Any suggestions? (warning: LONG post!)

[zanacal]

Atomic - I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have a quick question about Rephresh I just thought of and I'm hoping you might have a better chance of seeing this if I post it here:

I am on CD9, hoping to O on CD12. I used Rephresh for the first time yesterday (and DH and I dtd as well). We're doing frequent BD so we will be dtd every day from now until O. When should I use Rephresh again? If I wait 3 days, it will bring me to CD11. If I use it then to I have to reapply it on CD12 if that ends up being O-day, or do I just continue with every 3 days until I know O has happened? I should stop using it once I know O has happened, right? Does that even make sense?

I've been wondering about this too. I understand about using it every 3 days and then the morning of/the day before your attempt if you're only making one attempt but we're both BDing frequently and I don't imagine we should use it every single day for that many days in a row - at least I don't think so! I was thinking if we use it every 3 days then there'll be some days where it's quite 'claggy' in there and others where it's beginning to wear off and it's not so sticky, that is if we use a whole tube every 3 days which personally I think is the easiest and least stressful. I know Atomic doesn't recommend using anything after BDing but I was wondering about adding a tiny top up afterwards given that we're having several attempts so the sperm count up there may be slightly higher than with one attempt and that on some days it will be 3 days since we last used Rephresh - the alternative is to jump and dump but I may feel more comfortable knowing that I'm also lowering pH.

I think that's probably lots more questions and no answers!

[atomic sagebrush]

Atomic - I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have a quick question about Rephresh I just thought of and I'm hoping you might have a better chance of seeing this if I post it here:

I am on CD9, hoping to O on CD12. I used Rephresh for the first time yesterday (and DH and I dtd as well). We're doing frequent BD so we will be dtd every day from now until O. When should I use Rephresh again? If I wait 3 days, it will bring me to CD11. If I use it then to I have to reapply it on CD12 if that ends up being O-day, or do I just continue with every 3 days until I know O has happened? I should stop using it once I know O has happened, right? Does that even make sense?

No it makes perfect sense.

Actually I would say that applying RepHresh on CD 11 for ovulation on CD 12 would be perfect. You don't need to use it after ovulation and the reason for that is because the sperm are pretty much gone at that point, they're on the way to the egg. You might think, well, why not but every time you insert something into your vjj you run the risk of introducing foreign organisms in there that could cause an infection that could harm a pregnancy.

Now the question is, what if I don't O on CD 12. In that case, since you're doing frequent BD I assume you would have another attempt. I think that if you don't O on CD 12, switch to using 1/4 an applicator a day until you do O, as far from when you're going to DTD as is possible.

[atomic sagebrush]

I've been wondering about this too. I understand about using it every 3 days and then the morning of/the day before your attempt if you're only making one attempt but we're both BDing frequently and I don't imagine we should use it every single day for that many days in a row - at least I don't think so! I was thinking if we use it every 3 days then there'll be some days where it's quite 'claggy' in there and others where it's beginning to wear off and it's not so sticky, that is if we use a whole tube every 3 days which personally I think is the easiest and least stressful. I know Atomic doesn't recommend using anything after BDing but I was wondering about adding a tiny top up afterwards given that we're having several attempts so the sperm count up there may be slightly higher than with one attempt and that on some days it will be 3 days since we last used Rephresh - the alternative is to jump and dump but I may feel more comfortable knowing that I'm also lowering pH.

I think that's probably lots more questions and no answers!

No, do not use it every day even if you're BD frequently. You're right, you prob. will not want to wait the full 3 days as you are nearer to O. If you're due to O at any time and it's been like 2 1/2 days since you used it, by all means you can bump it up and do an earlier dosage.

I still don't think anyone needs to top it off AFTER an attempt, particularly if you are going to J and D or use antihistamines. I would much rather see you use it the morning of or night before an attempt and then just leave it afterwards, esp. since your husband's sperm count will already be reduced by the frequent BD.

I understand what you're saying, that you think the sperm numbers might be higher because of frequent BD, but please understand that just by virtue of doing RepHresh every 3 days and BD every day, you're starting off with much less sperm to begin with. I just think that you are lowering your odds of pg too far by using jellies after the fact.

[zanacal]

Thank you again

[ThreeLittleCritters]

1) I like baby aspirin better than cran because it acidifies without adding the nutrients in the cran. But a lot of people have had success with cran so use your best judgement.

2)DH only needs to abstain AF-O. It ~could~ help lower his T to abstain more in the 6-8 weeks prior and/or from O-AF but one of my main rules of swaying is, "If Daddy ain't happy, nobody's happy".

3)You can eat a carb before bed if you like for that very reason. Your blood sugar will drop during the night and it may help you go to sleep if you're not starvated.

4)Mountain biking is a great idea. As much as he is willing!!

5)Just use RepHresh once every three days in the month you're going to attempt only, and then either the day before or morning of your attempt.

6)Disney World could help you sway pink by relaxing you and breaking up your day-to-day schedule. BUT if you are very goal oriented and get focused on meeting goals and following a tightly scheduled itinerary, that can backfire. Just take it easy and try to live in the moment, don't worry if you don't make it to every ride and so on. BTW the food at Disneyland was pretty gross so you might find it easier than you think to follow the diet!

Thanks Atomic! You're awesome.