What did you do the cycle you conceived?

[Melts]

My husband and I have been trying for our first child for quite a while now and I was hoping you could share your stories so maybe we could try something different.

 

[m.knight]

Hubby and I used at home insemination, did it 6 nights in a row before, during and after ovulation. Used conceive plus, legs in the air for an hour or so after. And both of us had given up drinking.

 

[MrsBroodyPant]

I took clomid as we had been ltttc for ages but no luck. As soon as i actually ovulated it happened. I learnt that u dont need all the fancy tricks like soft cups or legs in the air....all u need to sperm and an egg and u have a chance.
The best thing i did was go to the FS. Good luck xxx

 

[Laura2806]

I went the doctors as I was on CD42, relaxed, ovulated 2days later and caught my egg, my Lb is now 8months old, quite honestly relaxing is key! Unless you have underlying medical issues of course! Xx

 

[Laura2806]

Oh and we only DTD the night before I ov'd, I had taken a couple days break from temping too, when I started again it had shot up and continued to rise xx

 

[Jess812]

When we concieved our first we used OPK's, we DTD up until started almost getting dark +OPK then waited until got the +OPK and DTD 3 days in a row..

Now on Cycle 3 TTC #2. x

 

[Melts]

When we concieved our first we used OPK's, we DTD up until started almost getting dark +OPK then waited until got the +OPK and DTD 3 days in a row..

Now on Cycle 3 TTC #2. x

I have heard all kind of ways to time BD according to ovulation but never like you have described here. I am going to try this for sure.
How long had you been trying before you got pregnant?

Good luck on conceiving your second child!

 

[Jess812]

When we concieved our first we used OPK's, we DTD up until started almost getting dark +OPK then waited until got the +OPK and DTD 3 days in a row..

Now on Cycle 3 TTC #2. x

I have heard all kind of ways to time BD according to ovulation but never like you have described here. I am going to try this for sure.
How long had you been trying before you got pregnant?

Good luck on conceiving your second child!

I never really looked into best way to get pregnant then, so i just thought DTD as we normally do, then close to +OPK stop so he can 'build his sperm' Then DTD when i got the +OPK and next 2days also did. It seemed to work!!
Well it was our first official month TTC but previously been like 4yrs of no protection but never fell pregnant.

Thank you, hoping we catch this little one soon!! Good luck too x

 

[Laura2806]

Look up sperm meets egg too hun, it's pretty much what jess812 did good if OPk's work for you

 

[Leeze]

We were on our 2nd month of no alcohol and 3rd month of acupuncture. I was following a diet from a fertility specialist nutritionist -mainly lots of fruit and veg, no caffeine and low wheat. Also we were both taking maca and I was taking starflower oil then omega oils. My OH was taking biocare male forte. We used soft-cups and pre-seed and legs in the air for 30 mins. I was using the CBFM and we didn't DTD for about 5 days before then doing it on first peak day then the next day too. I also had an HSG that month to check for blocked tubes and I think this was the main thing that made a difference. Thanks for asking about this. I think I might need to up my game on this with TTC number 2. I had forgotten all the thing we did. This time round we DTD when I got the positive O P K but nothing else - but only been trying for one cycle so far and last time we were on cycle 14
good luck everyone x

 

[Melts]

I completely forgot about the sperm meets egg plan but I did want to try that. I do not know what way to try. lol

 

[fairyy]

I may try SMEP too from next cycle. NTNP isn't working for us. I would start from cd10 instead of it as I have 30day cycle and ovulate around cd15. Every other day from cd10 then after I get +opk that day plus the next two days. I don't see the point in doing the last day. Here is the link to SMEP.

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

 

[pinkpolkadot]

Hello! Here is what we did last time on cycle we conceived...

- both took ttc supplement
- I took Agnus Castus until O and B vits (stopped B vits early as O was delayed and thought might be that)
- Charted using Fertility Friend, with BBT and OPK
- Followed SMEP
- I drank grapefruit juice
- Tried to use 'ahem' favourable positions (him on top, pillow under bum), tried to stay laying down after for while
- Asked DH to, er, refrain from helping himself IYKWIM sorry if TMI but it's meant to help

We did go all out haha but it worked, I also heard preseed is good and was planning that for the next cycle

 

[Mrs HM]

Hiya,
We followed SMEP for a couple of months, although the month I got my bfp we only BD three times. I was using clearblue OV sticks (we BD one day before the smiley face, once on that day and again two days later); we used conceive plus too. It was the 6th month of actively trying for us and the month we had the least BD. I firmly believe in timing and luck!

 

[Melts]

fairyy- Let me know if the SMEP works for you and Good Luck!

Pinkpoladot- You really did go all out haha. Thats okay I have had cycles where me an oh tried more than that I think. I have also tried the grapefruit juice but it did not work for me. What cycle days did you drink it?

Mrs HM- I agree with you I think it is all about timing and luck. Unfortunately I think we have really bad timing plus my ovulation varies most of the time it is on CD 13 but sometimes it is on CD12 or 14 and one time it was on CD11.

 

[pinkpolkadot]

I think I drank it up until O if I remember rightly but god knows if it helped amongst the other gazillion things

 

[emalou90]

So, we just dtd every other day during the fertile period and did legs in the air!
No vits, no temping, no nothing really.

This time round
- I'm taking vitamins (seven seas)
- charting when I should expect Af next
- when I should ovulate
- jumping on OH the days I'm due to be fertile

 

[tigerlilly]

BFP on cycle 24! On that cycle we had regular sex through out my cycle from the end of my period to the next and boom baby, literally!

 

[donnarobinson]

I was trying for 13 months . The cycle I concieved I used ovualtion tests. I bd the day b4 post opk. They day after missed a day and did it again. I did it every other day uptil then x

 

[LoveMyTripawd]

It took IUI for us to get our bfp. Basically we found out my cervix is a jerk face and doesn't let anything through. It took 20 minutes and various instruments to get through it just to do the insemination. We tried every trick in the book for a year before seeing a specialist. All tests were good, Hsg showed clear tubes, and the first IUI was a success. Well, kind of. I found out I could at least get pregnant. Good luck!