My partner and I have been trying to concieve for nearly a year, and I'm tired of taking everything so seriously so I wanted to lighten the subject. Does anyone know old wive's tales (like standing on your head and reciting Shakespear... the funnier the better), if they've been tried and whether they were successful or not?
2006-12-27 22:22:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Making love on the Cerne Abbas(Dorset, England) Giant's phallus, an old Durotrige fertility symbol carved into the side of a chalk hill. :D
2006-12-27 22:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Autolupus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't mean to be too serious as I know what you mean about ttc getting you too wound up at times. But, although there have been many cases where people who have given up or feel that they need a break from ttc suddenly find that not having the pressure on them helped it really is an old wives tale to say "just stop thinking about it and it will happen".
I've been there, and thought that on many occassions: 'if we have a good time on holiday it just might happen,' 'if we have sex at Christmas and I'm ovulating wouldn't it be nice if it happenend' and even, and I'm a bit ashamed to say this, I thought maybe the old wives tale that as one member of the family leaves another one usually comes along. So even when I was heartbroken that my lovely Dad died 5 years ago I thought, 'Well maybe THIS is my time'.
And NOTHING for seven years and counting (IVF attempts included). My long and rambling point being, I get fed up with the comments about 'it will happen when it's right' because if you have a medical problem like my hubby's low sperm count - it ain't neccessarily so!
I admire your cheery take on it. I have that too (mostly). So chin up and good luck.
2006-12-28 07:10:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try it in the back of a Ford Cortina (possibly a Focus will serve equally as well)
a 'real' old wives tale about increasing possibility of conception, is to do it missionary, raise your bum (with a pillow or two) and stay in the same position after sex, for 1/2 hour or more
testicles need to be a degee or two cooler than the rest of the body to form healthy sperm. (this is a medical fact, and is the reason that the testicular sac hangs outside the body)....the Old wives tale is that he should spray them with water from a COLD shower every morning
2006-12-27 22:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No old wives tale but a fact. Don't try so hard.
Fertility clinics tend to do very little to start with, just the belief that "doctors know best" is often enough to help nature along.
Good luck.
2006-12-27 22:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by jewelking_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-28 13:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, here are some Hungarian folk customs (not practised, but who knows, they may work for you... ;)
-When the newly-wed wife first goes to the husband's house, people should throw wheat or millet on the couple. (This only works, of course, if you're not marriet yet.)
-If you long for a baby, you'll be pregnant if you make love on 25th March, because that's the date when Mother Mary concieved with Jesus.
Hmmm... I bet you didn't try it on 25th march last year! :) Good luck.
2006-12-27 23:26:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sister in law used to to lay on her back and push her hips into the air in the hope her fellas sperm would travel down her uterus quicker!!!! She stayed there for about 15 minutes and then sat with her legs crossed for ages!
as you can tell she was desperate to conceive but she has 3 girls now, so maybe it worked!!!
another friend of mine used to have sex in a warm room as she thought the sperm would work faster and harder if they were warm rather than cold!!
She also never chose a man that was un fit, as she thought the sperm would be to and when the time came for her to have babies she didnt want lame sperm!!! lol
PS, both of these are usually quite intelligent!!!
2006-12-27 22:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by Becci 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a year is not such a long time you know, good to see your attitudes cool funniest one ive heard is flat on your back legs up spead right out , hubby holding your ankles , he's on his knees ,use a toy on your delicate parts while hubby is going for it, you'll totally relax , have a orgazim at the same time , deep penetration, they say you'll be sooo busy gettting into it all you'll totally forget about trying to make a baby , and you relax so much, actually it's just one of the best sex positions hahaha
2006-12-27 22:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sit on the washing machine during spin cycle ( unbalance the load a bit) before or during or after intercourse.
2006-12-27 22:33:24 · answer #9 · answered by Glenn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my best friend told me to spread my legs over the headboard that would make the sperm stay in better.
2006-12-28 00:55:48 · answer #10 · answered by shelmustang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋