If AF shows her ugly head today or tomorrow I am thinking about trying these. Do you just use the ones at the drug store or is it better to order them in bulk? If so, where can I get them?
I've used the ones with the lines... where you have to guess if the line is truly as dark as the other line. I'm not a fan of those and if I get AF this cycle, we're going the digital route.
The first couple of months I used them I had no clue when I O'd, so I went through plenty of them and wasted money. But after 2 months I had my O date pinned to a 2 day window, so ever since I only have to test for like 3 days of my cycle and I always get the positive.
I buy a box of 7 sticks, Clear Blue Easy Digital OPK's, for $35 or so at CVS or Wal-Mart. Those 7 are enough. I test twice a day starting with CD9. I usually get the smiley face that night or the next day CD10, CD11 at the latest.
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This was my first month using them and I spent alot of $$$ I didn't ovulate until cd 23 but it was worth it for me b/c at least I know I O'd.
I started with the digital but saved my last stick for a confirmation when I realized I wasn't going to O for a while. I bought cheap line reading ones from Target and when I thought my cheapies were + I confirmed it with my digital.
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The first couple of months I used them I had no clue when I O'd, so I went through plenty of them and wasted money. But after 2 months I had my O date pinned to a 2 day window, so ever since I only have to test for like 3 days of my cycle and I always get the positive.
I buy a box of 7 sticks, Clear Blue Easy Digital OPK's, for $35 or so at CVS or Wal-Mart. Those 7 are enough. I test twice a day starting with CD9. I usually get the smiley face that night or the next day CD10, CD11 at the latest.
8/08 BFP resulted in m/c
3/09 Polyp removed and dx MTHFR (both copies)
6 Clomid cycles, all BFN
5/09 IUI#1 with Clomid=BFN
6/09 IUI#2 with Clomid=BFN
8/09 IUI#3 with Clomid=BFN
IVF#1 = BFN
IVF#2 = BFN
IVF#3 ET 2 Grade A blasts 11/16/11
Beta #1: 485
Beta #2: 2,495
This was my first month using them and I spent alot of $$$ I didn't ovulate until cd 23 but it was worth it for me b/c at least I know I O'd.
I started with the digital but saved my last stick for a confirmation when I realized I wasn't going to O for a while. I bought cheap line reading ones from Target and when I thought my cheapies were + I confirmed it with my digital.