August 2ww and TTC thread 2018

Hi pbn
I've been busy and away from the whole ttc and tracking for a few weeks. I'm not temping this cycle and have gone easy on the diet and exercise. It's been helping me stay relaxed and sleep better :)
So anyway I took a random opk test the first time this cycle and it turned out to be my blazing positive on CD -16 which is today. I usually ovulate on 21, but recently included whole dairy and eggs as per atomic and I guess now I'm likely to ovulate tomorrow.

So the question is to BD tonight or tonight and tomorrow? What are the results with 2 attempts? I just really hope I get pregnant soon.
Hope all is well with you.

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Mom25boys did you start a thread for atomic? FX you get it sorted!

Heartdesires, atomic just wrote this on another thread: "2 attempts has been barely worse than one attempt of late (I think it's 68 vs. 69% now) " so sounds super close!

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Originally Posted by kikurose

Mom25boys did you start a thread for atomic? FX you get it sorted!

Heartdesires, atomic just wrote this on another thread: "2 attempts has been barely worse than one attempt of late (I think it's 68 vs. 69% now) " so sounds super close!

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AAAAA OK NONONONO out of context

Guys, this DOES NOT mean you should START OFF with 2 attempts very early on. Start off with one attempt. Do one attempt for at least 1-2 months *unless you can't get OPK to work for you or you have a limited time to TTC or are 40+*

THEN go to e4d and do that for 1-2 months. (and if you don't want to do a classic e4d that starts right after AF ends, right away, that's fine, do one attempt at pos OPK and then e4d the rest of the month)

Then go to e4d plus one. Do that another 1-2 months or even longer (because you WILL get pregnant that way eventually)

And if you can't stand to stick with e4d plus one, you can go to SMEP eventually.

I DO NOT WANT anyone to go "hmm 68% that's the same as 69% so I'll just do 2 attempts to start with." Because we know based on historic results that 2 attempts has been lower than one attempt.

BUT NOR do I want people to go on and on for a thousand months doing one attempt when it is time for them to go to e4d. We can tell based on 68% vs. 69% that two attempts PLUS an otherwise good sway simply cannot be a dealbreaker. That is my point of mentioning those statistics. After 1-2-3 months with one attempt, you MUST go to e4d and the odds ahve been acceptible that way, but that doesn't mean that I now think two attempts is just as good as one to start out with. Remember that the statistics of people who are doing 2 attempts are those who have been on diet/exercise longer and who have possibly lower fertility - both of these things may sway pink and skew results to make 2 attempts look more successful than it would be for someone who is just starting off with swaying!

People who have tried one attempt and have not gotten pregnant please go to e4d and then e4d plus one. The results have shown taht it is not a dealbreaker. But also, ladies, please start off with one attempt and give that a good try before you go to e4d. :)

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Originally Posted by Heart desires pink LP

Hi pbn
I've been busy and away from the whole ttc and tracking for a few weeks. I'm not temping this cycle and have gone easy on the diet and exercise. It's been helping me stay relaxed and sleep better :)
So anyway I took a random opk test the first time this cycle and it turned out to be my blazing positive on CD -16 which is today. I usually ovulate on 21, but recently included whole dairy and eggs as per atomic and I guess now I'm likely to ovulate tomorrow.

So the question is to BD tonight or tonight and tomorrow? What are the results with 2 attempts? I just really hope I get pregnant soon.
Hope all is well with you.

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How long have you been TTC??

At 29 I would likely still give it another month on one attempt. But if you've been TTC longer than 3 months AND if those have been relatively realistic attempts (aka no 5 day cutoffs and stuff along those lines) I'd have you go to two.

And ladies, a reminder, I cannot keep up on these support threads. I just happened to see this come in. I am happy to answer any questions but I need you guys to start dedicated threads in the forums. Please don't worry about bothering me because in the long run it bothers me a lot more if 20 people have a misunderstanding and then I hve to chase down that misinformation in every thread it gets posted in.

This stuff is SUPER complicated and totally easy for things to be misunderstood and read without a context of the original thread. I'm here to answer your questions so please hit me up!

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Originally Posted by Mom25boys

So it's getting close and I'm confused what to do. Dh just turned 36, for reference. We dtd sat. PM and Sunday PM on cycle day 13& 14. Will probably get + opk Saturday or Sunday. But because I'm so irregular, it can surprise me early. ANYWHERE FROM CYCLE DAY 18 TO 23. I want to leave Sunday PM as the last bd because somewhere within the next 7 days I probably will get +. But it can be longer I guess too. How bad is 7 days abstinence before my one attempt? I also wouldn't J&D because he is on antidepressants too and if it causes a huge decrease I didn't want to lose chances of pg. WwYD? (Ttc girl)

[emoji848] no idea how to do this one attempt. It can become positive any day. So I want to just stop until the positive. But I don't want bad and deformed sperm. I want to get pg. Any tips?

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There are always bad and deformed sperm.

I would not do 7 days abstain + antidepressants. Just doesn't feel like a good chance of conception, risks aside. Can he clean the pipes now and resume abstaining?

Hi all. I'm sorry I've been absent but things are really busy at the moment. Been a few changes going on and I just don't seem to have the time to be as regular on here as previously. So I'm taking this as a sign that it's time to take a step back. I will definately pop in from time to time to check the ddg's and can always be contacted via pm if needed [emoji173]

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Thanks atomic! I feel awful for misleading [emoji30] I was trying to help in the quiet void of this thread lol. *hangs head in shame*

PBN lots of love- hope you’re doing okay.


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Originally Posted by kikurose

Thanks atomic! I feel awful for misleading [emoji30] I was trying to help in the quiet void of this thread lol. *hangs head in shame*

PBN lots of love- hope you’re doing okay.


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No please don't apologize, there are these tiny details that seem really minor and esoteric and are so easily missed but I only know about them because I live and breathe gender swaying 24-7 LOL. I always very very much appreciate anyone who chimes in to answer a question, it's just that I can't always spot every question in these threads so I really like it when everyone who needs to know something starts a thread that I will see. :) I'm actually terribly sorry I could have worded all that much better than I did.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

No please don't apologize, there are these tiny details that seem really minor and esoteric and are so easily missed but I only know about them because I live and breathe gender swaying 24-7 LOL. I always very very much appreciate anyone who chimes in to answer a question, it's just that I can't always spot every question in these threads so I really like it when everyone who needs to know something starts a thread that I will see. :) I'm actually terribly sorry I could have worded all that much better than I did.

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Thanks for saying that atomic! ❤️

I appreciate that! I’m a big fan of threads for asking you something. You and your knowledge are unparalleled❤️


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Originally Posted by Pbn3

Hi all. I'm sorry I've been absent but things are really busy at the moment. Been a few changes going on and I just don't seem to have the time to be as regular on here as previously. So I'm taking this as a sign that it's time to take a step back. I will definately pop in from time to time to check the ddg's and can always be contacted via pm if needed [emoji173]

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you've always been such a star! thanks so much for everything and I hope things are ok.