CB Trial - what on earth are we doing?!

[DulcetMoans]

Thought it might be useful to have a place for the ladies doing the CB Trial to chat and ask questions.

All my kit turned up at the weekend and the amount of information was overwhelming. Thought I can't be the only one that might need a little help through this process, and a bigger fridge! So please come and join if you are taking part, we can get through it together.

AF due about 19th so assuming we start on CD1 (?) I will be peeing away from then!

I finally got my smiley today, on CD17 :-)

Rather pleased and relieved, to be honest. Though having a surge doesn't equate to successful OV, I'm hopeful that the fact it has been linked to pain means it is happening. :-)

Well the FM is finally showing high surge (for the last 2 days) but still waiting for a peak surge. I've also felt ovulation pain so hopefully it all means things down there are gearing up to work!!

Oh and CONGRATS Ellypoo!!! :)

I just picked up my third and final box. My god, they are prompt! Im only on CD19 (I think!). Feel and bit sad its the last one and I might end up with no BFP at the end of it. I know I still might, but certainly thought starting the trial would be the info I needed to get the job done!

I've spoken to the study people today, and if you do get a bfp, you just need to keep collecting the samples & filling in the diary until CD60 of the cycle in which you get pg, then send the notification form through once you have had the dating scan with the EDD, then they'll send you the vouchers.

Good luck to everyone!!

Are they sending them automatically, Dulcet? Or do I need to contact them to make sure my next one arrives?

Mine have both turned up automatically. I haven't spoken to anyone since I started. This one tried to get delivered on CD15! Hadn't even ov'd on second cycle and they sent me the third cycle stuff. Very efficient!

I sent my wee off last week and my paperwork today...maybe that will trigger something!

It does say in there to call them and order it a week before your next cyle due but i've never had to.

Yeah, I thought I'd seen that. I'll email them next week to summon supplies. I think I'll have enough left for a few days if there is overlap though!

Had an email to ask me to re number all my pots as AF came in the pm this month so I had already done my sample. I started the next day as CD2 but apparently it should have been CD1 even though I started day before. Confused!

That's confusing. Will remember that, though I do normally start in the morning. Nobody emailed to tell me about my dating error on mine (numbers, not abbreviated months!). I hope my wee isn't lost in the post!

Thats the first I heard from them and it was a telling off! Bit late though as the first batch of this cycle is gone anyway!

Ah well! We are doing them a favour posting wee to them, so they can bugger off :-)

It does say somewhere in all the info about if AF comes in the PM then to call the next day CD1. However, as said, we are doing them a favour by collecting our wee every blasted morning.
I'd better get a baby out of this!

Me too...only on month 1 and bored of it. Just hoping I get a few months' extra OPKs out of it by not using the whole box each month.

Use them next time. Optimism, eh?!

grr CD 17 here and still no smiley .. hopefully soon!!

Jessie i'm on CD24 and I still haven't had one, have given up all hopes of seeing it this month! Am due AF in 4 days time!

Saying that though I have had a monumental headache this afternoon. Will be glad to go home in 20 minutes!

Got my second box today...I think it must be paperwork triggering delivery, as I posted mine on Monday.

Lots of lovely testing stuff. My drawer in the bathroom is becoming rather full!

Finally got my smiley on CD21 this morning!! I was SOOO excited to see it lol. DTD last night and will again this afternoon. I hope that will be enough!!

Yay jessie! Sounds like good timing to me!

I had another email from them to say to ignore their previous email and that I did number the pots correctly. Ha! I win!

I sent my second box off today. Do I send the third box at the end of the cycle or add the next cycle to it? Not enough pots to fill a box with empty pots. Only enough pots for a 32 day cycle. If I miss two!

knicker I have the same question... so can't help but will see what others say as well.

Now that I'm on the 2ww its very exciting - I've never known exactly when I've OV'd before so I'm hoping this makes the wait easier and that I'm patient enough to wait the appropriate 14 days before testing! lets just see..

I was weak and tested today at 10dpo! I will test again on Sat at 13dpo as I have an appointment with the GP to discuss TTC, so would be useful not to have that chat if I'm already pregnant. :-)

Bit weird that they claim to have provided extra pots to fill the third box when they clearly haven't!

Knicker I asked, and it's ok to put samples from two cycles in the box until its full.