trying to conceive

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Registered: 06-09-2009
trying to conceive
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Tue, 06-09-2009 - 7:45pm
Ok my fiance and i are trying to conceive. I am over 30 and so stresses that it won't come easy. I have only been "trying" for a mo. and I guess I expected it to happen VERY quickly. Any good tips or pointers??? I am sure my stress does not help!!
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Registered: 03-01-2009
Wed, 06-10-2009 - 2:45am

Welcome! There are a number of things you can do to "track" your cycles to help determine when you are most fertile, and to time BD (baby dance...sex) right for conception. First, I recommend checking out fertilityfriend.com. FF has a wealth of information and is a great tool for the things you need to know about fertility and charting. There is a tutorial with all you need to know to get started. The ladies on here are also a wealth of information.


Charting is a way to keep track of your BBT (basal body temperature - taking your temp immediately upon waking), your CM (Cervical Mucus - vaginal secretions that go from dry/sticky to creamy and ultimately wet/eggwhite like in quality, which is the most fertile and will allow sperm to survive and swim up easier

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Registered: 03-24-2009
Wed, 06-10-2009 - 10:32am

Hello and Welcome,
I know how stressing over TTC is easy and the hard part is trying to relax about it. kmjack831 gave you alot of great information and I would also check out FF. I do yoga and pilates to help me relax and let the stressing go for a few. I tend not to tell my DH when I get my LH surge on an OPK and make that a surprise lets BD night. Less stress on him to perform. ;)

GL and if you have any questions just ask. The ladies on this board are full of information and there isn't much that would be TMI.

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Wed, 06-10-2009 - 2:04pm

I am 30 and will be 31 next week.

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Wed, 06-10-2009 - 2:14pm

Welcome to the board!

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Registered: 06-09-2009
Wed, 06-10-2009 - 3:27pm
Thanks for all the advice, I guess I need to not stress, we have been only trying for one mo. But all this information I will certainly use!!