SURVEY....Your Opinions Please
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Topic: SURVEY....Your Opinions Please
Posted By: Salifer
Subject: SURVEY....Your Opinions Please
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 3:23pm
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Have a few thoughts racing around my head....can you help me out with your opinions please:
1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? 2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? 3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? 4. Do you chart your temps? 5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy? |
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 5:00pm
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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. -------------  
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Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 5:11pm
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1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation?
We were every other day till a positive result on OPK, then two days in a row, would have been more but I had an awful tummy bug. Guess it did the trick though 2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? Every day 3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? I don't drink coffee so never had a problem then, but stopped caffinated drinks after I knew I had Oed, same for alcohol 4. Do you chart your temps? Only for the month we conceived 5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy? I used the quick card ones as was given heaps for free, then did a clear blue one as well (I did 4 in total  )------------- "> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 5:22pm
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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. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 6:36pm
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ok well here goes...hope memory doesnt fail and baby brain kick in..
1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? - we did at least every 2 days but tried as often as possible to be honest...mainly in lead up to O and once O then maybe once after...and also tried to make sure we hit the other O (tmi?) 2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? as above...but note that we also had a cold / flu and took cough medicine around O time also...both of us...I know the robitussin theory may be a crock but we know two other couples who had the same...and it worked... 3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? I did not touch alcohol from the moment I ovulated each month. I did not touch alcohol or coffee from the moment i got a BFP....well gave into coffee about a month ago finally due to cravings...but basically went 6 months on very limited alcohol while trying - why risk it? and then none while pg. 4. Do you chart your temps? I was charting on fertility friend...think my first or second month charting i got BFP...after 5-6 months ttc 5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy? we got a POAS...went for cheap ones cause went through a few in those first few months |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 7:27pm
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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 ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 21 January 2007 at 9:06pm
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1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? I didn't track my ovulation - we had just started ttc to it was a stab in the dark
2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? as above 3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? I stopped drinking alcohol after I got BFP. I went off coffee shortly after but have been drinking it again for the last month or so - just one a day 4. Do you chart your temps? no 5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy?We bought the pregnancy test from Foodtown - no idea what brand it was Best of luck ttc  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 22 January 2007 at 12:21am
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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 ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 22 January 2007 at 7:13am
Yip - we have a robitussin baby! ------------- ">
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Bombshell wrote:Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 22 January 2007 at 7:26am
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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! ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: catie
Date Posted: 22 January 2007 at 5:23pm
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Hi
1. Frequency of doing the BD? 2 days before ovulation + 2 days following ovulation? Apparently 2 days before ovulation is the most important day, if you can be sure of O date; otherwise, every day from day 4 thru to O day, with a day or two off beforehand. (We've been TTC for over a year, but have several 'problems' to contend with) 2. Do you do the BD every day or every second day around ovulation? Every day from day 4 thru to O day. 3. Have you completely stopped drinking coffee and/or alcohol? No alcohol from a couple of days before O through to AF (there's NO safe amount to drink, at any time of pregnancy) Coffee at most 4 x a week (we're tyring HARD!) 4. Do you chart your temps? Used to, but found checking mucus works better and is easier (for me). 5. What brand of Home Pregnancy Test do you prefer/buy? Don't - almost given up hope, and AF and PMS are regular as clockwork. good luck! 
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Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 22 January 2007 at 9:04pm
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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 |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 2:01pm
Huh? please explain - I've never heard of that! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 2:05pm
oh yeh -
Clear Blue and the POAS at the GPs ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 2:33pm
When we got pregnant we did the Sperm Meets Egg Plan look it up in google
I stopped drinking alcohol and coffee when i was pregnant and when i was TTC but now i have a drink of kahlua with milk every now and then
Course im the charting guru 
I brought the pee in a cup kind off the internet nice and cheap 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 6:29pm
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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). ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Salifer
Date Posted: 27 January 2007 at 4:19pm
| I'd give anything a go......have some ROBITUSIN sitting next to me on the desk but afraid I miay have got the wrong type (It says DX on the label) so will be going back to CHEMIST if we don't conceive this month - I'm willing to give anything a go!!! |