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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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anyone who's new to the Clearblue fertility monitor?

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iloveberries · 26/10/2011 08:44

Hello - after a while of TTC with nothing but a chemical pregnancy I have purchased myself a shiny new CBFM in the hope it will make things a bit less stressful. I was an advocate of just having SWI everyother day but in reality that it quite a lot for me and DH and the poor thing works very long hours so not always possible.

I'm starting this thread for anyone else who's started TTC using the CBFM in the hope we can give eachother a little support etc.....

I'm on day 5 today so think i have to start POAS tomorrow......

Anyone out there who wants to join the journey?!!

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crystaltea36 · 18/12/2011 13:23

Oh and the main thing I did differently this month was to drink decaff tea instead of normal tea and no coffee, have no idea what to do next as this is my first time but guess I just make a doc appointment?

Chocchip88 · 18/12/2011 13:31

Congrats crystaltea! Lovey Christmas present! Each doctor surgery is different, give the receptionists a ring and see what they say. I don't have to see my GP, just the midwife.

SecretSparkle · 19/12/2011 09:32

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JNO18 · 19/12/2011 09:44

Sorry to hear that Secret. 2012 will be the year for you. What's better to do in boring cold January than shag your way to pregger-dom.

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JNO18 · 19/12/2011 16:45

Great way to see in the New Year then sparkle!! Just don't drink much on NYE as you don't want to be feeling like crap!! Wink

HettyTurner · 19/12/2011 21:14

Congratulations Crytalea and nearly fantastic news!

Sorry sparkle, but sounds like you're going to have a good start to the new year Xmas Wink

7DPO here, got slightly sore boobs, nothing else. I still can't believe I've ov'd already, but I did a chart search on FF and it is always right on there so I must have done.

Baby dust to all xx

Zara1984 · 21/12/2011 06:55

Hmmmm still waiting for a peak here! My first cycle using it, currently CD16 and have been getting highs since CD12! Dutifully shagging every day on high!

Have others experienced this on their first CBFM cycle? My last two cycles (first off the pill) were 35 and then 31 days long. Assuming the standard luteal phase length of 14 days, am guessing I am normal and can expect to see peak tomorrow or on the next few days after that..... Right??

Got to use all 20 sticks in the box now rats!

HettyTurner · 21/12/2011 19:16

I didn't get a peak the first month, but I did the next. Sometimes it doesn't notice it in the first cycle.

I'm 9DPO and SS like a mad woman, OH is not helping he thinks I'm pregnant. Prob is I've had all these symptoms before when not pregnant so they don't mean anything. I do have sore boobs though - couldn't wait to get my bra off tonight, and I have a pretty intense headache like when I was pregnant...

Just off to hide the pee-sticks it is def too early to test tomorrow!

MistletoePoirot · 22/12/2011 23:17

I also didn't get peak first month but had out of date sticks. Reset monitor completely and got peak second time. Just waiting and waiting now...!

MistletoePoirot · 27/12/2011 12:21

Hope you are all having nice Christmases - I am so desperate to test... Due Thursday/ Friday ish...

HettyTurner · 29/12/2011 20:54

Mistletoepoirot - have you tested yet? I have tested 5 times and all BFN and still no af. Monitor must have been wrong with my peaks Xmas Sad i didn't think that could happen, but it must have for me...

MistletoePoirot · 29/12/2011 23:29

I did this morning on one of those clear blue ones that makes a cross. There was possibly a faint line, but I wasn't certain. I bough two digital ones today and will test tomorrow with one and see... I have had butterflies all day thinking about it!

Peaks might have been right, but maybe some other reason I reckon. Your body probably knows if something not exactly right if you get what I mean...

MistletoePoirot · 30/12/2011 08:00

BFP!!!!! With the digital one this morning!!! I still can't quite believe it...

Lexie1970 · 30/12/2011 15:15

Congratulations mistletoe you must be thrilled!!!

MistletoePoirot · 30/12/2011 19:15

Thanks Lexie I am - although still very nervous and can't quite believe it. We have been trying for a year so I think the monitor really did help!

Chocchip88 · 01/01/2012 17:26

poirot many congratulations! You must be thrilled, great start to the year Grin

MrsHerculePoirot · 01/01/2012 18:45

Thanks Chocchip88 - funnily enough it was you telling me the days on the monitor that you got your first highs and peaks that coincided exactly with mine that made me feel that this was going to be the month!!!

I really hope 2012 brings everyone else a BFP too!

Lexie1970 · 02/01/2012 13:14

Hi everyone.

CBFM seems to be playing up today and wonder if anybody else has experienced this:

On CD11 and started using test sticks on CD6 as requested. Had lows and this morning it didn't request a test stick which seems to be peculiar but as I am typing this I actually slept in really late and didn't test until after 10.00am when I normally test about 7.30 - do you think it missed its 'window'

hope you are all doing ok?

KPT083 · 02/01/2012 18:14

Hello All,

Can I join in?
We're trying the CBFM this year, all done out trying to guess when i'm ov as my cycle is never the same 21 - 29 days :(

good luck to every one and each BFP gives me hope x

MrsHerculePoirot · 02/01/2012 21:04

Hi Lexie, I reckon you missed the window. I had that one day, even though I had saved my urine it wouldn't let me do it later in day after window. It will ask you to test tomorrow though I should think and so you probably won't miss peak I reckon.

PopcornMouse · 03/01/2012 11:04

Hi!

I've just ordered a CBFM today, so I should be able to start testing Thursday which will be CD4 - hopefully I can just sneak in on this cycle :o

I have longish cycles - my last were 31, 38 and 33 days - will 1 box of sticks be enough do you reckon?

PopcornMouse · 03/01/2012 11:05

I should also add i've been ttc almost a year, so I'm fairly sure I ov about CD18-CD25 :o but I'd like the surety of a CBFM iykwim :)

JNO18 · 03/01/2012 21:02

You;ll prob need more than one box popcorn. I've only done one cycle on it but your 1st one it'll ask you to test from day 6, and if you're not ov'ing until 18 you'll need at least 12 sticks if not more. So actually if you have a box of 20 sticks you should be fine, but if you have a box of 10 you might need another

DeeLite · 04/01/2012 13:56

Hey popcorn. Don't worry too much about over-investing in test sticks as an unopened box can usually be sold for close to the retail price on ebay. I started out by buying 20 last month (my first CBFM cycle) and bought another 40 sticks this cycle partly in the hope that I'll tempt fate but also in the knowledge that I can re-sell them on ebay if when I get pg.