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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 tracking newbie - advice pls

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MonkeysaurusRex · 27/08/2019 20:47

Just about to start ovulation tracking in preparation for ttc. Any advice on best ovulation test kits, apps, general advice on how to do it appreciated as I haven't got a clue!

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PerfectPear · 28/08/2019 07:41

Try clearblue advanced digital and track bbt

CouscousEvaporator · 28/08/2019 07:45

I use the really cheap opks off amazon, but combine it with an app called Femometer which does an auto-recognition of the lines. Obviously you have to use your head if you think it’s wrong but generally it’s been really good!

Skyla01 · 28/08/2019 07:47

I have used cb advanced digital. Most people like it- nice and clear and easy yo read. But expensive. The cheapie opk are way cheaper. I haven't used them myself. Some people like them, others find them hard to interpret. You can use an app to help with that though. I haven't tried temping. I'm a bad sleeper so I don't think it would work for me.

coconuttymummy · 28/08/2019 07:52

I use:

  • Ovia and Fertility Friend apps,
  • The cheap pack of 50x One Step Ovulation strips on Amazon (£8 I think, so you can test 2-3 a day w/o breaking the bank),
  • BBT tracking - I use Femometer, but any BBT thermometer is fine (I highly recommend Femometer and their app, though),
  • I test 3x a day - 2nd wee of the morning, around lunchtime and then late evening. I always get my strongest results with my 2nd wee in the morning LOL

Good luck! xxx

coconuttymummy · 28/08/2019 07:53

Oh, and leave the One Step tests 10 minutes before you take the final reading. Many of us find that it takes longer than their suggested 5 minutes to get a full reading result.

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MonkeysaurusRex · 28/08/2019 17:32

That's great, thank you so much, will have a look at all of those, will try a few of the suggestions and see which I get on best with :-)

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CalamityJune · 28/08/2019 17:37

Don't need to buy an electronic one- the cheap strips are so much better. I found they were my main indicator. Temping only really confirmed for me and gave me something else to teack ( I like tracking!)

I wouldn't have got pregnant without them. I have a 32 day cycle but the strips showed that I don't ovulate until day 21/22. I was trying around day 16 like all the apps said and missing it.

Snowflake9 · 28/08/2019 17:45

Apps alone are very inaccurate.

Download Fertility friend, buy a BBT thermometer on eBay (mine was about £4) this was the best method for me.

Good luck!!

Sparkle0109 · 28/08/2019 20:34

Download fertility friend, track BBT and use ovulation kits

I used the online cheap ones until I noticed the line getting darker then I would then use the clearblue to save money

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