hey folks, I am doing up a piece on TTC myths and I thought I'd reach out to you guys to hear some of the craziest/dumbest/just wrong things people have told you about TTC.
for example: a friend of mine told me that "you ovulate either the week before or after your period and so you have to have sex then in order to get pregnant." MYTH
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Also, anything having to do with swaying the sex of the baby.
Just saw this one lurking on TD... Apparently there is a "theory" that the pull-out method is more likely to result in a girl. Supposedly because pre-ejaculate has lower sperm count and the X chromosome sperm live longer. Yeah, makes total sense.
EDIT: Note: I'm not trying to be a dick. Haha. I was actually thinking "They were supposed to be writing a myths article for the TCF website so you should stay tuned for that!"
Post by summerdonna on May 7, 2015 17:24:02 GMT -5
If you don't conceive right away something is wrong. I didn't know until I came here it can take a year. Also like it's been said to raise your legs after sex.
EDIT: Note: I'm not trying to be a dick. Haha. I was actually thinking "They were supposed to be writing a myths article for the TCF website so you should stay tuned for that!"
Haha yes for this site, lol sorry apparently I am all mysterious and vague today lol.
Many of the comments I got were geared towards things I should/shouldn't do as a women in order to get pregnant. So, I would say a common myth is that fertility/infertility is a women's issue.
Post by brettanomyces on May 7, 2015 17:52:59 GMT -5
Your fertility is increased right after stopping birth control- as in I saw a post on another site by a woman who was TTC and she was interested in taking BC for a month to take advantage of the fertility boosting effects of BCP.
You can have two ovulations during a cycle. Not as in an ovulation where more than 1 egg is released, as in two actual ovulatory phases that are days/weeks apart.
There are easy ways out there to just delay your period from starting for a few days, for convenience. (Not delaying withdrawal bleeding when on BC by continuing pills, but rescheduling your actual period)
Post by bellefontaine on May 7, 2015 17:54:06 GMT -5
I'm a shameless dirty lurker, but had to chime in on this one. Stupidest one I've heard to date was "Just get drunk and it will happen" Hmmm....ok then.
Also have gotten the "just adopt" and "have sex every day for 14 days after your period." And those were from women I assumed had some level of intelligence!
Your fertility is increased right after stopping birth control- as in I saw a post on another site by a woman who was TTC and she was interested in taking BC for a month to take advantage of the fertility boosting effects of BCP.
You can have two ovulations during a cycle. Not as in an ovulation where more than 1 egg is released, as in two actual ovulatory phases that are days/weeks apart.
There are easy ways out there to just delay your period from starting for a few days, for convenience. (Not delaying withdrawal bleeding when on BC by continuing pills, but rescheduling your actual period)
July 2013 started TTC 7/20/2014=BFP; CP confirmed 8/1/2014 Dec 2014: Diagnosis = Unexplained IF 12/24/2014 Medicated TI (clomid)=BFN 1/22/2015: IUI #1 cancelled due to cyst 02/17/2015: IUI #2 cancelled due to another cyst 3/31/2015: IUI with Femera, 1 good follie, great sperm count = CP, my December Rainbow became an Angel
Your fertility is increased right after stopping birth control- as in I saw a post on another site by a woman who was TTC and she was interested in taking BC for a month to take advantage of the fertility boosting effects of BCP.
You can have two ovulations during a cycle. Not as in an ovulation where more than 1 egg is released, as in two actual ovulatory phases that are days/weeks apart.
There are easy ways out there to just delay your period from starting for a few days, for convenience. (Not delaying withdrawal bleeding when on BC by continuing pills, but rescheduling your actual period)
To add to this-- Myth: "Ovulation Phase"
I remember this episode of Friends where Monica tells Chandler they should have sex cuz she thinks she is still ovulating...I yelled at the tv.
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