SHEREE'S NEW GAME PLAN.........

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Registered: 03-27-2003
SHEREE'S NEW GAME PLAN.........
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Fri, 07-25-2003 - 12:41pm
Okay, this is kinda long and detailed so beware. I will try and keep it as short as possible and explain it the best I can....

Since I was young I knew that my parents tried for a while to have my sister. Well, I never actually knew how long or what they "cause" was until just a couple of weeks ago! This is not something told to me by a doctor and I am not trying to say it has any medical merit because this is what the dr's told my mother in the 70's. Anyway, I asked my mom a couple of weeks ago how long they actually tried for my sister and was shocked at what she told me. She said," Well, I went off the pill 2 yrs after we were married." Okay, that was 1969, my sister was not born until July 24, 1975! That means my mom didn't get pg until Oct./Nov. of 1974. I could not beleive it took 5 years! So, I asked my mom what the doctors said and she told me that the DR's told her that her body produced its own defense against sperm (kind of like a natural anti-sperm defense or something). When I asked her if she did anything different to finally get pg, she said no, it just finally happened. Well, here is where I come in....

When I got pg with DD it was on a night when we hadn't "done it" in a while. In fact, we always used the ol' "pull out" method or condoms or just refrained from sex during that fertile time of the month. The first time DH "finished" in me, BAM...I get pg! Luckily it was during the fertile time of the month. Well, DD was born in 1998 and I have been on the pill ever since,...so no, we did not use any other methods. Here is my "theory" and it doesn't hurt to try I don't think. For the three years I was on the pill and DH went all the way in me, maybe my body built up a resistance to his sperm too and now that I am off the pill, it doesn't do any good b/c my body kills them right away. Again...this is just my theory.

So here is my gameplan...When it is not the "fertile" time of the month, DH will wear the rubber! Then we will BD around "O" time and see what happens. I am thinking that if maybe my body is not having sperm introduced to it every night or every other night, it's defense will lower. Maybe then I won't be "immune" to the little swimmers. I mean, this is my theory and we are going to see if it works. We will probably not even "try" until October or so. So DH is not too thrilled about the condom thing but he is willing to do it b/c he is getting as bad as me almost about another baby!

Sorry this was so long. I gave this a lot of thought and figured we could try it. I mean, DH and I have both been checked and the DR's cannot find any particular reason why we haven't been able to conceive #2 in almost 2 years! I have a couple of friends that are both pg and they told me that they hardly have sex and so when they did, whammo, they got pg. I am going to start charting again though so I know for sure when I "O" each month and I AM ABSOLUTLEY NOT TAKING ANOTHER TEST AGAIN until I am AT LEAST 3 days late!!!! Okay, now that I have shared all that....hope you all have a good day!


Sheree--who is also going to take Vitex and Evening Primrose Oil this time!

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Registered: 07-17-2003
Fri, 07-25-2003 - 1:23pm
Here is my story. We have only been ttc since April, no BCP, just condoms before that.

The 1st few cycles we had no idea really when to try the last 2 we used a "O" kit and this last cycle we did not BD for 6 days and waited for the time to be right. In our heads we were thinking that we would let all the sperm build up in there and then release them at the right time.

We did.....BFP this morning at 5:46am.

It doesn't sound exactly like yours but it kind of makes sense. Maybe letting them stock pile for a few days (noone likes waiting 6!) will help your DHs have a better chance of making it all the way up there b/f they are attacked.

Take care and GL.

Stephanie
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 07-25-2003 - 1:36pm
Hi Stephanie!

That is a good plan too! We can do that as well, maybe a few days before my fertile time I will make him refrain and then we can try. I sure hope it works and by the way.....


**********CONGRATULATIONS********* H&H9+ to you! When is your EDD?


Sheree