Post # 1
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Helper bee
Alright ladies, I just wanted to briefly post my game plan for this second month of TTC. I always wanted to thank you guys for all that you’ve taught me this past month! Seriously, I have stalked these TTC boards and learned SO much. I feel like I didn’t even understand my body or pregnancy prior to that! So THANKS!
Anywho this is the game plan. If you have any other suggestions I would LOVE to hear them. Team baby over here is up for anything!
-Taking prenatals and now adding vitamin C and fish oil (I read vitamin C is great for fertility)
-Using fertility friend to chart (along with my previous app ovia)
-Temping this time around + OPKS (and I’m using the 20 strip kind, my cycle appears to be 25-26 days, any tips on when to begin using them?)
-BD during the fertile window eod.
-Eating healthier, and am also decreasing caffiene and alchohol consumptions (mostly just to get ready!)
Also I would LOVE to hear from anyone who got prego on their second (or third) month trying. What did you do differently if anything?
Thanks ladies!
Post # 2
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Helper bee
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I’m in exactly the same boat at you @preppysouthernbride! This will be our second try and I’m planning on doing pretty much exactly what you’re planning to do. Last month I did OPKs, prenatals, fish oil, BD eod, cut out alcohol and caffiene and ate healthier. This month I’m adding in temping & charting. Good luck to you!!!! Hopefully we’ll both get lucky this month!
Post # 3
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Helper bee
amandaleaou: yay! Nice to meet someone in the same boat!! I hope it’s a great month for us both! What cycle day are you?
Post # 4
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Helper bee
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preppysouthernbride: I’m on day 4 now — what about you?
Post # 5
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Bumble bee
preppysouthernbride: We’re on cycle two too! Currently 8 dpo. Planning to test Saturday. Good luck! No real advice. Just trying to not get too worked up if it doesn’t take the first few months.
Post # 6
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Helper bee
amandaleaou: I’m on 10 now. We are very Close! I’m getting antsy to see when I O!
MechEBee: how did the test go?
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Bumble bee
Post # 8
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Helper bee
MechEBee: oh my gosh ya!! Congratulations!!!
Post # 9
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Bumble bee
preppysouthernbride: Thank you! It’s still very early. I think 4.5 weeks. Just hoping for a sticky baby 🙂
Post # 10
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Helper bee
MechEBee: I hope you have one!!
Post # 11
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Helper bee
My cycles are also 25-26 days; I started using my OPKs on the 7th or 8th day after the first day of my period. I figured with a short cycle, sooner was better (though I didn’t get positive OPKs until day 12/13).
I got pregnant on the second cycle. On the first cycle I did prenatals and digital opk tests – I had two days with positive OPKs – BD’d both days. Nonetheless, AF came two weeks later.
The second go-round I added temping and Fertility Friend to my previous regimen. We ended up BD’ing the day before the OPK gave the go-ahead, and again on the day of the first positive. It was kinda cool because I could see that my temps of FF corresponded with the OPKs. Twelve days after ovulation, I got a BFP.
I dunno if our change in timing or my heightened awareness of my fertility signals helped out…or maybe it was just luck!
Post # 12
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Helper bee
kellyha99: oh your making me hopeful!! Ivebeen temping too and using FF… No positive OPK yet but hoping this time our timing is better!
Post # 13
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Busy bee
preppysouthernbride: I got pregnant on cycle 4 of TTC. What I had done differently that cycle was 1) lowered alcohol consumption and 2) stopped caffeine consumption. I was already taking prenatals, eating pretty healthy/clean/whole foods, and charting.
If it didn’t happen that cycle, I was going to add OPKs.
interestingly, we only BDed on O or O-1 (I’m not 100% sure of O date, but it was one day or the other). Also, we hadn’t BDed in over a week, since there was a mix up of my temps, and we thought we were past O. So less stress, too?
Post # 14
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Helper bee
melisandescott: congrats! And thats good to know! Hopefully I’m just as lucky this cycle!
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