Clearblue Ovulation Test - Flashing Smily Face

[HackneyGirl2022]

Hi

Please can someone help/explain how these tests work, this is the first month we are ttc (we already have a 3 year old) the calendar stated my ovulation was suppose to be on 4th April, I have been taking the tests since 31st March, the first day showed low fertility and since 1st April it's been showing flashing smiley face (6 days) I thought the fertile window was only 6 days including ovulation, does this mean I'm not going to ovulate this month... any help would be great... thank you

I think I may have to skip testing for a few months after this month! It drives me bonkers! We will keep trying obviously, but when you can go to CD30 testing everyday it drives you mad 😂 we have a holiday booked for July! So may just let nature run its course till then! X

@Newbiemg thank u so much for the info and clarification.... I'm currently on CD20 and according to the apps/calendar I was expecting to be ovulating today, I've been having sex every other night for 2 weeks and getting so fed up lol

@Moosh18

I think I may have to skip testing for a few months after this month! It drives me bonkers! We will keep trying obviously, but when you can go to CD30 testing everyday it drives you mad 😂 we have a holiday booked for July! So may just let nature run its course till then! X

I totally get what u mean lol just enjoy your holiday

@PeachesToday I don't think I will do this again lol it's the first and last time it's been stressful and expensive

@Newbiemg ahhhh thanks for much for answering my last question, I deffo had it wrong in my head as I thought the static smily face was when I was ovulating and only had 24 hours to DTD.

If I test tomorrow morning and it's static smiley face, would it be ok to have sex late evening as my husband gets home late from work, would we still have enough time? xx

@HackneyGirl2022 if you get your static tomorrow morning I’d say dtd that night and the next day too if you can. You have time. Good luck

@Newbiemg just did a test and it's flashing, 11th day lol

@HackneyGirl2022 I have had so many before too. My cycles are shorter so I do get it earlier but my peaks have been different every cycle.

So my peaks so far have been CD17, CD13, CD16, CD14, CD12, CD16 (today)

I got my peak this morning and it came out of nowhere. I do the cheapie strips too and they were really faint yesterday and suddenly dark today.

I know its very frustrating but keep going! I would recommend maybe getting some cheapie strips you can put them into an app like Premom and sometimes can see the line progression so instead of just seeing flashing you can compare like today is darker than yesterday so I’m getting somewhere. I find it helps. They only cost around £7 on Amazon for 25 strips easy@home.

The good thing is I don’t think you have missed peak yet because I think if you had it would be a blank circle not flashing.

Hope it comes for you soon! 🤞🏼

@HackneyGirl2022 still flashing as well!!!

@Moosh18 ahhh sorry to hear... do u think u may have started testing early like I did? Also is this your first month ttc too? xx

@Newbiemg how long have u been ttc? Happy to hear u have ur peak

I'm currently on my third box as I unknowingly started to test early and I also wasted a few sticks by not doin them properly, for the next cycle I will get some cheap ones.

It is a good thing that it looks like I've not missed the peak but I just fear that I won't ovulate this month

@HackneyGirl2022 6 months now but I had 1 month off so 5 actually trying. I’m 30 and ttc baby number 1. Hoping it won’t be too much longer 🤞🏼

Keep testing I’m sure it will come! I’ve deffo had a month or two before where I felt like it wouldn’t AJ always did in the end. Sending you lots of luck

@Newbiemg it will happen soon I have my fingers crossed for u, it's good that your tracking your cycles and having peaks xx

I've just tested again this morn and it's flashing (12 days) we had a two day break from dtd lol

I have looked at the lines on the test and one line is dark and the other is quite faint, does this mean anything? xx

@HackneyGirl2022 yeah I think so, but as I have absolutely no clue when I ovulate i need to start early, this is our third month, we have a DD, it took 2 years and a MC to conceive, so hoping for an easier journey this time round, we ideally would like to conceive before Christmas but who knows! X

Still flashing this morn! But I do have fertile CM So hoping it's soon! X

@Moosh18 sorry to hear about your MC xx

Do u usually get peaks after 14 days of flashing or do u get them later? xx

@HackneyGirl2022 I think the most flashing I've had has been 18 but I did start testing 4 days earlier this cycle I have 5 tests left so will use them and not buying anymore this month xx

@Moosh18 @Newbiemg 13th flashing smiling face sooooo annoying lol

I've had a look at the lines on the test and one line is quite faint and the other has gotten darker yesterday and today does this mean anything at all? xx

@HackneyGirl2022 17 over here 👋 😂

I feel like ovulation is coming and have had all my normal signs.... however cheap opks are so faint! X

@Moosh18 lol I'm catching up to u 🤣

I have 3 sticks left I really don't want to buy my 4th box 😩

@HackneyGirl2022 haha I have two! I'm not buying any more! I'm going to be gutted if I don't see the static!

@Moosh18 still no peak, 14th day flashing 😢

@HackneyGirl2022 I used my last one and it was still which is absolutely gutting!! I think one more day I may of gotten my peak as well as this is my cheaper strip results later in the day! So I'm really hoping this mornings test show a clear positive at least x

Have you taken a pregnancy test? I had a smiley face for days and turns out I was pregnant...that's another reason the smiley pops up.

@HackneyGirl2022 what I ended up doing was using these clear blue tests alongside cheapies. With the cheapies you can see more easily when you're getting closer to ovulation and if the tests then go lighter you know it's over. I also didn't mind using several a day as they're not half as expensive. The cheapies gave me a lot more info and understanding. I did also like clear blue though for testing the two hormones and confirming peak.

Also with the clear blue they'll stay flashing now unless / until you get a peak, even if they aren't detecting any hormones any more (I've seen people say they test using tap water and it still flashes). That's how they work weirdly. I think it says on the box if you don't get a peak after 10? flashing smilies then stop testing as you've probably missed it.

Good luck to you, took me a year to fall pregnant second time and god what a time it was!