There's tons of advice available on what little changes to make to successfully conceive, such as what positions to use, what to eat, lifestyle changes, etc. I'd assume some of them (such as "don't use condoms") are pretty important, but most of them (such as "drink whole milk") only slightly increase your chances, if at all.
What change(s) do you think made the difference and worked for you?
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Honestly, for us probably just time. We used Pre-seed and an expectorant to increase CM the month we conceived our son, but I don't know that those made a difference.
Good luck!
apricot / 346 posts
Another poster on this board shared that a study looked at ice cream consumption and rates of conceiving. I ate a lot of ice cream last month and got a BFP!
More seriously though, I think it just took my body a few months of being off the pill. I also had a Pap smear done the day we conceived which I have wondered about. Otherwise I didn't really make any changes.
Good luck!
pomelo / 5866 posts
Fertility friend tracking, making sure to get the big O, and prayer. It all started with a knowing that you know that you know it is time to have one.
apricot / 346 posts
@808love: good reminder! I did use OPKs and I temped 1 cycle. I think OPKs helped because I ovulated later than I thought some months
pineapple / 12793 posts
I got pregnant the cycles I gave up coffee completely.
But honestly I think it's just luck.
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
I got pregnant with our second once I let go and relaxed. I had a very "whatever" attitude toward the process, and was the first time I hadn't been worried or uptight about TTC.
cantaloupe / 6634 posts
I think what happens is women try a myriad of things which may change with each passing cycle. They get their BFP and assume it is because they do x,y and z. I am, of course, talking about women who don't need much in the way of intervention (IUI, IVF etc.)
With my first BFP, I had just gotten off BCP the month before, sort of used OPKS and FF. With my second, I upgraded to the CBE digital ovulation kit and used preseed. Sadly, both ended in miscarriage.
I think it just comes down to timing, sex and luck.
apricot / 251 posts
FF, OPKs, Mucinex, and PreSeed. Of those, I think the PreSeed was most important. It enabled us to BD even when we just weren't feeling it when we had more than a few days of positive OPKs (and delayed O).
grapefruit / 4028 posts
@simplyfelicity: I agree, I think it's all down to luck.
I've tried all the approaches listed here, and it hasn't resulted in a sticky BFP yet. (Except for the ice cream, that may be my favorite new fertility tip yet!)
Not to be a Debbie downer, just that there is no magic silver bullet. I wish there was.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
I think pre-seed probably helped us because I don't have a lot of natural CM. Other than that, just timing it right and luck!
pomegranate / 3212 posts
I was drinking Green Tea to O to increase CM, and DH and I were both taking Royal Honey. Did that help? ::shrugs:: Took us 8 months and a loss to get to DS and then got KU while BFing 6 months pp. The universe of conceiving is wacky.
kiwi / 656 posts
The month we truly stopped trying (Xmas and new year, we were too busy with visitors and friends) we conceived on jan 7th. Before that we had 8 months of perfectly timed sex which didn't work!
bananas / 9227 posts
We relaxed. It's so cliche and totally not what I would have wanted to her about when I was TTC, but I honestly think it's what did it. That and maybe laying on my tummy after (since I found out I have an inverted uterus).
I was also using Pre-Seed, having a spoonful of honey every day, and was temping. But it was the first time we just relaxed and the first time I relaxed on my stomach after (instead of elevating my hips, for example).
grapefruit / 4988 posts
I temped (used Fertility Friend) and used OPKs. If you are otherwise healthy, timing is the most important thing.
nectarine / 2079 posts
I think the only thing that you can control in the process is timing and that is no guarantee. People get pregnant all the time under a wide variety of circumstances and the likelihood of one thing being key is slim.
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
Both times I had been working out consistently and eating pretty clean. The first time i had just lost 10 lbs and the second i had just lost 30. Not sure if those have anything to do with it, but in the back of my mind i like to think that me being my healthiest self helped a little.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Information is power. I knew the length of my cycles and that I was ovulating. Besides that, I didn't really do anything differently, because I do not believe that all of that other stuff is going to help.
nectarine / 2115 posts
Tracking my cycle and having sex the day before, of, and after ovulation. The only two cycles we conceived* that it what we did.
*1 chemical pregnancy, 1 live birth
grapefruit / 4997 posts
@oliviaoblivia: Thanks for the tip. I think I have to give up coffee next month. It's worth a try.
grapefruit / 4770 posts
I agree with the other posters. I've tried all the hocus pocus. Pineapple core, legs up, legs back, this position or that, paleo, whole milk-ice cream, green tea, peppermint tea, acupuncture, chiropractor, pap smear, no alcohol, no coffee, no soda, more water, more veggies, more fiber, more protein, vitamin b6, vitaminb100, yoga, exercise, no exercise, more sex, less sex annnnnd no BFP. Ever! I think it's purely luck!
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Both times I conceived I was tracking ovulation. It was key for me because when I see egg white CM is not when I have my LH surge, and that's been confirmed via ultrasounds and blood tests. So if I'd been using that as a tracker I would not have timed it right. Also for me, acupuncture and herbs.
nectarine / 2784 posts
We had sex two days on, one day off, pretty much every 36 hours. Ex: mon AM, tues PM, wed off, thurs AM. Sounds so planned and crazy but it worked for us and I got 2 BFPs this way.
pomelo / 5866 posts
Adding on to my pp---By the big O, I don't mean ovulation... the other big O. Also, not having sex everyday but saving it up for the key day and then a few days later. Again...this is just what I think worked, not a general DIY for everyone.
pear / 1614 posts
EXACT same things as @dc yoga bee except no pineapple core and no chiropractor. We tried it all over the course of 18 mos with temping, obvious ovulation and perfect timing with no BFP - then got lucky the month I was out of town for most of O week so I didn't temp, DTD only once which I think was probably O day or possibly even the day after. And now I have a beautiful DS.
FWIW, I had totally given up on the alcohol and coffee sacrifices the month we got our BFP. We were planning to start looking into adoption. This is not to say that all of a sudden I relaxed about TTC - I was as anxious about it as ever, just didn't think restricting myself was helping.
nectarine / 2173 posts
I honestly don't believe that most of these things do anything except make women feel crazier!
I charted with temp and OPKs but did not use lube, soft cups, mucinex, lay with my hips up, etc. it took us 9 months to conceive but we have a sperm morphology and thyroid issue. If you are otherwise healthy, I truly believe that good timing and patience are the keys to success!
pear / 1799 posts
@MrsBananaGrabber: Time. Also, I lost 10 pounds by eating better and walking every day. Lastly, I started charting my temp. It gave me a very clear view of my cycle, and when to time sex.
pomegranate / 3791 posts
OPKs and temping. Because really it's all about timing and luck. Obviously you can't control luck, but OPKs and temping give you as much information as possible about the timing of your cycle.
persimmon / 1404 posts
The two times I've had a positive test were the months when I did nothing. I didn't watch what I ate or drank, didn't do any special kind of exercise, no temping, no opk's, no timing sex.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
The only important thing that "did it" for us was to BD at the right time, so for me that meant using OPK!
clementine / 920 posts
I'm new to most of this and we don't plan to start TTC until next month. How are honey and Mucinex supposed to help?
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
A daycare mom told me to start eating full fat dairy products.
bananas / 9899 posts
I do not think anything was really different the cycle we conceived.
I think what does make the biggest difference is being aware of your cycles. Charting BBT, tracking CM, ect.
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