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Conception

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.

Original poster

'Boy' sperm swim faster than 'girl' sperm, so when should I try??

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oneyummymummy · 19/12/2008 16:52

Hey don't know if anyone has any answers but I heard that male sperm swim a lot faster than the female, however then male ones dont last as long, so if your TTC ds then surely you should wait until the end of ovulation. How long does this take?? Obviously I don't mind whether I have dd or ds, any healthy dc is what I want. Is this true or a old wives tale?

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katster37 · 19/12/2008 18:55

No, because the egg dies after only about 12 hours so you have to time it quite well. Aim for the day of ovulation and possibly the day before if you want a boy. By a couple of days after (up to AF) there is no egg around, so no chance of conceiving. At least that is how I understand it! HTH

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oneyummymummy · 19/12/2008 18:49

So any time between ov. and AF you can get pregnant?

I didnt realise how little i knew about my own body until now! With dd we werent trying, so she just kind of 'came along' if you know what i mean!!

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CoteDAzur · 19/12/2008 18:00

Wait until ovulation (when your body temperature hits 37 C) and then go for it like bunnies

Your body temperature is 36 C until ovulation and then shoots up to 37 C and stays there until AF, when it comes back to 36 C.