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Conception

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?

62 replies

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?

OP posts:

PearlyWhites · 10/08/2013 13:59

I used clearblue monitor I ovulated in day 21 which was a shock and got a bfp the first month.

misshoohaa · 10/08/2013 14:06

OP I tried OPK's this month and went the whole hog and got the clear blue digital that gives you the flashy smiley then then the fixed smiley for peak fertility.
After 5 days of flashing smiley I was pretty annoyed as thought I had missed it, but come day 6 I got my fixed smiley on day 17 of my cycle. We'd been shagging more day 9-14 based on an average cycle but the Clear blue helped pinpoint exact day.

Worth the extortionate money if I get my BFP this month I guess!

blueamber · 10/08/2013 15:16

Vjones yes start using your opks! First cycle it's recommended to start on cd6 as you can't be sure when ov will happen. Especially if you get ewcm have a go! Which opk are you using? If your using clearblue advanced you ideally would start it before you get the oestrogen surge so it knows when the surge has happened and it can give you a flashing smiley. If you use it later, it might just go from no smiley to a fixed one.

VJONES1985 · 10/08/2013 17:03

Have had ewcm for three days but opk was negative today :-( Am using Asda own brand so I hope they're accurate.

VJONES1985 · 10/08/2013 18:51

Have jut ordered a pack of 30 from Amazon which got good reviews. They seem to be the PIAC kind but I don't care, as long as they work! Am planning to test every two days until a faint line appears and then test every day and increase dtd to every day also as the line gets stronger.

VJONES1985 · 11/08/2013 14:14

Well,it's cd10 and I got a very faint line on my opk today (absolutely nothing on cd9 and 8) so I'm guessing that means my LH is on the rise. According to the instructions, when the test line is as dark or darker than the control line, ovulation is due in the next 24-36 hours. So I assume I can continue dtd every one or two days until strong LH is detected and then dtd daily for a few days?

ItalianWiking84 · 11/08/2013 14:32

vjones, i prob do it every other day till the line would be darker than the control line and then do it every day for a couple of dats (tho to be honest don't think I would get it done that many times)

VJONES1985 · 11/08/2013 14:40

Yes, I think that's a good idea.

ItalianWiking84 · 11/08/2013 18:25

I sure hope this is your month :)

VJONES1985 · 11/08/2013 19:21

Thank you - and you! Still have three weeks until I can do a pg test, which feels such a long time!

Amelia84 · 12/08/2013 13:11

I use, Aphrodite Saliva Ovulation Test, it tracks fertile and infertile days during your period on the basis of salts and estrogen crystallisation in saliva. I`m very satisfied with this device and it looks like lipstick.

ItalianWiking84 · 12/08/2013 13:15

Amelia84 I defn need to google that later to day, sounds very advanced and a bit alternative :D

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