Clearblue Fertility Monitor Support Group Buddies Vol 5!!

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Ladies from Vol4 - welcome to our new home.

Hi Keziah - glad the acupuncture having a good effect on you - I tried it last year, didn't seem to help me much - did warm my perpetually cold feet up from the first session though!
I am tryng reflexology at mo - have been having quite odd feeling in tummy since - am hoping that it may be conception related but reflexologist said that it can quite often bring AF on early after first session

But on plus side, if no BFP this month may be able to start again quicker

SBC

hello sorry to jump your thread but i was just wondering about the cbfm. i use opks but they never show positive, i worry if i buy the cbfm it'll be the same. Do you find the cbfm useful? i assume you pee on a stick like with the opk.

Please can someone advise me?

SBC - liking the attitude! I was sceptical about the accupuncture, but she is zita west trained and just to chat to someone has helped, and it did reduce pain from the car accident whether it was placebo or not I liked it!

Cep - knackered cow is the expert technical person on here, so hope she will post but basically a cbfm is a machine that:

• you press the button of first day of a period
• about day 6-9 it asks you to pee on a stick and put it in the machine
• the machine measures level in urine and gives you a reading of low, high or peak fertility
• first cycle it usually uses a whole box of sticks but following cycles usually ones needs 10, unless you have long cycles
• the high readings are leading up to or after ovulation, so important time for sex
• peak indicates ovulation

Lots here find it useful, to find out about cycle, to monitor ovulation, to know when to have swi etc...

Hope that helps. Oh if buy one, I recommend not a chemist, Amazon is much cheaper! Or even ebay?! Machine is one off purchase, sticks are monthly (about £14 a box for 2 months) but cheaper than fertility tests (as I can sadly vouch!)

thankyou Keziah thats a great explanation. does it matter what time of day? i think i may have a really short lh surge which is why the opks never seem to see it. i'm just worried i'll end up doing it 2 or 3 times a day like with opks.

Day 40- still nothing, bfn and feel normal - bit grumpy with worry, but otherwise zip. Have made appt for gp. Anyway- just wanted to wish keziah the very very best for tuesday, sending lots of positive vibes ....
Sunday morning in bed -v nice new emoticon!

Guys my CBFM showed an error which the instruction books says "your monitor is broken and needs to be replaced". Has anyone else seen this error and fixed their monitor?

HELP!!

Cep you choose when you test - on day 1-5 of af you press the button and you can then test 3hrs either side of that time. So I personally press the button for 9am, so anytime between 6-12noon I test. No, only once a day.

Frootbat - day 40? A gp appointment a good idea, maybe do a blood test? Oh yes, great new emoticon, though no real caffeine for me for weeks (will save caffeine for chocolate!)

Feellike - never hear of that error! Can you phone up cbfm and see if it is in warranty for a free replacement?

Well I have just ordered a 41oz container of whey to go protein powder having tried 2 flavours, chosen chocolate. So that will be my daily breakfast, with 1pt of full-fat milk and a banana! And over a 3rd of my protein needs met! Gosh, the things we do, I don't even like it!!

Thanks again keziah that sounds better than just hoping you've got the right time of day.

Stats for today

In School

Twowoulddo TTC#2, Cycle #6, CBFM cycle 1?, Aged 31, UCL 31, CD82
Rosieposey TTC#5, Cycle #12, CBFM Cycle 6, age 38, UCL 29-35, CD74
Missyraines TTC#1, Cycle #14, CBFM Cycle 9, age 33, UCL 32, CD63
CrazyAlien TTC#1, Cycle #6 CBFM Cycle 2 age 28 UCL 31-35??! CD55
Lychees TTC#2, Cycle #16, CBFM cycle 12, Aged 37, UCL 30-35, CD8
Arabella36 TTC#2, Cycle #1, CBFM Cycle 4, Age34, UCL29, CD51
Roastie TTC#1, Cycle #23, CBFM Cycle 2, age 32, UCL 29, CD42
Fr00tbat TTC#1, Cycle 7, CBFM Cycle 3, age 32, UCL 30-38 (av 34), CD40
Clockspotter TTC#2, Cycle #6, CBFM Cycle 1, age 38, UCL 29-31, CD38
Ses TTC#2, cycle #6, CBFM cycle 8, age 37, UCL 28-30, CD27
TinaO99 TTC#2, Cycle#2, CBFM Cycle 2, age 42, UCL 28, CD34
wantbaby TTC#1, Cycle #12, CBFM cycle 6, age 38, UCL 28, CD31
Tilly TTC#1, 3years, CBFM cycle 9, age 36, UCL 28-34, CD28
SlightlyBabyCrazed, TTC#1, Cycle #24, CBFM cycle 2, age 35, UCL 28, CD24
ZebedeetheZebra TTC#2, Cycle#8, CBFM Cycle#8 age 44, CD22
Keziah TTC#1, Cycle #30, CBFM Cycle 18, age 35, ucl 28-31, CD21
Loup23 TTC#1, Cycle #6, CBFM Cycle 2, age 31, UCL 33-38, CD18
KnackeredCow TTC#1, Cycle #17, CBFM Cycle 6, age 31, UCL 28-30, CD18
Littlefan TTC#1, Cycle 12, CBFM cycle 5 , age 32, UCL 32-38, CD3

Graduates

Emmylou30 BFP 22/10/10
MissLolita BFP 30/10/20
Notnearly BFP 6/11/10
StormBird BFP 10/11/10
AnytimeNow BFP 20/11/10
IloveKittyElise BFP 30/12/10
Boba BFP 07/01/11
Chocciechip BFP 11/01/11

Good luck Keziah is it tomorrow you start?

thinking of you keziah xxx

Have been lurking and just wanted to wish Keziah loads of luck for tomorrow Hope it goes well hun xx

Hope you are all ok xxx

Good luck Keziah x

Hello
I hope you can help me. I had two miscarriages last year (one 21 weeks, one 11 weeks) and have been ttc again. I did have cycles ranging from 26 days to 34 days but since my last miscarriage I've jumped to 40+ days. I didn't get ovulation on my monitor until day 26 last month and I'm currently on day 25 with 15 high days!!!! I have specks of blood when I wipe most days but the GP said I would have that now because I have an erosion. I get lots of low down back and hip pain each month. I'm worried I'm not going to ovulate this. Its so frustrating, my DH and I have been BDing like crazy but if these long cycles go on it's really cutting down our chances to conceive each year.
Anyone else had this happen?

Hi Mum in waiting Sorry to hear about your miscarriages.

I've had 19 days of POAS now with 2 bars for 17 of them! That's never happened to me before. I think my machine may be broken!

just started testing on low now after ovulating over the weekend - had a very romantic nights away with the husband and very eerily I peaked on the saturday so if I catch that would be such good timing and quite romantic I think lol, just have to cross fingers and hope

yesterday went to dr to find out where i can go next having had ok blood test results, so hubby is booked into see the dr nexty week to arrange having a sample, but the r has basically said that the NHS won't pay for any further treatment as I already have 1 child (although hubby has none):-( more or less what I thought but as fertility treatment is so expensive I don't think we'll be able to afford much, maybe a course of clomid I guess?!

my husband also had a 'vision' of us in the future and didn't see another child, he says he doesn't believe in these things but it still made me feel really low... just have to keep trying I guess

Hi girls - just back from a weekend away so catching up on all the news (when actually supposed to be catching up on work!)

Tina I bizarely got my peak 5-6 days earlier than expected so the lots of SWI and now on the two week wait - fingers crossed for us both.

SBC how are you getting on? I too normally have a short LP of 8-9 days but this month I have got the peak early and am hoping that my LP will be 14 days...I've been taking evening primrose, agnus castus, B6 and B complex not sure if any of them helped.....

Zebedee I usually have lots of days of Highs (around 12 or 13) have you tried home OPKs at the same time to see if they give a surge? I've tried them and they usually tie in with my CBFM but good to have the reassurance!

Good luck to all - Im stopping the for the 2ww but I had a few during the weekend away as wasnt expecting the peak... everything crossed x

Hi guys,

Apologies for the absence, have been keeping up with postings but been stowed off at work as the boss is off sick and I'm landed in it!

However, it seems like those migraine symptoms were indications of a BFP after all. Having given up waiting I did two v early test which were really faint but have just got a positive result back from the doc eventually.

After trying for 6 months I cant believe the CBFM made such a difference. Am being very cautious because of my age and we're going to take all the tests but fx anyway.

This is a really friendly, open and supportive thread and I'd like to send you all all the luck in the world x

Congratulations Clockspotter that is just the sort of news I think we all need to hear!

Keziah hope all is well today.

Zebedee we seem to be in such similar situation - I have just used my last of 20 sticks today - I had one low at start then 18 highs then one low today. I did spot the extra line on the sticks around day 20 so did OPK which gave a surge - am now just waiting. I have had AF style cramps for past few days, not as severe as the real thing mind. FX it is a good sign!

AF due Thursday so am trying to think of other things and not be tempted by early tests.......

wahay congrats clockspotter how long were you using the monitor for as a matter of interest?

Congratulations clock

Hi storm how's everything going? How far along are you now?

Congratulations clock - there are so many bfp's on here now! How far pregnant are you?

Hi Tina unfortunately NHS is such that if over age 39 or one of you has a child they will not fund treatment, however it can take up to a year for a natural bfp, so although you are having longer cycles there is still hope. Boba once had a cycle of over 100 days and is not with a bfp!

Injection went ok, but I am not very well with an infection so hope the AB's work well and quickly! Bad timing, so taken today and tomorrow off work, something I never do but trying to put myself first right now.

Congratulations clock. Don't worry too much about your age, you're not that old. Chances are everything will be fine!

SBC I don't normally bother to look at the lines as I get confused as to which is which, but I definitely had 2 lines on it a few days ago. Does that mean there was a surge and the monitor missed it? What I can't understand is why it hasn't gone down to 1 bar, then I can stop POAS.

Roll on AF so that I can start again!

congrats clockspotter brilliant news - big Fx that there's more graduates this month x

Hi Ladies

Congratulations clock. That's wonderful news. We really are having a good run on BFPs on the stats of late. Let's hope it's catching!

Keaiah Thank you for the compliment. Sorry I didn't post in reply, but have had two job interviews in the space of the last week so it's been really hectic preparing for them. I think jobs are like buses, there are none advertised for ages then two or three come along at the same time. A bit like the BFP board on the stats too

Anyway, I really hope you are feeling better soon and those ABs do the trick. What rotten timing for you.

fr00tbat Any news yet? I agree with Keaiah that a trip to the GPs may pay off if AF doesn't arrive soon or you don't get a BFP

aMuminwaiting I am so sorry to hear about your losses

Tina Don't give up hope. My mum was 42 when she had me back in the 70s. It took her five or six months to conceive. Do remember that some couples can take up to two years to conceive naturally. You still have time to get that BFP.

Loup Hope you had a lovely weekend? It was skiing wasn't it?

Well the exciting thing for me is that I have eventually got a job! I am thrilled. I have finally managed to break into the charity sector, which I've been trying to do for a while. I am having a great month so far. I've got a job, DH and I have a short break booked and I got the all clear from my HSG! Feeling much more positive.

I have a quick question about the HSG for any of you ladies that have had it done. Did any of you have light bleeding quite a few days after? The leaflet they gave me at the hospital said that I might bleed for a few days immediately after, but I started to bleed lightly yesterday.

More explicitly, this is what's happened in my cycle.
Day 9 HSG
Day 13 ovulated (earlier than normal)
Day 19 slight bleeding (spotting)
Day 20 light bleeding (TMI alert: enough to require light sanitary protection)

I think it's too early for AF as I am only 7dpo, but could the HSG have caused this? I had no bleeding for the 10 days between day 9 and 19. I am also up to date on smears so I'm not unduly concerned.