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Tishimouse · Feb 7th, 2008, 11:58 AM

Well, some of you will know that I got nineteen HIGH readings followed by one LOW this cycle using my Clearblue Fertility Monitor. Today, I rang the Clearblue help line and they were soooooooooo helpful. I have been making a really silly mistake, so take note everybody and don't do what I have done:

Every morning I would decant my urine into a plastic glass to dip my test stick into during my testing window (this is mainly because I work shifts). I would hold the stick in the urine for the required 15 seconds and then place the cap over the top. No problem so far. However, I was then holding the stick upside down by turning it around and watching the paper inside the stick turn blue whilst allowing the liquid to saturate the stick. BIG MISTAKE!

Clearblue have told me that the urine needs to go into the monitor to be read by the stick, so does not get turned upside down at all. You just dip it, place the cap and then lay it horizontally into the monitor staight away. The monitor does the rest. Oh pants! It's no wonder it didn't show a PEAK reading and no doubt I've waisted about 10 sticks. At least I've learned something that I can pass on to you guys.

Luckily I was also charting with FF, so have been shown that I most likely ovulated on CD17 (so am still in with a chance and my temps aren't looking too bad). Still have a week before testing, so looking forward to that.

foreverlove · Feb 7th, 2008, 12:03 PM

Well at least you know now!!

Where did you get your montitor from? I just use sticks and never got a definate with them.

diva4180 · Feb 7th, 2008, 12:52 PM

good luck for this month!

avistar · Feb 7th, 2008, 12:52 PM

OMG I was doing the same thing! DUH! The lady never said anything about that to me

Live and learn right!?!

Thanks a lot for sharing!

Arcanegirl · Feb 7th, 2008, 13:11 PM

Tahnks for letting us know Tish. My sticks get dipped then laid onto a shelf whilst i sort myself then into the monitor so i must be doing it alright?

Tishimouse · Feb 7th, 2008, 13:48 PM

I feel like such a loolah! And a little disappointed to because although FF showed an ovulation date of CD17, I would have loved the cross reference from my favourite toy. Boo hoo!

(In answer to where I got it from, I bought it from Ebay (brandnew) for about £50.00 from a private seller. It came completely sealed and has been perfect so far, except of course for this little mistake that is all my fault).

I didnt do it last month and got a perfect reading of LLLHPPHLLL. So thank God I know what I got last month to put my mind at ease about ovulating.

I wish my temps would rise a bit more now as they seem quite low, although they show a general biphasic pattern. I would so love to get a triphasic pattern, it would be awesome.

Fingers crossed and good luck to those with monitors. Glad to share this little gem of info as it is such an easy mistake to make.

miel · Feb 7th, 2008, 23:43 PM

good luck! not so long to wait anymore

sandrass · Feb 7th, 2008, 23:49 PM

Now you know! Ill make sure that I dont make that mistake. Thanks!

justme00 · Feb 8th, 2008, 03:03 AM

I usually just pee on the stick, put the cap on and shove it in the monitor. I think I'm doing it right? Is there such a thing as saturating it too much?

Tishimouse · Feb 8th, 2008, 08:01 AM

Not sure about that one. However the woman on the help line yesterday asked me if I was holding the test stick into the liquid for exactly 15 seconds (I decant mine). So I would say it is important to saturate it exactly as recommended.

Don't take any risks, as you may end up like me and wasting a month of monitoring. Mmmph!

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