Help me choose what to use for my sway...

[fignewt74]

So sorry for all the posts, but I think (hope!) I am finally figuring it out.
After my 5th BFN, I have decided to make some changes. Up until now I have been using rephresh every three days, aci-jel every morning and vin/cal douche 1 hour before DTD. I am certain I am going to drop one of these, but which should it be?
I had pretty much decided to drop the douche, but then I was thinking about how Atomic said that the douche is less hostile to sperm because of how it runs out immediately after it is inserted, and therefore doesn't slow the sperm down as much as the jellies. If this is true, maybe I should drop the rephresh or aci-jel and keep the douche to lower my pH before DTD?
Thoughts?

[zanacal]

Did you say you're BDing through O? If so, I would definitely stick with using Rephresh every 3 days because it will react with the daily addition of semen to keep your pH at around the right level. You could either leave it at that if you want to get pregnant quickly or (and this is only what I'd do!) drop the douche (because I don't think it's compatible with the Rephresh if you want it to last for 3 days - it may wash it away!) and bring the Aci-jel up a little closer to your BDing - I think a finger tip an hour or two beforehand is generally what ladies do.

FWIW, I got pregnant with a Rephresh and Aci-jel combo. The Rephresh I last used 48 hours before our attempt and I used 1/4 applicator of Aci-jel around 7 hours before our attempt (because our attempt was first thing in the morning and I didn't want to have to wake up to insert it an hour or two beforehand!).

[atomic sagebrush]

Not sure I ever said douche is less hostile to the sperm, just that it doesn't hang around to get in the sperm's and CM's way. If anything, douche is MORE hostile to sperm by having a much lower pH and being totally unbuffered.

I would MUCH rather see you drop douche and keep jelly. I think it's better for getting pg and also better for pH because it works a LOT longer and you don't have to obsessively check pH every hour like the "official" directions with douching say to do.