https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:52:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882572 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:57:01 +0000 BadgerMom 2882572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: That is true of the Clearblue Advanced. I tried those but never found them very helpful. </p> <p>But the regular Clearblues don’t have any programming/learning aspect to them. So there is not problem only using a couple and reusing the tester. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882557 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:43:09 +0000 MsBAM 2882557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peachykeen: thanks so much! That makes me feel better, I think I just need to keep reminding myself it’s normal and will happen! I think my expectations are too high because LO number 1 happened so fast. I sent you a message on your wall :happy: </p> <p>@skinnycow: That’s so true. I just need to be more patient. Same thing happened for me for LO, he was conceived on the first try so I think I had an expectation it would happen quickly again!</p> <p>@badgermom: I’m thinking of using cheap ovulation tests too. Clearblue is way too much. With clearblue I thought you had to use them the whole time bc they get to know you’re baseline. And you can’t reuse the tester every month is what I heard?</p> <p>@pachamama: Must have been tough emotionally to go through! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882450 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:17:32 +0000 peachykeen 2882450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: We conceived DD1 on first try (actually technically before first try, since we were just being less careful with plans to start trying the following month). It took 4 months to conceive our next pregnancy, which ended in miscarriage, and another 2 months to conceive DD2, so 6 months in total for a successful 2nd pregnancy. Hang in there, as I know it's frustrating but totally TOTALLY normal :heart: </p> <p>Also I used Wondfo ovulation strips or the equivalent. I think I still have some and would be happy to send them to you if you wall me your email. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882446 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:47:32 +0000 skinnycow 2882446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: It's sucks, but sometimes you have perfect timing and it still takes awhile to conceive.</p> <p>I conceived my daughter on the first month trying and it took about a year and a miscarriage to conceive #2. That was with using OPKs, temping, etc. at age 28. Just keep doing what you're doing and hopefully it'll happen soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882418 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:51:51 +0000 BadgerMom 2882418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: I used cheapie amazon ovulation tests until I thought they were positive and then used a clear blue smiley to confirm. That way I was only using a couple clear blue’s a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882384 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:00:24 +0000 crazydoglady 2882384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: It honestly comes down to luck. Even in the prime of fertility, couples only have a 25% chance of conception with perfectly timed intercourse. By your mid-thirties, it goes down to around to 15%. These are all averages of course (some people are naturally more fertile and some less.) Case in point, I got pregnant my 1st time trying with a chemical pregnancy. Next month, I got pregnant and had a miscarriage at 11 weeks. We took a month off and the I got pregnant with my son the very next month. I assumed we were just uber fertile<br /> I was 29 at the time. Then, we tried again and absolutely nothing happened for 11 months. I was 33. This was with using OPKs, supplements, fertility drugs, acupuncture, etc. I got pregnant with my daughter just shy of a year. We just kept striking out. Having sex during your peak fertile days definitely increases your chances, but from 0% to 25% at best (depending on age and other factors. ) I am sure it will happen, but maybe not your time table. I would just chalk it up that you got really lucky the first time but be very hopeful for the future. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882378 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:59:21 +0000 pachamama 2882378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: I used OPKs to a T and it still took me 23 tries to conceive my 2 babes 😩 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882375 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:28:55 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2882375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: it does, but still doesn’t guarantee anything </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882372 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:16:23 +0000 MsBAM 2882372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: Good to know!</p> <p>@catchafallingstar: I’m 33. I thought using an OPK would help get things right on. </p> <p>@poppygirl15: I guess I just have to wait and see and hope for the best in the next few cycles. Will be cycle 4 next month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882371 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 10:54:56 +0000 poppygirl15 2882371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the Target brand ovulation tests. Not too expensive and helped a lot with conceiving. Good luck! Like others said, it can take time. With my second, it took 4 months, with "perfect" timing. Actually, the time I got pregnant, we thought we *hadn't* gotten the timing just right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882370 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 10:34:39 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2882370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsBAM: there are so many factors that go into conceiving.. so many things have to happen at just the right moment. Most likely, you don’t have an egg quality issue. How old are you? Many couples under 35 take up to a year. If you’re over 35, don’t wait longer than 6 months to see your OB or RE. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882369 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 10:26:38 +0000 LemonJack 2882369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the Wondfo tests on Amazon. You can get both ovulation and pregnancy tests and they’re super cheap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882364 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:52:50 +0000 MsBAM 2882364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That’s good to hear bc we conceived 1st cycle with our first too. Which ovulation tests did you buy? The clearblue is pricey to continue buying each month. Think dollar store tests would suffice? Is not conceiving likely quality of the egg and maybe not being viable? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882361 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:26:46 +0000 BadgerMom 2882361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took us 6 months of trying for our second with “perfect” timining using temping and ovulation tests. Our first was conceived on our first cycle trying. I understand your disappointment but sometimes it just takes time. There are so many things that can go wrong with conception, you only have a 30% chance of it all coming together correctly and actually conceiving each month. I know it sucks to hear, but just keep doing what you’re doing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ttc-with-clearblue-ovulation-test-and-negative-pregnancy-test#post-2882357 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:30:02 +0000 MsBAM 2882357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>So we’ve been TTC our 2nd child for the last three months and for the third cycle I bought a clearblue ovulation test that tracks the LH surge before ovulation as well. I took a pregnancy test and it’s negative again. The ovulation test told me when I was ovulating so why would the pregnancy test be negative again? It’s just disappointing... </p>