https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:04:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-864206 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:07:45 +0000 marionberry 864206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved using the CBEFM. It didn't help me get pregnant (due to other issues we found out later) but it was so much easier to use than OPKs. You start on a certain day and use it every day at the same time and there's no risk of you missing your ovulation window. I always got peak days each month too, which helped me know that it wasn't bad timing that was preventing us from getting pregnant. So if you use a CBEFM for a few months and don't get pregnant, talk to your doctor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862848 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:45:35 +0000 spaniellove 862848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Claire.Peonies: I've used the CBFM and it was pretty good - not the same as their advanced OPK kit at all. They have stricter guidelines about when to start using the monitor, which I think leads to a more accurate interpretation. The regular digital OPK, on the other hand, is pretty accurate for an OPK. (I've used all three!) The advanced kit once gave me a peak reading when every other OPK was negative...and my BBTs backed up the negative OPKs as well. Basically I've found anything is more accurate than that advanced OPK kit! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862847 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:45:28 +0000 mrs. bird 862847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one. Honestly, I don't know that it is worth it for me. But I don't O normally on my own &amp; take fertility meds. Those sticks add up! I've spent a couple hundred on the sticks alone and I buy them off eBay! But we've been trying awhile. I have had better luck using cheapies a couple times a day &amp; charting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862808 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:38:21 +0000 kodybear 862808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i used the monitor.i never used opk's before but from what i know about them, it seems like it's a bit of a guessing game of whether it's positive. so i wanted something to tell me for sure if i was ovulating or not! hehe. i used the monitor on my 5th month trying and got pregnant that cycle. not sure if it helped since my cycle is pretty regular, but i liked having some kind of confirmation that it happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862305 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:08:21 +0000 mrsjyw 862305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used it and also got pregnant the first month on it (our third cycle)... it might've been a fluke but I have long-ish cycles (36-38 days) and don't ovulate til CD 18-22, and it def helped :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862294 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:03:09 +0000 singingbee 862294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Claire.Peonies: yes. We tried it and used it to get pregnant the first time. I'm actually selling mine because we didn't use it the second time due to DH working out of town, so it was a waste for me to keep buying sticks, etc. since he was always gone when it was time to get busy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862173 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:53:48 +0000 T.H.O.U. 862173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know this is a really popular kit. Maybe take a look at this thread for some answers? </p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clearblue-easy-fertility-monitor-1" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clearblue-easy-fertility-monitor-1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fertility-monitor#post-862168 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:46:49 +0000 Claire.Peonies 862168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone tried the Clear Blue Fertility Monitor? I have been using their "advanced" ovulation kit- the one with the blinking smiley face/solid smiley face. It is okay, but I am not sure if I should be spot checking to make sure that I don't ovulate later then when I actually get the solid smiley face (my BBT charting is not very good) If you have used the monitor- is it better then the OPKs? </p>