Clear blue Digital Ovulation Test: the curse of the smiley faces.

[sassyscholar72]

I've always had fairly regular periods,uses to be every 28 days and lately every 31 days. This month I purchased a clear blue digital ovulation test as my partner and I are trying to conceive (apologies I don't know all the abbreviations yet). The instructions advised me to start testing on day 11 of my cycle- but it slipped my mind so I started testing on day 14. The first day I got an empty circle symbol,indicating 'low fertility'. The second day, (day 15 of my cycle) I got a flashing smiley face,indicating 'high fertility'. However it is now 6 days that I'm getting these smiley flashing faces with no sign (as yet) of a static smiley face which would indicate 'peak fertility' and possibly ovulation.

Does this suggest that I haven't- and will not ovulate?
Should I continue testing in the hope I get a static smiley face? (I have one test left in the pack)so this would mean getting a brand new test.
Is a static smiley face a definite predictor of ovulation?
Should I just wait to have my fertility testing later this month at my local hospital?
Any advice,feedback or suggestions would be great and thanks in advance

Hey I would just like to throw in that I took clear blue digital ovulation tests for five days and got a blank face while my cheap dip sticks got a darker second line each day. Tested on the 3/8/15 and another blank circle the next day a solid smiley face. No flash ever came. So what does that mean? The box doesn't say anything about a flashing face and says detects a LH surge before ovulation. So had I ovulated with a static face even though day before there was no flashing face? Confused. Going by the box it's clear I was away to ovulate but everyone here is talking about flashing smiley faces but I never got one! Anyone else had this? Thanks

Hey Isabella hope you're well. I would hazard a guess and say that getting a static face meant you were preparing to ovulate despite the absence of flashing smiles. Did you start testing on the day as advised on the instructions? The test has clearly detected a surge in your LH which I think is a good sign and tells me you could conceive during this time?

Hey sassyscholar72 am fine thanks how you are good to :)
I had been coil removed a week prior to the smiley face appearing. Had not had a period in five year from having the coil so was testing to see if I was ovulating ok. It was all a bit guess in the dark as I had no idea what kind of place my cycle was in. I went by when I had cramps and a slight bleed two weeks ago. The smiley face came when my glow app said it should of. When I bought the kit I was under the impression that the smile came when ovulation had occurred. So i didn't think sex the next day would possibly lead to conception. Now am not so sure at all. Pregnancy is fine now would just of liked another month to of gone by from coming off the coil.

Apologies for hijacking this thread....
Dh and I are on cycle 3 of ttc #1. I bought some ovulation sticks and began testing day 9. Had low fertility 9, 10 & 11 then suddenly peak fertility today (12). I usually have a 32 day cycle although it has varied in the past. It doesn't seem right that I would ovulate this early, also it completely skipped 'high' fertility and wait straight to 'peak' - anyone else had this or can shed some light?

Hi folks. Sorry to be another hijacker but have a quick q.

I noticed when I ejected the test sticks on my static day yesterday that the two blue lines weren't as dark as each other (it was actually darker on a flashy face day!) - is that normal? Can I trust the accuracy of the digital face even if the dye test doesn't correlate?

(Kaytee you're not the first person that's happened to. OV on CD12 would be very early though. Do you have any ICs?)

Sorry what's IC? The day after my peak faded I tested again and it was low then the day after tha

That I got a high :s no idea what's going on x

Internet cheapies - they're a useful back up :)

Mummybex no I've not got any. Got another high this morning, think i'll just keep trying to have as much s** as possible just now. I wonder whether my peak days could have been false xx

So i have been using the clearblue digital advanced monitor! I feel pregnant within the first month and sadly misscarried 2 weeks after finding out!! 😢😢😢 We have been trying for a further 4 months now and nothing!! I usually have a really regular 30/31 day cycle peaking around day 17/18 dependant. I am now on day 27 due to have my period in 4 days max and still no ovulatuon. I have been getting constant highs now for the last 19 days. I thought i could possibly be pregnant so took a pregnancy test tonight but came back negative!! Im so confused... This has never happened since i have been using this machine. Has anyone got any advice or help please?
Many thanks!!

Hi. I am new to all of this. If I have had 3 flashing smiley faces but no static smiley face followed and this morning it has gone back to an empty circle, have I missed my chance?

Hi there I have had 8 smiley faces and today got my first static face this morning (day 17!) Does that just mean a surge ? How long have a got to dtd before fertile window closes? We dtd on day 14. Not sure we can do it tonight! Might be tomorrow. I have been trying for 5 months and I'm 40 years old. Already have a four year old daughter. Just sick of thinking about it all! Help!

@Funnybunnyfluff got my flashing face this afternoon!

Should I start DTD now? We did last night or wait till static face?

xx