What do you do after the "deed"?

[QuestionaireQueen]

Just wondering, as the title suggests, what did you do after doing the "deed" that helped you fall pregnant?

Did you lay with your legs up? :o

Did you have a pillow under your bum with your legs in the air? :confused:

Did you ride that mysterious bicycle leaving your DH/DP in fits of laughter? :p

Did you block the exit with tissues to keep them all in??? :laughing:

Did you do something else that I haven't thought of???

HELP ME LEARN!!! :o

[Bubs'n'Roses]

Well before I knew I was pregnant with #2 I was just lying down afterward all the time. I don't know if this helped or not, but around the time this baby was conceived I was being very lazy and just lying afterward lol. Hopefully not TMI lol.

[NibbleCurlynBub]

Well, I'm actually allergic to his sperm (which basically means it can sting and gets red and inflamed) if I leave it too long, so shower.

No idea why, but its worked three times. :o

[zenifa]

Sorry but I had to :laughing: at this post, those suggestions cracked me up.

Seriously though, I didn't do anything in particular.
I don't think there is any empirical evidence to suggest that those suggestions work - however yes there are sexual positions that are better for conceiving.

I have always cleaned myself up thoroughly afterwards and didn't have a problem conceiving, so there is no need to 'use tissues to block and keep it all in;

Good luck with TTC!

[NibbleCurlynBub]

Plus, tissues are reasonably absorbent... If gravity is dictating that sperm leak out, chances are they'd just be soaked up by the tissues blocking the way.. I'd think.

[MsMummy]

Just wondering, as the title suggests, what did you do after doing the "deed" that helped you fall pregnant?

Did you lay with your legs up? :o

Did you have a pillow under your bum with your legs in the air? :confused:

Did you ride that mysterious bicycle leaving your DH/DP in fits of laughter? :p

Did you block the exit with tissues to keep them all in??? :laughing:

Did you do something else that I haven't thought of???

HELP ME LEARN!!! :o

i did everything on your list.

Once i decided to have a baby, I was quite clinical about it - I looked up the optimal dates on the Internet and all those little techniques.

I got pregnant on the first month, and was thrilled (my partner, less so, he would have liked some more trying, I think! :laughing:). Probably a coincidence but still.

[bumblytumbly]

I have heard that it's better to lay on your tummy and tilt your pelvis slightly to prevent anything running out. Apparently on your back you can lift your bum too high and it ends up right at the back and not where you want it to be heading.

That being said, I'm pretty sure both times we fell pregnant I was on top and then just laid cuddled into DH normally....sorry if tmi.

[Chunkydunks]

My legs weren't in the air but I did have a pillow under my bum (but thats because it was there to start with). That was the one time i didn't have the option of doing what I'd normally do after the deed which is shower. Couldn't run out naked and scare our flat mate:laughing:

[~Temet Nosce~]

to be honest, never did anything, usually up and walking around 5 mins later :o (after going to the toilet)

[HugsBunny]

I didn't do anything different at all. Didn't even lay there, I just got up after a few minutes and went to the toilet.

I tried the legs in the air thing with a pillow under my bum for about 2 months and it didn't work.

[kylza]

I picked the first three boxes.....seeing it took over 12months to fall pregnant with ds I tried everything....didn't think about the tissues though!!! I remember one night doing the bicycle thing for the whole of Mcleods daughters didn't work but great exercise!!!

[dancingchipmunk]

Rolled over and went to sleep :laughing:. Considering with DS I was on the pill this seems to be the best method for us.

Best of luck with your TTC :fingerscrossed:.

[bronny-jane]

well none of the above:laughing:
if you want to get pg, you need to orgasm.. while you have sperm inside your vagina.. its easier for your cervix to get a good coating if you orgasm, as it makes the cervix dip into it better...or so i have heard...

[Freya]

Ummm well with this one... I passed out afterwards (drunken night after a potbelliez concert).

With DS1 I would have showered straight away.

[MothersMilk]

:laughing: None of those - i just do whatever after.
It depends, sometimes i get up straight after, sometimes i lay down.
I've been pregnant 3 times without much effort so i don't really need to do the whole legs in the air routine :D

[Everyday]

I did try the legs in the air once, and fell preg in the first month. We didnt even do the deed very much either! lol mmmm wonder how i fell preggas.... magic...:wizard::babydust2:

The funny thing is i have a habbit of forgetting the pill... ALOT, and have never fell preg but then i go off the pill and wam-bam!

[*~alegna~*]

:laughing::laughing: With DS I would have just done as normal as I wasn't even aware all these "ticks" exsisted! :D

With DD same again I think, we're pretty fertile so I just continue as I would usually.

I have heard the pillow thing is effective though

Good Luck babie making:yelclap:

[just her chameleon]

I didn't do anything in particular. Just did it lots :p I think that's the secret :laughing:

I also agree with BJ - being able to orgasm helps too. I've seen docos showing the cervix 'dipping' into the semen.