Tomorrow I start with the CBEFM.

This the first month I am trying the CBEFM. I hope it is as esay as it looks. And I am hoping to takes a lot of the guess work out of TTC. My cycles decided to change now that we are TTC.

Any adive with the FM?
TIA

Danielle

Re: Tomorrow I start with the CBEFM.

This was my first cycke using it and I found it ALOT easier than using the regular ovulation kits. I have one ovary, so I had a very hard time figureing out when I ovulated. I thought I ovulated around day 20. It turns out that I ovulate around day 24/25.

It took a couple days to put the stick in the machine the right way but after a few days it was no problem. I used 20 sticks this month.

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!!

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Figure out when the best time to test will be. You'll need to use FMU. Pick a time to set the monitor, and you'll be able to test 3 hours before or after that time. So, if you wake up at 5:30 on weekdays and 10:00 on weekends, then you'd want to set it for maybe 8:00 am so you can test between 5:00 am and 11:00 am.

When you figure out the time - turn on your monitor at that time (between CD 1 and 5) and press the M button - hold it until it flashes whatever CD you are on.

For your first cycle, it will ask you to test on CD 6 and it will ask you to test every morning for either 10 or 20 days, depending on your body and what the monitor "thinks."

You should turn on your monitor when you get up (I keep mine and the sticks on the bathroom counter) and it will flash red and show the stick symbol if you need to test.

To test, you'll take one of the sticks and POAS with your FMU. Take off the little cap and hold it in your urine for 3 seconds (that's all you need, I promise!) then put the cap on the wet end.

Then hold it with the cut corner to the left side, facing down and insert it into the test slot (make sure it gets under the end piece, then click it down).

If you got it in right, it will flash test stick symbol for 5 minutes while it reads it. (I usually go into the shower right after and then check as soon as I come out).

Take the stick out FIRST, then it will show your reading.

1 bar = LOW = low fertility
2 bars = HIGH = high fertility (good time to BD every other day)
3 bars + egg symbol = PEAK. You'll O either the first or second peak day (likely the second).

The next day following your 2 peaks, you will automatically get a high day, since the egg can still be fertilized then.

Re: Tomorrow I start with the CBEFM.

I love my cbefm. It is so much easier then opk's. No worrying about holding pee and not drinking during the day.

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Thank you so much for all the information. I have long cycles, so I guess I will be going through a lot of sticks.

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I love it, I just POAS in the AM and forget about it! My biggest problem id remembering to POAS first thing in the AM sometimes!!!

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Before I started IF treatment CBEFM was my savior! It was sooo much eaiser than using OPKs. TTC is hard enough. CBEFM makes it alot eaiser. I would leave it right by the alarm clock and as soon as the alarm clock would go off I would turn on the CBEFM.

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Posted by wcs3504

Before I started IF treatment CBEFM was my savior! It was sooo much eaiser than using OPKs. TTC is hard enough. CBEFM makes it alot eaiser. I would leave it right by the alarm clock and as soon as the alarm clock would go off I would turn on the CBEFM.

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If you get AF at lets say 4pm on monday but plan to test at 9am everyday, on Tuesday at 9am do you count that as CD1?

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According to the directions, yes.

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thanks this will be my first month also so I guess I just want to make sure I am doing it correctly.


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Re: Tomorrow I start with the CBEFM.

Danielle - how did your first day with the CBEFM go?

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Posted by maybeamommy

Danielle - how did your first day with the CBEFM go?