What do you think of this timing method?

[chocolate]

Hiya, so I really want to get pregnant first cycle as am dieting hardcore which I think sways the most.

We will abstain for between 7 and 10 days and lower sperm count using tight pants, heating testicles and Licourice Root.
But because I want to have a good chance of pregnancy this cycle I feel 0+12 may not be good enough.
What about abstaining and then dtd but with a condom with a hole in, when I get my positive opk, and then I always ovulate within 24 hours, so then dtd again normally around 0+12? I would make sure PH was low before dtd at just before ovulation as I believe thats important.

[zanacal]

In all honesty, I don't think DTD with a whole in the condom is going to increase your chances of pregnancy much! I think the 'hole in the condom' trial was dropped because hardly anybody was getting pregnant - that might not be entirely accurate but something along those lines! If you want a good chance of pregnancy this cycle why not DTD at +OPK without the condom and then your O+12? You could increase whatever you're doing in terms of gels/douches and/or do a Jump and Dump if you feel like you want to do more around that first attempt and probably stand a higher chance of conceiving, but even then you'd be doing a lot to lower your chances.

[chocolate]

But do you think Id be lowering the chances of having a girl by ttc at positive opk? Although I know timing doesnt matter, I cant get it out my head that doing it just before O is more boy territory. I just thought the hole in the condom would give a slightly higher chance of pregnancy without lowering the chances too much of getting a girl.
Just dont want to significantly higher the chances of a boy by dtd just before Ovulation as opposed to just at 0+12.
Im just thinking that the hole in the condom could still keep the sperm count low, and maybe the 0+12 would work but the one attempt before is a back up

I guess I could do jump and dump and I read that KY jelly kills some sperm .......

[zanacal]

I'm probably the wrong person to ask because I don't believe in timing at all and we had our one attempt on O day! We used Rephresh and Acijel and I did and Jump and Dump to lower sperm count and I felt if we'd done those things far away from O we wouldn't have got pregnant.

[chocolate]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking too, and if I can get my ph to stay low then it should be a pink sway still

[Sunset]

i agree with Zanacal. I don't believe that dtd with a hole in condom is going to increase your chances of pregnancy much at all.. you're better off just bd'ing through ov if you want to increase your chances or why not do a couple of cut off attempts as well as o+12 if you want to avoid your peak days?

[HopeandDreamG]

I was going to dtd when my regular opks where postive and the digital was still negative. However, if I don't get a fade in pattern I am going to DTD at the first OPK (going to test often to get beginning of surge. I have been using rephresh to keep PH low, and will use 1/2 applicator 12 hours before attempt. Will lay for 10 mins get up to go to the bathroom (normally what I do-I think it keeps me from getting a urinary track infection)

I'm more worried about 0+ because BD is same day as 0!

[auroara78]

Yeah, def. think I'm opting for a cut off because both my sons were direct O day babies, and O+12 scares me for that reason...pretty sure stress less, RePhresh and and + OPK cut off is the way for me (as you say, all the things you do with sway lower fertility anyways) so will be a close cut off.

[chocolate]

Yeah cut off makes sense if I predict ovulation correctly as I don't get fade ins really and ovulate 24 hrs after positive. Just hope its enough as worried if it isn't and we then do the O+12 after 2 or 3 days the sperm count would be higher

[rainbowflower]

Agree with the others - hole in condom method prob won't get enough in there

There is actually a good study showing more girls are conceived from intercourse during the LH surge (ie pos opk).

I think dtd when you get your pos opk and again at o+12 (with a release inbetween) would STRONGLY sway pink whilst giving you a good chance of pregnancy.

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