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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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Ovulation Kits - what do you recommend?

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littlepinkpear · 05/08/2013 08:36

That's it really. Trying to give TTC a kick up the arse as I'm getting old and counting days doesn't seem to be working.

What's easy to use and won't cost a bloody fortune?

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LizW36 · 05/08/2013 10:24

im the same!!! I used Boots own brand this last month but to be honest I didnt think it was very good. Am going to try the Clear Blue digital one next month.

Sick of counting days and never quite sure if im ovulating or not!

xx

LondonSuperTrooper · 05/08/2013 10:44

I use the clearblue digital. I like having the smiley coming up as you get a definitive answer. I've tried the ones where two lines come up and I always found if hard to judge which line isb

OneLittleToddleTerror · 05/08/2013 10:45

I use the clear blue fertility monitor. Haven't got any good news yet, but I'm needing a kick up the butt too, and that's why I started it.

LondonSuperTrooper · 05/08/2013 10:45

Sorry on the phone and I posted too soon!
Was in the middle of typing that I found it hard using the non digital version as I was not good at seeing the two lines!!!

LondonSuperTrooper · 05/08/2013 10:47

I though of getting the fertility monitor but its an expense that I couldn't justify. I'm pretty regular, so didn't see the point of buying the monitor.

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littlepinkpear · 05/08/2013 10:57

I'm regular but no luck so far, been looking on amazon. Are the cheap strips any good? The ones that look like blood glucose strips?

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patienceisvirtuous · 05/08/2013 11:14

I bought the cheap strips last month from Amazon and it appears I didn't ovulate or the strips don't work.

I am going to try them again this month...

OneLittleToddleTerror · 05/08/2013 11:28

I bought the cheap sticks before and it never said I ovulated. But I got two BFP in that time (and two MCs), so those cheap sticks must be lying. The CBFM have been able to detect my LH window. I also do BBT, so I know it's right. (I need the OPK to tell me that I'm coming up to O-day. BBT only tells me that I've just ovulated).

aprilj11 · 05/08/2013 11:46

I really like the Cyclotest fertility monitor. You can also find it on Amazon. Its a bit more expensive then clearblue but you don't have to keep buying the refill test strips which can really add up. It works off of temperature instead and is something like 99% accurate.

For us it was totally worth having something that accurately predicted my ovulation date. Counting and guessing and I guess getting it wrong was putting a big stress on our marriage and making sex seem like a chore - not a fun at all!

I also now use the same device for natural contraception but that's a different story :)

Hope you have happy news to share soon!

OneLittleToddleTerror · 05/08/2013 12:33

Counting and guessing and I guess getting it wrong was putting a big stress on our marriage and making sex seem like a chore - not a fun at all!

This basically. I'm very regular and doing it every other day from day 10 is basically killing us.

ItalianWiking84 · 05/08/2013 14:10

I found the ClearBlue on clearance sale in Tesco and use them atm, and I must admit, I would prob end up buying them next month too, even tho they are expensive, because they are just so much easier for me to follow and use...

keepswimming1 · 05/08/2013 14:12

ItalianWiking - you wont need them next month, positive thinking!!! :D

ItalianWiking84 · 05/08/2013 14:28

keepswimming1 Thank you :D xx, you made my day........ Only positive thinking :D

keepswimming1 · 05/08/2013 14:30

Your welcome :D.... I find it helps to be positive sometimes. (not always easy I know)

ItalianWiking84 · 05/08/2013 14:43

I do try, but sometimes when all your friends get pregnant in the first hook and talk about how easy it is, I cant help but getting a visit from the green monster, which is not good, because of course I am happy for them but still, wish so bloody much that it would be me...
But yes, lets be happy and positive together..... We can do it :D

keepswimming1 · 05/08/2013 14:50

I know exactly how you feel, I have 4 close friends that are all pregnant now (I don't have many other friends lol)
It will be us in September.. (:bloody better be:)

ItalianWiking84 · 05/08/2013 20:20

September better be our month..... :)

Alohomora · 06/08/2013 11:01

I bought the cheapy sticks and didn't get a positive result, we tried ttc without checking but my cycles are all over the place so I ordered the CB advance - amazon has a good deal, but they were also on offer at Boots recently.

Prefer having a mod-stream holder, anyway, all this PIAR and waiting for the pee to get to room temperature was annoying me.

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littlepinkpear · 06/08/2013 11:21

I think it's time to invest in a clear blue then Grin

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ItalianWiking84 · 06/08/2013 11:45

Clearblue have defn made it easier for me, and quiet a chock to find out that my fertile days were 2 days later than the calculater estimated, so even more pleased to pay the price for the help :D

jaykay987 · 06/08/2013 11:49

I've used CB this past month. I still have enough left over for next month too. I'm hoping I get a clear pattern (I might buy one more box and do two more months) then if the pattern is clear will stop the extra expense.

ItalianWiking84 · 06/08/2013 12:24

jaykay987 - Great idea, I will try writing my down as well and then see if I can work out an pattern :)

OneLittleToddleTerror · 06/08/2013 13:07

italianwiking are you using fertility friend? I'm using that to track my cycles. Easier than using pen and paper.

ItalianWiking84 · 06/08/2013 14:07

OneLittleToddleTerror- No not heard of that one, must try goggling it, and see what thats for a thing :)

jaykay987 · 06/08/2013 14:25

FF also has great training modules. Really helped me.