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Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor

mrsrichey11mrsrichey11 member
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Just curious if anyone has used one of these before? My cousin is giving me hers and before I go spend $50 on a box of test strips, I want to know if anyone has had any experience with one and if its worth it? We are on a treatment break until August, maybe later. We haven't decided yet exactly, so I figured, what the heck. I'll take it since its free and I just have to buy the strips. 
***************SIGGY WARNING***************
DX: PCOS and Endometriosis 
TTC since May 2011
HSG normal
Hubs SA- Normal June 2012
Aug. 2012: 50mg Clomid: No Response
March 2013: 100mg Clomid: No Response
July 2013: 5mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
August 2013: 10mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
Natural cycles Sept & Oct.--BFN
Nov/Dec: 10mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
Jan 2014: 10mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
Feb: Benched due to cysts.
March: Benched w/cysts.
April: Femara+Follistim+Ovidrel+Prometrium
BFP on Mother's Day 2014!! 
EDD: January 20, 2015
6week scan: TWINS!!!!!
16w: Baby A is Stubborn, Baby B is a GIRL!
20 week scan: TEAM PURPLE!
The babies were born on December 16, 2014 at 35 weeks! They are home and doing well!

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Re: Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor

  • ekc0630ekc0630 member
    I used it and loved it.  I got my test strips off of ebay.  Check there first!
    TTC 2007
    Me-OK DH- MFI
    2010 IUI 1-3 Femara + Ovidrill BFN
    Change DR 5/12 IUI 4-5 Natural Cycle BFN
    5/13 DH diagnosed with b1/b3 microdeletion of Y chromosome
    IVF #1 July  Started Lupron 7/5 AF 7/14
    ER 8/1 7R 5M 3F W/ICSI ET 8/6 Moved to 8/7 due to no blast 
    Transferred our UNO embryo Beta #1 27 Beta #2 33 Beta #3 29 CP :(
    IVF #2 Started Lupron 2/14 
    Protocol 10U Lupron, 150 Bravelle, 150 Menopur, HGH for 4 days, Dexamethesone, 
    Supplements 6000mg CoQ10, 100mg DHEA, Vitamin D, Folic Acid, 
    ER 3/12 8R 4 able to be injected 2f with ICSI ET 3/15 2 "perfect" textbook Embryos
    2 crinone, estrace, dexamethesone, doxycycline
    BETA #1 3/26 201  BETA #2 3/28 524  BETA #3 4/5 9,876  Ultrasound April 7 Showed TWINs
    April 18 ultrasound Baby A HB 147   Baby B HB 146  Both measuring 7w1d
    WE ARE TEAM BLUE X2!
    Jonathan Daniel received his angel wings July 23, 2014 :( born 9/20/14
    Jackson Thomas was born October 31, 2014 @ 35w 5d
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  • mrsrichey11mrsrichey11 member

    imageekc0630:
    I used it and loved it.  I got my test strips off of ebay.  Check there first!

     A lot of the strips I see on there expire next month. Are they still technically OK after that date for a month or so?  

    ***************SIGGY WARNING***************
    DX: PCOS and Endometriosis 
    TTC since May 2011
    HSG normal
    Hubs SA- Normal June 2012
    Aug. 2012: 50mg Clomid: No Response
    March 2013: 100mg Clomid: No Response
    July 2013: 5mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
    August 2013: 10mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
    Natural cycles Sept & Oct.--BFN
    Nov/Dec: 10mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
    Jan 2014: 10mg Femara+Ovidrel+TI--BFN
    Feb: Benched due to cysts.
    March: Benched w/cysts.
    April: Femara+Follistim+Ovidrel+Prometrium
    BFP on Mother's Day 2014!! 
    EDD: January 20, 2015
    6week scan: TWINS!!!!!
    16w: Baby A is Stubborn, Baby B is a GIRL!
    20 week scan: TEAM PURPLE!
    The babies were born on December 16, 2014 at 35 weeks! They are home and doing well!

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  • theforce2theforce2 member

    This is my first month using it.. BUT i'm on day 32 with not a peak in sight, so it's been pretty disappointing. I guess my body just isnt cooperating, and I somehow convinced myself that the monitor would help (foolish, I know). 

    But since yours is free, it's definitely worth a shot. Best of luck!!!

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  • chickyclgchickyclg member
    You need to use them every time you pee. Before I could trigger I had to get a positive, in one day I used 6 before I finally got the smiley. Good luck!

    Edit:
    Never mind I was thinking the OPKs

    ~~~~~~~~~Siggy Warning~~~~~~~~

    Me~28 DH~27 

     6-12-2010  Miscarriage. 
    3-16-2012 D&C/Miscarriage.
     Blocked Left Tube. 
    Diminished Ovarian Reserve   
    MFI - Sperm Morphology 2%.  
    MTHFR 
     Abnormal Antiphospholipid Antibodies
    April 2013 ~  1st IUI attempt - 100 mg Clomid- Canceled
    May 2013  ~ 2nd IUI attempt -100 mg Clomid- Canceled
    June 2013 ~ 3rd IUI attempt - 100 mg Clomid+ Trigger+ Progesterone~BFN
     IVF/ICSI #1 May 2014 ~ Freeze All ~ Due to OHSS
     5/1/2014 ~ 22 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 3 frozen
    5/28/2014 ~ FET#1 ~ Transferred 2 Hatching Blasts
      6/1/2014~ **BFP**
    6/9/2014 Beta #1 ~ 1022
    6/12/2014 Beta #2 ~ 3099
    6/16/2014 Beta #3 ~ >5000
    6/19/2014 First U/S ~ TWINS!!!  
    1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks

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  • BorderGirlBorderGirl member
    I use one and do prefer it to OPK's.  It does take time to get to know your body.  It didn't pick up peak my very first cycle using it.  It also didn't pick up peak when I had taken a couple months break off using it.
    Off BCP August 2010, NFP to avoid. Start TTC May 2011. TTA December 2011 - May 2012 doctor's orders :( TTC July 2012-January 2013. Currently pursuing Napro Technology. January 2013: Napro nurse is starting me on Vitex 3 DPO and Naproxen 8 DPO until my first appointment with the doctor. Based on my charts, they highly suspect endometriosis. image
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  • ansleyAUansleyAU member

    I have used it for 6 months so far and it has worked wonderfully.  It's the only brand that my RE suggests.

     


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