When to DTD so confused

Hi and welcome Girl!

The good news is gender doesn't run in the family that way.

I would have you reduce aspirin to 3-5 days a week maximum because we've seen a lot of side effects with it. Take only till BFP and then gradually wean off.

If your hubby is under 35 then you can have him abstain and have one attempt at positive OPK and if over 35, have him release daily and then have one attempt at positive OPK.

I would use the active balance gel 12-24 hours before your planned attempt.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Hi and welcome Girl!

The good news is gender doesn't run in the family that way.

I would have you reduce aspirin to 3-5 days a week maximum because we've seen a lot of side effects with it. Take only till BFP and then gradually wean off.

If your hubby is under 35 then you can have him abstain and have one attempt at positive OPK and if over 35, have him release daily and then have one attempt at positive OPK.

I would use the active balance gel 12-24 hours before your planned attempt.

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Thanks atomic for the fast reply!!

My DH is 29 so i think we are going for the abstain for the best attempt then...
About the OPK, should i get the more expensive ones like clearblue, that just show a smiley?
Because i have those cheap ones now en they give a very blurry line a few days before... it's confusing :rolleyes:

For the balance gel, only once? Not in the days before the attempt?

Whichever OPK work best for you. The Clearblues are a little expensive. Some people order cheaper Wondfo brand online.

You can use it before if you like to. I'm not finding it is adding anything to our results and it is expensive so more and more I'm having people use it only before attempt.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Whichever OPK work best for you. The Clearblues are a little expensive. Some people order cheaper Wondfo brand online.

You can use it before if you like to. I'm not finding it is adding anything to our results and it is expensive so more and more I'm having people use it only before attempt.

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And what would you prefer: the active gel or a lime douche? I'm in doubt...

I'm not a fan of lime douche and would very much prefer no one ever used them

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

If you want to get pregnant this cycle (hopefully, please understand that even under ideal circumstances only about 20% of people conceive in any given month) then I would have you have sex every 4 days starting after AF ends and continuing through until you're SURE you have ovulated (even if that means going all the way till your next AF begins)!

I would also have you have ONE additional attempt whenever you get a positive OPK. Just one. keep going with the e4d before and after this one attempt.

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So dtd monday night. So friday night would be the next, im doing e4d. I got a flashy smiley on my clear blue today (thursday morning, cycle day 13 ) yesterday i got the circle which meanslow fertility i think.
Probably i dumb question but because I'll be having sex in my fertile window should i drop the extra attempt at a solid smiley? I'm guessing i will get a solid smiley on Saturday.
Also should i stop vitex when i get a solid?

Thank you, sorry forsilly questions haha

If you want to get pregnant this cycle, best chance of that will be to have the additional attempt.

You don't have to, but it will raise odds of conception.

You should probably stop vitex now in case it's delaying ovulation.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

Hi and welcome Girl!

The good news is gender doesn't run in the family that way.

I would have you reduce aspirin to 3-5 days a week maximum because we've seen a lot of side effects with it. Take only till BFP and then gradually wean off.

If your hubby is under 35 then you can have him abstain and have one attempt at positive OPK and if over 35, have him release daily and then have one attempt at positive OPK.

I would use the active balance gel 12-24 hours before your planned attempt.

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What is the active balance gel? Is it a sway technique?

The jellies have not worked for us and seem to be neutral - not swaying pink or blue. Some people want to use them and I allow this at the beginning, but it's something we drop over time to boost odds of conception.