If I use RepHresh every 3 days starting right after AF....

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Originally Posted by Chunky Monkey

Thanks for the suggestion! Where did you get the strips? My attempt is in 10 days. Since we are going for a cutoff, I am going to use rephresh the day of my attempt, which will be 2 or 3 days before O, and as soon as I wake up on O day. With the cutoff, I don't think I will JND either. Deciding the details is not easy!

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You can say that again!! I bought ph ion strips from ebay however they didnt work on me, which indicates that i have low ionic strength. That is the risk if you buy the strips - they may not work on you. I eventually purchased a hannah digital tester also from ebay. I conceived my daughter with a 2-3 day cut off. Goodluck with your attempt

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Originally Posted by Chunky Monkey

I am doing parts of the diet, but it seems like you have to do most parts of the diet for it to work. If I use RepHresh every 3 days, starting after AF, do you think it would keep my pH low enough? My attempt is in 10 days so I will do one today and every 3 days from now, through O. I am doing a 2 day cutoff and don't know if this will kill all the swimmers. TIA :)

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pH is the part of the puzzle with the least amount of scientific support. I really hope you can at least cut back on calories, fat, and protein, and skip breakfast, even if you can't do other parts of the diet 100%.

I like the idea of using RepHresh every three days but I don't think you need to use it quite that far in advance (that stuff is spendy!!) A week to ten days in advance is plenty! To keep the swimmers safe, don't use it right before your attempt, just use it a day or two, or even just a few hours before (depending on how much you want to get pg.)

Thank you so much Another Princess!!!
Chunky Monkey, you can by them at some health stores, and some pharmacies or order them online. The brand I have is Phydrion, and the were pretty cheap! I thought I was just ordering one bottle for the price but when they came it was 6 bottles with 100 strips each! They also have the paper strips...Ive seen them at my health store.

Atomic, I have been skipping breakfast for about a year! But didn't know about it swaying girl until recently. I do have coffee every morning, a capp, so the milk may cancel out the "skipping breakfast" part. More recently I have lowered protein, calories, fat and salt. I have cut out almost all red meat too, which is a big change for me. I am going for a cutoff since I got PG with both DS's on O day or within 24 hrs of O. I want to do a 3 day, but feel like I need to do a 2 day to up my chances of getting PG. I also don't know if I should do JND, shallow penetration, hot shower and antihistimine with a cutoff. I think if I do all of that, along with the Rephresh that I won't have any swimmers left by O day! Are there any key things that you recommend over any others?

P4P, thanks! I am so close to my attempt but I may try to find some at a healthfood store.

Eh, I think it's ok. Not perfect but still pink friendly.

I think your diet is looking good!!

I TOTALLY agree with what you're saying about overkill and wanting to get pg quickly. I think timing is the least effective.

With a cutoff, I would prob. not do all those things. Pick the ones that feel "right" to you and go with it.

If I were swaying, I would do frequent BD with a one day cutoff and antihistamine. I ~might~ use RepHresh but I wouldn't use it the day of or even the day before my attempt. I prob. wouldn't ever do JND with a cutoff, I would at least give it a good 5 minutes to get where it needed to go!!