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I have received some great pieces of advice from the ladies on this board about getting pregnant. (I LOVED the one about standing on your head after the "deed" is done. I got awfully light-headed doing that one. Just kidding)
Did you try anything "out of the ordinary" to get pregnant? Did friends or relatives suggest that you and/or dh do something to "up" your chances of conceiving? Whether you tried them or not (or whether you thought they were ridiculous or not!! ), please share!
Editted to add: I'm not volunteering to try all of your suggestions!!!!
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The advice my dh got from his DR. Have your dh start taking Vitamin E everyday. (Bonus he never ever got a cold while on it) It is supposed to BOOST the sperm count. Have him switch to boxers if he wears briefs.
Never got any weird advice for bedroom behavior except to keep your knees up and prop the but afterwards.
My sil had issues getting pregnant with her 2nd child her dh came home for lunch one day they had a nooner and bam she was preggo. (she tried for 2 yrs)
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I would prop my tush up on a pillow or two and wait at least 20-30 minutes to get up. If you have to get up you can use an Instead cup - or Diva cup to help keep things where they'r supposed to be.
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We just made the effort every other night faithfully while trying. Then I would just lay there for quite awhile afterwards. No getting up or going to the bathroom.
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All i did was lay down for a few minutes and we really weren't trying at the time but it worked for me. He was a super "suprise"
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All I was ever told was to drink a glass of wine relax and think positive thoughts.
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try switching the days taht you uuuhhhhuumm on. I told my girlfriend to do this and the first time she switched it all around she got prego. Like she was doing it after aunt flo. I told her to try before af and it worked. Also the every other day thing is highly recommended for it takes him that long just to build back up
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DH took a multi vitamin for men with Zinc in it, I read that is supposed to make the sperm stronger or something. I really can't remember exactly. I knew him taking a vitamin certainly wouldn't hurt anything. I have a friend who tried a really long time to get pg. They went to the dr. and he asked her dh some questions. Come to find out he was taking really hot baths and scorching his sperm. He took cooler baths and she was pg in no time, now they have 3 kids their ages are close together.
I also didn't get up right away and propped the booty up on pillows. We were haveing a hard time conceiving after I had a m/c and D&C. I took Clomid. The second month I took it I got pg. with the twins.
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Having your dh work out of town all week and humping like bunnies all weekend when he got home worked for us!!
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My ob/gyn's nurse told me to take one baby aspirin a day (and stop once you know your pregnant). A woman I know swears by taking a dose of cough syrup before bed during your fertile time to thin the mucus.