Confused About Conception Date

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Registered: 04-28-2003
Confused About Conception Date
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Sat, 08-23-2003 - 2:23pm
Ok, I may sound very uneducated about TTC.....But the truth is, I AM!! OK- I did the pregnancy calendar on ivillage.com and it says that according to my last AF it was 31 days in my last cycle which means that my conception date was Aug 21st....does this mean that we HAD to have had sex on this day in order to get pregnant, or is it Aug 20th that was the perfect night? So confused!!! Can anyone tell me the answer to this? This is my first time ever thinking about having a baby and I am trying to read anything I can get my hands on, but some of it is SOOOO confusing to me.

Thank you!

Michelle

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Registered: 08-13-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 2:30pm
Hey Michelle, first of all welcome. On avg. the egg lives 12-24 hrs (in some studies) and the sperm live up to 5 days depending on your CM. Are you doing OPKs? or seeing a doctor yet? It sounds like you are just trying on your own for now. A rule of thumb is you could BD on Aug 20 and actually not achieve conception or implantation till the next day. So...I don't know what else to tell you.

Hope I helped,

MadamRuga, 29 TX

ttc #1, Clomid cycle #5, cd #4, IUI #1

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Registered: 08-19-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 2:31pm
The "perfect timing" for conception is anytime in the fertile window.. which is up to 5 days before O, the day of O, and the day after O.

Hope this helps.

Jen

Jen

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Registered: 08-19-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 3:53pm
HI THERE, I HAVE BEEN TTC FOR 20 MONTHS NOW. I WENT ON 18 MONTHS NOT EDUCATING MYSELF ON CONCEPTION OR EVEN MY BODY FOR THAT FACT. I THINK ITS WISE THAT YOU ARE TAKING THIS STEP. I WOULD SUGGEST READING THE BOOK TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR FERTILITY. SORRY I DON'T REMBER THE AUTHOR'S NAME, BUT IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE. I STARTING CHARTING BECAUSE OF IT. I TIMED MY CONCEPTION DATE THIS MONTH, AND AM WAITING IT OUT. FINGERS CROSSED!

HOPE I COULD HELP.

L.G.