Clearblue advanced fertility monitor (new one with touchscreen)

[Ladyboluna]

Here is the amazon link:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00H4Y9EW0?cache=08e8a426eb0e0075448c734d03dde78d&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&qid=1406417637&sr=8-4#ref=mp_s_a_1_4

I've ordered it today as today is 12th month of trying after having AF. Has anyone used it or interested in using it? I like how it works it all out for you as I don't want to spend all that time stressing over learning how to chart myself. You poas when it tells you and insert the stick into the machine and it interprets it for you. Gives you a few high chance days and then the lh surge days. Measures oestrogen and lh. Also can test for pregnancy. You can input when you dtd too and a light and alarm can remind you.

I really like gadgets and technology anyway. If it works I don't care how much it costs. Anyone have any experience with it already? I don't think it's been put long.

I decided to be open to people about ttc because after a while I got frustrated by people quietly saying they know someone who struggled but then no one announces when they start trying so no one knows it happens quite often. So I have been on a personal one woman mission but now yeah people are a little cautious around me.

What do the soft cups do? Never heard of them but I have now purchased preseed...

its a small silicone cup that you insert into your lady parts after dtd and it sits really high up so in a nutshell holds the sperm close to your cervix rather than letting gravity play its part. I guess rather than loosing the little swimmers you can control howlong they there as you can wear the cup up to 8 hours. This may be tmi but when I get a peak I intend to dtd twice a day and keep the 'cup' full for my peak period, it has to increase the chances right?

I do admire you being honest to everyone, I just don't think I'm that strong. X

Hi mikeysmum mum I brought a thermometer to temp but don't get it, how's it working for you? X

Miss I think keeping it relatively private is something to be admired too - I think I would find it hard to keep it to myself as sometimes people do make comments etc and I wouldn't be sure how to respond.

Day 9 and I haven't got a "high" reading yet...

Hi All,

I'm new to all this thread malarchy so please bear with me but I really need to vent. I've just purchased the Clearblue advanced fertility monitor with the 20 pack of strips for a pricey cost of £150+ from Boots the other day. I merrily skipped home and have eagerly been awaiting day 6 all week so I could test. Needless to say in my absolute exhaustion I missed testing yesterday but myself and my partner we giddy with excitement to test today. So 7 am my alarm goes off. I'm up and ready to pee (or not so ready as the case may be- how difficult is it to pee on demand!! I'm someone who is normally peeing for England and it appeared I had stage fright)...7 tests later ALL with error message 8 one of which also said pregnant test error!?! I feel completely deflated. I used the first 2 in a urine stream the rest were from urine in a clean cup. The 8th test went in, counted down the 5 minutes and I was super excited...I was once again disappointed when I was greeted with an error message 7. I've never felt so frustrated! My other half was greeted with a less than happy me as he dared to attempt to get into the bathroom whilst I was having stern words with "this piece of rubbish machine".

Please tell me someone else has had his problem and it magically resolved itself. I'm now waiting until I need the toilet again during my 5am- 11am window. :(

I should introduce myself. I'm 23, my fiancé is 27 and we live together in our lovely little house. My better half cannot wait to start and family and nor can I, we both have good full time jobs, him as a engineer and myself as a staff nurse. The idea of actually planning to have a child panics me slightly though as I worry about everything (which won't help matters.) So since September 2013 when I came off my implanon contraceptive we have been " not trying but, not trying to stop it" and needless to say nothing has happened. We are over a year down the line and both beginning to worry, neither of us smoke,drink or are overweight however as a logical person by nature I figured I'd start by looking at me as it meant we didn't have to go to the doctors. Hence me buying the monitor.

To be greeted with error after error message is so frustrating. I'm really hoping being part of this post can keep me level headed!
Thanks in advance ladies...and to note I STILL don't need the toilet! Must have stage fright :(

I can no be going crazy all of these saying error 8?!?!? This machines idiot proof how can it be saying error messages I've followed instructions. I'm in tears I'm so frustrated, the monitor must be broken :(

Looks like it is broken. Never had that happen to me guess you're just unlucky. If you've been trying for 12 months now go to the doctor tell then you have been dtd every other day or so for that long and get some tests done. If you do have problems it's better to know than go several cycles more wondering if things are working right.
If you can see 2 lines the presence of a 2nd line means it'll detect the ovulating hormone Btw. Looks like I can see 2 lines in one or them?

Feeling major silly tonight. I 3 days from af and been suffering bad headaches for last week or so. Did a cheapie hpt seen 2 lines at first run into room to tell dp but then second line disappeared and deffo bfn. Feel so stupid for getting my hopes up. I hate the ttc and constant living in hope. Think im going to give up for a while it's starting to hack me off :(

Yes I could see a second line on a few (very new to all this testing so I'm still a little baffled). After 14...yes 14 tests, I finally got a reading I only got a reading by forcibly holding the stick in the machine so I'm wondering if it's the machine... (that'll be this month's quota gone in a day).OH told me off as I had used too many and I teary meltdown on the bathroom floor that involved me saying "It may work better if you pee on it" lol. Lady Boluna I'm terrified to...My biggest fear is that people will look down on me as I'm "younger" I've no idea why because as my OH keeps telling me it's our life and we're in a great position to have children but it's bothering. Plus I'm scared to hear bad news.. Does anyone have any experience as to what kind of testing they do? Can I go without my partner?

Should have said it gave me a high reading? Is that normal? I'm day 7 today of my cycle. I've been really regular since I'd say January of this year...2 days periods (which I never used to have I was always 4/5 days) and cycles of 27/28 days...

Bertie ive had similar cycle issues to you I stopped microgynon in January (was on it a year) and have had one day periods since. They come regular but aren't how they were before. Ive also been having really bad breast pain from middle of cycle til af. I am fed up wondering so i have booked a docs appointment next week. Even if tests are clear least it'll give me peace of mind. Ive decided not to tell my partner about doc appointment unless they find something. I used monitor this month and got no peak so its just added to my worries. You have to try and stay calm and positive. Ttc takes time as many of ladies would agree. It is so deflating tho to get the bfn every month and i know exactly how you feel. Stressing will mess up your cycle. Im getting married in may so convincing myself its ok to get bfn til after then but in my heart i want a baby so much. Sounds like monitor faulty you should take it back. Anyway chin up just got to keep going and try and focus on the here and now. Enjoy being a couple before kids enter the equation x

Thank you..I'm in two minds as to whether I too should book at appointment for whilst I'm off but I think I'll just wind up leaving it a bit longer, and a bit longer.

On a more positive note Boots were happy to swop the monitor and give me a whole new pack of test sticks. I know I'm now not able to start again til next month but I though I'd check if it picked up the sticks right so I dipped a pregnancy stick and it read it,just came up with the error which means it was the wrong time to test which is reassuring that this one works. I also picked up some poundland LH sticks for the time being as I'm sure they're just as good really. Be interesting to see if the test line does actually get darker as I've never persevered with them.

As for enjoying being a couple honestly the last 2 months have been incredible between us and I'm loving every second. Long may it continue. I hope your doctors appointment sheds some light for you and we'll done being so brave to go!!x

Hi bertie glad boots changed the monitor. Don't be disheartened tho if you get a full month of high readings with the monitor and no peak. It takes a few months apparently to get to know your cycle. Af arrived today which at least means my cycle is on time. Going to monitor the flow see if I'm imagining it. I'll goto docs but got a feeling they won't find anything. Could well be dp that has an issue he takes thyroxin and I forgot about that. So he's agreed if i get all clear he'll go get checked. I feel lot better today thinking I should try and chill a bit and focus on xmas and our wedding. Good luck this month lots of baby dust being sent your way x

Hi Girls, I'm a bit confused, I'd be glad if someone experienced can help me. My monitor resulted LOW between days 6-13, HIGH 14-17 and PEAK 18,19 today is CD 20 and it's High (estrogen line is light blue, LH line is very faint) but it still shows 7 more days yellow means I should continue testing.
Will it stop asking for a new test soon? I am confused that I don't use my other sticks then will it ask for pregnancy test? thanks :)

Hi Merm, I'm new to all this so I'd be intrigued also but from what I've been reading you only get 2 days peak and then it doesn't read any more peaks and I heard something about people putting old tests into it after that so that they didn't waste new ones?

Mikeysmum I'm trying not to be, I'm feeling a lot happier today taking myself off to get my eyebrows done which always makes me feel good. Thought it was time I started to invest some quality time in myself because surely me feeling good can only do good! I'd be really interested to hear what they had to say about your cycles, the only thing that half stops me from worrying too much is that they're regular. It's all very baffling!
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Thanks Bertie.. I think I'm gonna use one more new stick tomorrow and if it's low, I can use old ones.

I also send a message to the supplier, they answered; You should continue testing as long as it asks because it's the way that monitor understands the lifetime of the egg. However they may try to sell new sticks :)

I'll keep in touch...

If anyone have any questions I can also answer with my first month experinces.

Morning ladies hope you are all well. So I continued to test everyday like the machine asked and my 1st month using the monitor didn't prove that great...... Tested from day 6 for 20 days and got high everyday!!! The machine then stopped asking me to test and said I was then low. I went to my gynie appointment this week and all my results came back good so I fall into the unexplained infertility category which I know is good but I can't help but wish it could be explained so I can rationalise it to myself. Iv been prescribed Clomid 50mg tabs that I am going to take cd 2-6 for three cycles and see if that helps (not sure what the machine will think to this or if it will even work with me taking the tabs). Oh and af arrived today which is heartbreaking but I guess it means I can start the tablets sooner than later.

Mikeysmum - congrats on your upcoming wedding that sounds like something really positive to help distract you.

Bertie - I defo recommend making the appointment with your GP because it's a long process, you have to have a few tests at the GP surgery (I had to have bloods and oh had to have a seman analysis - which took us about 6 week) then you get referred to the hospital waiting list. At your first appointment they will want lots of tests which can take another 3 month and then your next appoinment is to discuss the next steps and plan. I would say it's taken us 6 month to get to where we are now.

Missmonkey, I work in the NHS and I know how frustrating it is when told " the tests all look fine" and you're thinking "yes but my patient isn't! !". For me that then makes me thinn it's perhaps all about timing, which is the majority of peoples problem I think (asides from those with proven fertility problems) -they make it out to be incredibly easy to get pregnant when in high school sex ed lessons etc when in reality the window of opportunity is very small. As for the fertility monitor I had read it can take a few months to pick up on ypur "high" "peak" etc. I couldnt wait until next month to use the replacement monitor so I made up a fake cycle start date. Yesterday it read low on day 11 and today it read high so I dont entirely know what to expect this month from it. Ive been using normal cheap LH strips too and theyre still so faint you can barely see the line ( I think im just looking for it when its not there).
So I understand clomid stimulates the ovaries to release eggs, are they thinking you are not ovulating or is this just a standard train of though they follow. Do you take it just once a day? I'm just curious that's all.

I think I'm going to give it maybe 2/3 more months now I'm settling into my job and everything is calming down in the hope that the reduction in stress may help? If not then I'll book in.

Hi bertieboo, your right it is all about the timing and that's what I have to keep telling myself but sometimes it's easy to forget that. No the blood tests said I ovulate so the consultant said "let's make you extra fertile but the side effects are multiple pregnancies" so of course I said what does that mean and he said "twins"..... Two is better than none right.

I take one tablet a day for five days (cd day 2-6) and should then ovulate between 21st - 26th December.

I did the same and brought the cheap poas but couldn't get my head round them. I think new jobs are great but your right they can be quite stressful so giving yourself to settle in is probably best and fingers x it helps

Hi all went to docs today and got told my symptoms are all normal and dtd 2 to 3 times a week. Feel ok but bit like i was fobbed off by doc

Missmonkey, I can see how easily it could be forgotten. I think mother nature is toying with us! Checking how much we actually want it. And I totally agree two is better than none! I have a few friends who have twins of natural occurance and watching them is just wonderful.

I ran out of the cheap tests and just stopped. I kept up with the monitor though.

I got
Thursday 11th - low (cd 11)
Friday 12th - high (cd12)
Saturday 13th -high (cd13)
Sunday 14th -high (cd 14)
Monday 15th - high (cd 15)
Tuesday 16th - peak (cd 16)

I think I've been so adamant for so long that it's something wrong with me that I'm not ovulating that I was a little taken aback by the peak today, and to be honest a part of me doesn't believe it. Can it be wrong??
Worst part is for the past sort of 4 days we haven't really dtd, we did however yesterday evening as my OH is away on a course for a few days..I mean talk about timing lol. I'm not feeling stressed about it though, I think knowing something is going on is good and I just think when it happens it happens.

Also, joked yesterday with my work colleagues that one of our managers had oddly informed me you "only have to do 3 months to get feel maternity pay" as in work 3 months get pregnant and then 9 months of top is 12 months...And yesterday was our 3 month reviews (which went wonderful and it's lovely to hear they think I'm settling in well)
Also started planning our wedding and a holiday so things are on the up!!x

No posts for a little while, I hope everyone is well and that Santa brings everyone the "gift" they are so patiently waiting for.

I've spent some days recently speaking with a couple that we are very good friends with who tried for many years and now have a beautiful little girl and honestly just being in their company is wonderful but they also were able to allay some worries that we had as they have experience which was an added bonus.

I must say that if you ladies aren't talking to someone in "the real world" ie a friend/family member I would truly advise it. It feels like a huge weight is lifted knowing I can talk to her any time and that my partner has someone to speak to also.

Sending my warmest wishes to you all xxx