Hi all,
I'm currently in our 7th cycle of TTC and I'm about ready to try anything!
I know that we've all got different tricks up our sleeves, so I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread to keep them all in one place. The latest one I've heard is to eat something warm with every meal. Can't hurt to try it this time around, right?
I can't wait to hear all the ideas you have!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
The month I got pregnant, I always put my legs in the air and elevated hips on a pillow after DTD.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
The month I got pregnant I used Pre-Seed internally and propped my legs up against a wall with a pillow under my hips for 20-30 minutes after sex.
apricot / 460 posts
We're currently taking pretty much the whole line of Fertile Aid for Men/Women, Fertile CM and FertiliTea. Oh and Preseed.
persimmon / 1491 posts
i read somewhere to use a diva cup after BD, to keep the swimmers closer or flushing out...i have never tried it...seems like a valid concept...
honeydew / 7916 posts
Things I've also heard of but cannot vouch for the effectiveness of: eating pineapple core (not the actual flesh!) on 1-5dpo, taking baby aspirin (helpful if you have an actual medical condition, could be harmful if you have a bleeding/stomach disorder), antihistamine regimens from 4-10dpo to help implantation, soy isoflavones (can work sort of like Clomid but can also have major side effects)
@jocole: There are several of us at the same point over in the charting thread!
honeydew / 7916 posts
@MrsCastro: I've tried that - it's the Instead Softcup. After several tries I had to give up because it was a total messy disaster!
honeydew / 7235 posts
@spaniellove: I took soy isoflavones for a couple months -- didn't have any side effects, not sure if it worked but we got pregnant the second month I used it.... I also focused on other things than ttc that month, stressed less, went on a vaca to San Fran and that's when I got preggo!
apricot / 427 posts
The closest I had to tricks (conceived in one cycle both times) were baby aspirin as I was paranoid about my clotting factors after our miscarriage, and BDing everyday from the end of my period until 7DPO (in case my temps influenced my O date in a crazy way).
When we conceived Emma, DH had just fallen off of ten feet of scaffolding at work and couldn't really walk let alone BD- so essentially being able to completely keep my body weight off of him every single time we BD'ed was a trick too I guess? lol
honeydew / 7916 posts
@hellobeeboston: I tried it and it ended up aggravating my seizures, which had been under control for a long time.
clementine / 943 posts
I just charted for two months... So I guess knowing the best time to BD for a pregnancy is a trick?
Oh, and I didn't restrict my diet- I think those glasses of wine only helped the process along!
coffee bean / 42 posts
@jessicambc, @spaniellove: baby asiprin! I haven't heard of that one yet. What is it supposed to be doing to help? In any case, it's going into my tool-kit 
Keep them coming!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
We used pre-seed and I stayed in bed with a pillow under me for 20 minutes after.
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Let's see, the month of our BFP we used the CBEFM, which had two effects: got the timing right but more importantly, made me relax about when to BD and not feel all OMG IS DH GOING TO GET HOME IN TIME SO WE CAN BD OMG I'M OVULATING. Also we were on vacation so were relaxed anyway, not working, had more time to mix things up. We also used pre-seed and i propped my legs up after for at least 10 mins. I think that's it
apricot / 427 posts
@jocole: The theory behind baby aspirin is that if you have a minor clotting problem that would prevent you from conceiving or sustaining a fetus early on, that baby aspirin can rectify it. As I understand it, a lot of RE's will prescribe it to new patients early on when still hashing out their fertility issues.
@Grace: Haha, you have noooo idea. And then DH would complain to his friends that I was sexing him up all the time- they did not feel bad for him, lol.
persimmon / 1165 posts
Acupuncture! I went weekly for a month and both times I went I was pregnant that first cycle!!
pomelo / 5789 posts
Ditto acupuncture. I've only even been twice and I went once the week before I got my BFP and once the week of.
coffee bean / 42 posts
@sheskrafty @travelingbrit: My sister is doing acupuncture now on her third cycle. I'm so curious to see if it helps! I would have started long ago, but it can be quite pricy. Does anyone in the LA area know of a good, calming acupuncturist?
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Another one for feet on wall/pillow under hips to help gravity out a little. I also let go of all worries and we just had fun with it, tried not to stress out and enjoy the process!
pear / 1664 posts
The month I got pregnant was my first month TTC.
I...
--charted & used OPKs
--used pre-seed
--took B6 supplement for a short luteal phase
--BD every day from 5 days before O, through O day.
--took Robitussin (I was really sick with a bad cold though; didn't take it for no reason. But it's supposedly a 'ttc trick' on its own, and one of the only ones that doesn't interfere with O date).
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