Originally Posted by
LolaInLove
Here is the thing....you definitely want to take opks to track your ovulation....do NOT just go by the days CD13 and 14, assuming you will O then! Honestly, if I were you guys, I would take the opks and when they look almost positive, go for it. Or, if you have been charting and tracking and your O is pretty consistent *even* with the supps and diet thrown in the mix, then dtd around cd11 or 12. Then, when your opk turns definitely positive, just dtd about 12-18 hours after that. You will be in the zone then. And yes, you want to do the full nine yards each time, with Dh having some caffeine and you doing ew and whatever else you choose. I would for sure have you and DH take a mucus-thinner, like Mucinex or Robitussin, about an hour before your attempts also.
Like Princess said, she conceived her boy dtd 2 days in a row....and Atomic said she's conceived her boys with frequent bding also, in about every pattern possible.....just goes to show how little timing and abstinence has to do with it. Don't stress about it too much....even if you end up dtd 24 hours apart because your first attempt was say, on CD12, and then your opk suddenly turns + later that day, just go for it and don't worry about it. I know we all want to give this our best shot, but do remember that even if you just loosely eat the diet, take a few supps, and use preseed or ew, you are way upping your odds of your dice turning up blue! Believe me, I want a son more than anything, but the reality is that even if I try to make everything just perfect and do every little swaying thing there is, I still may end up with a girl, or may end up never getting pregnant at all. That little personal rant being said, I say don't worry about the timing and frequency as much. Your DH is still going to make millions of sperm after 24 hours, and if your body is primed to be more boy-friendly from diet and supps, then you are in good shape!
