*!*!*!*!cbfm thread!*!*!*!*

[stephttc]

Hey ladies

Hope you are all doing well! I have my fingers crossed for some bfps on this thread over the next few weeks!

I wandered if you could help me - I'm on cd 5 today and not expecting any ov until next weekend - the problem I have got is that I am a bridesmaid this weekend and as a result will be staying at the brides parents the night before the wedding - I won't be able to take a bag with me (apart from a little drawstring bag- which I don't thinks will fit my cbfm in lol) should I just give poas for cbfm on that day and leave it with my husband then poas again the day after the wedding?

I'm not sure what effect it could have on the readings missing a day but think I have not choice but to leave my cbfm behind (think I can get away with my bbt thermometer though lol)

Xxxx

 

[Robalug]

Hello everyone!! Well af has finally been and gone so I have started using my cbfm!! Yay!! Currently on cd8 and it is reading low so looks like its working lol! I've decided to keep and number the sticks so I can compare them throughout the cycle. I am also going to use cheap opk's everyday that I have a high to make sure I don't miss ovulation! FC this cycle is a short one and not one of my 40 dayers! Hoping to see lots of bfps this month for everyone!! xx

 

[Rednursie]

Hey ladies

Hope you are all doing well! I have my fingers crossed for some bfps on this thread over the next few weeks!

I wandered if you could help me - I'm on cd 5 today and not expecting any ov until next weekend - the problem I have got is that I am a bridesmaid this weekend and as a result will be staying at the brides parents the night before the wedding - I won't be able to take a bag with me (apart from a little drawstring bag- which I don't thinks will fit my cbfm in lol) should I just give poas for cbfm on that day and leave it with my husband then poas again the day after the wedding?

I'm not sure what effect it could have on the readings missing a day but think I have not choice but to leave my cbfm behind (think I can get away with my bbt thermometer though lol)

Xxxx

Hi Steph
I am only on cycle 2 using CBFM so maybe not the best to answer but didn't want to read and run. You have a 6 hour window to test so could you hang onto the fmu of the morning your away in a little pot & maybe give to your oh to test when you see him? I'm guessing it might not be very practical though.....Failing that using the previous mornings wee? But if you haven't been using your monitor for long maybe that's not reccommended??? As it might confuse it? Sorry Hun I can't be of more help, maybe somebody else can clarify xx

 

[Niknak82]

Hi Steph

I don't know if this helps but I slept in the other day and missed a day of testing. It hasn't affected it at all as I am on my second peak today. The only annoying thing would be if that was the day of your first peak? Saying that as long as you are only missing one day you may get a peak on the Sunday so not miss out? Try not to worry too much xx

 

[Niknak82]

Hey guys. So frustrating as I am showing peak for the second day yet I'm not going to see hubby as he is working today and I'm on nights. We bd yesterday. Could that still be good ish timing? Considering we've been trying for 3 years now I'm feeling like I'm just starting out again! Ha ha x

 

[stephttc]

Hi Niknak

Thanks for your response - I will still be able to get some bd'ing in after the wedding providing my husband doesn't get too drunk lol!! I'm sure you will have it covered on the first peek day but I would try and get some more bd'ing in tomorrow if I were you to cover bases!!

Good luck xxx

 

[stephttc]

Ps I'm on cd 6 and monitor hasn't even asked for a stick today - I will only be on cd 9 on sat when I miss a test and don't usually get my first high until then so hope it will not mess it up too much xxx

 

[Niknak82]

Question... Today for me is day 18. I have had peak 16 and 17. Came home from nights this morning half asleep and pee'd on a stick. As soon as I put it in the monitor it showed a little error so I took it out and straight away it was showing day 18 at high and not asking for the stick again.

Now, will it have a duff reading by me inserting the stick incorrectly or was I that sleepy that it wasn't actually asking for a stick today? Surely though if I have only just had the 2 peak days it would still want to check a few more days?

Confused?! x

 

[Balthazar1275]

My monitor kept asking me for sticks until I had used 10 sticks per cycle and I was back down to low readings. I hope that made sense.

Michelle x

 

[mishi]

CD 12

So my body is being a bit odd!

I have been getting lows on my CBFM since CD1 (expected) until yesterday when I go a high. Expected to now see highs for a few days and then peak around CD16/17/18. But no I got a peak today on CD12! Immediately did an opk but was -ve, so I have no idea what is going on!

Oh well luckily we bd'd last night anyway and will just have to keep an eye with opk's - which I had typically decided not to do this month - that didn't last long did it??!!

xxx

 

[Rednursie]

Hi Mishi. Maybe it's a bit too early in the day for your OPK to pick up? Just a thought xxx

 

[mishi]

Hi Rednursie,
I know and I will do another this afternoon, but unlike most I usually get a +ve opk with FMU.
I also thought it was odd that I only got 1 high day - I usually get about a week of those!
I guess I'm going to ovulate much earlier this month - I hope this isn't the start of my cycles becoming irregular.....

 

[Emma.b]

Hey mishi try the opk later in the day if you can. This happened to me a couple of cycles ago, and the monitor was right, cheaper ok backed it up later that day!

Good luck x x x

 

[mishi]

Hey mishi try the opk later in the day if you can. This happened to me a couple of cycles ago, and the monitor was right, cheaper ok backed it up later that day!

Good luck x x x

Thanks hon.

How are you?xx

 

[Emma.b]

I'm ok hun, thanks for asking. Bit fed up to be honest, ttc is really taking its toll now. I've decided to do away with the monitor and opks this month. Just gonna play it by ear, I usually get ov pains so i'll just look out for them. Still doing temp tho and taking vits. Haven't got the strength for all the other rubbish....lol

How are you?

X x x

 

[mishi]

Oh hon, I know how you feel it's exhausting and soul destroying at times.

I wasn't going to use opk's this cycle, but thought I would use the CBFM to make sure I had another cycle where it worked after resetting it.

However I have just used an opk again and its still negative, despite my peak on monitor. I'm driving myself mad!

Hubby and I have been discussing the option of IVF with PGD as I'm wondering whether my anxiety about what happened to us with previous pregnancy is preventing me from getting pregnant. We are doing some research and some soul searching at the moment and will hopefully come to a decision soon. I'm not getting any younger......

Going on holiday the last week of September, so looking forward to that

Chin up babes, I know it's hard though

xxx

 

[Robalug]

I'm so excited!! My first cycle using the cbfm, today is cd13 and this morning I got my first high!! I'm hoping this is going to be a short cycle after all and not one of my long ones! Going to use cheap opk's each evening to hopefully back up detecting ov (as its my first cycle on the monitor) - it was negative this evening. Just out of interest, and I know it varies from person to person, how many high days do you usually have before a peak? I plan to DTD every other high day and every day when peak (won't tonight though as did last night lol) FC for us all this month!! (on the downside I had to go back to work today after the summer holidays - always a killer lol) xx

 

[Emma.b]

Hey robalug

I think you get about 5-6 highs before a peak. But as you say everyone is different x

 

[Rednursie]

I'm ok hun, thanks for asking. Bit fed up to be honest, ttc is really taking its toll now. I've decided to do away with the monitor and opks this month. Just gonna play it by ear, I usually get ov pains so i'll just look out for them. Still doing temp tho and taking vits. Haven't got the strength for all the other rubbish....lol

X x x

Sorry your feeling so fed up Emma, I know how hard it can be sometimes. I really hope you feel better soon Hun. Big hugs.

My second cycle using CBFM, hoping I get a peak. I'm CD 9 today & got my first high. No idea how many days of this I will get before my peak (that's if I get one) I guess I should BD tonight? Though I think I'm a few days away from ovulating to be honest. Backing up with OPK's is mailing it really hard not to obsess. xxxx

 

[mishi]

CD 14 and another peak for me this morning. It's all very odd. Only one high reading on CD 12 then a peak CD13 and 14. All opk's have been negative though (7am, 2pm, 6pm yesterday and 7am this morning) and I usually ovulate on CD17 or 18. Also no temp change on my chart.
Any thoughts as to what my stupid body/monitor is up to??!!
xxx