Preseed: does it extend sperm life?

[ellabars]

Hello everyone! Does anyone know if preseed also extends sperm life as well as helping the little swimmers through the cervix? Thanks x

Ooh. Good point. I know that fertile CM contributes to sperm surviving longer, and preseed is designed to imitate that. I'd never really considered it before but I'd guess that it very well could do, yes - interested to hear if anyone knows for sure?

I don't know if it extends, but I got pregnant the first month I used it. I assumed that I may not have enough CM and I suspected that it may have helped move them along? Whatever it did, it worked for me.

@AsSurprisedAsYouAre yes I know that it's supposed to mimic fertile cm, so maybe it does. Who knows 🤷‍♀️

@NewInTown08 thanks for this! The more success stories I see the more excited I get to use it! Just bought some x

I got pregnant the first time I used it too after trying, admittedly for 3 months only ! I’ll never know if it worked or if it was the cause of my second boy if the sperm does swim faster due to it! Give it a try, you never know 😊

@ellabars I’m on cycle 5 of trying this month & have bought pre-seed to try for the first time too! I’m also so excited to try it! Feeling more positive than stressed this month x

It doesn’t extend sperm life per se, all it does it provide a larger area of non-hostile environment for them to survive in. So if you have little to no ewcm it can act in a similar way to give them a safe environment to journey through

@Chardonnay73 I will give it a go! Thank you! X

@A08x update me on how it goes! X

I've used this twice and inserted a soft cup after and fallen pregnant both times. I truly believe it helps or at least creates a healthier environment for sperm to travel.

Good luck! X

I bought some and haven't used it as I've heard some people say it irritated them or gave them cystitis. I didn't fancy the risk but we'll see in a few months.

I've used conceive+. Got pregnant every time we've used it, the previous 3 ended up in MC. Now we're pregnant again 4 weeks 3 days.

@ellabars where abouts in cycle are you? Will be interesting to see how it works for us this month! x

@SoonToBeMrs91 congrats!💗 So sorry about previous MC 😔 x

@elc19 thank you!!

@Mycrazylife85 I have heard far more good reviews though. So I'm hopeful x

I also got pregnant using preseed ☺️

@SoonToBeMrs91 I might give that a go if I'm unsuccessful with the preseed :) thank you!

@20viona thank you!! Making me more and more excited!

@A08x I'm due to ovulate on the 31st. I have a luteal phase defect though so I've just gotta try and not get my hopes up for a while. Hopefully I can get a BFP soon!! Good luck to you. Where abouts are you at? X

@ellabars is your luteal phase shorter than normal? Hopefully soon, there are so many positive preseed stories out there. I’m only CD5, my ovulation has been quite late on the times I have used OPKs, so as per my app I’m not due to ovulate for another 2 weeks. Got OPKs this month again so hoping I ovulate a bit sooner!

Good luck to you ❤️ x

@A08x yes my luteal phase is only about 6-8 days :( good luck to you! X

Have been using pre-seed (with a soft cup this last cycle). Need to re-stock, wondering whether to switch to Conceive Plus - anybody tried both & had a preference?

I was trying for a year (had an ectopic in that time too) but I finally tried pre-seed and the sperm meets egg plan together in November and got pregnant. Who can say if it was just my time or whether it was the pre-seed but I'd recommend it anyway!! X

I've just brought some today!! I'm hoping it works I'm on cycle 3 of ttc xx

Don't want to be a rain cloud but I used this and just about anything else going for nearly a year before I finally got pregnant with my DD2. Tracked Ov, temped, regular cycle, dtd every 2 days etc. Just didn't get that illusive bfp. Think I probably had a few chemicals along the way and it did eventually happen so don't give up. I was just one of those people that it takes a while for. I'm just starting the journey for dc3 and have bulk ordered my pressed. No harm in trying!