Premom vs note pad thoughts ? (With pics)

[MrsO92]

Hi all! So I am tracking my ovulation both on the pre mom app and also in my note book. Has anyone else had the pre mom app seemingly misread their tests? I don’t actually think I’m at peak yet so will keep testing (last month it was around cd14/15) but I’m not sure how much I should be trusting them. The last one I took certainly looks darker to me that the one earlier this morning, but pre mom app reads it as quite a bit lower. I’m really hoping to get a good peak as last month the highest it got was .9 and I didn’t get a dye stealer, or even very close to being as dark as the control line.

as a side note we are trying to dtd every day or every other day since day 8 using the sperm meets egg method, but I’m away for work today and back Thursday and I’m reallt nervous I’m going to actually miss my peak! Hoping I get it on Thursday and we can dtd Thursday night but let’s see! It’s defo leading me to obsessively track though lol.

@MrsO92 today's looks darkest to me. On the darkness though I would say as long as you get a positive test it doesn't matter how dark it is. I concieved on my lightest positive test.

I know what you mean with not wanting to miss the peak. We are on CD22 and no signs of ovulation. Been DTD every other day since day 8! I'm also obsessed with tracking and get so low after every negative OPK.

Hi! I also used this app to track ovulation pre-pregnancy and you really need to ensure that you are using the same background, location and lighting for each reading as much as possible. I used to place my tests on the inside page of my diary (so a blank background), light on in the room but NOT directly under any light and then take the image with flash off. You can see the CD12 7am reading especially the photo has quite a glare, as if its directly under a light so the app can’t see the test line, if I had to guess its misreading the control line as the test line and see’s the green as control line. For the app to read them properly it really helps to be consistent x

@13lucy it gets tiring doesn’t it haha! 🥴We’ve actually added in home insemination as well as ‘traditional’ was to ease the pressure a bit. This is our first month doing that but I’m hopeful it will give us more chances! If it is my peak, then we dtd this morning and will again Thursday night just in case. I’m just obsessively worrying I’ll happen to miss my chance over the two nights I’m away! Would love a BPF for new year!

@Mrsttcno1 that is a very good point! The lighting is defo not consistent so I’ll try keeping the lighting the same going forward. Thanks 😊😊

No problem ☺️ I wouldn’t be too worried about missing your peak between today and Thursday going by todays result, from my own experience I usually got a .6 or a .7 2 days running before my proper dye stealer “peak”! Also remember the egg is released slightly after your “peak” (I think within 36 hours typically) so even if you got a peak result on Wednesday, you could well still catch it once you are home! Fingers crossed for a new years BFP for you! Xx

@Mrsttcno1 youre giving my anxious and over eager mind some hope! Thanks 🥰

I just wanted to come back to this thread and say this is the cycle I conceived!! 🥰 found out on New Year’s Eve, so v early!

Eeeek congratulations lovely!!🥰