Anyone Tried the OV Watch?

Hi C.,
There are lots of ways to predict ovulation - the OV watch works the same way the "spit" test works - it checks for salt concentrations in your body, which rise right before ovulation. There are other (much cheaper) fertility monitors out there that basically consist of a glass slide and a magnifying glass. You spit on them and let it dry; if you see a "ferning" pattern, your salts are up and you may ovulate.

When we were TTC I had very long (100+ day) cycles and I was just temping and checking cervical fluid. This method worked well for us (I got preg my 2nd cycle, though that was 6 months later!) and because I was charting my temps I had an exact date of conception. (I also loved www.fertilityfriend.com)

Anyway, if you're looking at the OV Watch and don't mind doing a little extra work, I'd say get one of the "spit kits" instead - should work just as well and it will be way cheaper.

Another good recomendation - esp. if you tend to have long/irregular cycles - is to pick up a copy of "Taking Charge of your Fertility". This is a great book and cleared up a lot of mysteries for me - and I considered myself reasonably well educated on the subject!

Good luck!!
-K.

C., I wouldn't waste your money. You will probably get pregnant faster the second time around, I did. It took a year the first time and one month (to my husbands dismay) the second time and I was still nursing! If you do your basil body temperature & chart (you can print them out online or get one from your doctor) everyday and watch your body signals you will know exactly when you are ovulating. Or the easy way my OB/Gyn told me to do, was have sex every other day after your period is over. Sound like a lot? It is, but it is worth it in the long run :) Good Luck!

Hi C.,
I used the OV Watch in Dec 2005 due to an irregular cycle. I became pregnant that month. I know it seems expensive, but after peeing on many, many little sticks and getting nowhere, it was worth it to us. The customer service is terrific. I still get follow-up e-mails checking in on how we are doing.

I am going to be giving mine to my sister, but hopefully you will find someone who has a watch and additional sensors after an early success. Best of luck to you.

i use the clear blue easy ovulation monitor
i also love this website http://www.fertilityfriend.com/

C.,

I don't have an OV watch, but I have a suggestion, if you're interested. Check out a book by Toni Weschler called Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It took me a couple of months to get the hang of the whole process, but the first month I felt I had a handle on it, was when I got pregnant. I got the book because of hearing several other (first-hand) stories such as this. It was worth it to me, maybe it'll help you, too!

I've never heard of OV Watch, but I wanted to offer you my support. It also took us over a year to get pregnant with our first (plus medication, surgery, and other medical procedures). However, we got pregnant with our second the first month I went off birth control, and now I'm pregnant again with a "surprise" baby (something I NEVER believed could happen to me). I've heard that your body remembers being pregnant and therefore that you can get pregnant more easily with the second. But I also had that surgery, so it may be that it was what fixed all my problems. I can understand not wanting to wait and being as aggressive as possible in moving forward with this. That's how I was! I just wanted to offer you my support and best wishes. Good luck to you!

Hi,

With my second I used an ovulation kit and followed the directions about how to use it to a T. I charted my cycle and used it in the morning as soon as I got up as instructed. Well, it worked and I now know even exactly what day he was conceived. I haven't heard of the watch before, so I can't speak to it's accuracy, but I know the ovulation kits (they look like the pregnancy test kits) work.

Good luck!