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Anyone using Persona to Conceive this month ?

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Mojomummy · 02/11/2005 22:56

That's it really. I'm CD 6, having red days, planning my BD-ing & wandering if anyone else is in the same boat as me...?

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3catstoo · 22/12/2005 14:29

Apologies for my terrible spelling and typing on that last message.

JAG123 · 23/12/2005 20:15

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas as i don't know when i will get chance to post again.

Good Luck to everyone over the Holidays whatever stage your are at.

Take Care
J

eldestgirl · 27/12/2005 05:12

Hope everyone had a good Christmas. Ours was nice and quiet, but I missed my family.
Anyway, the reason why I am the first back on this thread is that AF arrived today, a mere 28 days after the last one, which is very normal for me. I was expecting it, as DH went off for 3 days at precisely the wrong time last month, according to Persona, but I am still a tad fed up. Ah well, off we go again....CD1...

JAG123 · 27/12/2005 13:53

Hi Eldestgirl

Glad you had a good Christmas but sorry about AF.
Think i'm going to be the same. Got flashing m yesterday but i think i'm due anywhere from today to Friday. Got some cramping too so think it will be sooner than later. Not the way we wanted to start the New Year but lets hope it will be luckier for us.

Take Care J

Normsnockers · 27/12/2005 20:33

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peachygirl · 28/12/2005 17:15

Hi all haven't posted on here for a while. Its now day 20 for me and I have only got 4 tests left to do (first month). Bad luck about your machine Normsnockers I hope you can extend it's life a little bit longer with the new batteries. All my christmas plans were changed (I posted on the Jan06 thread lots of stress due to a berevement)and really opprtunities missed so only one Bd chance this month Don't think it's going to happen this time, but not to worry. Commiserations on the AFs

Normsnockers · 01/01/2006 11:13

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3catstoo · 03/01/2006 12:08

Happy New Year to everyone. Sorry about the AF's arriving. Good Luck with the test today Normsnockers.
CD14 for me today. Should get egg on Sunday or Monday, although I feel like I should OV sooner, with other little signs.
Still trying to convince DH though.

busty73 · 03/01/2006 17:16

please can you tell me if i have had no period, last one 26th november and have done two pregnancy tests both neg, how will i know when i will be ovulating again before next period? or do i have to wait for another period to start to work it out? we have been trying to conceive for months now,i have been using persona for first month and on day 39 green light please help

Normsnockers · 04/01/2006 11:59

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3catstoo · 04/01/2006 17:07

Hi,
I would have thought you need to have another period first, not sure really how these things work.
I got my egg sign today, so 5 days earlier than last month. Now I just need to master a seduction technique over the next 2 days!
How did the tests go NN? Do you have to wait long for the results?

peachygirl · 04/01/2006 17:24

Hi
I got AF today. I'm interested in what you said 3catstoo about ovulating earlier and you persona picking it up . I?ve been temping and oved earlier with the persona machine. I did have a temp rise too but went from day 17 to day 13 strange isn?t it?

3catstoo · 04/01/2006 18:19

Hi Peachy,

I think I was quite lucky as Persona only asked me to test yesterday for the first time since day 6. Yesterday I got a red but no egg. As I had a longer cycle last month I was wondering if Persona would miss the times when I have a shorter cycle. It's all over the place lately but never more than 35 days so I thought I would give Persona a go. I'm glad I did now.
Funny that the same has happened to you.

BBWBabeLisa · 04/01/2006 19:09

Just noticed this thread and had to put my wee bit in.
DH and I had been TTC from the day he proposed. I'm 32, extremely overweight and type 2 Diabetic so we didn't hold out much hope. For about 18 months we "tried" religiously around days 10-16 in the belief that I would be ovulating around day 14-15, then abstained completely until my next period for fear of undoing anything that might have happened. Nothing came of it other than disappointment each month. My mum dreaded telling me when my step-sister fell pregnant for fear of how I'd react. Finally I saw a Persona machine for sale on ebay and decided to give it a go. In my first month using it I discovered I wasn't ovulating til day 20 or 21! Which meant we had been abstaining throughout my entire fertile window for 18 months! The following month we timed it right with Persona's help and I conceived straight away! I am now 36 wks + 5 days with what we are told is a little girl (calling her Lola) and due to be induced on Tuesday (because of the Diabetes and now Obstetric Cholestasis too). My baby will be just 3 months younger than my step-sister's little girl! I can't recommend Persona enough. I certainly believe we wouldn't be where we now are without it.
Good luck to everyone TTC this month! I firmly believe that if it can happen for a 20 stone diabetic who's a touch past her prime then theres hope for everyone.

Lis & LolaBump xxx

busty73 · 04/01/2006 20:12

thanks for all your advise!! i saw doc tonight he said if i have no period do another test in week, then he will do a test to see if ovulating when i get next period , i guess i might have not ovulated this month or ovulated later as nothing showed up on persona, thanks for the las message,i to am over weight and thought that may have an effect but glad to here some one else in same boat, hopefully i will either get period or pregnant soon , one way or another so i can start getting on track again

busty73 · 04/01/2006 20:22

hi bbwbabelisa can i ask you did your test show up straight away positive? i have done 2 and both neg , doc said could be too soon, i to am 32 nearly 33 this month and very overweight, thanks

busty73 · 04/01/2006 20:25

also sorry to be a pain girl's but does anyone know whether i should reset my persona again as i am on day 40 today and you shouldn't be over 35 days or should i just keep going and press m if and when af arrives not sure what to do!?!? i'm gutted as this is first month on it and period gone awol, normally between 28 and 33 days, last 5 months 29days on the dot how frustrating

Normsnockers · 04/01/2006 20:36

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BBWBabeLisa · 04/01/2006 21:48

Hiya Busty

My test came up positive on day 31 but it was quite faint so I took 2 with me to the doc to get confirmed, she didn't do another test, just said no matter how faint it is it's positive.

Good luck hon.

L x

eldestgirl · 05/01/2006 06:11

Busty,
Don't press m until your AF arrives. The machine will go up to 99 days on the counter (although I'm sure you won't have to wait that long). It only says to use Persona if your periods are between 25-35 days because for a 35 day cycle, 8 test sticks are enough to predict when you ovulate. It is supposed to be a contraceptive, and in order to achieve a 94% success rate, your periods need to be within these parameters. If you are using it to conceive, having a cycle of more than 35 days just means that the machine may not be able to pick up when you ovulate. If your cycle is normally 29 days, Persona will have taken that into account and will adjust when it asks for tests next cycle.

busty73 · 05/01/2006 16:19

hi girl's thanks for the replies,can i ask elderestgirl if it's the first month will persona still get it right somewhere near next month if it thinks my cycle is 40 odd days in the first instance or will it adjust as months go on, sorry to be a pain and ask so many questions but new at all this thanks

Amandeep · 06/01/2006 13:39

Hi Ladies [Wink]! Need ur help again. I have been using Persona for the past two months & the egg sign comes up on day 17 & 18. Please could you let me know which is the best day to conceive.

3catstoo · 06/01/2006 15:01

Hi there Amandeep,

I'm on CD17 today. I got the egg on days 15 and 16. I'm also using a saliva monitor to check Ov. This gives a certain pattern when you are 'going to ov in next 3-4 days' and a bolder version of the pattern when you are ov'ing. I got the first pattern on days 15 and 16. This morning I got the full ov'ing one. So if that's anything to go by I'd say that you could probably concieve whilst the egg sign is showing and the day after. I think the egg sign means that you are due to ov in the next couple of days.
Hope that helps.

I've spent 2 days desperately trying to persuade DH, with no success. I will try again tonight, if he dares to come home after my 2 day bullying session!

Wishing you all a fab weekend.

eldestgirl · 07/01/2006 09:31

Busty,
If you have had a 40 day cycle on your first Persona cycle, the machine will think you have a 40 day cycle. However, it will always ask for a test on day 6 of every cycle, and it will adjust itself to your cycles as you continue to use it. It will mean that you will get a lot of red days next cycle as the machine will not be able to pinpoint when you are fertile as accurately as if you had had a 29 days cycle, but it still may be able to predict when you are ovulating, depending on whether it asks for a test on the right days.
HTH