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Waiting to try:Archie- questions before conceiving ?

2005-08-03

Name: curious Hi Archie,

I am 28, married for about 2 years and now will be planning for a baby soon. My periods are usually 27-29 days apart and I have been tracking down my ovulation for the past couple of months. My cycle & ovulation dates are as following :

Month CD 1 Ovulation day
Jan Jan 12th did not check
Feb Feb 10th did not check
Mar Mar 10th did not check
Apr Apr 6th Surge on 18th,19th Apr
May May 4th Surge on 17th May
Jun Jun 2nd Surge on 15th June
Jul Jun 30th Surge on 13th Jul
Aug Jul 29th have to check !

As you can see, I noticed the LH surge for the 2 continuous days in the month of April..is it okay ?

Archie- is it possible that a woman notices the LH surge in a particular month but does not ovulate ? I have heard of anovulatory cycles- meaning no ovulation but still bleeding take place. Is there a way to detect an anovulatory cycle? Also, I have been noticing LH surge for the last 4 months- does that mean I have surely ovulated during those cycles ?

I usually take a healthy diet and excercise as musch as possible. What are the other things that I should start doing while ttc ? I know about folic acid- will start taking soon.

Can you tell me something about vaccinations required before pregnancy, since I don't have any records of my immunization.

Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Do let me know what else do I need to do before getting pregnant ?

Thanx in advance !

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2005-08-05

Name: curious
Subject:

thanks

Thank you again Archie...I am glad that I asked you about the vaccine thing beacuse I wasn't aware of the fact that one should avoid pregnancy after being immunized against certain diseases.

I will speak with my doctor regarding this.

Thanks for clearing my doubts.

2005-08-04

Name: curious
Subject:

Thank you Archie

Hello Archie,

Thanks very much for your response & the complement :-) !

Yeah,I have read many aspects of this \";ttc\"; process- mainly beacuse I am about to enter this phase and secondly I find it interesting.

You are right I am using OPK to detect the ovulation...actually I had tried the BBT method as well...but somehow it didn't work for me due to varying sleeping schedule. But I keep an eye on my CM every month and most of the time it is in sync with the ovulation day.

I will keep your suggestions in mind regarding the excercise & days for having intercourse.

Archie- you didn't tell me about the vaccinations required before pregnancy...actually I don't have any records :( .

And just wanted to confirm one more thing- If I notice the LH surge this month, it means I will surely ovulate- correct me if I am wrong ?

Archie I liked it very much when you said -\"; I want to hear good news very soon\"; :-). Hopefully I will tell you good news soon...although I tell myself not to keep hopes very high in the first few attempts. By the grace of God, I have a very supportive hubby and he tells me to enjoy this phase and leave rest to God.

Archie, once again thanks for your help ! I have a great respect for you.
God bless you & your family.

2005-08-05

Name: archie
Subject:

blood work

Dear Curious,
Most of us don't keep immunization record, to be on safer side,
have the followings checked
mmr vaccine,
chicken pox vaccin,
tuberculin test,
polio
diptheria
pertusis
tetanus

these are important immunization criteria, if your Dr. perform some blood work to know if you have immunity against this then you are all set.

If you plan to immunize for any of the above do not try in 2 months following immunization.

OPK is strong indication almost 99% but can't guarantee 100%. In fact no Biological test would be 100% so be sure that you can be 99% certain with positive OPK about ovulation. and when you know you have 20% chances with perfect ovulation and good sperm count then why to worry so much about this, that's trivial.
Archie

2005-08-03

Name: curious
Subject:

forgot to ask !

Hi Archie,

Sorry, I forgot to ask one more question- what do you think are the best days for conception in my case ? Since my cycle length is 27-29 days , should we have intercourse from CD 12 to CD 16 ?

Sorry for the cramped table ( my cycle & ovulation dates)- I had written very clearly leaving proper spaces in between, but somehow it didn't come the way I had thought :(.

Hope you would still understand the dates , if not I can write again. Let me know.

2005-08-04

Name: archie
Subject:

good ground work

Dear Curious,
I liked your message in many ways. You have done a plenty of home work and that too in a better way, a complement to you!

Anovulatory cycles are those who experience menses without ovulation. usually people with irregular cycle, yours looks pretty regular to me.

The age 28 may require you to try at least 6-12 cycles to get pregnant. I mean you may or may not get pregnant in the first cycle when you try, so do not get discouraged in case you don't get pregnant right in first cycle. Your success chances are only 20% in each month.

Your method of detection ovulation is pretty good, I would only suggest to combine this with BBT, a cycle before ttc or even in cycle you want to ttc.

For this month your surge is expected to be around August 11th or 12th.

I recommend CD11 to CD16. CD12 to CD16 is also OK as I noticed your LH surge is often around CD13 and ovulation is at least 24 to 36 hours from that moment. Therefore if you plan to use OPK to detect LH surge then avoid intercourse unti LH surge and plan it once a 24 hours for 3-4 days from LH surge.

Your information is good enough, I did not mind space and all presentation, I am not good at that either:)

I would suggest not to exercise from the day you see LH surge or from the next morning until you get periods or confirm with hpt. I want to hear good news very soon.

Remember to enjoy intercourse than expecting outcome, that's the trick behind success.

Archie

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