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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Anyone got any tips on getting us pregnant please??

89 replies

Debbsy · 01/03/2006 23:31

We have been trying since May 2004 with no joy 2 early mcs.and a bit of a break for me,we have charted,temped,and used persona for 2 mths after that i had to give myself a break after a lot of tears and feelings of emptiness i at last feel ready to try again,so any tips old wives or otherwise will be very gratefully accepted.I have just booked my first appointment to try reflexology.We have both had all the fertility tests and both of us are fine so onwards and upwards for us again.Until our beanie baby makes a long awaited appearance and i at last see the 2 blue lines that dont disappear after a week or so.

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fresco · 16/03/2006 12:52

hello there

sorry to just butt in. i saw that expatinscotland is on this thread (used to be on another ttc one when i was ttc for my dd2)hi there!! was looking for munzieb but cant find her.
i would be so happy to join you ladies.
yes, crazy me, now for ttc for #3.when dd2 is only 3 months,cant help it though.already longing for another one

lucy5 · 16/03/2006 09:59

My friend swears that yoga and meditation helped her. she was told that she would never have children and it took her 6 months and she now has a 5 year old. Ive just started to ttc again but not looking forward to negative tests. My thoughts are with you. Smile

MeerkatsUnite · 16/03/2006 09:56

Enough sperm will get to the cervix from where they will not escape so lying down with legs up in the air etc is not necessary!!!!!!!.

That's another fertility myth thats been banded about.

posyparker · 16/03/2006 09:34

Re the orgasm tip, does that mean that you have to have yours after he has his?? What if your DP is a "gentleman" like mine and always takes care of you first?? Wink Blush Grin

CaptainCavemansMummy · 15/03/2006 22:29

Definately agree with bum in the air/pillow underneath AND booking a holiday at the same time (althouh don't try to book holiday immediately post-coital with legs in the air Shock )
Trying for 20 months, all fertility/gynae tests normal from hospital. Booked a holiday and then did the legs in the air trick - bingo! Ds now 22 mo.

Lauraa83 · 15/03/2006 22:04

Yeah Shimmy!!! I've read that somewhere apparently the cervix sort of vacuums it up in an orgasm too! Shock:o

shimmy21 · 15/03/2006 17:05

insist on an orgasm every time.

I remember an amazing internal TV shot of an orgasm. The cervix actually kind of dipped down into the puddle of sperm with the orgasmic contractions.

And even if it doesn't make any difference it makes trying more fun Wink

kryso · 15/03/2006 16:57

everytime soz

kryso · 15/03/2006 16:57

hiya even time you finish having sex put your legs put in the air, that helps the sperm get were it needs to go, so i was told

jabberwocky · 14/03/2006 02:55

or, with the time change it would be tonight if I were in the UK...

jabberwocky · 14/03/2006 02:54

True, Lauraa 8, I did a fertility spell before ttc ds and we got pregnant the second month. I definitely think it made a difference.

Guess what I've got planned for tomorrow night Grin

mooshetto · 14/03/2006 00:59

theres an e book you can purchase on www.become-pregnant.com from a mum that sounds alot like you.Its called miracles do happen.Its sounds interesting and maybe woth a look!

Lauraa83 · 13/03/2006 20:21

Hello

What worked for me was lying with my legs up the wall(bum tilted up) for 45mins to an hour after each bd! I was off the pill for 4 years and nothing happened then tried this and now got ds!

Also spells do work!!! Have done 'good' spells (not for TTC) for other things and if you believe in them they do come true and also I really believe in visualisation. Every night when you are going to sleep imagine having and holding your baby down to every little detail (pregnancy, birth etc...) and the more you do it the closer it brings you to it!

That makes me sound a bit loopy Blush but I think it's true:)

Good luck:o

gothicmama · 13/03/2006 20:05

The 14 day thing has worked for me so may be worth trying otherwise bd every other day for a whole cycle this also worked

JennyLee · 13/03/2006 17:52

I took 3 year to get my now 6 year old ds and that was from the age of 18 to the age of 21.
I took folic acid the whole time and charted days and cm but was not not untill I gave up, and me and dh had a random weekend of bding, that I got pregnant. I never went to the doctor for advice as I thought we were too young and I would be patronised. so sometimes fertility is low for uexplained reasons and then it just happens mysteriously. I am off the pill agin most of last year and since january and yet agin nothing has happened and nothing has happened over the years when we have not taken precaautions. am off the pill now so maybe be the time I am in my early 30's might concieve agin. am 28 at the moment. Good luck and relax!!!

MeerkatsUnite · 13/03/2006 17:26

This 14 day thing that people mention is a very rough guide indeed and not always accurate. Women can easily ovulate earlier, later or not at all in any given cycle. It is therefore quite possible to ovulate on for instance the 7th day or even the 21st.

Even if a woman has a 28 day cycle and is regular ovulation does not always happen on the 14th day and even women with a normal ovulatory cycle can have the occasional anovulatory one.

Also enough sperm will get to the cervix from where they will not escape post intercourse so lying down etc is not necessary. That's another fertility myth thats been banded about.

gothicmama · 13/03/2006 17:21

avoid vitamin a, eat pumpkin, sunflower seeds and give to partner, remember 14 days before your period is most fertily therefore if on 28 day cycle day 14 or 35 day cycle day 21 or wherever it fits inbetween so bd from 4 days before and 2 after as often as possible but atleast once every 24 hrs

jabberwocky · 13/03/2006 17:16

Just found \link{http://conception.lifetips.com/cat/55932/miscarriage/index.html\this site}

mooshetto · 13/03/2006 01:51

Its me again,I forgot to tell you that it also took me 12 months to get pregnant with my middle child,after finally finding out I had polycystic ovary syndrome.I was given fertility tablets(I think it was clomid) and fell pregnant straight away.So that may be another option if all else fails.Again good luck and I'm sure you will have a child in your life soon.

wabbitintheheadlamps · 13/03/2006 01:28

Grin about the new clothes, I found this too and still can't get into them 6 months after ds was born!

mooshetto · 13/03/2006 00:54

Hi,If you have a 28 day cylcle(meaning you get your period every 28 days)You will ovulate 2 weeks from the START of your period.for example:The start of your last period was 2nd March,you will ovulate on the 16th March.So your most fertile time to start trying would be 13-16th March.And when you finished doing the deed,stay lying down for half an hour or so.Idid this and fell pregnant first time, with alittle girl.This is based on if you get a regular period,so work out how often you get them,its more likely to work if you get your period regularlyand I was told it has an 85% success rate.Good Luck.

jabberwocky · 12/03/2006 11:17

\link{http://uimc.discoveryhospital.com/main.php?t=symptom&p=tea__coffee__and_conception\Drinking tea} can help. I also found that treating myself to new clothes seemed to make a difference in ttc ds. Got pg right away...

Original poster
Debbsy · 10/03/2006 22:13

spoke to my gp today got a bit teary.We are going to try for a coupl of mths giving myself till july if nothing happened then we will go back for a rereferral as gp offered that today.Wet for something completely different as have got Bronchiatis.:( and think im ovulating as had the achy feel i normally get least we bd last nite :)

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MeerkatsUnite · 10/03/2006 13:55

Would strongly advise that you do not douche at all.

You're well beyond trying this and temp charting tbh with you.

Most doctors and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) suggest that women steer clear of douching. All healthy vaginas contain some bacteria and other organisms called the vaginal flora. The normal acidity of the vagina keeps the amount of bacteria down. But douching can change this delicate balance. This may make a woman more prone to vaginal infections. Plus, douching can spread existing vaginal infections up into the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.

Have you been back to your GP yet to get re-referred?

BrilMUM · 10/03/2006 13:19

Hi mate...have you tried douching with bicarbonate soda as your environment might be too acidic.