What worked for you?

[jdgetit]

A question that I should - and for - know better than to ask, when I'm actually ttc #2.

What do you think made the difference for you to get a bfp?

I've been pregnant twice, first one a loss, and both pregnancies each took almost a year to conceive, so it was a fairly long journey start to finish.

I'm now on cycle 4, cd3. I used to temp but atm I've been doing opks and dtd every other day/ every day throughout the relevant days of my cycle. I use preseed too and get ewcm most of the time.

Now, my dh and I had fertility tests when we were ttc and our fertility couldn't have been better, it really was just down to luck and when we would finally get that bfp, so I'm pretty confident that our fertility should still be fine as we're early 30s.

I'm starting to temp again this month too. This is the first month though since ttc #2 that I've felt disheartened that I haven't conceived yet. The last few cycles I've been easy but it's nagging away at my brain that it's going to take us another 4-6 months. Which it might well! So what helped you? Now, I'm a firm believer that regular sex is the only true method of success really, I tried absolutely everything you could imagine last time!! But what helped you? 😂

I should add that I tried smep countless times, acupuncture also (though I conceived both times within two months of this actually) read it starts with the egg and I'm a healthy weight.

Both of us staying healthy, eating well, regular exercise and trying to manage stress down. I cut boozing down a bit and also cut right down on caffeine. I also tracked and took my temp. Impossible to really know of course. Good luck!

Thank you @bighev . I don't drink alcohol or coffee. It's just not in my destiny to be a one hit wonder obviously 😂

I ate pineapple including the cote and daily Brazil nuts for around a week about ovulation time and stuck my legs in the air after sex. We dtd on ovulation day and the day after.

Conceived DS on the fjrst go.

Starting to think about TTC #2 and feel very nervous that it won't be so easy this time.

Good luck xxx

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I had a loss then it took 6 or 7 cycles and in that time I was obsessed I read it starts with the egg, banned us both from caffeine and alcohol, tracked ovulation, DTD loads in fertile window, used pre seed, legs in the air after sex etc. then we went on holiday what I thought was the week before fertile week, I was drunk pretty much the entire week and ended up pregnant 😂 but I understand cause if one more person had told me to "relax" id have punched them.

@anonanonanon123 the just relax is the least relaxing thing ever! Absolutely hated it. Interesting I did get pregnant just after we got back from a holiday when I was feeling very relaxed.

It may be a coincidence but I got my BFP the first month of using Preseed. I’d been using Ovusense for 6 months prior and regularly DTD during my ovulation window so I knew we were getting the timing right.

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Wishing you so much luck! I had two miscarriages last year, whilst trying for #2. I'm pregnant again after using a cup for the first time. Ferti-Lily it's called. I got it off Amazon. You basically insert it for up to an hour after sex.