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I can't tell you a day per se because your O can change. If you must do it that way (instead of using an OPK or fertility monitor) then you'd want to try on July 31 (if you want a 3 day cutoff), Aug 1 (if you want a 2 day cutoff) or Aug 2 (if you don't care about timing and just want a good chance of conception with one attempt. Perhaps obviously, 2 day cutoff will still be much better chance of conception than 3 day so if you want to split the difference, go with Aug 1.
FR doesn't lower sperm quality, it lowers sperm COUNT. Abstain lowers quality and count (since men stop making as many sperm when they abstain).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bridgetjones
X and Y sperm live the exact same amount of time. It's a myth that has been debunked that X or Y live longer (and even the myth doesn't mesh with abstain causing Y to dominate, since the myth states that X sperm live longer and are more resilient.)
All that having been said, neither abstain nor FR has gotten stellar results for us. Both are better than 50-50 but are lower than the overall results of the site so I do not think they're worth the effort that you guys put into them (although most people do still want to try them at least to start with.) The important thing is the one attempt, by far and away more important for a fraction of the effort of frequency patterns.
I do not believe that time of day makes any difference at all (and happy to explain if you would like.
Okay so about a week before our attempt anything I could/should be doing? I'm a bit nervous as I havn't been following the diet strictly, taking a more relaxed approach.
Tell me everything you have planned and I'll tell you if anything jumps out at me. :)
Since you don't have any opks, I would continue to BD every 4 days until you get to CD22. I would hate for you to have an attempt too early that may not be viable.
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CD 10 is quite early, I'll echo what XX mentioned and continue BD e4d in the meantime.
There is a lot of room between immediate j and d, and laying flat for an hour with hips propped. Just compromise and give it 5 min.
please do not always expect to get pregnant in one month. If you have done in the past, it's because you were lucky, not because this is typical or average at all. It takes most couples (fully fertile doing nothing to sway) 3-6 months to conceive. :)
Thank you! Okay i'll continue with e4d. I usually ovulate around day 12 (26 day cycle) so I thought day 10 would be a good day to start.
Great! Sounds like a plan, it is just that we've seen sooo many people (and both of us experienced it ourselves) who usually or always O on a certain day and then swaying makes things change. :) Good luck!
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