Tips ladies..??

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Registered: 07-28-2003
Tips ladies..??
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Thu, 08-28-2003 - 12:50pm
Last month I was late and though we were pregnant, which made us start to think maybe we wanted to be, so this month we weren't really "trying" but not preventing it either if you know what I mean, but next month I want to actively start trying. Do you ladies have any tips or suggestions that might help us?? Thanks In advance!!
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Registered: 05-08-2003
In reply to: linlin81
Thu, 08-28-2003 - 1:08pm
Well, keeping your cool would be nice, but sometimes that's hard, especially once you start actively trying. At least in my case I think about it daily, from when to BD, to when I'm going to O, to when I'm going to start, to what I'm feeling.

If you are regular, just let nature take it's course. From what I have read, you will ovulate 14 days before AF arrives. So, if you're on a 28 day cycle, that will be day 14. If your cycles are longer or shorter it will be different. Anyway, start having fun with you husband about a week before O and until O has come and gone. They say everyday or every other day is fine (every other if dh has low sperm count, which you probably don't know). Now the hard part...the waiting. Try not to obsess. Don't look at everything as a pregnancy sign, but pay attention to your body. I personally would recomend not even testing until AF is late. The reason being is that the earlier you test, the better the chances of a false negative, which is always disappointing. However, I too have been guilty of testing early.

Just remain calm and have fun. It works for some people the first try, other's not, so just have fun with it. I've heard fertilityfriend.com is a good site for charting if you want to start that now, if not just have fun. Good luck to you. Keep us posted.

Susan

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Registered: 07-28-2003
In reply to: linlin81
Thu, 08-28-2003 - 2:38pm
thank you for all the advice, I can't wait...but hopefully I won't stress too much about it...yeah right!! I will keep you posted.
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Registered: 08-10-2003
In reply to: linlin81
Thu, 08-28-2003 - 5:56pm
Hi, I know what I did to get pregnant with my first. Is, after you and DH have BD, Put your feet in the air, as if you were trying to do leg excercises. I read it somewere on the Internet, To do that. Hay, It worked for me, And I think it worked again this time!

Good Luck, And have fun trying, It's the best part!

Angela Crane,

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Registered: 07-28-2003
In reply to: linlin81
Thu, 08-28-2003 - 7:21pm
Thanks!! I will have to give that a try!!