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    Is Astroglide OK for TTC a girl?

    We have some already and was curious. I tested the PH on a test strip and it looks to be 4.5 or 5.... Just curious if it is OK to use or forego it and use nothing...

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    PH isn't a part of the GD sway so you'll find not a lot of people take that into consideration on this site.

    Most lubes are neutral except for Pre-seed which definitely sways boy. Astroglide would sway pink because it does make it harder for the sperm to get through, so anything that impedes fertility sways pink.

    You might have to drop it if you go a few cycles without a bfp though, as any lube can possibly make it too difficult to conceive, especially if you're doing a lot of other sway stuff.

    And it's definitely ok to forego it if you're also doing LE diet, FR, antihistamines, or if you don't want to use it at all! Remember, diet is the most important of any factor and if you aren't producing lots of EWCM anyways that's a big pink sway factor all in itself. As long as bd'ing is comfortable you can certainly skip it.
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