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Got my 1st PEAK DAY on my fertility monitor!!!! SO HAPPY!!!! Any tip or tricks to help the swimmers?

Going to DTD twice tonight! And tmrw! Using preseed and praying that somehow with our fertility issues both of us are dealing with, that one of his swimmers will be strong enough to make his way to the egg!! Any suggestions on how to help the motility ??? I think I may stand on my head tonight to help the guys swim the right way! Lol

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Idk ur fertility issues, but tbh, I would only bd once tonite then once again tomorrow. It sounds like his issue is motility, but if u bd too much, u will decrease the supply in the next "load", thus decreasing the motility for that load. Totally ur call, I'm just trying to make u aware in case u didnt already know that.
For overall motility, u could put him on antioxidants (if he isnt already). It wont help what's already made, but it will help with the next batch, which u'll see in 2-3 months time.
Good luck! =))


8 years ago


The combination of l arginine with pycnogenol has been studied and seems to be excellent for improving sperm quality. As dakotagurrl said you won't see improvement until in ~3 months. During the entire ovulation time frame I avoid acidic foods since sperm do better in alkaline environments. Best wishes.

8 years ago


I stood on my head one time...I got a neck ache, but hey, I'd do it again if it worked! Love that you're using Preseed. I'm a firm believer in it. It's supposed to have an antioxidant in it to help the sperm. See here: http://www.preseed.com/TTC-Blog/Dr-E/52/TTC-Tips-Protecting-the-DNA-in-Healthy-Sperm.aspx
I also agree with dakota regarding bding too much causing decreased supply the next time (& the rest of what she said, too). Some say drinking a good amount of water helps them swim better ie the number of ounces in water he should drink a day should = half that of his weight in lbs. Good luck!!

8 years ago


Never DTD twice in one day that is not a good idea. Max only once per day.

8 years ago


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i agree with what all the others have said. If you bd more than once a day it is likely to reduce the quantity and possibly the quality of your man's 'little swimmers' so i'd only do it once a day or every 2 days.

8 years ago


Thanks guys!! I got my 2nd peak day today! So we are gna DTD tonight when he gets back from work :) after we did it last night I played down for an hour with my hips raised a tad... And we used preseed so hopefully that helped the swimmers along!

I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions :) y

8 years ago • Post starter


You girls are awesome!!! Xo

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