Worried about overdoing it

[Correlation]

Hi all. Started TTC 3 months ago. Trying AI and actual sex. I ovulate between day 11 and day 15. We had sex day 9 and 11 and then AI everyday from day 12. However, each day my husband produced less and less. I'm worried we're overdoing it and this will decrease chances of conceiving?

Hi @Correlation, we're just bumping this thread to get it back into Active Conversations for you.

@correlation are you using OPKs to pinpoint when you ovulate? I would say every other day is more than sufficient and you don't need to be doing every day. I've been using the CB advanced digital ovulation kit which shows a flashing smiley on the days of high fertility and changes to a solid smiley just before ovulation, first month using it so not sure of the outcome yet but has definitely taken the stress out of it for us. We just DTD every other day until we got a flashing smiley then did 2 days in a row once we got a static x

We've been DTD every other day from when OPKs say high to peak then resting once they're low again. I've found DH hasn't struggled with that but I dont think hed manage with every day. Definitely recommend using OPKs to pinpoint ovulation. Could I ask why you've gone for AI so early in ttc?

Thanks both for your responses - only just seen them! I was trying to avoid using OPKs as I was worried about becoming too obsessive - that is my nature! Maybe I should though. We got the syringes because DH found it difficult to do every other day for a week, but then we went overboard and used them every day this month, hence the smaller amount each time. If I'm still trying next month I think I'm going to use OPKs and then do it every other day.... Good luck to you both