I'm just curious how many moms out there have tried the ovulation predictor kits... Have you found them to be helpful? Accurate? We've been trying to conceive another child for a while now with no luck. I've recently tried one of these kits and had no LH surge for the full 7 days. Am trying a second test kit now to see if ovulation is just delayed for some reason or if it is nonexistent. Starting to feel frustrated...
I used them when we started trying for our first child. They didn't work for me, but I was also not getting pregnant.
I went to the Dr. and with a blood test they found out that I don't ovulate. I was put on medication, then I tired the ovulation kit the next month and it worked, I got pregnant.
I would maybe give your Dr a call and talk to her about it if it has been some time.
Good Luck to you!
They work like magic! I conceived the first month I used one.
You will only ovulate once in your 30 day cycle. You need to use the month long ovulation kits, not the 7 day, because you obviously didn't hit your timing quite right. You were probably either too early in your cycle or too late when you did the kit for 7 days.
Try the kit for 30 days and follow directions exactly. The results are awesome.
I used one for my current pregnancy and it work the first month.
I used the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor after TTC for a year - it worked the first month! I was five days off on predicting when I was ovulating. I bought mine on Amazon for a pretty steep price of $200 or so but I'm not done having kids so I know it will come into use again. I think you can also find them on Ebay and you buy the test sticks separately (they have them at Walgreens) so there is no ew factor in buying and used monitor. It was also easy to use - use the first morning urine and that's it. I can't say enough about it and I know others who have had success with it as well.
Hello! Good luck with getting pregnant. While I have not used any ovulation kits with my pregnancies, I knew when I was pregnant by using the rhythmn method that is generally used for NOT getting pregnant. I counted my period days, and the days in between the months, and paid close attention to my body fluids, and temperature so that I knew when I was ovulating. I was usually always a little nautious and just felt crummy on those days. My body fluids were more runny too so I could tell when to really check the calendar. And my temperature usually run around 99 degrees on these days. And on the certain days NOT to have sex, those were the days, my husband and I WOULD have lots of it! I usually took about 3-6 months to really know what my cylce was on. But I can understand if you want to use the ovulation tests to help ease the struggle. I've pulled some information off of the web for you to review if you would like. It's from Wikipedia.com. Good luck, I hope you are able to get what you want!
Rhythm method
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Rhythm method
An illustration of the Standard Days Method. This method may be used by women whose menstrual cycles are always between 26 and 32 days in length
Background
B.C. type natural birth control
First use 1999 (Standard Days)
1930 (Knaus-Ogino)
Ancient (ad hoc methods)
Failure rates (first year)
Perfect use Standard Days: 5%
Knaus-Ogino: 9%
Typical use 25%
Usage
Reversibility Yes
User reminders Dependent upon strict user adherence to methodology
Clinic review None
Advantages and Disadvantages
STD protection No
Benefits No side effects, can be used to facilitate pregnancy achievement
The rhythm method, also known as the calendar method or the Knaus-Ogino method (named after Hermann Knaus and Kyusaku Ogino), is a method of natural birth control that involves counting days of a woman's menstrual cycle in order to achieve or avoid pregnancy. While the failure rate of the rhythm method is high compared to most other methods of birth control, correct use of the rhythm method prevents a significant number of pregnancies.
A recently developed variant of the rhythm method is known as the Standard Days Method.
Contents [hide]
1 Description and effectiveness
1.1 Knaus-Ogino Method
1.2 Standard Days Method
1.3 Perimon
1.4 Imperfect use
2 Reasons for high failure rate
3 Current utilization of Standard Days method
4 History
5 Incorrect use of the term
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Description and effectiveness
The following describes use and effectiveness of the method for the purpose of avoiding pregnancy.
Most menstrual cycles have several days at the beginning that are infertile (pre-ovulatory infertility), a period of fertility, and then several days just before the next menstruation that are infertile (post-ovulatory infertility). The first day of red bleeding is considered day one of the menstrual cycle. The formula for the rhythm method requires the woman to know the length of her menstrual cycles.
[edit] Knaus-Ogino Method
To find the estimated length of the pre-ovulatory infertile phase, nineteen (19) is subtracted from the length of the woman's shortest cycle. To find the estimated start of the post-ovulatory infertile phase, ten (10) is subtracted from the length of the woman's longest cycle.[1]
A woman whose menstrual cycles ranged in length from 30 to 36 days would be estimated to be infertile for the first 11 days of her cycle (30-19=11), to be fertile on days 12-25, and to resume infertility on day 26 (36-10=26). When used to avoid pregnancy, the rhythm method has a perfect-use failure rate of up to 9% per year.[2]
[edit] Standard Days Method
Developed by Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health, the Standard Days Method has a simpler rule set and is more effective than the rhythm method. A product, called CycleBeads, was developed alongside the method to help the user keep track of estimated high and low fertility points during her menstrual cycle. The Standard Days Method may only be used by women whose cycles are always between 26 and 32 days in length. In this system, days 1-7 of a woman's menstrual cycle are considered infertile. Days 8-19 are considered fertile. Infertility is considered to resume beginning on day 20. When used to avoid pregnancy, the Standard Days Method has a perfect-use failure rate of 5% per year.[3]
[edit] Perimon
A software program developed in Germany from 1995 to 2001, Perimon is a stricter variant of the Knaus-Ogino method. It requires a greater period where unprotected sex is not allowed when used to avoid pregnancy, designating a maximum of 10.5 days each cycle as infertile. No clinical studies have been done to determine effectiveness, but the program's developers claim a perfect-use failure rate of 4% per year. The Perimon software requires a paid subscription.[4]
[edit] Imperfect use
Imperfect use of the rhythm method would consist of not correctly tracking the length of the woman's cycles, thus using the wrong numbers in the formula, or of having unprotected intercourse on an identified fertile day. The discipline required to keep accurate records of menstrual cycles, and to abstain from unprotected intercourse, makes imperfect use fairly common. The actual failure rate of the rhythm method is 25% per year.[2]
You might be ovulating earlier than you think. Both of my children were conceived at a time of the month when I thought I couldn't get pregnant yet. (I am over 35.)
I have used the ovulation tests in the past and got pregnant twice using them. (Both ended in miscarriages - nothing to do with the tests.)
Good Luck!
If you didn't detect a surge, you might be ovulating much earlier or later than you suspect. I used the ovulation test kits for 3 of the 5 months it took to conceive our second child. I started charting my temp, which I found VERY helpful - I learned I had a 23 day cycle, so I was ovulating earlier than I though. Also found it helpful to watch for changes...down there! (Gross, I know...but you can tell when you are ovulating when you have clear, watery discharge - this is what helps the "swimmers" get to where they need to go!) So, in my opinion, a combination of the test kits and charting should help you - as it did me. Don't know why, but it took us 5 months to conceive our second child, which is not long (I know) but it just seemed long after conceiving on the first try with our first child. Good luck to you!
Mine worked the first month I used it but my ovulation was at 17 days instead of 14.
I used the ovulation calendar on babycenter.com and webmd.com just to get a baseline of when they think I was ovulating. I then used the ovulation predictor kit to verify ovulation. It worked for us the first month trying! Good luck.
Angela,
I have used both the sticks and the monitor. I loved the Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor. It is expensive, but works! I had to take clomind, but it was perfect in telling me when I had ovulated and we now have a beautiful 8.5 month old baby girl!!
Good Luck
Laura
I definitely suggest it. That is how I got pregnant with my son. We tried four months before that and then I decided to buy the Clearblue kit, I think for like $25.00 and was way off on my ovulation days (I think I was 17 days out instead of 10-14) so I was really glad I bought it. Next month - I was pregnant!
I didn't like the plain sticks, but the Clear Blue Easy Monitor w/sticks worked wonders for me. I tried to get pregnant with my first child for almost two years. I became pregnant two months after I started monitoring with Clear Blue Easy. With my second child, I was pregnant the first month I started using it.
It was about $200, but I've used it, and I've also leant it to two friend who've had gotten pregnant with it. It really allows you and your husband to save up you "energy" for the days around the egg symbol.
Good luck to your family!
My first two children were conceived using ovulation kits. The first time I tried (and succeeded) I had to purchase two kits since my cycle is long. I don't remember the brand of the first one, but for my second child, I think I just used a generic brand. With both children, I was pregnant on the first try! The funny thing is they were both conceived on the very same day three years apart using the kit!
Good luck!
i've used them successfully to conceive two children through insemination. If you get nothing, you should likely go for a check up at a fertility doctor. There are some very easy tests that they can do to see if you have good levels of follicle stimulating hormones and luteinizing hormone. I go to Dr.Kazar at Northwestern and really like him. He will not suggest a bunch of unnecessary interventions. some places will and are very profit oriented but he is not like that. He is easy to talk to, good manner (very important in this somewhat emotional area). His number is 312-695-7269. When I called him, I got an appointment pretty quickly, which is nice because this is an area where waiting is stressful.
I am a 37 year old with a 2 1/2 year old little boy and a baby girl due April 4th. I used the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor for both my pregnancies and the first one only took 2 attempts and the other on the first try. Same with 3 of my girlfriends. One who had been trying to get pregnant with her second child for over 1 year. She was getting ready to go to a fertility doctor and spend bookoo $$$ and I recommened that she try the kit first. It cost $199 and the 30 day supply of testing sticks cost $50, but well worth it in the long run. You can get it behind the pharmacy counter at most major drug store chains. I swear by this thing only because I have seen it work in people that have tried and tried to get pregnant. My menstral cycle was irregular so I needed something to put me on track. Good Luck!
After trying for about 5 months to conceive our 2nd baby I tried to ovulation kit. We were pregnant that month. I don't know if it was the kit or just our time, but I'm a believer.
Hi:
I tried and had success with the Clear Blue Easy advanced ovuluation monitor (available through drugstore.com). It is about $100 but you can reuse the machine and it is a lot more accurate than the regular kits. Good luck.
You have to follow the directions closely!! Don't drink anything or go to the bathroom for a couple hours before taking the test. Take the test same time of the day as well. That can be tough. It took over 2 1/2 yrs to concieve my last
child. Mind you it only took like two months with my others. Some times age happens! I was 35 TTC her. But I am a fan of taking BBT (your tempurature every morning). This was WAY easier and totally accurate! Also, a wonderful site to get you through this is www.fertilityfriend.com. I swear any questions I ever had; someone there was there to answer instantly!! TTC can be trying and it helps to connect with others going through it to! Also, if it takes more then six months go to the doc. Best to be safe!
Good luck!!
Mom to four great kids.
I don't have much experiance with the ovulation tests but I noted you have a young child at home. Are you nursing? I just mention that because some women do not ovulate when they are nursing even after they start menstrating again. Some women do not ovulate even if they are only nursing a few times a day, though not the case for the majority. Just an idea.