This is what we did this month to get our BFP...UPDATED to add responses to ?'s

Some women have been fming about what we did this month to get our BFP. This is what we did.....

After I posted on here and got all those great responses I wrote them down and started working my majic as a "love machine" around dat 15 of my cycle. OPK's just don't work for me so from day 15-23 we bd every single night Yes every SINGLE night and then from day 23-30 every other day. I drank pink grapefruit juice during days 15-23 and ate pinapple from days 23-30. We ate Barrila(?) pasta every other day(it helps that we love pasta) and after we bd I layed w/my legs up for 10-15min after. More importantly I was relaxed. I knew that if we were out that we would see the RE so there really was not a lot of pressure. Joe and I just had fun and made every night a silly night and when we were dead tired we just laughed, did it and fell asleep not so romantic, but you get the picture. I really think being relaxed was the key for us. We would eat, drink some wine, play cards and then bd when we could. I also switched jobs and I am SOOOOOO much happier. That has to help also. A lot of pressure has been released with the job switch so I credit that as well. Well I hth!!! BD to all

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Time for my stupid question of the day!

This is my first month TTC so please excuse me if its really ridiculous. But once you O, are you even fertile afterwards? I thought for only a day or so.

DH and I BD at least 2, usually 3 times a day for the entire week in which I assumed I was ovulating (based on the onlnie calculators - not using OPK's yet) but havent since 2 days ago because of some family stuff that has come up. Now I'm worried that we shouldnt have stopped.

And I also lay with my legs up in the air and my husband laughs at me.
He said one day he's gonna take a picture

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Thanks for sharing! It helps to know what works for others!

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Posted by HopingForBabyIn2010

Time for my stupid question of the day!

This is my first month TTC so please excuse me if its really ridiculous. But once you O, are you even fertile afterwards? I thought for only a day or so.

DH and I BD at least 2, usually 3 times a day for the entire week in which I assumed I was ovulating (based on the onlnie calculators - not using OPK's yet) but havent since 2 days ago because of some family stuff that has come up. Now I'm worried that we shouldnt have stopped.

And I also lay with my legs up in the air and my husband laughs at me.
He said one day he's gonna take a picture

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so happy for u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by Otherme

I too am curious about pink grapefruit as i've never heard anything about that...
and i really have to ask about the lying with your legs up after BD'ing - how does that help??? your legs are in the air, but what does that do? is it thinking that if your body is upside down that the sperm will somehow have a better chance of getting to the egg with gravitys help??

sorry, i'm a bit confused about that one

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Sorry I was in a meeting this afternoon! Here are some answers...

1) Joe had a vasectomy reversal in Jan of 08 so our OB and urologist suggested bding everyday. Some say that's to much and it should be everyother day, but we err on caution. 2-3 times a day, IMHO, is to much. You need to give the sperm a chance to regenerate. I would do every day at most, and maybe twice on the day you o if you know for SURE you're oing....I did day 15-23 because I have a 35-40 day cycle so this is my "typical" oing period. While I have the mucos and crampinf to give me a hint I just like to err on caution. We were pg in October and that conception was not from ovulation, but 2 days before my period. So you CAN get pg right before your period starts, but it's rare

2) I have no idea what grapefruit juice, pasta and pinapple does, but some women suggested t. This is what they told me... Grapefruit juice during o helps to thin themucos, Barillo(?) pasta is an old wives tale, and pinapple is an IVF trick post ovulation.

I hope this helps......Let me post the original thread for you ladies...The advice was very good, and do able!

Re: This is what we did this month to get our BFP...UPDATED to add responses to ?'s

I dont think Barilla has anything to do with getting pregnant..LOL

i think you BD everyday for 2 weeks might have though..LOL