HI Ladies, please help, Ph levels, lime, Rephresh, Aci

[Babystars]

A huge thanks again Atomic for your time & answers that's awesome. I've been thinking about my PH (4.55-5.75) being at a good range for a dd & wondering if I really need to worry about using rephresh ?? but perhaps my dh's ph (7.60-7.96) would really spike together, any thoughts on this would be great..?? Its interesting what you say & again I totally agree, when we had our dds I had irregular cycles ( 6-10 weeks or more & tests showed I was low in 1 hormone & higher in another when it should of been the opposite) then weeks after going on the blood diet for my skin-my cycles become 4 -5 weeks & I feel pregnant with our ds. I think my Progesterone must of been at a good level. Thanks again for the advice on cut off dates. I used OPKs for the past 2 months & Im getting pink lines appearing 1 day before first o pain & a temp dip then neg tests then a faint pink line along with o pains 2 days before day 15. Hubby wondered if im bringing 2 eggs down lol there's a lot of twins in my family or perhaps its just my hormones are slightly out of balance again

[atomic sagebrush]

I would still advise the RepHresh to help mitigate the pH of any semen and also any CM that may show up around O.

You can actually get O pains before, during, and after O and unfortunately they are not a reliable way to pinpoint O. You can actually get positive OPK when you aren't ovulating so it is totally possible to get a set of pos OPK, not ovulate, and then get another set of pos OPK a few days later when you actually do ovulate. OPK only measure LH in your urine, and sometimes your body has some LH even if an egg doesn't emerge from the ovary. You can also get a pos OPK AFTER ovulation if your body releases a little LH for whatever reason.

A faint line is negative, so if you get a faint line then that's still a negative and should be disregarded.

If you do release 2 eggs, it will be within 24 hours of each other.

[Babystars]

Thanks so much again Atomic for all that, your a fantastic lady giving all this time to us on here. I hope you know how much its appreciated, its really great to hear your thoughts and they make so much sense.
I have one other thing Id really like your expertise on if you don't mind (a little embarrassing) I often get slight thrush around Ovulation time & after. Many websites say its due to being too alkaline yet I've heard others saying its due to being acidic & thrush has acidic secretions? With my ph levels being 4.55- 5.75 then surely it cant be an alkaline issue for me or else Id have a higher ph? Perhaps Thrush is caused by both.. either too alkaline or too acidic conditions? Its seems confusing and if it has acidic secretions would Rephresh in any way counteract such for a sway? Thanks again soo much Atomic

[atomic sagebrush]

Thrush (aka yeast infections) is caused by changes in environment that allows yeast to gain an advantage over the healthy microorganisms and overgrow. So you can get thrush when you are more acidic OR more alkaline than normal. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...nfections.html

RepHresh does help with YI because it keeps pH balanced in a 4.5-5 range and avoids the fluctuations that allow the yeast to overgrow and take over. You shoudl def. add probiotics too, to keep your VJ populated with healthy microorganisms as well.

[Babystars]

I've had slight YI's on & off for years, Ive checked out that link, great info thanks Atomic Will get some probiotics ( although I do have quite bit of yoghurt that has some) I'm just wondering if I should use Zyrtec as well when ttcing with using Rephresh.

[atomic sagebrush]

I would use Zyrtec as well. Zyrtec will dry up CM up inside, while RepHresh works in the VJ itself. They sway in two different ways.

[purplepoet20]

The best time to test your ph is about 30mins before dtd. No other time is needed.

I to felt a thrush coming on when my ph was changing fast. One cycle it happened about 2 days before O. I used rephresh and was fine.

Also if you make a douche with either lime or vin check the ph. I found that if the ph was under 4 it would cause a thick layer of skin to peel off. It was very painful, annoying, and I didn't want to dtd. When it was about 4.5 I had no problems. I did use a vin douche the day AF ended and rephresh 3 days later and continued it as directed. I didn't not get preg those cycles but I was also doing J&D.

For short time I tried repleans 1hr before rephresh and it did keep my ph at 6.5. When I used them at the sametime it would stay at 6.0. When I use repleans in the am and rephresh 1hr before bed (not dtd then) my ph would stay at 4.5, I was only using 1/3 of the applicator and cutting the rephresh open. I stopped with the repleans because it was just to much for me to remember everyday and I was stressing.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yikes Purple! That sounds terrible.

[purplepoet20]

Yikes Purple! That sounds terrible.

It should be a warning for anyone making a douche!

[Babystars]

Thanks Atomic, I worry that it might dry up too much then there wouldnt be enough to help carry the swimmers along to the egg. Just how important is it to get rid of the cm, I understand many factors come into swaying but is having little cm a relatively big one thanks heaps