Hi im new & looking for advice..

[atomic sagebrush]

I had a massively heavy, 5 day "period" (my normal period is 3 days) and would have sworn on my children's lives that I couldn't possibly be pregnant. But I had a healthy 8 lb baby 9 months later!!

There is NO reason to check cervix or CM unless you're using natural family planning to avoid pregnancy. Your cervix can be easily injured and will bleed a lot at certain times of the month, and if you are pregnant every time you mess with your cervix you run the risk of introducing microorganisms that can cause infection and pregnancy loss.

It doesn't sway better than DTD every 2 days. It is better for odds of conception.

Having sex every other day can easily end up being O-4, O-2, and O Day. In this scenario, O-4 is too early, O Day can be too late, leaving you really with only one viable attempt in the fertile window. Or you end up with O-5, (too early) O-3 (possible, but longshot), O-1 - still really only one attempt. It makes no difference if you have X number of attempts in a week if most of them are too early to do anything. Has nothing to do with swaying, it has to do with improving odds of conception. NOrmally I'd have you do e4d plus another at pos OPK but you aren't getting those, so I was trying to come up with a way for you to boost conception despite not getting the pos OPK.

[sofkay]

Thanks again Atomic. Sorry i hate this ttc stuff! Ill check temp again tomorrow and see but seems a long shot but be wow if was so haha x

So you think 2 days on 2 days off has better odds then every other day? How would i do that? So for example say starting cd:10/11 (12,13) cd: 14/15 (16,17) cd:18/19 etc...

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[atomic sagebrush]

Well, I'd prefer you did every 4 days with one additional attempt at positive OPK but I understand that's not going to happen if the OPK aren't working.

Yes exactly only I'd start even sooner if possible. If not, that's the very latest I'd leave it.

By doing it that way the CD 10 would cover you thru CD 12, CD 11 would cover thru CD 13, then by the time CD 14 rolls around time for another attempt, if that makes sense. This is not a method I have used much in the past but for someone who needs to boost conception beyond e4d but whom OPK are not working, it makes sense to me.

[sofkay]

Hi atomic. Once again ive been met with AF this morning and last months tries we very good. We did -3,-1 and day of O. (In fertile window) i got 3 positive opks have definately ovulated etc. Loosing a bit of will and thinking might not ever happen. On cycle no 12 now. :'(
I am taking 400mg folic
15mg zinc
Myo-ionistol

I think now its all about just conceving i no longer care for if its a boy or girl and i think for some reason sperm isnt getting to egg or something isnt working!! My cm is quite acidic when ive taken past tests its been ph 4.

Thanks for any help or advice me! (oh also any supplements recommended for dh?)

[atomic sagebrush]

Did you continue having every 4 day attempts both before and after you think you ovulated?? If not, do.

What was DH doing for release whne you weren't attempting? Does he do anything like wear tight underwear, ride a bike or jog, is he on any medication?

I'm going to reread our past exchanges and see if anything is jumping out to me.

I would have you add in either guaifenesin OR Preseed this upcoming month.

[atomic sagebrush]

Is he still on the Wellman's? Some of the stuff in the Wellmans I actually think is harmful to sperm.

[atomic sagebrush]

It may be time to go to SMEP as per our previous conversation. If you do, then in that case I would NOT add in guaifenesin or Preseed and just do SMEP.

[sofkay]

We did every 4 days until got positive opk then i did slip a few extra tries in there cause got bit anxious of no baby so far...

No he doesnt wear tight underwear or anything like that.

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[sofkay]

OK ill look into doing SMEP.. is it worth me tho focusing attempts around O instead of all the time? Like SMEP wants 3 days row at +opk and he cannot perform 3 days in a row been there tried it in past..

Is there a supplement worth him taking?

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[sofkay]

Can i also ask what is likely "not happening / going wrong" in terms of why not getting pregnant?

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