SURVEY....Your Opinions Please

1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation?
We BD for 5 days before ovulation, then also the day after, We didn't actually BD the day of Ov, but going on dates since it is possible I Ov'd a day or 2 later than I thought, so who knows, that day after might have been the key!

2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation?
Every day except the ov day.

3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol?
I completely stopped tea (other than herbal or green tea), coffee, caffeinated soft drinks and alcohol before ttc, but only after about cycle day 6 (with ov around day 21).

4. Do you chart your temps?
I charted temps for the month before ttc, and the month we concieved - very useful as I have an irregular cycle, so wasn't sure when to expect ovulation. That said, after the first charting I used that ov as a guide for BD in the second cycle.

5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy?
None! I used the one that supposedly gives you an accurate reading up to 3 days before AF is due, as well as a clear blue at 13 and 14 days past ov - both were negative. I knew I was pregnant so I had a blood test done on day 14 with a return of HCG levels of just over 50, so they should have come back as positive, even if I ov'd a day or two later than I thought.

we did the every second day, so two days before ovulation, o day and two days after.

i like the clear blue test.

i stopped drinking alcohol when we started trying although with addison i false negative and had a few drinks. But didnt stop drinking coffee at all.

1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? I didn't track my ovulation so didn't know when we were doing it.

2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? This one is a one night wonder.

3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? I hadn't stopped alcohol until I did the test. I went off coffee and still have.

4. Do you chart your temps? I haven't yet, but have looked into it and have been told how to do it now.

5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy? I don't know the brand name its the ones they give you at the dr's

1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? Was lucky to BD once a month so had to plan. 1st was day befor O & I think 2nd was O day

2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? just once              
3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? Had stopped alchol and coffee made me feel quesy so stopped for a while then started drinking vv weak

4. Do you chart your temps? no

5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy?Just whichever was cheaper at the time, usually a pack with 2 in it

1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation?
We were trying for 11 cycles so tried lots of different things. The time we actually conceived we did it once 2 days before O and on the day of O. We also tried every other day, twice a day, once a day...

2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation?
See above!

3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol?
Yes

4. Do you chart your temps?
Yes I did- religiously! Plus OPKs, preseed...

5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy?
Clear blue digital- but wound up using those cheapy bulk ones from the US as it was breaking the bank!

1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? Two days before o, day of O, and two days after O.

2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? Every second day

3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? Yes

4. Do you chart your temps? First month of doing temp charts (this is our 3rd month ttc). I think checking mucus easier for me.

5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy? Haven't used a test yet, my cycle is like clock work, so I've never been late yet

Edited by nik

oh yeh -

Salifer wrote: 1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? I charted my temps for about 6 months and tried to make sure we BDd like you should, the month I said “stuff it all I guess it’s just not going to happen for us” (we’d been TTC for 18months) I got preg that month! 2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? See above 3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? Never drank coffee and stopped drinking as soon as the BFP 4. Do you chart your temps? See above 5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy?

Clear Blue and the POAS at the GPs

Just read about the robitussin in Jess' link

All makes perfect sense now

We'll definitely use that plan when we decide to TTC #2 (won't be for a while yet though).