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How long were you TTCing?: 3 years
Baby #: 1, but got pregnant with twins!
Ages: 32 & 33
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? :

We did IVF... why it worked? Because science f'ing works!

How long were you TTCing?: three cycles
Baby #: 1
Ages: both 28
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : I fell asleep right after, normally i get up and pee. I'm sure it didnt hurt my chances

3 pregnancies:

How long were you TTCing?: 6 months
Baby #: 1
Ages: 34 and 37
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : Stopped acupuncture (it was stressing me out), started Crossfit (helped me focus on something other than TTC), used Pre-seed, and most importantly - used the CBE fertility monitor so we timed it perfectly.

How long were you TTCing?: First cycle
Baby #: 2
Ages:37 and 40
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : NOTHING - no charting, no stress, I bought some lingerie and became pregnant. Lost it at 8 weeks.

How long were you TTCing?: 3rd cycle post-m/c
Baby #: 3
Ages: 38 and 41
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : Used the CBE Fertility monitor, continued my strenuous exercise, made sure to have 'fun' sex and not just 'functional' sex. We also BDd 4 days in a row instead of every other day, which I think helped.

How long were you TTCing?: 2 years, 24 cycles
Baby #: 1
Ages: 28, DH 34
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : Clomid cycle #2. I drank a lot of wine and tried to enjoy Christmas. I mostly tried to keep my expectations low and not give a crap. I did not think it worked. I don't think "relaxing" helped. [I absolutely hate when people say that]. I think Clomid (and estradiol, metformin, and progesterone) and good timing did the trick.

baby 1
31 and 30 at time of conception
9 months/cycles
Nothing at all different. We used OPKs every month. We DTD on O day and it just finally worked that time.

How long were you TTCing?: 15 months
Baby #: 1
Ages: I was 32 and DH was a few days shy of 36.
What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : I had an HSG the cycle that we conceived, and I have to think it made a difference. Our timing was TERRIBLE that month, but here LO is.

How long were you TTCing?: 3 years of NTNP after my first was born.

Baby #: 2

Ages: 30, 32

What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? : Much more sex than usual. My hormones were in the right place, and we had plenty of opportunity that month. With my husband's sperm quality issues and my general low fertility, it was largely a numbers game. I'd also recently lost some weight, and I'm sure that helped. But for us it was just keep trying until you hit.

We didn't do anything different the cycles we conceived (4 pregnancies, 2 viable, 1 live birth), but I swear the fact that I always made sure to orgasm after him was a factor in our getting pregnant so easily. It's been proven to help pull the sperm up towards where it needs to go.

How long were you TTCing?: It was the 3rd cycle

Baby #: 1

Ages: 29 & 35

What did you do differently the cycle you conceived? And did you think it helped you to conceived? :
It was the first cycle I used OPK (before I was just temping and I sucked at it so essentially we weren't even TTC really. OPKs totally helped. We DTD the day I ovulated (or right before) and we concieved DD!