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I know laying on your back with a pillow up under your bumm is only good if you have a retroverted uterus. I have also heard of women putting there feet up on a wall while on there backs after doing the deed lol.

I stay laying down for 30 minutes after we BD. It helps the sperm to swim easier, or at least that is what I have heard. It worked for me back in December (ended in m/c) so I am doing it again.

I know when I got prego last time I did that, and have been doing it this time, but I am not going to lie and say that I do it for 30 min!! And I can't say with 100% certainty that I got prego last time because I did this...

If you are looking for a scientific study, I seriously doubt that there is one! ;) Both of my daughters have been conceived without doing the pillow thing, but I will say that I get sleepy/lazy after sex, so I probably was laying down, just not propped up with a pillow or anything. As for "relax and stop trying" I don't believe in that. My first dd was unplanned (honestly we were charting to TTA but not super careful about it). I have conceived three other times (lost 2 of them though). All those times, I was using opk's.

Well for me, I laid with my hips elevated for about 20 mins after bd'ing in Sept and got my bfp, sadly ended in a m/c. I stopped using this technique after the m/c because I wasn't sure if it was helping or not and I just didn't feel like doing it. Then this cycle I decided to it again, laying there for Bout 20 with my hips elevated and I got my bfp about 30 days ago and my pregnancy and baby are doing great this time. I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence or not but it's kind of odd that the 2 cycles I did do this I got my bfp. Good luck to you and lots of baby dust!

I believe there is a study that showed that women who went through iui or ivf and stayed laying down for 15 min after the procedure had slightly higher success rates. GL!

Thanks for all the answers ladies!

I think the key is relaxing..that is the big difference vs. ttc and just having fun. Both of my last preg. were just in the spur of the moment..after ttc using CB monitor and bbts for 4 months I took a break. We had fun, relaxed-wine and lingerie and boom! Happened first month not charting. Last preg. tjat resulted in ID twins I qas breastfeeding and on prog. bc pill. Had a glass of wine, got romantic and voila! Total surprise. Now ttc x6 mos, charting, opks and instead cups and zilch:( Have 2 friends thatt went through IUi, in vitro and all kinds of hormones for at LEAST a yr. One gave up and was on an imdefinate break..started havimg fun, an occasional drink and regulR non- conveption sex. Got pg in 3 mos. Another friend did 2 yrs fertility d/t PCOS and had no luck. She took a break and her dh was military and had one night home in btwn 2 tours. She said they had sex with all the "no-nos"..oral sex, different positions and she even peed and showered right after. She gor pre

CONT'D.. because he was gone for a month before and after that night. I don't have a solid answer and it could be coincidence..who knowz. I didn't chart this month and only bd'd twice bc hubby was sick. It was a week before I was supposed to be ov. I have a really good feeling tho. Go with your gut..if u neex a break take one, if.not keep on teucking and try to have.fun! I have heard good reviews on pre-seed N instead cups. The cups sound lime same idea as rasing your hips. They also say female orgasm drops cervix and contravts it drawing in sperm. Natures way of ensuring a compatible mate the article said. ok i'll stop blabbering now. GL!