I noticed you O'd mid week this cy. Was Michael around?

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

P.S. I know you've told me before, but please humor me again. Could you please tell me once again everything you are doing and taking to optimize your success? I can't seem to find the old post. No rush. I'm just getting......desperate here.

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

Well, Michael was here for a little lovey dovey on Monday morning. I think I O'd on Tuesday because of all the pain and because my CM started to dry up and because by Wednesday my CP was low and definitely hard. So, I'm going for Tuesday. But ladies there is a poll attached. Vote on my O!

As for what I am doing to maximize my chances:

I did clomid this cycle (last time forever!) so I stayed away from my Vitex. I did do my EPO, red raspberry, CoQ10, and Licorice. Plus tons and tons of water. AND...my preseed and my instead cups. And I left the cups in for 12 hours each time (I'm just asking for an infection but I'd rather deal with a yeast infection AND get pregnant, than no infection and a lost cycle, KWIM?).

That's about all I've got! Have you read the Infertility Cure yet? Oh, it would just open your eyes as to what herbs could help!!

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I think I agree with your chart interpretation Dee. Wishing great success for this cy. Thanks for the info. I don't mean to be a pest. Now where would I find these instead cups and have you ever considered real eggwhites? Now that's my concern there... infection.

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

Oh, and what are your thoughts on the Preseed? Do you like it?

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

First of all, you're not a pest!! Now, Cricket...yeah, she can be a pest. But you? NEVER!

As for the cups: You will find them in the feminine hygiene section of the nearest Target. That's where I buy mine. I'm sure you can find them just about anywhere. They're supposed to be for AF (holding back the flow) but many of us TTC use them to keep the little guys where they belong.

I have done real eggwhites before but it kind of creeped Michael out a little so I haven't done them in a long time. Yeah, you can get a yeast infection that way too, but if you make sure you clean your utensils well, I don't think you'll have a problem. In almost two years of bd'ing with real EW, I never once got an infection.

Some ladies are warned about the possibility of salmonella poisoning but the truth is there has never been a medically documentated case of salmonella poisoning because of the use of eggwhite vaginally. All cases have been due to ingestion only. And salmonella is in the yolk. Just make sure you don't break the yolk into the eggwhite.

If it's scary don't do it, but if that doesn't bother you, then I say full steam ahead. I figured if I got sick I would just let the doc know what I did for treatment.

The preseed took some experimentation. I used the whole tube the first cycle but will never do that again. It's too slick for us. Instead I now just use half the tube. It's much easier and it makes it last longer (as expensive as the stuff is, that's always a good thing!)

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Thanks Dee.

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

Just snooping,

The month I used Preseed, I got pregnant. Possibly the stars were aligned, but I think it helped because after we lost our son, my CM was very little or non-existent.

Good luck D!
Susan

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Mom to Clarise born 9/1/01
Mari born 9/16/05
Miles Angel - lost 8/21/04 - 20+ weeks gestation
Miscarriages - 6/03 and 9/03

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YUP! That's Me!

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Cricket

OK... took the plunge and did eggwhites last night.*gasp* Time will tell.

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Where did I come from?" the baby asked its mother. She answered, half-crying, half-laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast: "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of all my childhood games. In all my hopes and my loves, in my life, in the life of my mother, and in her mother before her, you have lived."
--Rabindranath Tagore

Preseed is on the way.