Trying for a Baby part 5....

QQuaver

iainsmum wrote: »

Well, its sunny over Glasgow today, but frankly I'm surprised, I expected it to be dark grey due to the volcanic ash cloud that is apparently heading over Scotland!

I think it's way up high:D

Metranil_Vavin

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

MV Glad you sound brighter and happpier. I want to get a one of those thingies, but I just got a new phone and it will be weeks before I can work that...how hard are they to figure out?

Just talking to ladies on miscarriage support and they reckon I may not get a negative test for some weeks, so thats ages to wait.

Don't worry Grateful, I'm a complete technophobe myself, and asked OH to read the instruction booklet as well!

It seems quite sinple really. You just switch it on and set it on the first day of your period (or up to 5 days into your cycle), and then it tells you when you need to POAS.

I've been reading up on success stories online today (boring morning at work!), and it does seem to work for a lot of women.

I think more than anything it just helps you to feel more in control of when to BD and work out what your body is doing.

I'm quite excited about it. I'm under no illusion though that the chances of conception each month, even if you hit your 'jackpot' days, are slim

Metranil_Vavin

For those considering the Clearblue Fertility Monitor

New Research Suggests a
Primary Cause for Failure to Conceive is Mistiming of Intercourse

New research, published this month in “Current Medical Research & Opinion” shows that a small, hand-held, digital diagnostic device that identifies the fertile days of a woman’s cycle and allows couples to time intercourse accordingly, should be considered before other attempts at infertility diagnosis are made*1.

In a retrospective, observational study of 196 women who successfully conceived using the Clearblue Fertility Monitor, previous history data showed that 126 women had consulted a medical professional for advice and 81 had been prescribed medication, including clomiphene citrate (helps stimulate ovulation) and gonadotrophins (FSH and LH Hormones). During the time they had spent trying to conceive, many women had tests or treatments including; vaginal ultrasound scans, hormonal blood tests, intrauterine insemination, laparoscopy, analysis of their partners’ semen, and in-vitro fertilisation.

After switching to the Clearblue Fertility Monitor, the majority, (91.9%) conceived within three cycles, indicating that the probable cause of their previous failure to conceive was, in fact, the incorrect timing of intercourse. This research also highlights the issue of unnecessary early medical intervention and suggests that the Clearblue Fertility Monitor can help to reduce both the financial and emotional costs of evaluations and treatments for couples trying to conceive.



* Unless there are conflicting clinical reasons

As most conceptions occur following intercourse during the six days leading up to and ending on the day of ovulation, the Clearblue Fertility Monitor is designed to identify the days on which sexual intercourse is most likely to lead to conception, thereby maximising a woman’s chance of conceiving. It goes a
step further than traditional ovulation kits, by detecting two hormones that help identify the ‘High’ fertility days leading up to ovulation and the ‘Peak’ fertility days when ovulation takes place.

Dr Jayne Ellis for Clearblue says: “This research further proves that the Clearblue Fertility Monitor is the most advanced home method of maximising a woman’s chances of conceiving. The personal information it provides can empower women who are planning a pregnancy because it enables them to understand their own individual cycle, which varies from woman to woman, and it identifies their wider ‘window of fertility’ because it detects both ‘High’ and ‘Peak’ fertility days.”

gratefulforhelp_2

Thanks, MV. I'm ordering one! I looked up that journal and it looks Kosher from what I can remember of my uni days!!
eta not very MSE, but am considering it retail therapy...

Metranil_Vavin

Well the way I see it, is it may be pricey, but if it works then it's worth every penny!

Obviously I'll let you know how I get on with it.

Make-it-3

Thanks for that article MV, interesting stuff - it's cycle 3 on CBFM for us this coming month - why do I think I'll be in the 8.1% who don't get their BFP.

Metranil_Vavin

Keep the faith Mit3!

Have you been BD'ing on all your 'peak days'?

Also do you BD on all your 'high' days too?...sorry for being nosey!

QQuaver

But MV & GFH, you've successfully conceived before, so your timing must've been right? Why the need for CBFM?

gratefulforhelp_2

Metranil_Vavin wrote: »

Keep the faith Mit3!

Have you been BD'ing on all your 'peak days'?

Also do you BD on all your 'high' days too?...sorry for being nosey!

Keep PMA and if in doubt, sh4g:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
*creeps away in disgrace for lowering the tone*

eta QQ its a good logical point. From my point of view the right timing means an extra £3k, as a chalk if I'm on maternity leave rather than on(summer) hols, thats how much it costs.
But really its wanting a feeling of being in control and an excuse to spend money on a gadget (for me!)

Metranil_Vavin

Because I dont want to wait months and months to conceive again.

I havent been lucky in the last 2 cycles, even though I thought we DTD at the right times, so anything that helps me pinpoint it better is worth the money.

Plus I like the idea of being able to track what my body is doing, better.