Atomic - Aci Jel or Sylk as lube for TTC girl?

[fignewt74]

I just got another BFN, so I am going to change my sway next month. I am planning to use Rephresh every three days leading up to O and then either Aci-Jel or Sylk as a lube for BD. I am leaning towards Aci-jel since that was formulated specifically for TTC girl (and b/c I already own it!), but would love your opinion on what you think is better since that is basically all I am doing for my sway (in addition to diet of course)
Thanks in advance for your input!

[zanacal]

Hi, I'm obviously not Atomic but I do think it's a good idea not to use all 3 of those things and FWIW I got my BFP using RepHresh (last application 48 hrs before attempt) and Aci-jel (1/4 applicator around 7 hours before attempt). Are you using any gels after you DTD?

[fignewt74]

Thanks for your response! This month, I did not do anything after DTD, thought that might help but still got BFN...

[zanacal]

I think you're right not to use anything afterwards. So have you been using Aci-jel and Sylk already?

[fignewt74]

I used Aci-jel every morning, vinegar douche before DTD, and Rephresh every three days. I have never used Sylk but I think a lube might help, so wondering if I should add Sylk to my sway or if I should do the Aci-jel right before DTD (as a lube) instead of in the morning...

[annabel♥lee]

I think it would be hard to get pregnant using Acijel as a lube. I'd use it maybe 6 hours before BD and then Sylk as a lube.

[atomic sagebrush]

If you have the Acijel already, I would just stick with that. In the final analysis, the jellies are not that diff. from each other (except RepHresh) they all do about the same thing in about the same way, and it's pretty unlikely that one is a magic pink bullet and the others aren't and that anyone's sway hung in the diff between Sylk and Acijel.

That having been said, I do think that Sylk is a better lube than Acijel, so if you're really in need of a lube, Sylk might be nicer in that regard.

[atomic sagebrush]

I used Aci-jel every morning, vinegar douche before DTD, and Rephresh every three days. I have never used Sylk but I think a lube might help, so wondering if I should add Sylk to my sway or if I should do the Aci-jel right before DTD (as a lube) instead of in the morning...

Out of curiosity, do you think Acijel makes a good lube?? I was underwhelmed by Replens as a lube.

Of course at some point, this all approaches overkill and if you were to use the Sylk, I would drop the douche and the Acijel, but that's just me...if you do want to leave them all in, might not want to do antihistamines and jump and dump, if you were doing those things, and you may want to BD through O rather than doing cutoff and or just one attempt.

[zanacal]

I actually found Aci-jel made everything down there very wet - you just need to make sure you use it far enough in advance (a finger tip an hour beforehand or longer if you want to use more).

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks! Good to know!