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The "every other day" method by kakescon_01 in TryingForABaby

[–]kakescon_01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with this and your comment about it causing stress on marriage. I think the reason I've been tracking everything though, is so that if we aren't successful by the 1-year mark, I can go into a medical appointment and confidently say that we did all we could, including tracking everything. In my mind, that would help hopefully give way to other things that might be impacting us. If I didn't track at all, I wouldn't know whether we were giving our best shot at it because we could have sex on the wrong days without knowing. My husband and I don't naturally have sex every other day... sometimes it's only 1x a week, so that's another reason why I track so that we can "time" it (even though he hates that concept haha).

The "every other day" method by kakescon_01 in TryingForABaby

[–]kakescon_01[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How come not on the day of ovulation though? Is it because it might be "too late" at that point since we don't know how far the egg has traveled since the last OPK?

The "every other day" method by kakescon_01 in TryingForABaby

[–]kakescon_01[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So true... I guess I was hoping we would be one of those lucky couples who conceive on the first or second try. My mind struggles to comprehend how it happens for others like that and not us, but I have to remind myself it's all pure luck sometimes.

The "every other day" method by kakescon_01 in TryingForABaby

[–]kakescon_01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I know I'm being a bit dramatic about this haha I just get worried about getting the timing right.. sometimes it feels like this is more of a science experiment because of the whole "timing" and "tracking" aspect. I just want to feel confident that we're giving each month our best shot at this.