totally newbie ttc question :)

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really basic question this - but when is best to have sex for conception relative to ovulation day?

i know when i ovulate cause i get a sharp pain for a few hours - this started when i stopped taking cerazette, i am pretty sure it's 'mittleschmerz' which is pain on ovulation which is a bugger but makes timing quite easy

so, should i be having sex before, after or during ovulation? (TMI - Dh doesn't really do twice in 24hrs i'm afraid, and in fact wouldn't normally do two 'school nights' in a row due to long work hours)

Hi, what my husband and I did was start having sex as soon as my period stopped, about day 7, and the did it every other night until I got a positive ovulation test (usually 24 hours before ovulation approx) we'd then do it that night, the night of ovulation and the night after.

Best of luck

so the fertility window is before ovulation rather than around it equally either side? thanks.

btw. four times a week aint going to happen here unless we take some time off work

They say that usually leading up to OV is the best time due to the time it takes for the sperm to get there. If I remember correct it takes 36 hours for it to reach it's destination

Once you've oved apparently the egg takes about 24 hrs to travel to the womb. If it hasn't met sperm by the time it gets there, it can no longer be fertilised. So it is better to have the swimmers in the tubes waiting ready, so yes, before ov is best (or so I have read).

BTW, people who get ov pain apparenly feel different parts of the process, so you shouldn't be too targetted with the timing. 3 times a week is best.