TTC a BOY May Chit Chat Thread

[skrimpy]

I think any sperm that fights through all of that to get through REALLY wanted to be there!! Plus, I am jealous you and your DH have such a raging sex life!! My DH and I are so boring--we would be lucky to get busy ONCE a day, if we are lucky!!

LOL Hobber!! I promise there must have been some powerful hormones going on there... we are not normally so hot and heavy. I must have just been in heat, plain and simple lol. The time before this time had been a week before, too, since we were TTA, so there was some built up pressure, as DH likes to say

I do find him to be incredibly sexy though, it's nice to have a DH who still turns you on!

[skrimpy]

I tried TBM last night. Will try IC tonight. Diva cup the next night and good old fashioned sex the next night. Got all bases covered!!! One will use preseed. Two my new maybe baby stuff and the one on or close to O I will go all natural with my own EWCM. No stress or obsessing. It kinda feels fun.

PoP I think this sounds great, lol! I've always thought the Diva Cup idea sounded like a good one, keep the little swimmers up close while they figure out the right direction to swim

[Princess of Pink]

Attempt #2 is out the way and I am feeling pretty good about this cycle. First time I haven't regretted anything. You know the wish I hadn't used BSF, wish I hadn't used so much preseed, wish I had of started attempts sooner and got more goes in....that kind of thing. I feel really comfy with my plan and timing of starting it all, and I am making sure my environment is sperm friendly prior to every attempt with sperm friendly lube...but giving the excess time to come out first...and spread around everywhere.

I see you got that + Cinss....good luck hon....got my fingers and toes crossed for you while I have my butt propped up on a pillow

[Cinss]

Haha thanks pop. I think you have a really good shot this time and its good that you feel confident. Yeah i did get my + today... I actually am having O pains atm.

[Princess of Pink]

Yay....go spermies go...catch that egg!!!! Some TTC humour...

[Plum3]

Skrimpy, you sure have a a determined little one! S/he is obviously meant to be here. Your sway was probably more boy friendly than a lot of ours at the moment! FX for a healthy blue bundle.

[Plum3]

I hear ya, Bec. I feel like the last YEAR has been a waste!!! I wish we knew about this sperm crap earlier so we could be getting over to Czech this summer and getting this IVF thing going.

I think everyone should be doing the SMEP, to be honest, since I do think it sways boy and will get you pg faster.

It must be frustrating feeling like that. I am very frustrated at having to wait and not being able to TTC right NOW. Who says I should wait? It's unfair. I just have to keep reminding myself I have two healthy kids and some people don't even get to have one child, let alone two. I don't know why I've been feeling so sorry for myself lately because I really have no reason to. But just seeing pregnant people makes me mad and sad. I mean I am happy for them, but I'm so jealous. I should have been pregnant now too. Arghh rant over.

[Princess of Pink]

I hope you are a OHW Bec and get that BFP on your first month trying after AF shows her ugly face!!

[Plum3]

ITA that nutrition has something to do with it. I gave my DH this big ultimatum of sorts yesterday that he better get his ass in gear and really focus on detoxing his body and being the healthiest he can be if we are going to do this IVF thing. I told him that I think he can improve his sperm morphology through NOT putting toxins in his body, taking his vits and supps daily like he's supposed to......he's not a bad guy, but he IS a guy, and an artist at that, so he just goes about life on a colorful little cloud and does whatever he thinks is a good thing to do right then. Seriously, no stress about life at all. Sometimes it pisses me off because I have to do all of the bills, finance, worries, car and home buying, ALL of it or we'd be living in a cardboard box, I swear. Anyway, long tangent there to say that I do agree and would love to see what you have been feeding yours! I've got to have my DH take it seriously or I'm just not doing this IVF thing. To think that just because he wants to drink Coke and smoke cigarettes and eat pizza we have no shot at a natural healthy pregnancy and must spend a buttload of money on IVF. Not happening. I will seriously show him the Man Diet and point out that it helped your DH make gate-stormers!

I'm all for a healthy male diet as well. My DH eats really well anyway, even before we started this whole swaying diet. I prepare most things for him so know exactly what he eats. Lots of fruits, vegies, chicken, red meat, nuts, grains. He will have the occasional drink and coffee but he is very healthy conscious and very fit, works out 5-6 days a week. He had a SA years ago and it was normal but I really think him eating so well and being so fit has only increased his fertility.

I think I have mentioned it before, but one of my best friends is going through IVF. Her husband has poor morphology. He stills smokes and drinks and no matter what she says he won't stop. I think he just has it in his head that they are going to need IVF anyway so why should he give up those things. I can see how frustrated it makes her and I totally see where she is coming from.

[Plum3]

If this month doesn't work out i will definatly try the SME method next month, i probably should have waited to DTD when i got a +opk but i usually O the day of the +, i thought sperm lived longer, i will take robitussum next month too if we are still trying. Has anyone done the TBM? I was going to give it a shot this time but i am unsure how to do it, would you actually insert the syringe/pipette or whatever into the cervix, or just into the vaggi? I would think DTD naturally would be the same as inserting it into the vaggi, so if it is into the cervix, has anyone tried that or would that be a bad idea? remember the goal is to get preggers, not swaying.

I don't see how the TBM can be better than DTD naturally?