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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

hello, friend of cods wants top tips on conceiveing

46 replies

aloadoffishyballs · 21/06/2005 09:17

I said legs up!!
she is ovulating - what is the advice re. sex so many days before periods?
I cant remember

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invisiblegirl · 21/06/2005 09:20

in a normal 28 day cycle good days are 12-16 from what I remember (not that I tried)

invisiblegirl · 21/06/2005 09:20

thats 12-16 days before next period is due

aloadoffishyballs · 21/06/2005 09:21

Hmm
amazing isnt it how ling you spend NOT getting pregnant then you cant work out how to do it
sorry asm sure thos is an oft repeated cliche ont his topic

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invisiblegirl · 21/06/2005 09:25

is she doing the usual folic acid and whatever else they recommend now?

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:25

yy

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:27

ta IG

invisiblegirl · 21/06/2005 09:28

also i think dh/p is not supposed to wear "too tight" pants as it inhibits sperm motility. Not to mention it would be a crime to shag someone who wore too tight pants anyway - only slightly better than a thong!

Friendlygirl · 21/06/2005 09:30

I did day 7 (after beginnning of last period - count spotting as beginning) day 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17). OK lots of sex. Did it last thing at night and lay there for ages afterwards tryng not to let any spermies out. I even rasied my bum up on a pillow. Lot of folic acid, no alcohol or coffee. Worked a treat.

CarolinaMoon · 21/06/2005 09:33

she cd try doing all that know-your-fertility stuff like taking her temperature every morning etc. Otherwise she won't know when she's ovulating so the only thing to do then is shag every other day (keeps the bloke's sperm in tip-top condition!).

this book is good, if a bit scary

invisiblegirl · 21/06/2005 09:35

but doesnt shagging too much hinder sperm production on the basis that when going for a vasectomy post-op test you have to abstain for several days prior to collection to ensure maximum sperm

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:45

CM I htink I had an ealier incarnation of htat book
doesnt it go on and on about diet?

CarolinaMoon · 21/06/2005 09:46

the every-other-day shagging shd be good enough for most purposes, according to the book I linked (was good enough for us!). It's a compromise between sperm-quality and making sure you don't miss your own fertility window (assuming you don't know you when you're actually ovulating, which you need temperature-taking/cervical mucus observations to identify).

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:46

she has that predicotr kit she asys
Iused that for ds2 I htnk
no idea why

acnebride · 21/06/2005 09:47

This is random, but I did read it somewhere reasonably sane. Can't remember where though, and it was some years ago, so it's probably been comprehensively disproved all over MN. Apologies to anybody who is struggling with this, not meant to be flippant.

Apparently if you eat grapefruit every day for some time and then just stop, your hormones are then favourable for conception.

Apologies again if this is well known to be a hoax...

CarolinaMoon · 21/06/2005 09:47

yes, cod, it does - you're lucky if you can eat anything or even leave the house if you stick to it religiously. But I thought it was a good general guide.

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:48

I love that
she suffers form cyctitus and so tends to avoid fruit juices s o that will make her chortle

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:49

lol Cm

yes she was gillian mckeith before her time really millet and quinoa

CapnBirdsEye · 21/06/2005 09:51

"top tips on conceiveing"

good advice here but tell her to try sex with her partner - that's always a good one [wink

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:52

er?

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fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:53

ta dino
youll laugh as she is only on month one but wnta a baby NOW!!!!

her sil couldnt concieve so I think she is a bit apprehensive

dinosaur · 21/06/2005 09:53

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invisiblegirl · 21/06/2005 09:54

my twin sis and my older sis have had no joy after years of trying and I only have to look at one !!

fishfinger · 21/06/2005 09:54

so coy for mn dino!