anyone who's new to the Clearblue fertility monitor?

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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?!!

hey all,

CD 11 here and still on low (as expected)....

Agree that its easy for GPs to say those things, plus they're prob not supposed to 'endorse' brands like clearblue. And they are GPs, not fertility specialists.

I'm with secret - we couldn't do it EOD throughout the month so i feel it takes the pressure off.... Anyway, feeling in need of a pick me up so might have a bonk tonight even though the bonkometer hasn't ordered me to!! Lucky ol DH ;)

Loving the fact that the term 'Bonkometer' has taken off - DH is very proud of himself!

Sooo, back to lows again after the high and peak days, haven't bothered with any SWI since it went back to low as we were both knackered! wondering if we should be trying to keep going though just in case?

How wrong do you think CBFM can be? am trying to decide whether it could have got my fertile period too early but then if the sticks are detecting the hormones then surely it must be right? and then if it goes back to low afterwards it must mean the hormones have gone? Am just still confused about the whole cycle length issue but I suppose only time will tell! [impatient emoticon]!

maisie I think once it detects your first high it will automatically keep giving you highs (despite what your stick may say) until it detects your peak, then it will automatically show 1 more peak, 1 more high and then lows until you start again. I don't suppose it can show a peak unless the hormones are present though.

maisie I think it's pretty accurate so I would trust it. Esp if the cbfm ties in with your cm and temps ..... 2 www for you!!! Good luck :)

So i finished taking progesterone tablets, had crazy mood swings and 3 days later no AF...

Want to start a new cycle on the monitor and hopefully get peaks this time with taking the clomid, but I've got a feeling it's going to be a while yet. CD40 btw.

Decided to stop temping for a bit any way as I wasn't doing it properly with LO waking up at all hours and it'll stop me obsessing so much.

Oh I meant to say that I got highs on CD 7 and then no peak until I had PO20S.

Hello. I disappeared for a while as I found being on MN was making my baby obsession much worse. I've chilled considerably in the past couple of months and I'm kinda back now. So I'm day 12 of CBFM I've had highs since day 8 now. (usual cycle is 25-27 days). Using this is making me more anxious again now, as I'm worrying I won't get the eggy thing and will find out I'm not ov'ing. Anyone else feel like this? Having said this there was one MNer who said she never got the egg but was pregnant anyway.

Good luck everyone, I'm hoping CBFM comes through for us all!

hetty hope AF arrives for you soon and you can start afresh on a new cycle.

nearly good to see you back, hope you're not finding it too stressful, I was convinced I wasn't going to see a peak, AF had not long returned and I'm still bf and I was thrilled to see a peak on my first CBFM cycle. So hopefully you will get the same and at least allay your fears about ovulation.

No news here, day 9 of 2ww, normally I am desperately symptom spotting but have no symptoms whatsoever, made up or otherwise!

Well.... I got an egg today cd13 (of typically 25-27 day cycle) so I was thrilled. HOWEVER, I need a bit of advice here as I'm not sure I'm getting prematurely excited- I did the test this morning but half hour/ 40 mins later I realised I hadn't inserted it properly so re-did it. Then I got the egg. So the test wasn't within the 15 min window. Does this matter much? I also noticed 2 lines on the ov stick today (a bit faint but both there), whereas on previous days I've only had one strong line. Does this sound in line for getting the egg?

Thanks for the advice.

Excellent news both!
I noticed I had 2 lines when I has my peak so I think you are safe to be excited! Also it fits with the length of your cycles

Hi all, my CBFM has broken :-( so I'm waiting for a replacement/repair. In the meantime, I've just used an ovulation calendar from on here, it said 30th-5th but have only managed to DTD on 2nd and 3rd so not holding out much hope this month, my friend at work who is 40 has just had a BFP as well, so am pleased for her but feel a bit rubbish as she said she felt bad for telling me coz she knows how much I want it, makes me feel desperate and sad really!!!good luck everyone! x

hi all - CD 15 here and got the eggy sign this morning.... wasn't expecting till CD 17 or later!

So, question:

we DTD last night but i imagine i should be DTD tonight and tomorrow, what do you all think? I don't know if DH can perform 3 nights in a row!!! But I don't want to miss the opportuity.

Last month we DTD on the first peak only.....

p.s. i had 2 lines on the stick this morning

We dtd on 1st peak, couldn't manage second peak (excuse the pun!), and dtd again on the high after peaks.
If you can manage then do all 3 if not I would do what we did. Should ensure you have the right stuff there at the right time anyway!

Does this feel like the longest month ever!!!

I had my high and peak really early on, days 9, 10 and 11 so it feels as though it's dragging. No wonder I wasn't having any luck as my cycle is 30 days and the calendars were saying my fertile days were a week after, when they really were

But it does make for a very long run to AF days.

So AF has arrived (hooray - very excited - that means this cycle we're officially starting TTC!) and so I get to use my new shiny CBFM! But I'm confused about whether I should set m to be today or tomorrow (ie do I wait until tomorrow to press the m button, making tomorrow CD1?)! Help!

Noticed AF had started at about 10.30am this morning. This would be within the 6-hour timeframe I'm wanting to use - 6am to 12pm. CBFM manual says:
"If your period starts in the night, or in the morning before your chosen m Button setting time, you can press the m Button when you wish that morning. If your period starts during the day, after your chosen m Button setting time, you should WAIT until the following morning before pressing the m button. You should set this as day 1 of your cycle"

Soooo... reading the above I'm presuming that I should press the button tomorrow morning and set tomorrow to be CD2? Because my period started during my timeframe today?

Help.... total noob here as you can tell.... this is what happens when you give a overthinking hormonal lawyer a piece of fertility technology :S

Thanks secret I'll have to keep an eye out..

A quick question but I had two peak days and then my high day afterwards. For some reason I was expecting my High days to be before my peak ones. Is this right??

hi letting i have a few highs before the peaks, then 1 high after the peak (which is automatically programmed in)....

zara - i would press the m button tomorrow........

I'm going to try for tonight and tomorrow - see if DH is man enough for it ;) I just want this so much (as we all do) and am fed up of waiting!!!

letting this is my first month but I had 5 highs, 2 peaks then a high (so far).

wondered if i'm looking too much into it but on my first peak i had 2 faint lines, second peak i had one stronger line and one fainter and today, the high after the 2 peaks I had 2 faint lines. When do you think ovulation was based on this? even typing this i'm thinking i'm looking too much into it and should just sit tight. wondering if it's worth dtd today too though- didn't manage it yesterday as didn't get to see dh as we were walking opposig shifts. any thoughts?

haha secret! Don't know about your DH but mine's always 'poking me' for sex so this should make his year!
I looked at the lines only based on this conversation and on my 1st peak had 2 clear lines and 2nd peak a fainter second line but definitely there..... f only i could get a second line on a PG test :(

This month I had 4 low days, 2 highs then 2 peaks (and i guess tomorrow a high)
nearly - if you can go for it tonight as well then i would.

We DTD on the last high and first peak and i am going to try for tonight as well. Then I feel i've done what i can!