August Thread for TTC Blue - Chit Chat!

[Flava]

Lola I know!! This is just me so scared really so I whine over everything I guess...I just don't know anyone who dtd every other day and got a boy. But you say you do so that's good. hmmm maybe I start as soon I see ewcm?
Also I did not think 2 day is enough to get the sperm count back up I learned on IG that 4 day is best. But I didn't get my boy from IG so I guess I better forget that!
And how come it's almost Sept.? It was just April omg I thought I have so much time left!

[Flava]

Ah, ok thanks! I do wonder if I may be dumping them because I ALWAYS have to pee after bding and try to hold it for 30 min while propped.

I know for a lot's of ppl 30 min is more then enough time to get a bfp but for some it's not! Some1 said who got a bfp I think Kris (if not sorry) she did the same thing put legs up for a while and then she also need to go pee so put in IC before go and just leave it in there for a while.
Umm I will do the same thing lol or I do TBM so I use the IC anyway.

[LolaInLove]

Lola I know!! This is just me so scared really so I whine over everything I guess...I just don't know anyone who dtd every other day and got a boy. But you say you do so that's good. hmmm maybe I start as soon I see ewcm?
Also I did not think 2 day is enough to get the sperm count back up I learned on IG that 4 day is best. But I didn't get my boy from IG so I guess I better forget that!
And how come it's almost Sept.? It was just April omg I thought I have so much time left!

I think the 4 day thing is not really true....it's like 2-4 days but I have read a lot about sperm left in the balls too long starts to deteriorate because it's exposed to environmental toxins. I asked my doc about the 4 day thing and she said she wouldn't recommend it for me because it is like the one time shot and she doens't think that is a good way to get pg if you are on a time frame. I've even read that daily ejaculation is best! I don't think they really know, but I do remember that thread....I know Zanacal got her boys that way, and so did a lot of people. Let me see if I can find it.....anyway, I really think timing doesn't matter. In fact, I don't think timing, ph, or minerals really matter. I think a lot of the stuff on IG has been proven to be wrong or not work.

[Flava]

Oh where do you guy buy the hummus? Went to store today but could not find any!

[Flava]

"In fact, I don't think timing, ph, or minerals really matter. I think a lot of the stuff on IG has been proven to be wrong or not work. "
You are so right Lola ! I did all that and where is my boy?? Maybe my diet was not so good but it was the damn IG diet!
They must know already that things are proved wrong but they try to keep it up anyway. It's like stick the head in the sand...

I remember the guru said if you did not do at least 5 of the self made up 7 factor then you did not really swayed it's more luck. Well you know what I think she is the one who got lucky and not the others!

[Hobbermittens]

Oh where do you guy buy the hummus? Went to store today but could not find any!

At my grocery store, it is in the deli case with the fancy imported cheese and stuff.

[3Pink1Blue]

Flava- thanks, I'm sure hoping it's a boy but really trying not to get my hopes up.

Lola- I agree, great bunch of munchkins we have here! Me too on the peeing, the holding it after the deed is always painful lol

Tink- yep add in those potatoes and add more fruit and nuts to stop that weight loss. Congrats for it but its time to put your body into feast mode!
As far as ttc or waiting till Oct keep this in mind, it may take you a few months or it may not, if you decide to go for it in Sept be prepared it just may work!
I'll have my big us between 18 and 20 wks so 3-5 weeks from now! Assuming dh still wants to find out that is lol

[zanacal]

I think the 4 day thing is not really true....it's like 2-4 days but I have read a lot about sperm left in the balls too long starts to deteriorate because it's exposed to environmental toxins. I asked my doc about the 4 day thing and she said she wouldn't recommend it for me because it is like the one time shot and she doens't think that is a good way to get pg if you are on a time frame. I've even read that daily ejaculation is best! I don't think they really know, but I do remember that thread....I know Zanacal got her boys that way, and so did a lot of people. Let me see if I can find it.....anyway, I really think timing doesn't matter. In fact, I don't think timing, ph, or minerals really matter. I think a lot of the stuff on IG has been proven to be wrong or not work.

Ooh, how strange that I would read this thread tonight! Yep, we DTD every other day every time we wanted to get pregnant. I knew I ovulated somewhere around day 14 but I never used an OPK. We just DTD every other day starting on day 10 until I felt I'd ovulated. If we didn't catch that month we switched to every other day starting on day 9 the next month so we had every day covered every 2 months Quite a stress free way of doing it I feel and I wouldn't dream of DTD every other day to sway pink - I say go for it!

[3Pink1Blue]

Zanacal- fwiw we dtd every other day from day 10 to 20 and I've got 3 girls. I honestly think the lube we used (ky) played a much bigger factor then the frequency.

[WashingtonPromise]

When we conceived our boys we were BDing every or every other day. We normally do, though. I would say that the amount and quality of DHs sperm depends a lot on how often you should BD.....just my opinion though.