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I used to joke with DH saying he should wear the OV watch so it would tell him when hes ovulating- thats how inaccurate it is. I bought it and used it hoping it would time my cut-off - However when used in conjunction with OPKs it was completely off - and I trust the OPKs. It really simply works by you setting your cycle dates- you have a 28 day cycle for example, it will give you Fertile Day 1 on cycle on cycle day 10 , fertile day 2 on cyle day 11 .. and so on and then Ovulation Day on cycle day 14. So whatever you enter as your cycle ...say 30 days it will just give you Ovulation Day of 16. This has been my experience with it. I think they figure if you have sex any of those days it will work- but for those using it to time intercourse- Beware!!!
Ovacue- Used the saliva one and the vaginal- Bought to time intercourse. Again super inaccurate when used with OPKs. The "peak" would be way off.
The Clear Blue is very easy - not too expensive- although you do have to keep buying the sticks and always right. Can be used for those wishing to time intercourse. This is by far the best monitor and I highly recommend.
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I have used the clearblue fertility monitor on and off since 2004, my ob recommended trying it, because we were having a hard time conceiving our third child. Anyway, it (along with the clomid) seemed to help and we conceived after only a few months using the monitor. When we tried for a fourth, it still helped us target our ovulation and it does give you a few peak days before the highest peak day, so in theory it is okay for trying for a girl.(we did conceive a dd for our third child, our other children are boys) Anyway, I have a friend and she bought and tried the ov watch and she had the same complaint as Anna, it really doesn't help and she usually ovulates late in her cycle too, so the watch was always off for her. Anyway, that's just my two cents. GL
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Thank you guys so very much! This is invaluable info!! I will sticky a thread with a link to this in it.
PS - welcome and congrats familiesr4ever!!
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I have found that the Ovacue can have mixed results if done wrong... I used it for last months (mouth 5am and vag 7pm) and I continued tested after O to see if I can mess up the results. Mouth - if you move your tounge around in your mouth it removes some of the layer of saliva that has been rested in your mouth all night, test for is about 100. If I test right away without the tounge wiggle it is lower or much higher and the results are never close to the same. Vag - If it is not in the right spot it can read high, must remember to pull back 1/2 an inch. Best to lay down on the bed. I found my Ovacue's first months results to be correct with an OPK. I also was able to figure out that the fever, dizziness, and cramps were my bodies O signals.
I just started my 2nd month of test this morning.
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Thank you that is great info!!
