Your experiences using fertility monitors?

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angelpie545

Discussion Starter · Apr 2, 2006

Hi all-I'm new to this forum (as of quite recently-look at my siggy!) and I'm wondering if any of you all here had any kind of luck using those store-bought fertility monitors. My cycle is usually a bit longer then most (30-33 days) and sometimes it's hard to predict when ovulation will occur. I've been kind half-heartedly charting since I've been so busy lately..but now I'm thinking, hey, let's do this!

If anyone has had any experiences, good or bad, I'd love to hear it.

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debra_lea

· #2 · Apr 2, 2006

I love my fertility monitor. I have the ClearBlue Easy monitor, which is a bit pricey, but I think well worth it. I have a long cycle as well, and it can range from 29-42 days, and charting sounded complicated. Couple my changing cycle with a type A personality, and the monitor was a good fit for me. I have a 2 year old son that I conceived the first month trying with my monitor. AF FINALLY came back this weekend (I just started weaning my son) and I am going to use it to hopefully conceive #2 ASAP.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Debra

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Babypower

· #3 · Apr 3, 2006

I have one too this is my second cycle using it and i love it. it is easy to read and so much less stress than temping.

so worth it. good luck.

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Kathryn

· #4 · Apr 3, 2006

I got pregnant using my CBE! I was on my 8th month of Clomid. You are supposed to ovulate 8 days after taking the clomid, but if I hadn't had the monitor, I wouldn't have seen that I was ovulating 2 days afterwards for some weird reason.

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peilover010202

· #5 · Apr 4, 2006

I've used mine to conceive twice now and I loved it both times!

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monocyte

· #6 · Apr 5, 2006

Using one now, and wondering if I should pee on a stick in the am!!

I was surprised how easy it is to use, and I was happy to see that I did ovulate!

So far so good, I got mine off the TP fairly inexpensive...

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lunadoula

· #7 · Apr 6, 2006

Love love love my monitor. I have an Ovacue, which is different than the Clearblue one.

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MichelleW

· #8 · Apr 18, 2006

This is my second month with the Accu-Clear, and last month I don't think it was as accurate as it should have been. I KNOW that I ovulate on CD14 or CD15, and I tested for a few days before, and in the extremely slightest way the line got darker. I wasn't going to keep waiting, so I called the fertility clinic to get shot-up with sperm on CD14 (although, as I said the line was faint & possibly slightly darker than previous days), and when we were in at the clinic, the nurse is commenting on my CM & how I timed it perfectly to come in.

So, here we are again on CD13, and I have a faint line. I am trying to decide to wait an extra day & see what happens tomorrow morning, or to call & make an appt for the clinic tomorrow.

I don't trust these things!

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diane1969

· #9 · Apr 20, 2006

We had been ttc for 8 months, I got the ClearBlue monitor and got pg the 2nd month... so I love it!

I just gave it to my sister the other day who's been trying for awhile so we'll see how it works for her.

Good luck.

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Quirky

· #10 · Apr 20, 2006

I've gotten pregnant with the Clear Blue both times.

Well, the first time was because I couldn't wait until my period came to open the box and check it out. Then my period didn't come...and didn't come...and I was already pregnant. But I still ascribe it to the monitor - because if I'd left it in the box I wouldn't have gotten pregnant so quickly!!

The second time it was invaluable - it let me know that I was having anovulatory cycles, and then it told me exactly when I was ovulating when I did get eggs when my charting was giving me wonky info.

I got mine NIP as well as the sticks for it off ebay - you can always find good deals there.

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