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Ally1177 · July 2014

Hi, I'm new to the boards. I'm 36 years old and my husband and I recently decided to try for a child (our first). We've been trying for approximately 6 months. The last several months, I have been using the ClearBlue Easy Digital Ovulation Test. These are the ones that detect the LH in your urine & you get a smiley face if there is a surge of LH. For the first couple months, I got smiley faces when expected, but these last 2 months, no detection at all. Now I know that I may not necessarily ovulate every month, but two months in a row?? I also haven't noticed any change in my CM either. My period last month came on time but only lasted 3 days (I normally last 4-5 days). I'm now trying to determine if I should continue with the ClearBlue Easy tests. Anyone have anything like this happen or have any thoughts? Thank you!

CML11 · July 2014

Have you tried temping? That would be really helpful for you so that you could see a spike in your temp to know if you O'd. A lot of the users have the fertility friend app along with the basil thermometer. Just a thought.
I'm sorry I haven't had the OPK problem. Good luck to you!

kelley72 · July 2014

Welcome. I have never used ClearBlueEasy OPK's, but have used less expensive ones so I can test 2+ x a day, perhaps you have a short surge you missed. I also suggest temping/charting so you can easily identify your ovulation date. Best wishes!

lgsdesigner · July 2014

My suggestions:

- Start tempting with a basal thermometer, and track your temps every day. Time to start charting. That way-- you can tell for sure if/when you ovulate, and get a better grasp on your fertility.

- If you chart for 2 months and don't see any ovulation or still aren't pregnant, go see your doctor. You have already been trying for 6 months, so to try two more months will put you at the 8 month mark which is good enough timing to talk to a medical professional.

I'm sorry this is happening to you, and wish you the very best.

katie0919 · July 2014

Definitely another vote for temping - it's the only was to ensure that you ovulated without going to a doctor and having a sonogram to ensure ovulation or having a blood draw to check progesterone (which obviously, I'm not suggesting....just sayin'

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I use the Clearblue digital Ovulation tests, but one month I used almost all of them and decided I didn't want to keep spending that kind of money. So, I bought a bunch of O tests from Wondfo on Amazon...when I get a "questionable" result (as in....just about as dark as the control line), I will confirm with a Clearblue to make sure I get the smiley face. Using the cheap tests will mean you can test multiple times a day to make sure you catch the surge. With the expensive tests, I was only testing once a day and you can easily miss it that way. Also - if your urine was diluted, the test may not have been able to detect the surge. So try to lay off liquids for a couple hours before testing or test first morning urine.

C_Girlie · July 2014

Agree with pp, temping is a lot if work but well worth it. Good luck

Radiantly · July 2014

Welcome! I'm 36 too and trying for my first. Definitely temp. It it hard to get in the habit b/c you have to temp immediately when you wake up. I just have a digital thermometer, nothing special, and use the Kindara app, which I love!

Davie813 · July 2014

Welcome! I didn't have great luck with the ClearBlue opks, either (I got frustrated and stopped using them after 2 months). I have had better luck with the regular pink-dye ones, because I get a fade-in and fade-out pattern that lets me know more reliably when the surge is on its way.

Unlike PPs, I'm not much of a temping enthusiast, although it's probably a good idea at least for a few months to get a sense of when you usually ovulate. Temping after ovulation (during the 2WW), though, was crazy-making for me.

Ally1177 · August 2014

I have a basal thermometer & will start charting!! I know I'm supposed to temp at the same time each morning, but is that a hard & fast rule? I work 4 days a week & get up around 5:30 am. I definitely don't do that on my days off. Will that be a problem?

URMySunshine77 · August 2014

Welcome to the board, Ally1177.

For most women, the most important thing is to temp after three solid hours of sleep. I wake up at different times of the morning, but I can still identify trends on my chart. You'll probably find that you still wake up at 5:30 a.m. and automatically temp on your days off, but you'll just go back to sleep. That's fine.

Fertility Friend has a lot of great information and walk-throughs on its site: www.fertilityfriend.com.

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