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Sat, 07-26-2003 - 7:26pm
If AF started today (saturday)

When is the best time to try for a baby

I dont have all this figured out yet LOL

Thanks

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: shannonak
Sat, 07-26-2003 - 7:59pm
it depends on your cycle and when you personally ovulate. Everyone is a little different. The few days prior to ovulation are usually good so the sperm is there when the egg drops. I don't use a kit or even chart, so I'm only guessing for myself. My cycle is usually 25-26 days, my son was conceived when we had sex on either day 7 or day 10. Not sure which. But know it has to be one of those two dates because my husband was travelling the rest of the month and those were the only 2 times we had sex.

If you really want to know for sure, get a kit or start charting. I've just started trying for #2 and am just going to wing it for a couple of months. I make sure we get busy betweens days 7 and day 14 though! LOL! Not scientific, but hoping it works.

Morgan, mom to Daniel, Andrew, and Katie

 

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Registered: 04-30-2003
In reply to: shannonak
Sun, 07-27-2003 - 12:23am
If you don't know when you O or you don't want to chart, some doctors recommend BD between 10-18 days before your next AF is due. I believe the reason 10-18 is because that is the range that "normal" luteal phases (the part after O) last. Any shorter than 10 is to short for implantation, and most luteal phases end by day 16. However, there was a study that just came out this month that said we might actually O more than once per cycle.

Good luck

Christy

TTC2 C3 CD26 10DPO

BFd big sis for 14 mths. Hope to nurse Kyle even longer!

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Registered: 05-07-2003
In reply to: shannonak
Sun, 07-27-2003 - 9:49am
You can always monitor your CM. As soon as you see it getting like raw egg white's start BD'ing and continue to do so until the consistancy gets thicker.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!