper look at it all later so I understand what I’m doing 😂

Omg if only, that would be amazing 😅 and everyone’s different so what works for one won’t always work for another!

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Taysonic · 27/01/2025 14:20

Oooh definitely let us know how you get on with the OT strips - will follow with interest! Ha ha. I really wish our bodies came with a diagnostic summary every month - a print out or mental notification once a month that clearly explains what it's done and why... E.g. Due to heightened levels of stress due to illhealth between Christmas and New Year, the scheduled period in January was delayed by 8 days as ovulation was later. Normal scheduling expected for February. Slight headache on 12 January due to dehydration.

I just want to KNOW rather than just guessing/assuming things all the time!

tiffxxx · 27/01/2025 14:15

sjwx · 27/01/2025 11:25

Hi everyone, I'm on CD 7 (I think.. last month was a very weird cycle for me) and going to start ovulation testing with the easy @ home strips and use the app they have.

I've used the clear blue smiley face tests the past 3 cycles but wanted to try something different this month.. but I'm worried I'm going to read them wrong as the clear blue ones were very straightforward!

If anyone has used these strips, what time of day did you test? I've read not to use the FMU so plan to test at 6pm (due to work) until I get a line and then try and test at 12pm too..

And did you not drink/wee for 2 hours before doing the test? With clear blue I left it 4 hours but struggled!

Would be great to chat to anyone who's also hoping this will be the month🤞🏼

Hi there yeah I'm new to the easy@ home strips but previously I was using MomMed on the Premom app. I do try and hold for 4 hours but like you say it's not always possible

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sjwx · 27/01/2025 13:52

Fingers crossed for you, it’s good that you’ve got the tests already incase you do decide to use them and get a bit of an idea on things! I have read about BD every other day but that isn’t always practical 😅

I feel the same in that it is going to take a while.. each month my cycles differ and usually I’ll have a shorter one, then a longer one, then a shorter one and so on. That’s usually consistent which is good when tracking periods however makes it difficult to track ovulation which is why the OT have helped me. I also tried going off CM but haven’t found that very reliable.

Since using OT I’ve learnt that I have a short luteal phase (which could be affecting things) so I need to work on lengthening it, and then last month I didn’t detect my LH surge at all and my period was very different to usual.. very confusing when I’ve always had the same type of cycle/flow.

I’m the same as you, no one knows we’re TTC and my friends haven’t struggled either, so I joined these forums to learn more and share experiences 🙂

I’m going to start the OT strips today just so I know I haven’t missed it!

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Taysonic · 27/01/2025 12:58

Hi!

I'm CD11, and funnily enough, have a parcel of easy @ home strips downstairs that I bought but may try and hold off using until next month... we'll see. I have a weird feeling it may take a while to get pregnant, so trying not to put too much pressure on myself early doors (its our first cycle of actively trying).

But, I would like to know and figure out where in my cycle I ovulate as I feel completely clueless and seeing as my periods can be fairly irregular, not a clue as to where to even begin to 'time' things. Hoping to learn a lot from others and their experiences... haven't told anyone IRL that we're trying and I think my friends have all fallen pregnant fairly quickly without too many struggles.

Good luck to you for this month! Fingers crossed for some good news.