One attempt vs. many

[dreaming4pink]

So just every 4 days, regardless of +opk? I thought it was every 4 days and then on the day of a +; but that had me confused bc you could ended up with 2 days in a row or every other day, right?
So do I even need to use opks? Or just plan on every 4 days until bfp or af?

[GirlieCat]

You can do either dreaming. Just every 4 without another at pos OPK or you can throw in an extra attempt at pos OPK if you want to get pregnant faster. I personally think every 4 is more pink because an extra at pos OPK would probably be two attempts in fertility window. You don't have to use OPKs if you don't want to but most ladies still like to know. If they stress you out to do them, then you don't have to on e4d method. Good luck.

[dreaming4pink]

Thanks! I'm just trying to wrap my head around e4d. When I was younger, I got pregnant first month of trying 3 different times and now we are on month 4! So, if today was day 4 and we dtd,and I get a +opk tomorrow, and we don't dtd for 3 more days, could we miss the opportunity for conception not knowing when I ovulate? Maybe I'm over thinking, but I'm worried conception isn't going to happen (I'm 36 !)

[GirlieCat]

With e4d you shouldn't miss the egg because sperm can live many many days inside the woman. If you DTD on Monday and Friday and you dropped the egg Thursday- your Monday sperm should still be alive in there. I am 35, will be 36 when baby gets here and I got pregnant on e4d. Four months trying might feel like forever but it is very normal, even for ladies in their 20's. If you really just want to be pregnant more than you care about sticking to just one attempt then add an attempt at positive OPK or shortly there after. It kind of depends on when you last DTD compared to when you get your positive OPK. What cycle day are you now? Do you have an idea of when you normally get a pos OPK?

[dreaming4pink]

My cycle is pretty irregular but these past 3 months, I have gotten +opk around days 12-14 ( 5-8 years ago I was more like days 17-21). So I am on day 10 today and today is day 4 for e4d. So if I get a +opk in 4 days, I will have had an attempt 1 day before opk and 3 days after. Is that good?

[Georgia_Peach]

I'm going to jump on here. I too know ed4 or 1 attempt sways girl... every month I don't get pregnant though my mind goes to the thought of adding more attempts the next month. I feel like more attempts would get me pregnant, but know in my heart it could result in boy.

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[atomic sagebrush]

So just every 4 days, regardless of +opk? I thought it was every 4 days and then on the day of a +; but that had me confused bc you could ended up with 2 days in a row or every other day, right?
So do I even need to use opks? Or just plan on every 4 days until bfp or af?

There are two different ways to do it. One is just straight up e4d. Then for people who are not getting pregnant with that or with one attempt at positive, we then have them do e4d plus another attempt at positive. Yes, you can end up with more attempts that way but some people end up having to do that in order to get pregnant. Start off without doing that and then see if you get pregnant before adding the additional attempt.

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm going to jump on here. I too know ed4 or 1 attempt sways girl... every month I don't get pregnant though my mind goes to the thought of adding more attempts the next month. I feel like more attempts would get me pregnant, but know in my heart it could result in boy.

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Then do the compromise of e4d plus one at positive, or if that is too stressful, e3d

[atomic sagebrush]

My cycle is pretty irregular but these past 3 months, I have gotten +opk around days 12-14 ( 5-8 years ago I was more like days 17-21). So I am on day 10 today and today is day 4 for e4d. So if I get a +opk in 4 days, I will have had an attempt 1 day before opk and 3 days after. Is that good?

It's not good or bad, it just is. The attempt after O is obviously too late, but the earlier attempt would have a chance of hitting the egg!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Old post I happened to click open, have an updated essay on the subject here http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...pink-blue.html