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Apr 4th, 2008, 00:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Lu28  I actually just received my cbfm in the post today for ebay, waiting for the sticks to arrive and I can start playing with it at the start of my next cycle. Who knew it was so complicated - after years of trying so hard not to be pg!! |
i hear ya..ive said the same thing, lol. you spend so much time trying not to get pregnant and then you find out its actually really, really hard to get pg- wtf!!. I told a friend of mine of the tiny window of opportunity each month, and she was shocked!
Yeah, i thought, welcome to the real world, lol!!
Anyway, well done on getting the cbfm, i credit it with getting me pg last time  Please feel free to ask any questions and have a look at their website as it explains a lot, too http://www.clearblue.info/uk/FAQSFAM.cfm
Good luck and enjoy!! (its a helluva lot easier than opk's even on a bad day, lol) |
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Apr 4th, 2008, 00:59 AM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | thank you for that, I'm guessing I'll have one or two questions!! | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 4th, 2008, 01:05 AM
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Ooh, just did another OPK test (think I'm getting a little obsessed) and there's a faint line - maybe I started the LH surge just after I tested before - fingers crossed! | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 4th, 2008, 20:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Omi have you had a look at poas.com?
cause it is very possible to miss the ov window w/opk's apparently. As it depends when you test and when you ov. The stick cant look into the future (if only , lol) and can only read the level of hormone at any given time, so if you're testing right before you get a surge and test later , that is after you can miss it... They can be tricky little b******s at the best of time. thats why i use the cbfm..takes the work out of things for me..
just thought id give you a pep talk so you dont think its all doom and gloom, cause, baby, it never is- trust me !! | Omi's right, OV sticks etc aren't an exact science and aren't always accurate. I always quote this bird but fertility expert Zita West says they're not that great, tracking CM is better. And some girls don't get on with OV sticks - like moi! Had EWCM b4 and not got a positive. x |
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Apr 5th, 2008, 12:41 PM
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| i used to have similar troubles with opks...timing really does matter. make sure you do just as it says. even still though, they can be quite tricky because you can just miss ov peak if you are testing at the wrong time, or even worse, the wrong time to catch it.
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Apr 29th, 2008, 01:08 AM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  |  CM and CBFM don't match
Wondering if anyone has had the issue of CM indicating O and the CBFM not matching up... We are ttc and according to BBT and CM, O was on CD16 (as expected), but the CBFM said low, then CD17 High and CD 18 Peak - but the BBT and CM on CD 17 and 18 didnt fit that... Not sure what to trust. DH says trust my body... I am leaning that way, but wondering if anyone else has found this... | | | | Status: Offline
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Apr 29th, 2008, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by zinger Wondering if anyone has had the issue of CM indicating O and the CBFM not matching up... We are ttc and according to BBT and CM, O was on CD16 (as expected), but the CBFM said low, then CD17 High and CD 18 Peak - but the BBT and CM on CD 17 and 18 didnt fit that... Not sure what to trust. DH says trust my body... I am leaning that way, but wondering if anyone else has found this... | Because of my issues with the opks last month, I'm using the CBFM for the first time this month. Still saying high but no peak yet. No physical ov signs just yet re cm and I don't temp but I'll let you know if it seems to coincide! |
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Apr 29th, 2008, 12:29 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | the exact same thing happened to me hun- egg white at cd 12, neg opk, so bd anyway thinkin i had a rougue batch of opks, and then out of the blue, on cd 19 I got a pos opk... :S
late ovulation for you, peh! |
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Apr 29th, 2008, 19:34 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Wow, wish I'd known about cbfm before this cycle started...I bought a basal thermometer but I'm not disciplined enough to remember to use it. A POAS system definitely works better for me!  |
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Apr 30th, 2008, 17:05 PM
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| i have never used these, but dont the opks work by detecting a hormone/chemical change in your body (which is completely reliable since its the chemical that pushes the egg out) based on that, i would trust the opk i think over all other methods....
also, i have come across reviews on the net that say they had trouble with CBFM. i just dont know... |
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