Hi girls,

We are currently ttc and I am hoping this month we might be successful :D
I have bought some cheapo ovulation sticks from the internet (was trying not to get into all the POAS so soon!) and I am not sure they work?

According to a fertility website someone on here mentioned I should be ovulating like now, well the blooming sticks are not showing it! I am sure I have done 'it' right lol!!

Just wondered if anyone had any thoughts on these cheapo ones.

Love Mrs H xxx

Hi Mrs H,

i used ebay ov sticks and they half worked. They definitely got darker near to my surge and matched up with my ov pains and bbt charting BUT I never got a line darker than or equal to the control like it said on the instructions. After a couple of cycles I got used to how dark they should be for me if you know what I mean.

I know lots of girls who have said the same so just don't get too stressed if you never get a really dark line as clearly i do ovulate as I am 6 + 2 today!

Good luck

CJ x

Thank you for your response cj28 and huge congrats on your bfp!

I have only been using them really this month so need to perserve and get to know how they work for my body like you say.

I am fairly new to this ttc malarky and very impatient :) xxx

impatience is a killer isn't it?

I used OV strips for the first time last month, and got a complete positive on CD19.

I have a 32day cycle so assumed i'd OV around day 16 and was gutted when I didn't get a +ve test....but I kept testing and got a +ve on CD 19 which just goes to show I OVd later then I thought I did (so thank god for using them).

I am on CD19 today and no +ve so far but I am getting digging pains on left side in the ovary area so who knows!

I would say persevre for a few months chick :-))

xx

Thanks PP84 (are you a fellow YAYW - er?)
Think my cycle is 29 days but I guess that might be wrong so will perserve as you say.
Oh and look out for the digging pains, my friend said she def felt these.
Good luck hun xxx

The cheapie ones have never worked for me- got a smiley face using CB though.