https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 02:57:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clear-blue-advanced-or-regular-opk#post-1881230 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:15:57 +0000 lilyofthewest 1881230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think whether the advanced is helpful really depends on your BD habits. By the time you get a positive OPK/solid smiley you've already missed most of your fertile window. If you're BDing frequently leading up to O and and you're mostly using the OPKs to get in one more well-timed BD or to know when your TWW starts, the regular (or internet cheapies) will do fine by you.</p> <p>If you and your partner work opposite schedules, don't tend to BD often, or you otherwise really need to make a priority of scheduling sex during your fertile window... Then the advanced can be helpful for identifying the earlier part of your fertile window for you. </p> <p>I think most of the bad reviews are from people who didn't follow the directions with them and then were disappointed that they didn't work anyway. You really do have to start testing on a certain cycle day, continue testing daily, and they will not work for you if you tend to have very long or irregular cycles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clear-blue-advanced-or-regular-opk#post-1881112 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:19:03 +0000 MaryM 1881112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like how you have to use the advance for so many days in a row (that gets $$$). I prefered to use cheap OPKs (Babi) and use the cheaper CBE digital tests only to confirm once I thought I had a positive cheap test. Doing that, one box of 7 digital tests lasts me at least 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clear-blue-advanced-or-regular-opk#post-1881090 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:10:05 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1881090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used OPKs for the first time last month and people recommended to me that I just get the regular and not the advanced.</p> <p>I've heard of many people that get flashing smileys for 7-10 days before getting a solid smiley with the advanced CB tests and I know (at least for me) that the super long stretches of flashing smileys would just stress me out (and at that point, they aren't really telling you anything).</p> <p>I was happy with the regular CB tests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clear-blue-advanced-or-regular-opk#post-1881065 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:53:18 +0000 dolphin 1881065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I need to order a new pack and noticed there is a Advanced version that gives you 4 best days. I used the Regular last time and it gives you 2 days of solids smileys (no blinking smileys). I would think that Advance would be better but the reviews are just so so, whereas the reviews for the Regular are great. Which one did you use and if you had tried both, did you have a preference?</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Advanced-Digital-Ovulation-Count/dp/B00AOJ5R8W" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Advanced-Digital-Ovulation-Count/dp/B00AOJ5R8W</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Digital-Ovulation-Test-Count/dp/B002VLYAOI" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Clearblue-Digital-Ovulation-Test-Count/dp/B002VLYAOI</a> </p>