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I'm trying to not come on the swaying boards as often and spend even more time with my family this summer, but this post really caught my eye [:)]
ok, so I talked it over with my Dh, and we've come to the conclusion that O + 12 with abstinance and lime TBM is the best way to go for us personally. Yes, I conceived my DD with abstinance and cut off, but I think it was the abstinance...
29 Jul 2010 6:41 PM
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Thanx for the replies! :)
26 Jul 2010 11:18 AM
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yeah, that's the reason my Dh's samples are so small. He's left with one testicle because the other one twisted when he was in H.S. :(. With abstinance they are about .75 [:O]...but with frequent they are less. So you think using a thin syringe would be best? I have the 10 mL syringes, that are really thin...used them to insert the lime douche for my previous sway.
I was w...
26 Jul 2010 11:16 AM
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[quote user="Mommaof2boys"]
I am lucky enough to have an incubator that has a thermostat. (It is one built to hatch eggs) I found it at a garage sale probably 6 years ago! Who would have thunk I would be using it to get myself preggo!! LOL
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oh that's awesome, so it regulates itself automatically then? You set it to a certain temp? I would love to get...
26 Jul 2010 11:13 AM
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good question...but I think you should be ok...I will be in the same shoes as you when I attempt, but I don't have the money to go out and buy more supplies...I have so much already. So I'm just gonna pray my ion things still work. I really don't know how long ions are supposed to last. Hopefully forever?!?
Good question though, tagging along
26 Jul 2010 2:01 AM
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can I just ask a quick question to the experts on here? ;)...in the future, I would love to try and practice with SU and SD in the syringe...and even TT if I have to...BUT my big question is that my Dh's sample is only around .75 with abstinance...with frequent it's a bit less like .50 or .25
I will be going for O + 12 with abstinance and lime TBM and SU or SD...but where the sample touches the E...
26 Jul 2010 1:58 AM
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[rofl], totally can relate...plus I added splenda to it!! double [yuck]!! So lime douche should work great...it is what I SHOULD have used after my sway...but I was too chicken at the time. I thought by getting it down to 5.1 I was "ok" and should be ok through the night. Boy was I wrong. That was my biggest regret...not using the lime right away as it helped me so much.&...
26 Jul 2010 1:54 AM
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I used replens 5 min. after bd and every 1/2 hour for the next 2 and 1/2 hours...it brought my pH from around 6.7ish to 5.1. But in the middle of the night my pH spiked again and woke up to lots of ewcm (maybe some was from dH though) and pH of 6.7. So I don't think it's good enough to last through the night and it's not that great in lowering pH...4-4.5 woud have been better than 5.1....
25 Jul 2010 11:18 PM
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[quote user="MissysLair"]
I'm kind of the black sheep. I was going to go for true O+12 but I'm so anxious to be pg again. And since timing is last on the important list, I sort of ditched it in thought that I am doing EVERY other aspect
I was doing so many SU / TBM experiments that I figured I should just put them to good use, LOL. Plus, with BFing, my temps are all over the place and it...
25 Jul 2010 11:02 PM
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with SD I would suck up the Ew's first, then the sample in a syringe...then gently flip the syringe over so that the sample is floating on top of the Ew's...this usually works better because the sample doesn't sink, but ew's usually do. Then put it in an incubator at a 45 degree angle for 1 hour keeping temp at around 98.6 degrees. Take it out, gently push out the sample...and they s...
25 Jul 2010 10:58 PM
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I wouldn't take the sudafed before O + 12 because it will really dry you up...O + 12 is great timing as it is, and the lime TBM will make things dry, so I wouldn't take anything...just do a sylk finger before you make your attempt.
I'm also thinking about using a syringe to insert the splime. I"m also probably going to do SD though. So it will be an extra step to suck up the sperm fro...
25 Jul 2010 10:39 PM
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[quote user="crystal-light"]
It's official, planning my tubal reversal , yay!! I'll be around 31-32 when we start very actively ttc again :) and we'll be using O+12
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yay, congrats! :) Quick question...did you try cut off for your last sway?
25 Jul 2010 5:48 PM
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no, I used bottled limes...and yes I put it in the fridge to keep it fresh, but I think it's better to just make it fresh every time. It's really easy to do.
And I wanted it at a pH of 4 so that it wouldn't burn...worked out great!
25 Jul 2010 4:43 PM
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I would think not to 'cause these would be mostly frozen y sperm
But has anyone gotten pregnant when not inserting the rest?
25 Jul 2010 1:52 PM
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wow, great idea! I never thought of that :). Have you tried this? Did it work? Or do you still think SD is easier
25 Jul 2010 1:50 PM
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yeah, hopefully SD will work for me, too afraid of the eggwhites sinking with SU (as this has happened before) but I would like to try O + 12 with 14 plus days of abstianing, with lime TBM and SD and all of the other swaying factors....seems like it will be good sway!
25 Jul 2010 1:46 PM
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thanks for the votes/comments so far!! :)
25 Jul 2010 1:42 PM
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yeah, it's crazy how important diet is
25 Jul 2010 1:41 PM
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abstaining is the better sway, so I say yes! :)
25 Jul 2010 1:40 PM
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I think it depends on your pH and if you have any ewcm. If you pH is 4.5 or higher 1 hour before your attempt I would do a finger replens or a finger aci jel...if you have any ewcm 1 hour before you attempt I would do some lime douche. Taking sudafed or zyrtec before your attempt is up to you.
30 min. after lime TBM you check the DC. If the pH is 5 or higher, lower with mor...
25 Jul 2010 1:39 PM
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I did 16 mL of distilled water (got it from walmart) and 4 mL of lime douche. Then I made 1.5 mL syringes out of that. It gave me a pH of 4.0
25 Jul 2010 1:34 PM
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It's only normal to be scared of the unknown...I'm not gonna lie, it did hurt! But it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. I had terrible contractions for 4 hours...got the epidural, which was amazing!!! Fell asleep for a few hours after I got it, woke up feeling pressure, and it was time to push. In total my labor was 8 hours. And it was the best day of my life! ...
25 Jul 2010 1:27 PM
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yeah, sometimes I O about 8 hours after I get my first + opk, sometimes it's 48 hours, and sometimes it's a bit longer!! Every cycle is different, and stress can also really affect when you O. You can gear up to O, get your + opk, but then have a delayed O. I would do like Tamara says and make sure not to bd again until 48 hours from you last bd...if you still have ewcm and cervi...
25 Jul 2010 1:21 PM
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[quote user="lola1979"]
Good Pic! We are doing sd now as well, but I've been doing sd in a syringe so sucking up the sperm first then the ew. GL x
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so you're not turning the syringe upside down anymore right? Maybe that's what made everything mix together? It's just nice that the sperm would have been right at the entrance of the syinge. This way you have to sq...
25 Jul 2010 1:18 PM
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I'm glad I can help! Of course it's best to stay on diet 100%, but it's very very hard to do. And I honestly felt that if I cheated every once in a blue moon, that I still had a great chance at my girl. And I know that you will also :0)
25 Jul 2010 12:16 AM
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