September TTC Boy Chit Chat and Such Thread

[LolaInLove]

Thanks, Skrimpy! My DH has been eating a general fertility diet along with me, with lots of avocados, full fat dairy, protein and the like, so I think he's probably good on diet. But a question for you, since you are a bit of a guru here :

What kind of bd pattern should we do? Every day, every other day, do it tonight (CD10) and then on Ov day (should be CD13)? We got the other bfps with daily- actually a O-3, O-1, O pattern both times. But now I'm worried that it will make his low count even worse? I mean, both times they were not viable.

[Flava]

Thank you everyone for the nice words ! I just told DH to make up his mind there is no such think like maybe 1 more try next month. We do or we don't because if yes we must keep up the diet ,sups drink ect. Can't just say maybe and we don't keep it up then we have a 2 weeks sway or what?
Well see what he think.
Yes it is very hard to do everything alone, never go out and have no time alone with DH , and not much money ect. Sometimes I wish we have friend and family around but we have no one.
Im sure I can keep in touch!
Anyway for now I just want to feel better. DD is taking a nap and I have to go lay down to Im so sleepy.
Thanks again

[WashingtonPromise]

Flava: {{hugs}} I hope everything works out the way you guys want it.

Lola: Glad to see you still around and in fine spirits. The only thing you can do is cling to hope, otherwise what do you do? Get even more upset? You just have to have hope that everything will work out. I agree with the whole debt thing, but if that is what would really make you guys at peace, then maybe IVF/debt is the answer. I think you will get pregnant and not have to think about it, though. If you got pregnant twice before....I am sure that his spermies got up there more times than that, but it just didn't fertilize. Anyway....glad to still see you here. Was your O delayed after you chemical?

Kris: I would love a 4D u/s....those are sooo neat. That pic is amazing.

I am so excited to see the other u/s this week!!! I wasn't going to come on Thur, but I just have to know 3pnb sex before we go camping!!!!


Not much going on with me.....CDwhatever....waiting to O. I only have 2 opks. I am not sure if I am going to buy anymore, but then I think I need to temp.....and camping in 50 degree weather is probably going to change my temps....blah, blah, blah. So, that's the run down of how I feel about this cycle.

Has anyone hear of or tried the Soy iso...whatever? I have heard lots of good things about it.

[Tink18]

today i am cd11. i know some dtd tonight and o.day. what is your best advice for me. should we dtd.tonight or is that too close for girl territory?

[TTC5]

We decided yesterday not to ttc anymore. Maybe 1 more in Oct. but may not even that.
DH is worried about work, money, and renting with 5 kids if we have to move out ect ect.
I just wish he told me this before I put on this 20lbs ! It will be hard to loose it again for sure.
But I know somewhere he is right...
Anyway that am I doing here ? I already had 2 sway and it did not worked. So who am I kidding?
I wish everyone get a blue bfp ! I hang out till AF due and then say goodbye.

Just to add it's 5dpo and Im trying to stop the HE diet(wanted to go till AF just to see if bfn but no point now)
but it's hard because I still damn hungry all the time now!
Also I feel sick like a cold again , DD1 is the same and DD4 still sick with ear infection!

You may be around if you are pregnant now hehehehe

[TTC5]

Flava: {{hugs}} I hope everything works out the way you guys want it.

Lola: Glad to see you still around and in fine spirits. The only thing you can do is cling to hope, otherwise what do you do? Get even more upset? You just have to have hope that everything will work out. I agree with the whole debt thing, but if that is what would really make you guys at peace, then maybe IVF/debt is the answer. I think you will get pregnant and not have to think about it, though. If you got pregnant twice before....I am sure that his spermies got up there more times than that, but it just didn't fertilize. Anyway....glad to still see you here. Was your O delayed after you chemical?

Kris: I would love a 4D u/s....those are sooo neat. That pic is amazing.

I am so excited to see the other u/s this week!!! I wasn't going to come on Thur, but I just have to know 3pnb sex before we go camping!!!!


Not much going on with me.....CDwhatever....waiting to O. I only have 2 opks. I am not sure if I am going to buy anymore, but then I think I need to temp.....and camping in 50 degree weather is probably going to change my temps....blah, blah, blah. So, that's the run down of how I feel about this cycle.

Has anyone hear of or tried the Soy iso...whatever? I have heard lots of good things about it.

It works like Clomid, doesn't it?

[TTC5]

today i am cd11. i know some dtd tonight and o.day. what is your best advice for me. should we dtd.tonight or is that too close for girl territory?

When do you expect to ovulate?

[skrimpy]

What kind of bd pattern should we do? Every day, every other day, do it tonight (CD10) and then on Ov day (should be CD13)? We got the other bfps with daily- actually a O-3, O-1, O pattern both times. But now I'm worried that it will make his low count even worse? I mean, both times they were not viable.

I think you should bd every other day - that's what's usually recommended for lower sperm counts. What kind of monitoring are you doing? You could decide to bd every other day leading up to your O day, then BD on your two highest fertility days - so days 12 and 13, or just make sure you start your BD'ing so you know you will BD on CD 13. That's probably what I would choose to do.

Maybe BD on day 11 & 13. I would say 9, 11, and 13 but we BD'd on CD9 and then I O'd on CD 13 and got Honor! Love her to pieces but she's not exactly blue, lol!

I'm not sure though, if regular BD'ing every other day will increase his counts. If that were the case it may be worth it to go ahead and BD at a more traditional "girl timing" of CD 9. And that may be OK too, since you're not doing a cutoff like you would for a girl (and like we did b/c we were TTA and I didn't think I'd get pg lol). I will look into it some more b/c it's a good thing to know

I hope the good diet and the supps you're starting DH on will help. Has anything changed with his work/hobbies that may be influencing his counts?

[TTC5]

Hi Skrimpy, nice to hear from you!!!

[LolaInLove]

Thank you, Skrimpy! He hasn't changed much....and has been on a bunch of good sperm supps for months now- like 6-12 months for most of them. That low level is labeled online as SEVERE, yet he has knocked me up before.....I will get the full report in the mail any day now, but the nurse did feel the need to call and tell me the count since it was so bad.

I am liking the idea of dtd tonight (CD10) and then waiting until O day (CD13) for the next one. That is a good 3 day supply and kinda along the old lines of thinking for upping sperm counts.

Also, we may do another SA at some point soon just to get a baseline.....could have been a fluke, could be he has an infection, who knows. The full report will tell more about that.