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@pui: Baby aspirin is an anticoagulant. It's been prescribed to me because of my autoimmune issues, to prevent blood clots.
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oh my gosh. this post almost makes me want to be a rollover! if it doesn't work out this month, we will have loads of new tricks to try for next!
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Charting cm (I didn't temp), Baby aspirin, not getting up after bd, cheap opks 3x per day close to O (I was obsessive) & confirm with a digital. I also did acupuncture for about 4 months, but didn't go the month I conceived. I tried pineapple core for a few months with no success. Good luck lady!!
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DH and I both had a teaspoon of Royal Jelly every day... Who know if it worked (supposed to improve health of sperm and eggs) but I got a BFP each time we did that for the month.... (One MC and DS!)
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Also, hope this isn't creepy, but when I was TTC the "@princessbaby pregnancy position" was all the rage! And, well, it worked for us!
I think you could do a quick search for it under her old username....
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@TurtleDoves: That pregnancy position we all talked about? You: stand on floor and lay the top half of your body face down on bed. Your behind will kind of naturally point to the ceiling. He stands on floor behind you, and that is where my description stops. It knocked me up 3x, and I can't remember how many others had the same luck with it, but it was definitely a noteable amount! Someone else told me they used it TTC#2 recently and I had to clear the cobwebs out to remember, but it definitely got me KU with Little Girl and 2 CPs before her!
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One thing to watch for with the baby aspirin is that taking it (or any NSAIDs) around ovulation can actually prevent you from releasing the egg.
@knittylady: I took the royal jelly capsules!
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The first time around I did a ton of things, and charted, and it took 8 months (that's 6-7 cycles for me). This time, I told my DH we'd make a pledge to BD every single day for my entire cycle, and stick to it. It worked on the first cycle!
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@PrincessBaby: our bed is too high for this.. :(. Oh and I'm too short.. And DH is too tall :(. Sometimes the fact he's so much taller than me is an issue.
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This is less about how I got pregnant and more about how I stayed pregnant, but here goes...
I am convinced that the reason that this baby was sticky for me was my HSG. I think it helped to clear the clots and old blood out of my uterus and made implantation easier.
Other than that, I have been on baby aspirin and progesterone this pregnancy. I was on progesterone for my last loss, too, so that clearly wasn't a cure-all for me. But I was able to start them the day I got my BFP this time, and the dose was higher. I also went gluten free to reduce the possibility of inflammation which could impact implantation. I think the combination of all of these things, and maybe a good bit of luck, helped me to get this sticky baby.
ETA: We got pregnant with charting using Creighton Model. I charted for two years before TTC and got to know my cycles a bit. Unfortunately, the getting pregnant part was the easiest part for us. We didn't do much special the three times I got pregnant, just used the days with the most fertile CM and waited a bit before I got out of bed.
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@littlek: High heels?
(or a stool?) I am short too, I get it!
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@TurtleDoves: ahh, we did the pregnancy position this past cycle! Or the "JHo" position hahaha.
@littlek: haha I second using a stool
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@PrincessBaby: WILL DO. My husband will thank you for this as it is his position of choice
*blush*@littlek: put all those platform shoes to work, girl!
@spaniellove: oh? good to know! So after O.
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We're TTC #2 - and all I can really add to this awesome list that other people have said, is that the last time I got a BFP I was taking queen bee pollen during that cycle. I can't remember exactly what it does, but maybe it's the thing that worked, since we had been trying for 3 cycles before that?
Good luck to all of my fellow TTCers -
@TurtleDoves: Taking it only after I confirmed O was one of the things I did differently the cycle that got me my sticky baby!
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@TurtleDoves: hahaha.. I think DH will be a fan of this.. I think i will put it on my list for next cycle..
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@erinpye: wow!! That's commitment! :). Sadly my husbands work schedule makes this pretty much impossible.
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@PrincessBaby: @HLK208: @TurtleDoves: @littlek: I got KU in the *JHo* position too! I also think it makes really really pretty babies!
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@MsLipGloss: aghhh I can't believe I didn't know about this.. Ok,
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@littlek: I didn't know about it before/when we did it . . . it was just a quickie before we went to work that morning.
It wasn't until months later that I read a thread about it here on HB.
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When I got KU we used the aforementioned position, preseed, I kept my legs up and bicycled them for 20 mins, charted, confirmed so do OPKs with a digital and took b50 complex because I had a shoe LP. I liked being in control, but I'm hoping next time we can just go about our normal lives and get pregnant.
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I had *totally* forgotten about the JHo position!!! That was all the rage when I was TTC #1.
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Love this thread!
I'm "pulling out all the stops" this month too. For us, that means:
Charting (temping and CM)
CB Fertility Monitor
OPKs (wondfo and digital)
Acupuncture once a week
Meditation/relaxation for 5-10 min daily
BD using the SMEP plan (modified just slightly)
Lay quietly 20 min after BD
Royal Jelly 1/2 tsp per day
Red raspberry leaf tea (from Making Babies book's recipe)
And I purchased a 90-day VIP Membership on fertilityfriend.comAnd now I'm going to look into that Yoga for Fertility DVD and varying up our BD position just for fun!
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Just wanted to send you good luck vibes! I hope you get a sticky baby this cycle or before feb
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@MsLipGloss: i'm sorry, what?... I'm still hung up on the morning quickie. (*Must find way to accomplish this*)
@stratosphere: Really? Red raspberry tea? I thought this wasn't good until after the 1st trimester? What'd the book say?
@MrsMccarthy: Thank you! I know you're going to TTC in 2014..wouldn't it be nice to be due date month buddies again?
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The month we got our positive:
Eating 80% paleo
Acupuncture
Chiropractor
Walking at least 30 mins each day
Went away and got KU on our wedding anniversary (might be more awkward to arrange that one LOL) -
@TurtleDoves: the book does say to discontinue red raspberry tea or tincture once you become pregnant. It says "Although it has been given to women during pregnancy for centuries, modern research suggests that red raspberry leaf may increase the risk of preterm labor, so if you use it to boost fertility, you should discontinue it once you become pregnant."
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@MsLipGloss: damn girl... You got skillz... DH leaves at 5:30 a.m. and my butt doesn't get out of bed until 6 a.m.
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nothing to add, just wanted to say THANK YOU! this is an awesome (and timely...) list!
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@TurtleDoves: @littlek: Haha! It was really nothing more than being fresh out of the shower and heading to the closet to pick out my clothes and crossing paths with hubs by the bed!
And it wasn't super early either . . . it was one of those rare mornings where neither of us had to be at work for a meeting or phone conference!Oh . . . and I probably should add that we had decided to take that month off from TTC . . . irony at its finest!
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@Mrs.Someone: I've had several doctors tell me baby aspirin is a "can't hurt might help" but it didn't help any of my 3 chemical pregnancies.
I'm with you that I think all the extras should be just for fun, they probably don't add anything real, but in some cycles it's just fun to have things to focus on.
my goal for this next (medicated) cycle is just to not think about things too much. and not have too much BD, as all the cycles we had 4 days of BD (or more) in a row were BFN for me! -
@TurtleDoves: @littlek: The month we got pregnant, it was a quickie before work as well. Not the JHo position, but I had a positive OPK Sunday night and DH was on a 8 flight on Monday to be gone the whole week. So we set the alarm for like 5.
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@bhbee: Whether or not aspirin helps depends on what is causing the loss. My losses were most likely caused by my autoimmune issues (meaning my body throws clots to 'reject' it). So the aspirin thins my blood enough to reduce or eliminate those clots. But if that isn't your issue, then it won't help. Has your doctor diagnosed you with anything? After 3 losses, they should definitely be willing to find some answers for you. Let me know if you want any info on all the testing I've been through.
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@Mrs.Someone: I had one questionable test result around clotting but subsequent tests showed nothing. I'm unexplained after every test under the sun . . . but meds worked for me once with LO so hoping they will again!
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@bhbee: Some how, even with your cute profile pic, I forgot about your LO
Have you had a full autoimmune workup? Many people who are 'unexplained' finally get answers that way.
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Ah! I remember reading about this position on weddingbee from PrincessBaby!! Too funny!
I think we're going to give it a shot this cycle! That, and Preseed..will hopefully do it for us
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@Littlebit: These are the two things we're going to try as well if AF shows this week and I'm out. Haven't decided if I want to start temping or not.
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This is our first month TTC but I have PCOS and very irregular periods. I'm pulling out all of these stops (lol):
Clomid (start on the night of the 19th!)
Prenatals (a multi and an omega with DHA gummy)
Pregnitude twice a day
Baby aspirin
Preseed
Mucinex to help with the sticky CM Clomid can cause
Temping, though I work 3 overnights a week so that really throws my temps off badly
A paid subscription to Fertility Friend
SMEP followed pretty closelyCan you tell I like to prepare and be in control of certain things? Haha
I hope it won't take long to get KU and I hope the Clomid works at the lowest dose! FX!!
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In the poas thread I think @Littlebit: posted a video of The Great Sperm Race which you can find on youtube. It is really interesting but they were saying that it helps if the guy is super excited by the sex (apparently you get more sperm that way). So there is something to try and I can't imagine him complaining
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Just popping in to say I have a JHo pp baby too. And last month's chemical was also conceived that way. When we can try again that's my plan.
(or a stool?) I am short too, I get it!
*blush*
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