Trying for a baby
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Forum Name: Planning Pregnancy (trying for baby)
Forum Description: Trying to get pregnant? Going through fertility treatment? Just planning your first or second child? There are many people out there in the same boat to help and listen and share with
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Topic: Trying for a baby
Posted By: Shine
Subject: Trying for a baby
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 6:03pm
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I've been lurking for a while and now I actually have a question!
Me and my husband have started trying for a baby and I am after some advice. Once you have done the deed is it better to lay there for a while? If you get up and go to the toilet are you reducing your changes of becoming pregnant? It seems strange that I actually do not know my body well enough to know that if I go to the toilet afterwards am I getting rid of the sperm. |
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 6:27pm
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I think you are meant to put something under you bum, to help them swim in the right direction lol.
I either put a pillow under my bum, or i put my legs up on headboard. I normally stay like that for at least 20 minutes Im not sure if going to the toilet straight away would prevent you getting pregnant, but i guess you would be loosing alot of sperm doing it, so it would decrease your chances -------------  
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 8:21pm
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I never put my legs up the wall, pillow under bum etc. I think sometimes I lay down for a while afterwards, sometimes went straight to the toilet depending on how I was feeling at the time. With each of the boys we got pg in our 2nd mth of trying.
So I am not sure that it really matters about staying put or legs up the all etc. But that is my personal experience Good luck TTC ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 8:39pm
they swim soooo fast it really doesn't matter if you get up straight after  ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: Bobsta
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 8:58pm
Ahh, you will find many people do different things and haven't different opinions on this one! 
I personally try to avoid going to the toilet afterwards. I know that the little spermies shoot up there so damn fast it's unlikely that going for a pee afterwards will flush them out, BUT I just feel like it does anyway, lol. I think it depends on how long it takes to get UTD as to what someone is willing to try/do to help the process ------------- Me 34 Him 35 DD almost 2 years old and... Baby #2 on it's way! http://www.babygaga.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 9:40pm
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So true Bobsta. Im not normally hard out unless im super clucky and frustrated that month of trying, then i do anything possible to help the buggers get up there lol. Like this month
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 07 September 2010 at 11:09pm
I like to chill for a bit before getting up to go to the toilet, but the girls are right, it doesnt matter cos the little swimmers get to where they need to go pretty fast 
Good luck with your TTC journey. ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: CarleyRose
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 8:23am
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When its taken me 2 years and still not UTD i do up feel on headboard or pillow under bum!! I gotta increase them chances of getting PG somehow hehe! ------------- TTC Sept08 July10 FS APP ICSI#1 BFN-No frosties ICSI#2 BFN-2 Frosties FET-8th August - BFP 20/8/12 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: sonnycraig
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 1:22pm
When I first started doing the 'bottom half up' thing my partner was like yep im going to watch t.v!!  didn't take long for me to say 'AHEM, get back here!' lmao------------- 
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Posted By: frankie
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 2:19pm
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Fertility Associates told me that it propping your legs up did not increase chance of conception because if the spermies don't make it through the cervix at the moment of ejaculation they are unlikely to make it their afterward.
There are some who swear by keeping their legs up afterwards though, I used to despite the advice given by Fertility Associates "just in case" it did the trick. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Princess_Bubs
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 2:41pm
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*Perhaps TMI Alert*!
I'd be interested to hear what others think of this, but I've heard that if the female orgasm's soon after the male then that helps the swimmers get where they need to go. I got pregnant first time with this
*Fingers crossed it works like that second time*!!!!!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Two Precious Angel Babies 2010 / 2011 
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Posted By: CarleyRose
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 3:07pm
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That would make sense to me Princess_Bubs!
Better try and time it right hehe! ------------- TTC Sept08 July10 FS APP ICSI#1 BFN-No frosties ICSI#2 BFN-2 Frosties FET-8th August - BFP 20/8/12 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: sonnycraig
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 3:12pm
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Hmmm how exactly would it work? I mean umm like if the female does, what is it that would actually 'help it along'? lol -------------
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Posted By: Princess_Bubs
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 3:29pm
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I've heard it's to do with the uterus contracting and that helps the swimmers travel where they to go...
(I can't remember where I first heard it, but the female orgasm was apparantly biologically designed for that fact, It's not just for fun) ..........and hey - If it doesn't work at least you'll have fun trying ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> Two Precious Angel Babies 2010 / 2011
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Posted By: Shine
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 6:14pm
| Thanks for the replies. I think that I will do the pillow under the bum/ legs up the wall just so I feel like I'm doing something that ''might" increase our chances. |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 08 September 2010 at 7:40pm
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Yep ive also heard that your chances of getting pregnant increase alot if the female orgasms. Dont know if its true, i might have to visit google -------------
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Posted By: CrazyCass
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 10:48am
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I;ve heard the orgasm thingy to, though best if after he does (the muscle contraction helps them move up faster!) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: iwnfup
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 10:11pm
lol i did that! and ate salty foods, drank fizzy, had sex on odd days but not full moon nights. it worked after about 2 months though we had been trying for a while before that
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