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Clearblue Digital OPK - where's my smiley face?

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heatherbee36 · 28/03/2011 08:29

Hi all! I tried a topic search but a lot comes up about the monitor - I hope someone has some advice re the CB Digital OPK/Test! I am getting really worried as not getting a smiley face and I have long gone past the day I would have expected to ovulate Shock I know the test instructions suggest testing wee at the same time each day (I am using first morning wee!) but I have read that the LH surge can happen later in the day?? Sorry- just really confused and wondering how other's are getting on with this! x

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rosieposey · 28/03/2011 08:43

I never ever use a first morning sample. I did for about three months and only ever got a :) once. I switched to doing it in the afternoons (between 2 and 4) and i always get one now. I also use the monitor and set it so that i test in the afternoons as well and i always get a peak too.

I know some women detect their surges no probs with morning samples but i have shorter surges, 12 hours max usually so would miss mine, obviously if you have longer ones you are going to test positive in the morning at some point. You might have missed yours this month so i would try in the afternoons next time if i were you. Good luck!

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heatherbee36 · 28/03/2011 11:14

Thanks so much for sharing your experience! I'll consider trying this! I notice it says in the instructions to have waited at least 4 hours since last pee-ing before testing which is why I have been testing first thing in the morning!

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Dawnyann · 28/03/2011 11:50

I brought one this month for the first time, I used it as the instructions said & by the 7th day of testing i'd still not got a smiley face despite being past my ovulation date according to every other ovulation calculator?!?!?!

I wasn't going to spend another £22 to carry on testing so don't know if i DID manage to catch ovulation by SWI.

Will have to wait till my due date of 2nd to see if i get a BFP, but so far im NOT rating these test thingies ;O)

owlbooty · 28/03/2011 15:14

I also fared much better testing in the afternoon with those (and any other OPKs I tried including the monitor).

Good luck!

mousebacon · 28/03/2011 22:07

I never got a smiley on those things!

I use the cheapies from amazon - much cheaper and far more reliable IMHO Smile

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heatherbee36 · 29/03/2011 08:39

I just got my first smiley! :) Kinda relieved to know I'm getting a 'surge'! x

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dollysgirl · 29/03/2011 17:08

heatherbee,do you mind me asking on what cycle day u got a smiley?im same as u,have used clearblue with fmu and im on day 14 and no smiley ( got smiley last cycle day 11,but got it at night not fmu) if i need to do them again nxt mth i will test in the afternoon,but hopefully not :-s

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heatherbee36 · 30/03/2011 08:11

hi dollysgirl, I got my smiley face on CD 11 and this was with fmu. Like you, I'm hoping I won't need them again (fingers X'd!!) but I will perhaps test morning and afternoon - just to be sure! :)

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Dawnyann · 30/03/2011 11:08

Heatherbee - Get off here & start sh*ing you're wasting valuable time hahahahaah - Good luck x

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heatherbee36 · 31/03/2011 09:20

lol! You're so right! Prob Tmi but I think I managed to make the most of the last 24/48 hours! Wink I tried so hard not to think about it being my 'smiley face time' but almost impossible and so relieved the DP was in the mood!!! Grin And so begins the tww!! Brew xx
Good luck everyone! xx

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