Hi moms. I have one 18 month old boy.
We have been trying for 5 months ( which i know is not THAT long) but being with our son it happened on the FIRST try which really made me spoiled. I wanted to know if you had any pointers on when exactly to have sex to achieve pregnancy. I know day one of your cycle is the first day of your period; however, i get brown drainage one day, then one day of a smear of real blood, then nothing one day and then the next day full flow blood. So is the first day of my period full flow day or the day I get the brown, OR the first day i see full blown blood even though it's just a smear????
What days should we have sex on? I have been taking ovulation test which always are positive on day 14 ( if you count first day of full flow blood as day 1 ). We have sex the day of the positive ovulation test and the day after. For the past couple months we started having sex on day 11.
I have the book "Taking charge of your fertility" so i plan on taking note of my cervical fluid; ie: egg white day have sex. i havent' taken temperatures. Any pointers on taking basal temperatures? is is really necessary?
i am frustrated and really want this to happen! any pointers would be very much appreciated! Thank you!
I am 4 weeks pregnant! yay! what did it? i truly believe the acupunture treatment i went for. i received acupucture several years ago and it always relaxed me. I went for one treatment when i was ovulating and i believe it really helped. thanks everyone!
I found info on taking the following on internet to help concieve.
Look into taking Vittex /Chaste Berry 175-225, DHEA 25-50,
Vit C 1,500-3,000, and vit B6 100-500
my first took me 10 months, and I took this stuff 2 months before concieved..(my second pregnancy happened on the first try)
Also look into Mucinex/ Expectorant - the decongestant pill..it can help w/ cervical mucus --
This is going to sound like it is too simple but I can tell you it works. DROP EVERYTHING! The more relaxed and calm you are about it the more equipped your body is to accepting a new baby. You can even miss a period or two if you are stressed. Just kick back and let nature take its course. You will have what you are supposed to have when your are supposed to have it. Also make your husband build up, in other words, no ejaculation for a week or two then go for it. We have two surprise babies while on birth control with this method (husband was doing a lot of travel).
Good luck, I am sure it will happen soon!
I used the cervical fluid method when I got pregnant and I onliy had sex once. I tried the ovulation strips but they were still showing negative so I have no faith in them. Are you remaining with your hips elevated after you sex for about a half hour?
Unfortunately it isn't always the fact that you aren't having sex while you are ovulating. Lots of other factors come into play. check out this website.
It has lots of tips on improving your chances.
http://www.marilynglenville.com/infertility.htm
Good luck!
RELAX! It took us almost a year to get pregnant with our first son. I stressed every month and we started on day 11 as well. We got pregnant the month after my husband injured his leg and ended up in a full leg brace because at that moment, I figured it wasn't going to happen. Figuring that meant I relaxed and wouldn't you know, I got pregnant.
With my second son, it was a one time deal but I wasn't really thinking it would happen that fast so I wasn't stressing about it. With my 3rd and 4th sons, it happened a week after I thought I was ovulating! Those months my cycle freaked out and I got pregnant when I didn't think I would. Maybe your cycle is off some months too. Just start on day 11 and keep going...enjoy each other. When it is meant to happen, it will.
You are trying too hard. The more and more you think about it the less opportunities you have for getting pregnant. Just let it be. If it happens it happens. After my oldest was 6 months my husband and I tried for a little over a year. I was devastated each month I got my period. We stopped trying and decided to wait longer until he got a little older. All three of my kids have been conceived in January. Sometimes there's that one month that woman are most fertile than other months. Take it easy, go on a vacation have a few drinks and get WILD as Julie V said great sex is the best way to get pregnant.
This month stop looking at calendars and just listen to your body. When you ovulate, you should feel "wetter," you should also feel horny. Listen, and when the mood strikes you, have sex.
The less pressure you put on yourself, the better. Seriously, great sex is one of fastest ways to getting pregnant.
There's a great book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility -- very simple to read and follow, good for getting pregnant without intervention as well as preventing pregnancy naturally. It's a good book, non judgmental about anyone's beliefs or about the medical profession.
I didn't read through all the other answers (my computer is REALLY slow in scrolling today for some reason). Try the website, www.mymonthlycycles.com. The site will track everything for you, as long as you put in the dates for your period. It will even send you e-mail reminders for your most fertile days. Took me a year to get prego with my son. Using the monthly cycles site, I got pregnant on the first try with my daughter! Takes the guesswork out of it all. Good luck to you!
