rephresh earlier than 12 hours before bd.........

[Atsaukina1]

anyone use rephresh a couple hours before bd and still get prego(1/2 applicator)???

[Peanut41]

I looked through the stats quick and two people used it about 10 hrs before BD (more than one attempt) and one person used 1/4 tube hr before BD but they only had one attempt. I did see one person used 1/4 tube Aci-jel 7 hrs before BD with only one attempt. It seemed most women used it at night and had sex in the morning or used it the day before they had sex. When were you thinking about using it? If your not in a hurry, you could always try it and if you don't get pregnant drop it the next month or use it farther away from the time your going to BD. However, that means another month on the diet so I guess it really depends how important using Rephresh is to you. So many options UGH lol!!!!

[Atsaukina1]

I was using around every 3 days since af ended. I was about to use it and thought I should test first and sure enough digi came up postive. I freaked and used a lil bit and then waited an hour before bd. I knew I was supposed to wait 12 hours but I don't know why?? Does it kill the sperm if used too soon?? I got in another attempt this morning(12hour since used rephresh) jic the rephresh was too much.

[Peanut41]

I think it can kill off some of the sperm kinda like spermicide (I remember reading this on a thread on here somewhere) but I'm sure if you used just a little bit it would be ok. People have gotten pregnant before using spermicide and I have heard about many women getting pregnant using tons of lime and acijel so it's definitely possible. Plus if you caught the being surge on your positive OPK, it means you likely wouldn't have ovulated until today which is good since you got in another attempt this morning. I think you are good to go :)

[Atsaukina1]

yay:) weird they wouldn't put that info on the packet if it did work like a spermicide. it says it is ok to use before and after sex. you'd think they would test it for that.

[Peanut41]

Hmm, I never used rephresh before but that's interesting it says it's ok to use before sex. I'm assuming that's for people not TTC? You could always do another attempt if your nervous but I think it's good you got that attempt in this morning. Of course there's always a chance you wouldn't get pregnant even if you didn't use the Rephresh so just try to stay positive and not worry :)

[Atsaukina1]

yep says ok to use before and after sex and best to use after not during period. I think it would have to say something about not using while ttc or that it's acts as a spermicide since it is something that would be used daily by women. now I have to google search lol

[Atsaukina1]

Is RepHresh a contraceptive?

No. RepHresh contains no spermicides and should not be used as a form of contraception.

RepHresh - FAQs (http://www.rephreshgel.com/FAQ/FAQ.aspx)

[atomic sagebrush]

yay:) weird they wouldn't put that info on the packet if it did work like a spermicide. it says it is ok to use before and after sex. you'd think they would test it for that.

It's because it's less reliable than spermicide, it's not meant as spermicide or marketed that way, and has not been tested for that purpose. (costs the company $$$)

The purpose of RepHresh is NOT birth control or swaying, it's for people who have problems with yeast and BV which flares up when they have intercourse. They're not trying to be sperm friendly or sperm unfriendly, they're trying to bring pH down to keep microorganisms from reproducing.

[atomic sagebrush]

Is RepHresh a contraceptive?

No. RepHresh contains no spermicides and should not be used as a form of contraception.

RepHresh - FAQs (http://www.rephreshgel.com/FAQ/FAQ.aspx)

RepHresh IS NOT a contraceptive but is still harmful to sperm. Just like KY Jelly, Astroglide, and even human saliva.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hmm, I never used rephresh before but that's interesting it says it's ok to use before sex. I'm assuming that's for people not TTC? You could always do another attempt if your nervous but I think it's good you got that attempt in this morning. Of course there's always a chance you wouldn't get pregnant even if you didn't use the Rephresh so just try to stay positive and not worry :)

Yes, it's not for TTC. The only lubes that sway blue and are safe for TTC are sold as "sperm friendly" or "conception friendly". If it doesn't say that, odds are it sways pink because almost all lubes/jellies are not kind to sperm.

MOST people in the world are DTD for fun, not wanting to get pg, let alone not wanting to sway.

[atomic sagebrush]

yep says ok to use before and after sex and best to use after not during period. I think it would have to say something about not using while ttc or that it's acts as a spermicide since it is something that would be used daily by women. now I have to google search lol

It's not supposed to be a spermicide OR to be helpful when TTC. The sole purpose of RepHresh is keeping pH in a good range to prevent flareups of vag infections.

[Atsaukina1]

am I the only one that used it that close to bd??
well this makes me feel a lil better-
from rephresh faq's
We are trying to become pregnant—is it OK to use RepHresh?
Yes. Unlike some lubricants, RepHresh’s patented formula will not interfere with sperm motility.

[mkarntz1980]

it looks like im out this month and not thinking i used rephresh 1 hour before BD. i have always gotten pg the first month but i am getting older....its just strange how im not pg this month. we BD saturday......got pos OPKS sunday and monday BD those days to. but this was my first month and i O'd WAY earlier usually i get a full week in this time i didnt and i didnt have much CM. i may use a little robitussin this cycle

[mkarntz1980]

i know a number of women who dropped rephresh because they werent getting pregnant.

[Butterfly Spirit]

I used it 8-12 hours before the BD attempts with this baby. I did mess up and used it right before or after BD with my M/C.
Don't know if there's anything to it or not. I think 8 hours before is a good number.

[Atsaukina1]

it looks like im out this month and not thinking i used rephresh 1 hour before BD. i have always gotten pg the first month but i am getting older....its just strange how im not pg this month. we BD saturday......got pos OPKS sunday and monday BD those days to. but this was my first month and i O'd WAY earlier usually i get a full week in this time i didnt and i didnt have much CM. i may use a little robitussin this cycle

did you use full applicator or just a little??

[atomic sagebrush]

i know a number of women who dropped rephresh because they werent getting pregnant.

Me too. I'd guesstimate over 50% of people end up dropping it because they don't get pg.

[atomic sagebrush]

it looks like im out this month and not thinking i used rephresh 1 hour before BD. i have always gotten pg the first month but i am getting older....its just strange how im not pg this month. we BD saturday......got pos OPKS sunday and monday BD those days to. but this was my first month and i O'd WAY earlier usually i get a full week in this time i didnt and i didnt have much CM. i may use a little robitussin this cycle

M, I know you and I have already talked about this but I really advise against Robitussin for swaying pink, for anyone else who is reading this. I'd rather see you guys use Preseed than Robitussin.

[jark22]

I used Rephresh (a little more than half an applicator) about 15-20 minutes before BD and we got preggo our first month with just that one shot deal (2 days before O). I did not think we had a chance- but here we are due in May :)

Prior to BD, I was using Rephresh every 3 days after AF. We also use Sylk during our attempt.

[Atsaukina1]

jark- that is good to hear during this loong 2ww:)

[Atsaukina1]

got a bfp digi "pregnant"10dpo
so :pinksperm:made it though lol

[jark22]

Hooray!!! Hope you got a little pink bean growing in there! I got my BFP at 10 dpo as well (earliest I've ever had). My gender scan is in 8 more days!

[Thorz300]

Congrats again!!

[Mbmk]

I got pregnant first month trying (which is unheard of for me - I usually take 12 months +) using rephresh and acijel 1 hr before bd...no idea how sperm got through!! Praying it means pink for us all x

[Atsaukina1]

omg jark hope you can keep yourself busy these 8 days so exciting:)

[jark22]

omg jark hope you can keep yourself busy these 8 days so exciting:)

It's taking forever!!! And I'm becoming more and more obsessed! I just want it to get here and get it over with LOL!

[Arthur's sis]

I used Rephresh (a little more than half an applicator) about 15-20 minutes before BD and we got preggo our first month with just that one shot deal (2 days before O). I did not think we had a chance- but here we are due in May :)

Prior to BD, I was using Rephresh every 3 days after AF. We also use Sylk during our attempt.

Hi, just wandering did you get a girl or boy?



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[atomic sagebrush]

I think they both got boys.

[mermaidmomma]

oh no!!! i used rePhresh RIGHT after BD... a bd that came after alomost a 2 week abstinence... im kicking myself in the butt right now, i thought i read to use it afterwards.... OMG.. so stressed =(

[atomic sagebrush]

why?

the worst that will happen is BFN.

[mermaidmomma]

Because im a prefectionist, and i thought i was doing everything Perfectly according to MY sway plan...
just overly thinking.

[mermaidmomma]

but i BD'd 3 times more after that within the next day and half...
so maybe ill be ok!

[atomic sagebrush]

Because im a prefectionist, and i thought i was doing everything Perfectly according to MY sway plan...
just overly thinking.

Being a perfectionist and trying to achieve perfection via swaying, will sway blue a LOT more than any sway tactic ever could.

[atomic sagebrush]

but i BD'd 3 times more after that within the next day and half...
so maybe ill be ok!

Now deep breath and do not panic, but this is exactly the wrong thing to do.

We have gotten vastly higher rates of pink success with one attempt, than with virtually any other sway tactic. So it is a really really bad idea to keep the less effective things (such as jelly, antihistamine, frequency, herbs) and then add attempts to try and get pregnant. You trade things that aren't working much better than 50-50 and are really lowering odds of conception, for something that is getting good results (one attempt has been above 70% for years for us). Don't worry about it for this month, but next month I'd try keeping one attempt and dropping some other stuff instead.