Iluv you crack me up :bigsmile: I mean I am totally bummed for your OPK (Oh how I HATE when my smileys have errors, as pricey as they are) issues, but you are FUNNY!
Ok have to go read like 3 more pages to see what's up ... chatty morning here!
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Someone might have answered this but I think the ones most likely to mess with you are L'Arg, EPO (though it hasn't messed with me), B6, FertileCM, soy, RJ, and TT. But as we all know ... only way to know if it'll mess with you or help you is to try it :-(
Thank you MFC! We're going to try June! I am so excited :-) I didn't think DH would say yes to moving it up but surprisingly he is totally on board and ready to go. Anyhow, it's funny but now that we're so close to trying instead of ramping up everything I dropped almost all the supps and am just doing a prenatal and EPO from AF-O. I just feel better about it now that reality is setting in. EPO has actually been great for my CM but also taken away a TON of my AF cramping so I'm keeping that one.
Ok so thanks to everyone be so dang helpful I bought Ph testers, ovulation sticks and a basal thermometer. They should be here any day! I think my body so excited to start AF showed up at my door this morning like a week early WTF is that all about?? I wonder if it's because I have been doing this boot camp this and working out really hard trying get my fat ass to lose some weight before I start the boy diet? What do you think? anyway, I would Like to spend the next few months figuring all this ovulation and timing out so come Sept. I'm hoping "nail it on the head" pun intended! I just cant get over that Af came so early this month...what a B.
I've been eating them .... good source of potassium and vitamins. But I'm pretty flex on the diet, mainly shooting for high protein and high nutrient, not so concerned about alkaline/acid.
Edited to add this was in reply to Cemas (i think that is who asked) asking about Mango! I meant to quote the Q :-)
that really makes sense . if its affect lasts for 4 hours then doing bsf 1 hour b4 bd is good enough ..... so if we have odds (supposed) at least 51% despite 50% with swaying then what will be this ratio if DH is 100% not on the board ???
i have just 2 months in TTC but DH became agree for # 3 in terms of no swaying :(
can i mix his supp in food or any other suggestions ??
Darn it all! Did smily and regular OPK and both negative but nauseas this morning, blood in my CM (never noticed that before) and CM closer to desired.
Went to test my PH, and my PH meter (which was working last night) won't power on and I can't currently test the batteries or get new ones. I sure hope its the batteries and not the probe. You've got to be kidding me. I'll test for O again this afternoon, but I'm shocked and irritated!
Iluv you have GOT to be close! The blood in CM around O is such a good sign of a strong O! And I totally get nausea around O too. I bet you're going to get that + soon. Do you at least have a second line on there that is somewhat dark?
Light FWIW my DH isn't swaying at all and I'm not at all concerned about it.
I don't think w/o extensive research it's possible to even know, but what sticks out in my mind as a place I read that is on early-pregnancytests.com in the comments section under pre-seed. Any mention of it and it scares me so i've been very apprehensive about it. I DON'T want to create any fear cuz again there's no way to know that for sure, I just read it and it sticks out in my mind.
[QUOTE=begonia;37806]Iluv you have GOT to be close! The blood in CM around O is such a good sign of a strong O! And I totally get nausea around O too. I bet you're going to get that + soon. Do you at least have a second line on there that is somewhat dark?QUOTE]
I know, right! WTH, B!? Never noticed blood in CM, I think that's your fault B, for brining that to my body's attention. :) Not even a little baby tiny itty bitty blue test line. The digital just gave me a straight out....oh heck no! Will test again this afternoon and hope to hit that 12hr mark tonight so I don't have to mess w/ this in the a.m.
I can't believe about my PH tester too. Why??????????? :)
NO , he has left taking everything thing except of fish oil due to cholesterol , i discuss swaying with my ob and she said its ok if u r changing ur hormones but more imp is ur dh's health and sperms , healthy and more sperms favor boy, thats why we recommend men abstain for 4 days b4 giving sample for ivf just for more sperm count and u know ivf slightly has more boys than girls.
i dont know if she is right but i just wanna cover this chapter too :)
Iluv, I always breakout when I get a +opk also because of the estrogen being at its peak to cause the LH surge. Maybe you too? If your okp is not +, maybe your cervix got roughed up with some sex? I have heard that when an egg pops out of the follicle, some blood can come also, but if your opk is not +, it may be from another cause. Hope that sucker gets + soon though!
Lots of DHs don't do a damn thing differently, and couples are still getting the dg. I wouldn't worry either, Begonia. And I never check my ph either, I am so over that. I'm gonna use preseed and have a big O, and a bsf also, so it will be nice and high when we attempt.
I wish that was why the bloody CM. I am proud to say that I was horny last night but contained myself, so we are acutally at 3 days abstinance I think or technically tonight will be 36 hrs abastained.
I have broken out for 3 weeks and been crabby as all hell, so hope that means this will be a strong hormone month But my body is playin some ugly little games today. Last cycle + opk was in the late afternoon (although couldn't test earlier that day due to forgetting my opk's at home) so we'll wait and see.
Do you think I would be totally off base to DTD full on tonight in hope and just have to spermies hanging out? I'm sure i"m really close.
I need the PH tester for my EW's too. I sure hope it's the batteries. I've got to log off soon and deal with the day. :)
wrong, my batteries are good, I had it on the wrong setting. That means my PH tester is done broke. You've got to be kidding me! I did want it for my EW's. I have treated that thing w/ kid gloves. I can't belive this!! AUGH!
I'm not anal about my PH either and will DTD regardless. It is disappointing though, I'm not gonna lie. If that's natural for my body I've had two other boys before so it will be what it will be I guess. I'm not waiting.
OMG tell me about it! When we first started swaying, I was like "make me have an orgasm first" and so much pressure, it was not really fun....now, and sorry tmi....but maybe it will help someone have an easier go at the attempt, because it is MUCH easier for me....
This is what I do, in order- when it's about an hour from sex time, I do a bsf and DH has a caffeine drink. We both take a Mucinex. Then, right before, I excuse myself to the bathroom to insert preseed and "freshen up" which means insert preseed and make myself have a big orgasm in there so I know the preseed is up in my cervix more and that my natural cm has a little elevated ph boost from the orgasm also. Then, we go dtd and I have no pressure to do that....and we do it doggy style and I can't orgasm that way anyway, so I just flip and prop afterwards. That's it. But, having a self-O beforehand when I put in the preseed helps A TON I think.
ILuv, I'm not sure what your bd belief/plan is....if you are going for one shot or a couple of them 48 hours apart or whatever, but if it was me, I'd go for it asap, and then again when you have your +. If you are going for one shot, then wait as long as your DH has released no longer than 3 days ago.
Lola - I agree about the info in IG, not clear and you got chastised if you ask for clarification. Yet another reason I love it here, there is no dumb question.
Cemas - yep, I'm jensgirls. New site, new name :wink:
Tink - boo for early af.
Begonia - I quit testing my pH as well. It has risen a bit since starting to sway but it since refuses to budge and it makes me feel like a failure.
Light - I'm with Lola, see if you can talk him into a daily but if not I know some crazy unhealthy men who have son's. I've come to believe it's so much more about us. Also a lot of dh's sups are to raise sperm count and make his swimmers healthier, explain his sups are about super sperm not swaying :bigsmile:
iluv - I feel ya on the pressure for the big O, ironic to find it such a hassle lol
Damn you ladies have been chatty this morning. I return one e-mail and bam 10 more posts lol 5dpo here, tick tick tick.
I love it! Smart move to O to get the preseed up there. Can't do that w/ Ew's since they'd just all fall out, but good move. TMI Warning all! I have never been able to have the big O w/o some hand held help mostly or a lot of work down there w/ me running the helm, but no internal O's ever. I've had a hard time w/ reaching the Big O when DH is paying attention. I wish it wasn't that way but I can't help it. We have rockin BD life, that's just hard for me. So adding the pressure to preform is tough. I ask him to leave the room after so I can have the Big O again in peace. I'm so ashamed but it is what it is. LOL! Better to reach the Big O alone then not at all, especially when it comes to Doing the baby dance!
My bd/belief plan is forever changing......Leaning towards just going for it but I'll see how i feel tonight. I don't want a BFN again. My priorities are all over the place. I'll just have to wait and see I guess. I think maybe DTD tonight and tomorrow night. Hmmmm....thanks for your input.
We gave up on doggy style, we do a modified missionary that allows for deep penetration, easy O and no rolling over. This is a little graphic (it's animated) but much easier then trying to explain it. Sorry if anyone is offended or it's way tmi :bigsmile:
http://www.sexinfo101.com/sp_deepstick.shtml
iluv- I have the same problem, have to take things into my own hands so to speak. I can have a combo but not just inside, the above position is great for letting you get "involved" lol
Yeah, totally no way on the reaching an O doggy style for me either. DH's a butt guy so he doesn't make it too long anyhow. Might need to edit that last part out. LOL!
LOL 3PNB, we are chatty and I have done nothing but eat breakfast and yammer. I have to spend the rest of my day after 1pm cleaning my MIL's. My sister and her 3 kids are coming this weekend and I have literally too much to do before Saturday night to accomodate them when there is literally no room here. LOL! I really should face my demons in this house but I'd rather yammer, copmplain and try to figure out my plan of attack.
I just don't think it gets up into the CM in the cervix which is what the aim is. It's just upping the PH in the V-jay. Digesting it over a period of time would though. But I'm sure I'm talking out my a$$, too. I did discuss this w/ Atomic though and she didn't seem to think it was that necessary.
yay! your tools are arriving! this new cycle that i just started (3 days ago) my period is lighter than usual. ive lost a good amount of weight the last couple months myself. also the cycles are getting shorter (started at 36, 33, 31days). for me i think loss of weight does that..shorter cycles, lighter periods? i dont know..interesting tho. defly i know exercise affects it.
TMI but need to get some advice. OK, I just went tinkle on the potty and it's been like 2hrs I think since my last tinkle. I wiped and there was quite a bit of blood and not mucusy either. I'm getting nervous. As I continued to wipe, less blood like it's been accumulating and wasn't on my panties, but not in the CM like it was either. What the heck? Should I be nervous. Does Atomic have a sticky about that?
I just googled it and eveything says normal but this had Never happended before. Random spotting for 1 day a few weeks before getting prego w/ DS2 but mirena had recently fallen out and shouldn't be related. That's the only time I've ever had this happen before so I'm stupidly kinda really freaked out and I'm not sure why. It might be a good thing but it's not normal.
This is a good link about it http://www.justmommies.com/articles/...spotting.shtml and like Lola said is supposed to be good. It was a lot more that I would've excpected and bright red. Sorry for freaking out but this is not normal for me and I forget how fragile I can be sometimes. Why would this happen all of a sudden though, the supps? I sure hope a baby is meant to be for us this month!!
Ditto here iluv...i ask DH to leave too so i can have the big O. Off lately i have stopped the pre-O before DTD because for me the 1st one is Strong and so i rather save it when i have Dh's sperms in so they can be sucked up....sorry TMI...thats what idid when TBM and Pg last time.
Begonia, i plan to keep relishing the mangoes:)
GL jen and iluv so u O soon