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I keep looking at the statistics spreadsheet and seeing people who got girls with multiple attempts. Very tempted to just go for it and take my chances!
But then I see how much one attempt is recommended here and I really don't want all the good I've done with the diet to be overridden by BD'ing too much!
I had a chat with DH last night and we agreed to have more attempts this month. With the tension it was causing there may have been no baby, and I do desperately want to be pregnant soon.
Although I'm disappointed to weaken my sway, I already feel relieved to be able to relax and enjoy more, and to know we will have the best chance of conceiving.
So.. Now to decide, every day? every other day? Throughout the month or just around ovulation?
I know none of these are great for pink, but is there a better frequent option?
Do I still have a reasonable chance of pink from 6 months of diet and 30lb weight loss?
Looking at the stats it seems like 4+ attempts is getting reasonable results. I'd be inclined to go at it like rabbits and try at least once a day. Maybe if you started as soon as AF finished you might wear him out by O time and get in your one attempt? lol
FX this is your month!
I would def say you do. Weight loss is a great help and dtd every day whether throughout cycle or just around ov is favourable to every other day which sways blue. Tho, every 4 days does have better odds. I hear where you are coming from though. I was getting really down and fed up with the mounting bfn's and knew I couldn't handle swaying at all much longer. Best of luck. Remember that as soon as you get your BFP all the diet and swaying is just a distant memory!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sp4rkl3s
I agree with this. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by covered in blue
Never have I said that you cannot get a girl with multiple attempts. But when something drops from 70-75% success rate (one attempt) to 60-65% success rate (2 attempts) to 40-45% success rates (3 attempts) and stays that way for 3 years, it is something that I simply cannot ignore in terms of swaying tactics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sp4rkl3s
The success rate with 4 or more attempts is skewed to make it look more successful than it seems because virtually all those people were either on Clomid, doing TONS of very strict sway tactics, or had gone on for a really long time not getting pregnant. Do not believe those numbers for 4+ attempts.
And I hate to be nitpicky but you do yourself no favors by poring over that spreadsheet. Do one attempt, two, three, 17, but don't sit around poring over that spreadsheet, that is a swaykiller.
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...ypothesis.html
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...hts-stats.html
With diet and weight loss you do still have a good chance of pink. I think just removing the conflict from the situation may help sway pink a bit too so please don't worry about number of attempts, and I'll send you as much pink dust as I have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sp4rkl3s
There are reasons for that outside of the obvious (see post above)Quote:
Originally Posted by covered in blue
If a person is adding attempts to up odds of conception, then frequent BD through O is not going to accomplish that, because it will deplete his sperm numbers too much before the fertile window even opens up. :)
OK, I promise no more spreadsheet checking!
I know that I'm the typical boy mum from the Maternal Dominance theory!
So, every day, 4+ attempts is a bad idea? is there a preferable option for more frequently BD? Every other day only around ovulation time?
40-45% is lower than I'm comfortable with :(
Our DS was conceived from BD'ing at least once a day, and we had a chemical 5 months ago after frequent release and regular BDing before I read more about one attempt.