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Tamara, can you please look at my ph strip...I need some advice!

booey13

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Hi Tamara,  I have been posting several questions for you since our attempt is coming up--thank you so much for taking the time to help me! :)

 I snapped some pics of my ph strips with CF, and was wondering if I could email them to you to check out?  I did read the whole ph strip post in faq, but I am still having a hard time knowing how to read my strip correctly.  I would love some advice if you can :) 

 Thank you so much!

 

Leah, Wife and Mom to 5 precious boys!

 

Tamara

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put your pics on photobucket then post them here

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booey13

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Thank you!  Here are the pics... sorry for a bit blurry...I couldn't seem to get them any better. 

 I used a fingertip full of Replens last night and this is my ph test from this morning.  This is after 10 min. or so of letting the strip set...just before the CF was dried I think.  My husband thought it was around 5.5 when he looked at it here...  

I tried testing my ph about 1/2-45 min. after I inserted the fingertip amount of replens, and the colors seemed about the same as they are in these photos...from the morning after.  I had hoped that the replens would make that top orange color REALLY orange (the 4.5 ph range on these).

I was going to buy rephresh as well as replens, but since they were both so expensive...I thought I'd better just try one first.  But, do you think I should try rephresh as well?...should I try using a bit more of replens (more than a fingertip amount?).  I have been charting my cycles and am hoping to aim for a 3+ day cut-off (with abstience before) for our attempt...so I need to check my CF an hour before attempt and then if needing to be lowered, then use some replens then...and then check every 1/2 hr. up to 4 hours, right?...plus keeping an eye on it the days before I ovulate, correct?

I have been on the girl diet for about 4 weeks already (a few weeks longer of not eating any red meat as well) and am taking all of the supplements that were recommended for my case...except for saw palmetto (is that one for dh and dw?)...i need to look back on that again...

Any recommendations for me would be so appreciated...thank you so much!! :)

Leah, Wife and Mom to 5 precious boys!

 

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that looks about 5.75 to me.  4 weeks is not enough time, it can take up to 12 weeks to see a difference

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booey13

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Thanks Tamara.  Oh, we are not trying just yet...we are hoping in June... but I feel like our attempt date is finally getting closer :)  I plan to have 2 more cycles before our attempt... so that's good to know that the diet should still bring that ph level down...

Any other thoughts on replens vs. rephresh?  Should I try both before our attempt to see what they do with my ph?  Also, do I only ever use the finger-top amount?

Leah, Wife and Mom to 5 precious boys!

 

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booey13:
Should I try both before our attempt to see what they do with my ph?

Yes, I would

booey13:
?  Also, do I only ever use the finger-top amount?

yes

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