https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:21:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884072 Fri, 10 May 2019 18:44:46 +0000 karenbme 2884072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use OPKs, but DH and I also try to DTD daily between days 9 and 14. The daily BD was actually recommended by my OB when we first started trying.</p> <p>I would def recommend daily BDs. A friend tried for a year each for her first and second and then we started trying the same month when she was trying for her third. I told her what my dr said and we both got pregnant right away. Could’ve been coincidence, but who knows.</p> <p>ETA: I’m 35 and we’ve conceived 4 times in the past two years, currently 11 weeks, but the three prior were all loses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884056 Fri, 10 May 2019 15:50:39 +0000 LAZB 2884056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you had any other children? How old are you?<br /> I definitely think opks are a good way to go, and it doesn’t hurt to make an appointment with a doctor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884045 Fri, 10 May 2019 14:03:25 +0000 skinnycow 2884045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility - that book was a huge help to me when TTC my first. I'm not great at consistently temping so I mostly relied on OPKs when TTC my second (which may be why it took longer to conceive). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884043 Fri, 10 May 2019 13:59:56 +0000 Shantuck 2884043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read the book Making Babies when first TTC, which I found helpful when I was first trying. I'd also use OPK's but maybe start with the clearblue easy ones (not the advanced but the ones with the pink/white tester stick). They are easier than guessing whether the strips are positive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884038 Fri, 10 May 2019 13:49:05 +0000 DesertDreams88 2884038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every other day, Day 5-through day 20. That's the bulk of what you need to do. If that's not happening, not much else will swing things in your favor. I think a lot of ladies on here only pay attention to days 10-18 or so, and I think that's too narrow of a window, especially if you don't want to temp, etc. </p> <p>Semen needs to get cleared out every 3-5 days or else quality goes down. If you don't believe me, you can google "semen analysis instructions" and "ejaculation frequency and sperm count", etc. </p> <p>Other than that, we used temping, OPKs, sperm-friendly lube (Concieve Plus), and taking Mucinex/guaifenesin to increase quality of CM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884029 Fri, 10 May 2019 13:07:51 +0000 psw27 2884029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd read "Taking Charge of Your Fertility", get a BBT and start temping. I used fertility friend app to track my cycles and I also used OPKs sometimes. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884020 Fri, 10 May 2019 12:39:08 +0000 Petitduck 2884020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me it was a huge help to use opk strips. I would have missed my window if I was relying on traditional ovulation timeframes. I paid attention to cervical mucous and tried to do cervix position checks sometimes, but I just ended up finding those more confusing than helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hit-6-months-now-time-to-up-my-game#post-2884018 Fri, 10 May 2019 12:27:46 +0000 broomfield 2884018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me and DH have been trying for 6 months now (every second day around when I should be ovulating) after agreeing we'll do 6 months of trying without any assistance etc, then if need be we'll start looking for help. And well, that time's come!</p> <p>I've had a look around at what there is for the next 6 months before we go down the infertility road - looking for some more resources re: OPK, BBT measuring and ovulation calculators. I'm not too keen on ovulation calculators as I can't imagine they'll be loads of help if we haven't conceived so far after 6 months, but I found this one ( <a href="https://www.ovulation-calculators.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ovulation-calculators.com/</a> ) with some good info which might be helpful to others in future:)</p> <p>Can anyone point me to some other good resources? Thanks! </p>