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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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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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Sunflower2019 · 23/10/2019 15:11

I have bought both the pink the standard one and the advanced..

Currently cd8 and the pink one was just a circle..

When do I ideally need to start as usually ovulate cd10 but app is saying cd13 this month..

Haven’t used the purple as haven’t received the sticks as yet :(

Fmu???

Xx

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claireb707 · 27/10/2019 09:45

To be honest as soo. As I first saw the flashing I was testing 3 times a day with both cheap and clear blue. I didn't want to miss it 😂😂

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Sunflower2019 · 27/10/2019 10:13

@claireb707 how long were you holding your pee for? 😂 x

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claireb707 · 27/10/2019 10:15

To be honest not that long but I drink about 4 litres a day and a relatively strong bladder 😂

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Sunflower2019 · 27/10/2019 10:30

I’m gonna try hold my pee till 11.. which will be around 2 hours and do another cheapy xx

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 09:03

My cheapy opk was dark last night but still a flashing smiley.. 🙄 think I’ve missed my peak somewhere xx @claireb707

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claireb707 · 28/10/2019 09:05

As dark as control line?

If so then you may have done, have you been dtd?

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WooMaWang · 28/10/2019 09:54

Last month (first cycle) I had 5 days of flashing smileys before a solid one. This month, I had no flashing smileys and straight to solid yesterday. So you might not have missed your surge - it might just be a several flashing smileys cycle.

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 10:33

Here is my app with opks... @claireb707 @WooMaWang

I had cystitis yesterday too so wasn’t a full hold! I will test later this afternoon but worrying as only one clear blue stick left 🤦🏽‍♀️

I’ve been dtd every day to cover myself! Xx @

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claireb707 · 28/10/2019 10:43

I'd say your peak was yesterday looking at those or even maybe Saturday night

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 11:08

@claireb707 I was testing with the clear blue twice as well so that’s annoying 🤦🏽‍♀️😂

My boobs feel sore today and last night I had a crampy feeling on left side so I reckon I’ve missed it! Xx

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claireb707 · 28/10/2019 11:14

That could be still ovulation though if you have symptoms 🤞

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 11:26

Yes I’ll keep checking with the cheapy opks for now and if anything changes I’ll whip out the clear blue! Just wish I had an obvious peak! Xxx @claireb707

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teachermam · 28/10/2019 12:30

@sunflower 2019 I've just started using the clearblue ovulation tests I thought I would ovulate over the last couple of days but I've been getting a flashing :-) since Thursday
I'm on day 16 and I've no other symptoms so maybe I'm ovulating late I'm not sure
I was hoping for a solid smiley today day so so we'll see you tomorrow

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 13:25

@teachermam what concerns me is that you are testing in the morning and then what if you have an LH surge over the evening and then you will miss it? At least when I use the cheap opks they show me the line getting darker and darker but with this I’m just so confused!

Yes definitely report back tomorrow and I will do the same but I’m thinking I have missed my surge!

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claireb707 · 28/10/2019 13:27

Yes once you get close to your estimated ovulation day you need to be testing at least twice a day so you don't miss your peak

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 13:32

I done a clear blue last night and it was playing up, don’t think I peed on it long enough so maybe that’s why! I will test again tomorrow and if nothing I guess I’ve already ovulated!

Plus I have symptoms today as feel offish.. I’m having lots of clear thin cm aswell not sure if that’s a sign

Thanks @claireb707 hopefully next month I’ll understand it more 😂

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claireb707 · 28/10/2019 13:34

I've never poas. I always go into something and dip, I don't trust myself not to get it everywhere otherwise 😂😂

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claireb707 · 28/10/2019 13:34

Or drop the test down the loo 😂

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 13:54

Yes I know.. even when I use a pot I make a mess 😂 think the dp is going off me @claireb707

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GaaaaarlicBread · 28/10/2019 15:30

Hey @Sunflower2019 , it's me from our other thread :) OPK's can cause more stress than good. I'm not using them this month, just going to go for it. It caused too much confusion last month, I waited and waited for my solid smiley and when I got it I ended dup spending hours googling when I will ovulate after the smiley, some people said 48hrs, others said 12, I panicked about not being able to DTD with DH at work etc. I don't recommend them now, too much hassle! Just BD and have fun xx

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Sunflower2019 · 28/10/2019 21:14

@Itsemily you are soooo right! Wished I’d never bought this clear blue thing, as now I’m freaking out I’m not ovulating or something’s wrong :(
Plus they are pricey! Definitely gonna fake a more relaxed approach next month ❤️

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WooMaWang · 29/10/2019 08:56

The ovulation stick definitely makes DP anxious. The presence of a smiley bloody face seems to make him feel under pressure.

I have tried to explain that we should just do what we were going to do anyway (we tend to have sex every day anyway, unless he's away with work or something). But he starts overthinking it all.

I'm only using them because I need to get some idea of what my cycle actually is. I had a mirena out in early September and hadn't had periods for more than a decade (the last one would be my LMP before I conceived DS2, and he's 10 now). So I just had no idea when to expect anything at all.

Once I have figured out what my cycle actually is like, I probably won't bother with them. Or, ideally, I'll get a BFP and I won't need to know.

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Sunflower2019 · 29/10/2019 14:15

@WooMaWang I never really tell dp just say it’s to track my period.. they don’t really understand it all anyway do they!

Just wishing I Knew what dpo I am 😭 I’m going to say 1dpo for now! Just go by my Premom app! Thinking to give the clear blue a rest... too stressful!

My dp woke me up at 4am for work and haven’t been back to sleep so got a blanket, snacks and an old cheesy film, need some energy for work tomorrow! I felt super dizzy today and boobs are so sore.. I’m thinking hormonal/tired, so I reckon ovulation wasn’t long ago xxx

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WooMaWang · 29/10/2019 14:43

Yes. He asks me about the result though.

And then I have to clarify again what each of the types of smileys mean and the implications. I find myself thinking: but you're really highly qualified and totally able to deal with really technical stuff at work every day. Why am I having to explain this again?

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GaaaaarlicBread · 30/10/2019 08:09

@Sunflower2019 hey me again ! What CD did you get your flashing smiley ? As I caved in, even though I said I wouldn’t , and did an ovulation test this morn, been getting CM (more creamy coloured than egg white at the mo ), last month I got my flashing smiley two days after my suspected period (it was light as it was after my coil removal ). This months AF was obviously super heavy , and ended last Friday . My test today was a blank circle , but app says I should be in my fertile window ? I did it the other day to programme the stick to my regular hormones , so it should be able to pick it up . Shall I just ignore it , keep DTD as usual until AF due back ??