Atomic! Balance Activ?

[rainbowflower]

or you could just get him to release outside for the first 3-4 in the week, and then finish inside on the last few days around OV perhaps using the balance activ or rephresh then?
I don't think lots of EWCM necessarily matters providing the pH of the EWCM is low. The only reason it sways blue is because the pH is higher, but if that's not an issue in the first place because your body pH is lower due to the diet/supps then maybe having some low pH EWCM can help you get your pink BFP instead

[zanacal]

I don't think my EWCM is low in pH though - I guess it's not designed to be! I'm STILL changing my mind back and forth!!

[rainbowflower]

zana may I ask a quite personal question that you don't have to answer if you don't feel comfortable doing so? which of the ones you've tried so far would be best for someone who is rather dry down there? lol - once again, BF hormones are to blame! sorry!

[zanacal]

No worries I find both Aci-jel and Balance Activ make things very 'slippery' for quite some time after use and I would imagine they work quite well as a lubricant - I think it's best to use Aci-jel in particular a good hour before DTD because that gives it time to soak in and have that effect! With Rephresh, I guess because it sticks to the vaginal walls (and is meant to work that way), I can just pull out clumps of it whenever I check after I've used it. I haven't tried it for a while but I think that's probably the case even the next day. I have some Sylk but haven't tried it out.

I was thinking about your suggestion of having DH release without DTD for the first few days (we'd probably do a week) and I'm seriously considering it (another contender lol!). I'm certain DH would go with that idea! I would then DTD until I've ovulated and use 'something' before/during to lower pH and slow down (but hopefully not kill!) the sperm. I tried using just a finger of Balance Activ and it didn't work to lower my pH because I lost most of it at the entrance to my V (sorry if TMI!) and I wouldn't want to use lots very close to DTD because I don't think any sperm would survive it. So, if I'm going to use it at all it won't be then - and if I'm just going to use it every couple of days to lower my pH earlier in my cycle then perhaps I should use Rephresh instead as it'll work in between applications. The two options for use closer to our attempts are Aci-jel and Sylk. Aci-jel is good from the point of view that it comes with an applicator so I can get a small amount close to my cervix. It doesn't make my pH incredibly low but I don't think it makes it higher either so I'm happy with that. The other option is Sylk and I haven't tried it yet. I think Aci-jel probably has the best track record in terms of successful girl sways - can anybody confirm that?

This is so funny, I'm coming back to Rephresh every 3 days early in my cycle and Aci-jel prior to my attemps, which is what I was going to do to begin with! I am dropping the spermicidal condoms though and will talk to DH about releasing instead of DTD for the first 7 days (like I said, I don't think I'll need to persuade him!) and I think we'll DTD right through O. DS3 for sure was conceived with a 1 day cut-off so it's not like I think that particular plan sways pink for me anyway! I'll JAD too I think, unless it seems that we'll only get one attempt in before I O and who knows what my cycle will do this month!

[rainbowflower]

thank you for your reply! what about Replens then? is that quite slippery too? why can't you use Replens and RepHresh together if they're made by the same company?

so you think Balance Activ is definitely out nearer O time then? your plan now does seem very solid. I like that theory of not J&D if it's an only attempt too

if you aren't DTD unprotected earlier in the cycle perhaps you might not even need to spend that money on the RepHresh? It's not cheap is it...

[zanacal]

I've never tried Replens (thank goodness, that would be another one to choose from!). I wondered about using the Balance Activ in the mornings on the days of my attempts but by the evening my pH would have risen anyway and I was really only excited about it because it's the only time I've ever got the pH stick to turn orange - after 2 hours-ish it starts to turn back green again. Reading that study makes me wonder about getting pH too low anyway if DH isn't going to be providing much pH raising fluid!

True about the Rephresh - but I have a stash of it I may as well use! Likewise with the Aci-jel and there's no way I'm ordering a second tube of that stuff, so perhaps if I'm not pregnant by the time it's gone I'll do something with the Balance Activ!

Thanks for sticking with me through my rambling on this

[rainbowflower]

where did you get the aci-jel from? and why do you say you won't be buying another tube of it? I just did a quick google and it said it's been discontinued in the UK since 2005?

it does seem sensible to not go OTT if his small amount of fluid might not raise pH as much

[zanacal]

I got it from Australia - I can't remember the price exactly, guessing around £20!

[rainbowflower]

ok, well I won't be getting any of that then swaying is expensive enough as it is! lol

[atomic sagebrush]

Lol - from the Rephresh website:

We are trying to become pregnant—is it OK to use RepHresh?
Yes. Unlike some lubricants, RepHresh’s patented formula will not interfere with sperm motility.

RepHresh isn't sperm friendly though because of the low pH. They're saying that as a marketing gimmick.