Anyone NOT using 'special help'??

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Registered: 02-10-2008
Anyone NOT using 'special help'??
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Sun, 10-05-2008 - 5:01pm

So after reading a bunch of posts lately, I think I've realized I might be the ONLY one here that's not using some 'special stuff'.... i.e. Presee, Instead Cups, B6, Biotin, etc....


Call me crazy, I'm just using digital opk's, testing like a fool around 'O time' and BD'ing as much as DH and I can stand it (that sounds awful... really, love my DH!!!!). Am I the only one??? Am I really missing out on something here??? This is cycle #4, although I'll argue that our timing hasn't been excellent in a few of our previous cycles.... HELP! Isn't this supposed to all be 'so easy'?????

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Registered: 03-13-2008
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 5:15pm

Hi there. I too didnt use anything. I never took my temps, I never charted, but I did use PreSeed but my DH didnt even finish the nite we used it so that was a waste. Anyway the only thing that I did use faithfully was my CBEFM. It was my 7th cycle but the 1st cycle trying the monitor and it worked. I got my BFP on Friday so you should try that for sure if you can afford it. It is expensive but worth it!!!!!


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Registered: 10-27-2005
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 5:16pm

I am only using b6, and that is becuase i am still breastfeeding my 2nd child. Breastfeeding makes it difficult to conceive, as it shortens the luteal phase. my LP was 8 days!! WAYYY to short. impossible to conceive but taking b6 has lengthened it to 12 days. So mine is not a just-in-case-it-might-work kind of help, it is absolutely nec'ry, LOL!!!

i am fortunate that i have lots of EWCM, and don't need any special product for that.

i don't really use OPKs regularly. if i find any for cheap, i might test with them, but just for fun. i didnt get any this month, i am just going by my fertility signs (CM, etc)

Since you are TTC #1, i assume there is no problem with your LP, but obviously i have no idea how your CM is, HAHAHA! but i am sure that you'd know if you need any of the special helps, ;-) i actually think OPKS are the LEAST useful helps that people could add to their repertoire !! Charting is the best.

GL!!!!! Dont worry, i am sure it will happen soon- conceiving my first actually WAS easy, but #2 and #3 are harder.... stupid breastfeeding, LOL!!!



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Registered: 05-04-2008
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 5:19pm
Right now I am only temping, checking cm and doing OPK's. However this is only temporary, I will be starting Clomid sometime before the end of the month as I am not Oing as good as I should be.

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Registered: 04-19-2005
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 5:21pm
I am only temping and checking CM... Our first took a couple of months right off of BC and I will be the first to admit that I had NO idea about my cycle except it has always been pretty regular.

 


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Registered: 01-29-2008
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 5:26pm
THe only things used at our house are: Vit. E, a men's multi and Ibprofen for my dh (he had a VR and these are recommended) and I take a prenatal.




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Registered: 10-03-2008
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 6:01pm

I don't use anything extra. The best recipe with or without charting is to BD every other day during your fertile time. Every other day allows for more

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Registered: 02-07-2008
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 6:19pm
When I first started ttc, I didn't use anything extra at all.
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Registered: 10-15-2005
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 6:22pm
I'm temping and checking CM. Trying to check CP but honestly I'm just guessing at that. I'm too cheap to get OPK's and Preseed and such, but if I wasn't such a wallet-warrior I probably would be. It's kind of all part of the game of TTC to me.


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Registered: 03-16-2008
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 6:40pm

I'm not really using anything other than BBT and charting. I am, right now,on BCP again for one cycle because I hit a snag and went over 130 days without O, but before that I hardly even used OPKs. I just BD like crazy with DH our first two cycles timing was perfect and nothing happened, but

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Registered: 04-22-2005
Sun, 10-05-2008 - 7:13pm
You're not the only one. All I'm doing is temping, and BDing when I detect CM on the toilet paper.
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