What I did differently the month I fell pregnant

[PomPombadil]

These posts really helped me when we were trying to conceive and gave me hope so I always thought I'd like to do one when it happens to us to give other hope....

We fell pregnant on cycle 8. I had all sorts of tests done privately as I was convinced something was wrong as I spot before my period sometimes up to a week before but most commonly 4 days before my period with a 12/13 day luteal phase.

The month I fell I thought I was out as I started spotting as usual at 9/10 dpo! When I was 11/12dpo I was planning on getting in touch with a company to get a private HyCoSy test which tests for blocked fallopian tubes but I thought before I get in touch I’ll do a quick test, didn’t even leave it the full time as thought it would be negative due to the spotting. Shoved it in the bin after 1 minute, something made me check half hour later and it was a clear positive! Even though my urine was so diluted that it was almost clear. I still didn’t believe it, held my wee in for 3 hours and did a FRER and sure thing it was there! Spotters don't loose hope!

The things I did different this month was… I stopped taking calcium tablets as I ran out. Still kept taking Vitamin C and Seven Seas pre-conception vitamins. I used pre-seed for the first time on my peak days. I put the notch up to 3 and used internally at least 15 mins before sex.

Also I went for acupuncture. I had about 5 sessions in 1 month, the last being the day I got my BFP.
I’m convinced it did something as my LH level started surging earlier than ever this month too on CD10, got my peak on Either CD11 or CD12. Was hard to work out which was my peak as both very similar results. I wasn’t going to be able to keep it up as expensive but I was pretty desperate at this point and would have tried anything!

The final thing was I told my mum we were trying and struggling to fall which felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders!

I honestly think it was a mix of the acupuncture and pre-seed. I was always a bit dubious of the acupuncture but now I have complete faith in it.

Hopefully this post gives someone else hope!

Congratulations 💕 Lovely to read this. I am on cycle 9 and still no BFP. I have been thinking about trying pre-seed this month and weirdly I also told my mum this week that we were struggling to conceive. I did try acupuncture on cycles 5 and 6 but may start it up again. Hopefully these things will also work for me 🤞🏻

@emhope Thank you! ❤️ Definitely try the pre-seed, certainly not going to harm trying it. Good luck to you! 💕I have my fingers crossed for you!

I’ve been wondering about trying acupuncture! Pre-seed worked for us last time on month 3 of trying but the 2nd month we’d used preseed. We had a little boy but since having him I’ve seen loads about preseed as well as ‘trying’ on the day of ovulation, swaying your odds towards a boy. He’s my favourite thing on earth! Now we have him I think it would be nice to sway our odds the other way for our second. Obviously another boy would be just lovely too and I’d just be delighted to get a BFP at all. So because of this we haven’t used preseed this time and have aimed for before ovulation and not on the day of. We’re now on month 4 though and in the tww again but I feel like what we’re doing is definitely reducing the chances of actually getting pregnant each month 🙄 Trying to hold out another month or two before going back to our tried and tested plan we used for #1! Preseed definitely seems to help everything get to where it needs to get to

More of these please!

we’ve used preseed every month and has done nothing for us sadly, but I haven’t tried acupuncture yet.

For me it was the Ferti-lily on cycle seven post miscarriage (11 in total since we started trying for number two). My husband has low sperm motility so we think it just helped give them more of a fighting chance.

The month I got pregnant was the only month I didn’t go swimming (usually twice a week).
There are no sources about chlorine affecting fertility so it’s probably a complete coincidence, but you asked.

Congratulations! I'm a Big believer in Acupunture 🥰 I started after my miscarriage in august this year and fell pregnant 6 weeks later.
Unfortunately I miscarried on Monday.
I had no acupuncture since the first session (her times always clashed with my days off) she has booked me in for this Saturday so hopefully works again 🙏

I got pregnant the first time we used the fert-lily. DH has low sperm count and we'd been trying for 14 cycles.
I had a hsg the month before I got pregnant.
I coated the ferti-lily in pre-seed.

The month I got pregnant, I wasn't counting or measuring or timing anything. 'Just shagging'!

I used preseed and the clear blue digital monitor - it was the first month I’d used it and I am convinced that those two combined did it.

I also had a weekend away booked for right after ovulation and felt so relaxed and for once I wasn’t stressing about being pregnant.

Interestingly, I have tried accupunture religiously and both times I’ve gotten pregnant I wasn’t having it!