Ovulation sticks vs a fertility app

[BLS1983]

I've been trying to conceive our second child for almost a year now and after a 42 day cycle last month and being convinced this was it I think I need to ditch the app and just go with listening to my body as well as using ovulation sticks? Anyone else feel the same and/or have found this a better way of doing things?

I'm afraid I don't have any suggestions but I would like to know if anyone else has so following this thread!

I don't think apps are useful unless you have a very regular cycle and have confirmed when you ovulate a few times.

The sticks will tell at least tell you when you have your LH surge, and ovulation usually follows soon after. Unfortunately even the sticks aren't a guarantee that you are ovulating.

If it's feasible, the best thing to do is probably to ditch all of it and just have regular sex every other day.

I tried an app and gave up eventually. Used ovulation sticks once and got pregnant straight away. Hope you are as lucky as we were!

Hi yes the app I always found inaccurate go with your body (CM signs) and use ovulation sticks I've found it best some months Ive ovulated at 10 days others 17.

Any recommendations for ovulation sticks? The ones on amazon have very mixed reviews. Could do without spending a fortune each month on the clearblue ones!

I’m no help there, I spent a lot of money on the Clear Blue Monitor and sticks!

@wombatron think I'm going go use these to begin with x

@BLS1983 @wombatron yes these are the ones I use and find them good - I would say make sure you don't use FMU and test twice a day say 3pm and 8pm to get your best "capture" of the result. Feel free to PM with any questions- good luck!

If you're only going by an app there's a huge chance you're missing your fertile window as the app just guesses ! Definitely get some ovulation sticks. I use sticks but also put the info into my app to keep track. I got pregnant first cycle this way with baby #2 ! Currently first month ttc baby 3 so hoping it works for me again this time !

So I bought the ones from amazon and they arrived today. I use the Glow app and it says I'm due to ovulate in 3 days, the tests came as positive - could it be that these are just correct or has anyone had false positives?

I would trust the sticks over the app tbh. I used sticks and found out that I ovulate quite late in my cycle.

I would trust the sticks too. If you enter your data to the app it should update your fertile days too ?

Make sure you're definitely reading the sticks right too, there will be two lines on multiple days but a positive is only when the test line is the same as or darker than the control line .

Yes, I think the app is off slightly. Definitely positive Saturday, but the lines were the same so I think I just missed the window, but negative yesterday. Thanks for the recommend!

The apps just guesses whereas the sticks actually tell you when you’re ovulating. When I got pregnant I was fertile according to the app around a week before the sticks showed

@Mummyh2016
Yes I think i am the same. Having said that I think my last 42 day cycle has thrown things off as finished af on Sunday and now have EWCM. Oh well bd tonight it is :-) xxx

I've been using Flo and Clue to track but I'm so irregular (apart from the last 3 months) so I'm thinking that OPKs may be better to use as well! If AF comes in two weeks (I think I may have missed my O date 😫) then I'll order a OPK pack online!

I used opks and app for three months the opks really pinpointed my cycle well, however, even when you dtd in fertile window it’s not always a success. Cycle 4 and I’m ditching the opks this month and just going to dtd every other day from cycle 12 to avoid the stress factor.

Evening ladies
Here's to ditching the app this month. Ovulation sticks sticks only for me! Good luck to everyone for a bfp this month xx

I used an ovulation app when trying to get pregnant and it was totally wrong for me. I also used OPKS around the time I 'should' be ovulating but they were never positive. I say listen to your body and go with the flow for a couple of months 😊

@Unicorn234 app says I should ovulate it two days and opk still negative. I am much more relaxed this month though so that's something x

Well I was remaining calm and not thinking about it and now I appear to have something that resembles implantation bleeding. Never had it before. Has anyone ever had this around 11 days after their period and been pregnant!?

@BLS1983 I wish you all the best hun, I've got my fingers crossed for you 😊
I've never experienced the implantation bleeding so maybe this might be your month 😍
Tbh tho hun don't rely too much on the opk sticks and the ovulation sticks as I fell pregnant right after my period so it was just luck that I fell pregnant xx

Hi @Unicorn234 . Thanks for your well wishes 😘. I've been googling today and have read is possible to fall only a few days after your period. I also logged EWCM then too. I thought it could be ovulation spotting but that should apparently only last as long as you ovulate so a couple of days. This has been going on since Thursday. Thursday also ties in with the day bracket they say implantation can occur since ovulation. Plus I have neg ovulation tests lol. My head is in a spin but I've promised myself not to speak to hubby about it this month as he was more upset than I realised last month after the 42 day cycle. Xx

Fingers crossed for you. I've had this then had AF turn up afterwards. Let us know how you get on!

Will do @wombatron. Like with you af will probably turn up for me too like it has done the last 11 months 🙄