Questions galore!

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Questions galore!
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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 1:39pm

We haven't TTC yet...waiting for some medical tests to be done.

 


 


Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 2:05pm
Welcome...let's see if I can answer some of your ?? As far as thermometer goes...I believe temping is very important for the first few cycles at least(hope you dont need many)...it shows you a shift after ovulation so you know when in your cycle u should ovulate. Use a basal body thermometer..measues temps more accurate. Bding every other day would cover all the bases..but I hear that it could put "less in the shoot"..due to using it alot..lol! I was told...you are most fertile 3 days b4 ovulation and the day of...generally I o cd14..so dh and I dtd like cd5, cd7, cd10, cd12, cd14 etc...but to each there own..I say can't hurt your chances to bd every other day...(I get tired when we do the olympic bdfest around otime..)! As far as lube..I have heard mixed results on this. I have heard that "astroglide" and certain "K-Y" do hurt sprem due to acid (ph)changes in vajayjay...but some say "sprem friendly" . Preseed is a sperm friendly lube you can get online that I have heard alot of success stories about..I won't use it again. Anyways...I hope I helped somewhat...good luck! Amy


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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 2:07pm
Oh...to answer your opk ??......they can be tricky to read...all seem different. I use them in addition to temping, checking cm etc...again welcome and good luck! Amy


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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 2:26pm

Welcome Sidney!!


I highly recommend temping, and charting. Temping is the only way to know FOR SURE that ovulation occured. OPK's help to give you a "window of opportunity" but it is very possible to get a positive opk, and still not O. Which is why I recommend temping.


"what if we BD'd every day from when my period ends to a few days after I ovulate?"


that would probably do just fine, since we are mostly told to BD every-other-day the few days before O. The only thing with that is, giving DH time to rest! If you really want to bd EOD from when AF leaves to whenever you can confirm O, I'm sure thats fine.


"Would the chances of becoming pregnant decrease if we used lubrication that doesn't have a spermicide in it?'"


We are told to not to use lube

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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 2:53pm

Thanks!


I just read some reviews of Preseed on Drugstore.com

 


 


Lilypie First Birthday tickers
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Mon, 01-12-2009 - 3:47pm
yes..fertility friend offers a course on The how toos of charting..gl