Help :/ TTC a girl. new & confused!

[PinkDreams18]

Quick run down: I have a son who is 21 months, we want one more baby and are dreaming of a girl to complete our family.
I am a little late for diet change, as we'd like to start TTC this cycle (AF ends tomorrow) best tips for a sway this cycle?
Husband is 37, I am 27, Both fairly normal weight, we don't drink (husband has a few beers per week with dinner) or smoke. Appreciate any and all advice, I am so lost when it comes to most of this :/!

[PinkDreams18]

Also, just to add... My cycles are between 29-30 days. My dates since March are as follows
March- AF 20-25
April- AF 19-23
May AF 21-25
June- AF 19-23
July- AF 18-22

[atomic sagebrush]

If you must have an attempt this month the most important thing is to stick with one attempt. For reasons we can only guess at, one attempt has been a strong pink sway for us. Just have one attempt 1 day before O if you don't care about timing, and 2-3 days before O if you do care about timing.

[PinkDreams18]

Thank you! Should I wait for positive OPK for the one attempt, or just plan it for 2 or so days before? Also, should we make sure he has some sort of release before DTD again, last time was 4 days ago on the 23rd (once in afternoon, once late night, close to midnight), Or is abstaining good for our girl chances?

[atomic sagebrush]

Have the attempt 1 day before O (day of positive OPK) if you don't care about timing and 2-3 days before O if you do. It's totally up to you, your sway your way!

If hubby has issues with sperm health or has trouble performing (either erection-wise or ejacluating daily) have him release once every 2-4 days to keep the pipes clear. If he doesn't and he wants to (this is really quite stressful and it hasn't worked anyway) he can release once a day from now till attempt. This can really cut odds of conception.

[PinkDreams18]

Hi atomic! I have another question for you! My OPKS turned out no so reliable, (maybe it was brand, this was my first time using them) anyway, I never got a positive, and sometimes nothing showed up at alll, not even a control line. So, I kind of threw those out the window since I tend to have a regular 29 day cycle on average. With that assumption, I expected to Ovulate on the 2nd. Our attempt was made late in the evening on the 30th, (it was approx. between 11-11:45PM) I definitely had EWCM on this day and the day prior, but the most was definitely on the 30th. After that I had maybe one more day of clear, but not as stretchy (sorry :worry: )CM. Then yesterday, and slightly the day before I had a good amount of yellowish CM. I have read that this Is this normal? But did I possibly miss ovulation, or is it more likely I ovulated a few days early this time? TIA

[atomic sagebrush]

It's possible that you Oed early or late. I can't say from here. EWCM consistency has been proven in studies to be unreliable for pinning down O (believe it or not, if you usually have a 29 day cycle, that is actually more reliable than CM consistency, even though that can change too, CM is much harder to figure out and much less reliable)

So, since I can't say from here, I'll wish you good luck and hopefully we'll see a BFP soon!

[PinkDreams18]

Ok so maybe I'm crazy. I've never tested this early in a cycle, with my son I found out 2 days prior to my missed period. My period is expected in 6 days, I took several negative last month with the same test and so no trace of a line, but today for some reason I couldn't get wanting to test out of my head. So I did, and either my eyes are playing tricks or there is the FAINTEST of lines here. Curious if you can also see it!

[Imama]

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PinkDreams I see the line! Mine was the same 4 days ago! I had HCG bloodwork at 9dpo and yes I'm pregnant.
Good luck [emoji256]

[PinkDreams18]

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[PinkDreams18]

Thanks lmama! Somehow I accidentally deleted my first post, I reposted. But thanks again & congrats to you ��

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm not seeing it, but it may just be my laptop. FX!

[ksmom]

I can see it but there's no color to it. Could still be early. I've also found that the new curved FRER have a tendency to get those grayish ghost lines even when negative.

[PinkDreams18]

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[PinkDreams18]

This was today. Still 4 days out from AF, but I think it's safe to assume I've got my BFP ?:)

[Imama]

Congrats PinkDream!

[Mommy2apples]

Congrats pink! Definitely positive!! Very excited for you!!


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[PinkDreams18]

Thanks so much ladies :) we're excited. Keeping it quiet for now from our families, hoping to hold out for my son's second birthday party October 7th..we'll see if we can conceal it that long! lol In the meantime we will take all the pink dust LOL :pregnant:

[atomic sagebrush]

Ah, now THAT I see very clearly! Beautiful! Huge congrats!