Maybe because I've never really taken them at the right time or maybe because true only times I've taken them I've been on fertility meds but omg you would think they would be easier to use! Basically it's this stick that is very similar to a pregnancy test, u pee on it an 2 lines appear, only instead of "2 lines mean positive" you have to become a color expert and distinguish between shades of blue! If the test line is darker than the control line then you have an LH surge (something hormone, can't remember what it's called but u get a surge of it right before you ovulate). Ok then theres the whole thing on what time of day to take it, you have to do it at the same time everyday because the hormone only sticks around for 24 hours before u ovulate... I found ovulation kits stressful an no longer use them. There are things that say to take it between 3 & 5 pm which idk bout u but in at work and I'm not gonna do that at work! Lol then some things say any time of day an I think I even saw between 10 am & 12 pm... -__- between timing and the shades of blue... I give up on these! And then basal body temperature... Have u tried keeping up with that? Don't move don't talk don't wait to long don't don't don't don't... Yeah I wake up too many times at night then the first thing in the morning is morning kiss and then good morning... Then I'm half asleep to remember the thermometer and then it falls and so I move and there goes that days measurement... Ima just hope I ovulate one day and see how that goes lol
-Mrs Red
Luteinizing Hormone. It is what stimulates egg release from the ovary. You have FSH hormone (Follicle stimulating hormone) which causes the egg to develop in the ovary and the LH stimulates release. It is the hormone wrong with me (why I'm anovulatory).
ReplyDeleteHaven't tried ovulation predictor because 1) price, 2) i don't ovulate, lol.
And i always think jumping up to turn off the alarm ruins the basal temp test... or i forget... or I fall asleep with it in my mouth!
I agree with the two line prediction kit. I had a really hard time reading it. I ended up buying the clearblue digital one. Gives you a smiley face if you are ovulating. Price is pretty expensive but no stress! Works wonders! I've been on that for 2 months, no success pregnancy just yet .... but my friend used the same ones at the same time as me and she's prego! =)
ReplyDeleteThat does sound much easier! My only problem with the really expensive ones are that I don't have normal cycles so of I pick the wrong week to try them there goes all that money. BUT I'll be sure to give my friend that wants to try them that suggestion. She might have better luck than me. Good luck to you on your quest and thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteI've been using OVULATION PREDICTOR for a long time and I still get butterflies when that little smiley shows his face. :) I got one from the internet by searching on Google HOME CEHCK OVULATION TEST KIT it was great!
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