https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:45:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1043289 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 07:17:55 +0000 shopaholic 1043289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never had much luck with having or finding(?) the EWCM. I found PreSeed to be nice. Not sure if that helped, but we used it. I also did find CM to be much more EW-like when I started taking EPO. Again, not sure it did the trick, but it didn't hurt! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1043242 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:38:23 +0000 Tundra Daisy 1043242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CharityAnne: Thanks so much for posting this - i just downloaded the sperm meets the egg E-book after reading your post and I'm def going to try it this month! How many cycles were you trying before your BFP? :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1035518 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:24:08 +0000 sarahbee 1035518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Softcups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1035495 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:09:33 +0000 Mrs. PBJ 1035495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Idk if it made a difference or not but the month we got our bfp (this month) we had used the sperm meets egg plan for bd'ing. It was our 8th cycle trying and it made me wonder if all of the other months we had just stopped bd'ing after O too soon. Who knows though, maybe this month was just when it was supposed to happen for us! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1035429 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:15:36 +0000 lamariniere 1035429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took us 5 months to conceive after I went off the pill. I really paid attention to CM the month we finally got a BFP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1035427 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:09:50 +0000 emg86 1035427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Had decided to stop thinking about it after almost 3 years. I was getting biweekly massages, seeing a chiropractor and following Paleo diet. We got pregnant on a night that I had two bottles of wine :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1035408 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 05:38:55 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1035408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took us a few months and I had just found out I had an inverted uterus. I'd read its best to lay on your tummy after instead of keeping your hips elevated. So I tried that. We also relaxed and just had fun :)</p> <p>Other things we did that I think might have helped: Pre-Seed, I had a little bit of honey daily. I noticed that the honey helped with CM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1035397 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 04:38:06 +0000 nana87 1035397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no change really, and I really didn't think we'd timed it right to have a shot (I was out of town before and after the week we must have conceived). also, it was the only month we were trying where I DIDN'T stay lying down afterwards with my hips propped up--I went to the bathroom right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1034440 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:36:22 +0000 Modern Daisy 1034440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to a fertility center, so the month we conceived we upped the dose of clomid from 50 mg to 100 mg and did an IUI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1034408 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:27:18 +0000 Dandelion 1034408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I paid attention to my cervix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1034407 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:27:10 +0000 fussygal 1034407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On my first pg (ended in mc) I was taking BComplex and had started getting into exercising.</p> <p>2nd pg I was getting back into exercising. I had been temping through both TTC journeys, too but I was doing that for like 8 months so I wouldn't say it was "different". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1034395 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:24:10 +0000 MrsH 1034395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on my 4th week of acupuncture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived/page/2#post-1034381 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 14:18:07 +0000 Pink Champagne 1034381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First time, I charted and got pregnant the second month of charting. I didn't stop drinking alcohol or coffee. No special positions, no special lube, just good old-fashioned BDing.</p> <p>The second time around, we were just kind of messing around with trying. The timing was kind of right and I jokingly suggested to DH that I probably got pregnant. I think some cocktails were involved- I don't know, we were on vacation.</p> <p>If you have regular cycles and you're charting, it will probably happen for you soon so long as you're charting correctly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033917 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:56:01 +0000 LaughLines 1033917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks @pui and @torchwood - i learn so much from hellobee!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033912 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:53:51 +0000 Torchwood 1033912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: One thing I saw showed that orgasm actually pulls the sperm up into you via a sort of vacuum effect. They used a liquid dye that showed up on something (xray? mri?) and had the woman orgasm after it was inserted, and then showed how much further it went with the help of the orgasm. There haven't been any definitive studies on whether it helps, but it sure seems like it would, considering. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033904 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:50:48 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1033904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were not trying, not preventing for a while. The month a conceived was the first month I used ovulation strips. I got a positive, we DTD that night and the next two nights, and boom. baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033893 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:47:38 +0000 pui 1033893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaughLines: There are some studies which suggest a woman's cervix opens up more and even sucks in sperm during an orgasm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033889 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:46:51 +0000 LomaLinda 1033889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stopped charting and just chilled out. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033870 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:44:02 +0000 LaughLines 1033870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TORCHWOOD I've never heard about the orgasming after him one... how does that affect TTC? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033850 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:39:39 +0000 Torchwood 1033850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buttermilk: I would definitely stop temping post-O if you can. It's enough to drive a person nuts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033748 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:10:47 +0000 lovehoneybee 1033748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used preseed and only managed to have sex once, two days before O. I have no clue why it worked that time and not any of the other perfectly-timed cycle the year prior. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033741 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:08:34 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1033741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well said @meganmp! I firmly believe that any of the "wives tales" don't make any difference. Its all about hormones and good timing (for most couples). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033736 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:07:32 +0000 buttermilk 1033736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meganmp: very much agree. just kind of curious what others did! I think next month I'll focus extra on my health. More exercise, less caffeine and alcohol, drink lots of green juices, and be more consistent with my prenatals. And I just miiiight stop temping after I've confirmed O so I hopefully obsess less. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033701 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:57:49 +0000 lizzywiz 1033701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buttermilk: I took Nordic Naturals Omega Woman Evening Primrose Oil Blend and we DTD later than usual, like almost 1 day post ovulation (per my signs). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033689 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:53:16 +0000 littlebug 1033689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stopped drinking and started taking Fertile CM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033686 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:52:08 +0000 meganmp 1033686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you look at all of these responses, they are incredibly varied. Some people used extra lube, some used none, some relaxed, some went on vacation. There are gazillion things you can try, but be wary of searching for that magic thing that gets you pregnant- it can get incredibly frustrating. </p> <p>Sorry that came off sounding so negative, it wasn't intended to be, I promise! Best of luck and sticky dust to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033672 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:47:29 +0000 Torchwood 1033672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first time, we only even managed to BD once in the right week and I have no idea how we got pregnant. </p> <p>This time I charted and used opk's for the first time. We BDed EOD during the correct week, and made sure to throw in a couple extra when the opk's turned up positive. DH was on top for those last couple. I made sure to orgasm after him (I really feel like this was the most important thing I did), and stayed laying down/butt raised for at least 20 minutes. I also cut back on caffeine, and have been taking prenatals, fish oil, b-complex, magnesium, and juice plus. Don't know if this will be a sticky one, but it worked so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033628 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:38:59 +0000 Vegmama 1033628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went on vacation about two weeks before O, and I was really relaxed. It was our 6th month TTC, and I told myself to lay off the pressure. Also, I played an active role in BDing (read: I basically attacked my husband several times that week). Not sure if that's the thing that made it happen, but we got our BFP! Best of luck to you!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033396 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:40:01 +0000 sandy 1033396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buttermilk: he stayed on top when we DTD...and then I did the butt in the air thing like pp mentioned </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-if-anything-did-you-do-differently-the-month-you-conceived#post-1033317 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:21:49 +0000 swurlygurl 1033317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't use any lube AND lifted my butt in the air for 5-10 minutes. After trying for 10 months I finally got pregnant. Not sure if it was because of either of those, but that's what I'm going with :) </p>