Errors with Clearblue digital OPKs?

[coribelle26]

So the last 2 days I've gotten the error symbol which, according to the pamphlet, means "something is wrong with the stick."  The fact that it was two days in a row makes me think there's actually something wrong with the digital reader, but then you'd think I would get the "something is wrong with the digital reader" symbol.  Have you had this happen multiple times and then go back to working?  I have enough sticks left in the package to last through next month (notice how I've given up hope of not needing them next month) and I'm going to be pissed if I have to buy a new pack. 

Also, they are very clear that LINES ON THE STICK MEAN NOTHING!  IGNORE THE LINES!  However, I have noticed that on smiley face days the lines do look like a positive wondfo or other non-digital test.  If my two lines yesterday were of equal darkness, and it was on the same day I usually get a positive, it was probably positive, right?  I don't want to keep peeing on things needlessly.

This is all pretty stupid and we're having a bunch of sex regardless, I just am annoyed that I was a little lazy about temping this month thinking I would fall back on the OPKs, which aren't working.

[tarheels]

I can't speak to the errors, but the lines on the stick do work the same as the regular wondfo OPKs: two dark lines = positive. I sort of used the ClearBlue OPKs as training wheels, and once I learned what positive lines looked like, I just used the wondfos. And then I quit using anything altogether bc I learned my cycle well enough that I didn't need an OPK. HTH

[chickadee77]

Feb 23, 2013 18:27:37 GMT -5 tarheels said:

I can't speak to the errors, but the lines on the stick do work the same as the regular wondfo OPKs: two dark lines = positive. I sort of used the ClearBlue OPKs as training wheels, and once I learned what positive lines looked like, I just used the wondfos. And then I quit using anything altogether bc I learned my cycle well enough that I didn't need an OPK. HTH

Yup, I did this, too. The lines were about equal in darkness on smiley face days. I've only ever gotten one error stick, I think because I didn't have enough urine on it (thought I had to pee worse than I did, lol). Good luck!

[vmars]

I've gotten errors when I took out the stick after peeing on it and put it back in the holder. Try peeing in a cup, putting the OPK into the reader then dipping in the pee stick in the cup for 15 seconds and make sure you don't get anything other than the absorbent part, put the cap back on, lay flat and don't move until something appears.