I distinctly recall starting to try in August 2011 - I went on a girls' only trip to Hong Kong with G and stayed with J, we had the best time ever. Our last day in Hong Kong, I smoked my last cigarette and decided that was the last stick. When I return to SG, I'm going to start concentrating on making babies, no more cigarettes. And I went cold turkey.
I did not smoke for the next 8-9 months, but that was also the time I got discouraged after months of trying. So I decided, what the heck, I'm not going to be so anal about it, I'll just drink and be merry and smoke socially.
Until I finally decided to see the TCM practitioner and spent a bomb on my first visit, I decided not to waste the money and do exactly what I should be doing, i.e. stop smoking, stop drinking (tough), start taking bbt religiously and more importantly, keep having sex.
In the past, I've tried using Preseed, a lubricant that supposedly is safe for couples TTC. I didn't like it, it made such a mess and really takes the fun out of the already chore-like sex.
What I felt really made the difference, was not the chinese medicine, but the fact that I've been charting my temps religiously every day. That gave me a rough indication when I have or have not ovulated and timed our intimacy accordingly. Coupled with the TCM that supposedly helped to strengthen the uterus lining, it was bingo.
After a year of trying, which felt like forever, I think the best investment a couple should make when TTC is to get a basal body thermometer. And a right mindset. That will take you far ahead in your journey to parenthood.
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