Part 2: December TTC & 2ww

[HGmama]

I did abruptly stop shakeology and vitamins. Not a huge coffee drinker but definitely started a daily dose last month. What do you put in your coffee? Okay to be iced? What's the theory on coffee, atomic?

Pondering rePhresh for tonight's attempt? Am I crazy?

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[Eighme]

I honestly just drink mine black. I know that doesn't work for a lot of people. It has zero calories and it just seems easier. But, if I do add something, I only add the tiniest bit of almond milk and stay away for sugar and the creamers (the calories tend to add up quickly for me). I think iced or hot doesn't really matter one way or the other. Coffee is supposed to sway pink, from what I've gathered.

[Pbn3]

GirlswayHGmama I second you haven't oed going by temps. Hopefully you'll see a pos opk in the next few days but you'll be doing an e4d pattern instead did you mean? I would probably opt for one attempt at pos opk instead this cycle if you're wanting to do your best mini sway in the shortest circumstances.

Coffee is fine however you have it. Most just do the dash of milk to keep calories below a 'snack' amount (anything above 18 calories from memory) I loved my cafe flat whites far too much so I would make my coffee a meal usually around mid morning, always a skinny though to limit calories but the downside was they were high in protein [emoji23]. Rephesh can really drop conception odds but if you are wanting to use it then maybe do so a few hours prior to bding? Alternatively you could try a j&d after 5 minutes instead? Other old sway unproven tactics you could try is hot shower/bath for both you and dh prior to bding, antihistamine to dry up cm (although I'm pretty sure I've read awhile ago Atomic has stopped using this as it hasn't proved to make much if any difference).

What I would do if I was you is create your own thread under the ttc a girl forum asking for last minute, old school tactics you can try? Atomic will see it and respond over the next day or two. She doesn't monitor these support threads, something may catch her eye on a rare occasion but it's just far too much for her to keep up with so anytime you want her to answer you directly always create a new thread under the related forum [emoji4]

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[Pbn3]

Eighme are you 4 or 5dpo??!! So excited for all the testing coming up [emoji3]

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[HGmama]

GirlswayHGmama I second you haven't oed going by temps. Hopefully you'll see a pos opk in the next few days but you'll be doing an e4d pattern instead did you mean? I would probably opt for one attempt at pos opk instead this cycle if you're wanting to do your best mini sway in the shortest circumstances.

Coffee is fine however you have it. Most just do the dash of milk to keep calories below a 'snack' amount (anything above 18 calories from memory) I loved my cafe flat whites far too much so I would make my coffee a meal usually around mid morning, always a skinny though to limit calories but the downside was they were high in protein [emoji23]. Rephesh can really drop conception odds but if you are wanting to use it then maybe do so a few hours prior to bding? Alternatively you could try a j&d after 5 minutes instead? Other old sway unproven tactics you could try is hot shower/bath for both you and dh prior to bding, antihistamine to dry up cm (although I'm pretty sure I've read awhile ago Atomic has stopped using this as it hasn't proved to make much if any difference).

What I would do if I was you is create your own thread under the ttc a girl forum asking for last minute, old school tactics you can try? Atomic will see it and respond over the next day or two. She doesn't monitor these support threads, something may catch her eye on a rare occasion but it's just far too much for her to keep up with so anytime you want her to answer you directly always create a new thread under the related forum [emoji4]

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Thanks so much Pbn3!!! Yes I was thinking of getting back on e4d since it's been a week since a release and I have no idea when O may happen. Today is cd14. Really curious what my body is doing this first cycle off of birth control. I've been searching for the CM- been barely having any at all. Maybe the stress of the holidays, changing my diet a tiny bit, and the lack of hormonal birth control has me all messed up. I'd kill for regular cycles right now.

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[Pbn3]

They'll become regular but yep I'd expect the unexpected this first cycle [emoji23] Conceiving in the first few cycles after stopping BC is another pink sway tactic in itself so you also have that on your side! If you want to bd to have dh releasing every few days I'd use protection and then drop it for one attempt at pos opk. There's a theory (scientifically proven apparently) that people who bd regularly (I'm guessing regularly means 2-3 days/wk) on average conceive far more quickly than those that bd irregularly or once a week/fortnight kinda thing (again I dont know the exact details, thats just my interpretation of less). They believe it has to do with the female body becoming 'used' to having sperm in the body and therefore our bodies dont seek out and destroy the sperm 'invaders' as much as those who dtd less. So by using protection for your attempts that dont count you're keeping your body more hostile. This would just be for the first few cycles though (so any pink swayers who have already been ttc this isn't directed at you). By then you'd move onto e4d of unprotected attempts so you are still having just one attempt but your body may become more receptive to conceiving. Up to you which way you go, just thought I'd throw that out there [emoji4]

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[Girlswaylondon]

You were absolutely right pbn!! ff changed my o day!

[ABC.2606]

Oh ABC, I'm getting hungry!!! Sounds really delicious!

Why do you actually want to wait until next month?

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We're waiting bc I miscarried last weekend and I don't feel ready to try again next week (when I'm expecting I'll ovulate again). Plus I want to be back solid on the diet for at least a few weeks, plus my obgyn is going to put me back on Clomid next cycle so I want to wait for that. But yea waiting sucks

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[ABC.2606]

I'm with you girl! I'll be on the January one too. Besides skipping breakfast and of course I live on coffee haha, I've kinda blown any diet and have totally slacked on my work outs...maybe once a week. So many cookies!! Damn you holidays haha. It is what it is. I didn't sway last time and I had a girl. With my son, looking back I seemed to sway blue....lots of bd and we used preseed, no coffee at that point ha.

Ugh I know - big family dinners, cookies everywhere, it's killing me! Trying to do the best I can now and then get really strict again starting January 1.

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[Noemi2017]

Girlsway so when was your ovulation? 20? Mine 19 december992C7201-4E4A-4E54-B48F-9C8C8DE65CB4.jpg