Want to ask some of you successful ladies what helped get your BFPs (temps/OPKs/saliva)

[frustratedpants]

Hi ladies,

Can I gatecrash from TTC to ask you lovely ladies what you think helped you get your BFPs?

Did you chart Basel temp? Look for saliva ferning? OPKs? Or the JS method?

Can someone explain the temp charting one to me please?

I stopped taking the pill.

Er, that's about it (unhelpful). A few weeks later we shagged once (it'd been a busy month ) and when I missed my period I took a test. Took us by surprise as it was the "wrong" time in my cycle to conceive but there you go!

We had been trying for 8 months (2 of those DP was away lots tho so it wasn't likely!). I had been temp taking and using ovulation sticks. It became horrible.

So we stopped doing all that and did the following:

Shagged every other day, then i spent 30 mins after with my pelvis tilted up (naked bicycles are very amusing it turns out, and it gave us time to chat which was lovely)

We used preseed lube during sex

We both took 3 tsps of manuka honey per day

Got pregnant first month of that. It turns out lots of sex makes you pregnant - who knew!?

had sex once when we were away for first night ever without kiddies (no idea where in cycle-quite early?) had a long bath straight after and got pregnant

Here it goes - it took a long time but in the end:

• Moved to a healthier diet, cut out caffiene, increased protein intake
• Used pre-seed

• Didn't chart as cycles very regular but did use an app to track cycles (useful for timing sex/giving info a doctor appointments
• Used OPKs for a few months but then stopped because charting showed that it wasn't really necessary
• DH start a less stressful job (which I think contributed to better sperm count)
• Took pregnancy vitamins
• Evening primrose oil up-to ovulation

I didn't temp chart as trying to remember to take the reading at the same time each day (i.e. in the morning) was just too much hassle!

A few rounds of ICSI/IVF and in the end concieved naturally.

All that sounds exhausting. BFP as we started the 5th year of trying!

Good luck and I hope that yours is an easier journey..

Sperm friendly lube. First month we tried it we got our bfp

An iPhone app 😃