trying for a cut off and not sure when to bd

[Coccinelle33]

it seems that i ovulate the same day as my + opk because almost always the next day i get a temp rise unless i end up ovulating in the middle of the night of the + opk.... so when should i bd? i was a 2-3 day cut off. also if dh is doing it himself every day should i try to do it with him more often to lower it and use spermicide on all days im wanting to avoid and if i do that what days should i use it? i dont want to kill everything when im at my 2-3 day cut off. or just try and do a 1 time bd right at the 2-3 day cut off??

[atomic sagebrush]

Do you tend to ovulate on the same cycle day every month? If you always o on CD 14 then just DTD on CD 11 or 12.

If DH is happy doing it alone, then that's fine. It may help you to be able to see what's going on with your CM if he's not "making regular deposits". But if he feels neglected then DTD with spermicide is fine too, just skip it on the day of your attempt (spermicide wears off fairly quickly but there may be some residue left behind that will only help your sway.)

[Coccinelle33]

no i ovulate any where from cd 15-21

[mkarntz1980]

If your patient you can do a 1 time cut-off....Im not doing that, i think with the supps, douches etc it would take forever to get pg. NOt to mention if you dont have any ewcm chances are the sperm wont live to the cut-off anyway, thats just what i think though

[atomic sagebrush]

If your patient you can do a 1 time cut-off....Im not doing that, i think with the supps, douches etc it would take forever to get pg. NOt to mention if you dont have any ewcm chances are the sperm wont live to the cut-off anyway, thats just what i think though

No, I agree too, without EWCM it can be hard for sperm to live long enough. The good news is that your body is always producing EWCM even if you take antihistamine, there should be at least a little being formed in the cervical crypts where the sperm hide out.

[mkarntz1980]

okay thanks for letting me know atomic, that was my worry about cut-off......trying to have no EWCM while trying to keep the female sperm alive for 3 days

[Tulips]

I had no EWCM, I check internally and I got pregnant this cycle from a 3 day cut off. It's possible, I did have creamy and quite a bit but no stretchiness at all very lotiony.
Do you get any for of fade in pattern with your OPK's I dtd on the first day of fade in, the next day was a halfway line then the next day +OPK

[Coccinelle33]

yes i do. they start getting darker about 2 days before the actual + normally. so maybe i can do it that day but no other day?

[atomic sagebrush]

okay thanks for letting me know atomic, that was my worry about cut-off......trying to have no EWCM while trying to keep the female sperm alive for 3 days

Even girl sperm need some EWCM to survive to fertilize the egg! I agree that it is a concern. If you don't get pg after a couple months you may need to ease off of the antihistamines.

[atomic sagebrush]

I had no EWCM, I check internally and I got pregnant this cycle from a 3 day cut off. It's possible, I did have creamy and quite a bit but no stretchiness at all very lotiony.
Do you get any for of fade in pattern with your OPK's I dtd on the first day of fade in, the next day was a halfway line then the next day +OPK

That is very encouraging Tulips! GL!