E3d vs E4d

[Pinkbutterfly16]

My Ovia app reckons that my Thursday attempt had only a 3.5 out of 10 chance of conceiving. Considering I haven't even got a positive Opk yet would that put me in favour of being generally safe to dtd again tonight? X


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[XXforhubby]

Folic acid would not cause delayed ovulation. I was asking because supplements like Vitex, Saw Palmetto, and peppermint tea all can wreck havoc on a cycle. Definitely keep taking the Folic Acid.

I'm wondering if you're getting enough nutrients. There is an app called My Fitness Pal that you can enter in the foods you eat to keep track of calories, protein and fat.

Don't count the calories protein and fat in veggies, just fruits. You want to aim for 1500-1800 calories a day, 40-50g of protein, and 30-50g fat. You may have cut back too far unknowingly, and you may need to eat a bit more.




DS1, DS2 , & DS3
One last pink sway 2016
My Ovulation Chart

[XXforhubby]

If you're wanting to do every 3 days, then have your attempt tonight. If you're doing every 4 days, then I would wait and have your attempt tomorrow night.




DS1, DS2 , & DS3
One last pink sway 2016
My Ovulation Chart

[Pinkbutterfly16]

Thanks ladies. I will wait and try tomorrow instead x


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[atomic sagebrush]

We do not yet have the level of data we would need for me to be able to say that.

You have to look at it this way - adding attempts may be more blue friendly but will probably up odds of conception, while sticking with fewer attempts may be more pink friendly but cuts odds of conception (sometimes). Then weigh this in terms of how much in a hurry you are to get pregnant and how strongly you need to feel like you've swayed and make the decision for you personally, because this is not something I can know just yet on the basis of our data.

[atomic sagebrush]

I had delayed ovulation in June, usually cd 14 and it was cd 21. I was convinced it was diet but my gp thought not. I added in 4 eggs per week, daily portion of diary and one portion of red meat per week and July's ovulation was usual timing, it may have been that way anyway but changes to the diet might have helped! X

Please also keep in the back of your mind, ladies, that one of the very biggest delayers of O is stress. You start looking for O and sometimes it goes missing (and this happens even without dieting as well)

[atomic sagebrush]

My Ovia app reckons that my Thursday attempt had only a 3.5 out of 10 chance of conceiving. Considering I haven't even got a positive Opk yet would that put me in favour of being generally safe to dtd again tonight? X


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Apps are not terribly reliable.

[atomic sagebrush]

The only supplement I'm taking is folic acid. This is the first month I've taken it religiously as I know it's so important! Don't suppose that could have effected it do you think? In the past I've not been able to take multivitamins as they have caused me stupidly long cycles and cycles went back to normal when I stopped taking them. Could folic acid alone be affecting me?
I honestly don't know figures for how much protein etc. All I'm doing is cutting back on a lot and having smaller portions and no snacking between meals or having breakfast.
Exercise wise, I'm not doing any xx


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If you don't track, a lot of times when people "just cut back" they overestimate the amount they're eating and are actually starving themselves!!! If you even just add up one average day that may give you some idea of what you're doing. If you really cannot track, then don't do LE, just go vegetarian.

[Pinkbutterfly16]

Thanks atomic. We had an attempt late tonight so have stuck with the e4d but I'm still yet to get a positive Opk!


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[atomic sagebrush]

keep going!