How is the CBEFM different than using OPKs?

I am going onto cycle 8 and am considering using the CBEFM if I dont get pregnant this cycle. What benefit is there to using it if OPK's tell you when you ovulate? Is it easy to use?

Thanks!

Re: How is the CBEFM different than using OPKs?

This is my first month using CBEFM and I used OPK once. When using OPK, I never got a smilely. I don't know if I started too early or too late.

Since this is my first month using CBEFM, I hope this might help. The first month I got a lot of high fertilty days because I have a longer cycle. It made it easier b/c it tracks your whole cycle and to my undersatnading, the longer you use it, the more it gets to know your body. On CD days 22 and 23 I got my egg. I feel more relaxed this month b/c I am not guesing and trying to figure out did we BD on the right days, what day did I O. Even now that I have signs of AF, I am not as devasted as I have been in the past or testing just b/c I have no idea how many DPO I am.

Hope this helps!

Good Luck.

Re: How is the CBEFM different than using OPKs?

Thanks for replying. I am debating whether to try it, but it seems expensive. You felt it gave you alot more info than regular OPKs? Keep us updated!

Re: How is the CBEFM different than using OPKs?

This is my second (and hopefully last month ) using it. I find it so much more helpful than the regular OPKs since I have a long/sometimes irregular cycle. Super easy to use, you have to POAS a lot though.