Can you delay ovulation?

HappyVeganMom

Does anyone know if this is possible? My husband and I want to "kick off" our baby making journey during our vacation next month but I'm supposed to ovulate about 6 days before we leave Any thoughts or advice? Thanks!

Cythe

Not without royally fucking with your natural cycle. You could end up doing more harm than good by messing with supplements. I'd just take your FW and be happy about it.

I don't mean that to sound bitchy, im trying to not get skipped in CAH.

barackollama

I'm curious why you want to wait for vacation to start trying?

mandy522

First, you can't possibly have any idea when you are going to ovulate next month.

Second, even if you could predict this, why do you want to delay? You can have sex on vacation even if you aren't ovulating.

imnotfancy

I think this was kind of a silly question... But I actually understand where you're coming from. I'll actually get to test and see if we finally made a baby on our vacation the first week of November.

So, think of it that way? Maybe you'll get to test on vacay instead?

Meggos1988

Do you not want to have sex unless it's to get ktfu? Hump it out before during and after.

If it's to say you where knocked up on vacation, that's just looking for too deep at it.

ChristyM87

You know that you might not even get pregnant the first time you try anyway, and that it may take more than one cycle

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icaughtfire

If she doesn't O on vacation, she won't be able to tell future baby they were conceived when Mommy & Daddy were in [insert vacation place.]

OP, I would go ahead & stop trying to plan on getting pregnant at a certain time. You're setting yourself up for a world of disappointment.

Cythe

icaughtfire said:

If she doesn't O on vacation, she won't be able to tell future baby they were conceived when Mommy & Daddy were in [insert vacation place.] OP, I would go ahead & stop trying to plan on getting pregnant at a certain time. You're setting yourself up for a world of disappointment.

Let me just say, that's the last thing I'd want to know. 

*looks back at old family photos* "oh look, then my mom and dad boned and I was made".

Thx, no thx.

icaughtfire

So you're saying I shouldn't use "Once upon a time, Mommy & Daddy had too much Captain Morgan..." as a bedtime story? LMK.

tlc35

icaughtfire said:

If she doesn't O on vacation, she won't be able to tell future baby they were conceived when Mommy & Daddy were in [insert vacation place.]

OP, I would go ahead & stop trying to plan on getting pregnant at a certain time. You're setting yourself up for a world of disappointment.

Or you could be like me and think you lucked out by conceiving on vacation only to have that pregnancy end in a loss.

lazyreader

hobbesgal said:

This question really confuses me.  I'm going back to testing out whether my dog chooses pepperoni or cheese first when placed in front of her equidistantly.  And drinking.  

$5 on peperoni. More fragrant.

abcdefghijk12345678

"Once upon a time, mommy and daddy really wanted a baby, so they learned a lot of science stuff to figure out how to make it happen. Mommy took her temperature every single day and peed on a bunch of sticks for many, many months, and mommy and daddy had lots of sex in hopes that they could make a baby. But, despite how hard they tried and how much sex they had, the pregnancy tests never turned positive, and mommy kept bleeding out of her vagina every month."

I'm still working on the happy ending to this story.

Eta: corrected a pronoun for the sake of consistency.

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abcdefghijk12345678

bibliothecary said:

icaughtfire said:

So you're saying I shouldn't use "Once upon a time, Mommy & Daddy had too much Captain Morgan..." as a bedtime story? LMK.

Once upon a time, mommy just wanted to go to sleep, but daddy kept poking her butt with his boner.

"Son, I hate to break it to you, but you were a butt baby."

icaughtfire

amc2511 said:

bibliothecary said:

icaughtfire said:

So you're saying I shouldn't use "Once upon a time, Mommy & Daddy had too much Captain Morgan..." as a bedtime story? LMK.

Once upon a time, mommy just wanted to go to sleep, but daddy kept poking her butt with his boner.

"Son, I hate to break it to you, but you were a butt baby."

RIP Fire.

southernstate

@DarcyHermione‌ I also know my story and for similar reasons. My dad had an affair and moved in with the other woman. My mom and dad spent one last weekend together trying to work things out. Mom had recently gone off the pill because she had been having some intense leg pain. I believe she was worried about a clot. My mom is absolutely one to over share.

Cythe

How funny that you're here in this thread @Budders12 considering we're currently using your conception as an experiment on how to make boys.

abcdefghijk12345678

Budders12 said:

This question really confuses me.  I'm going back to testing out whether my dog chooses pepperoni or cheese first when placed in front of her equidistantly.  And drinking.  

I feel like this would make Budders' head explode. I might have to try it.

I've done a similar thing before but with different flavored dog biscuits. The beef flavored ones seemed to be the most popular, followed by bacon and sausage.

divinemsbee

riderchik said:

Maybe she wants to name the baby after where it was conceived?

I will bet a million dollars on this one. That's exactly where my mind went (which is probably sad).

For the record, don't know, don't want to know when/where my mom conceived me. Nuh-uh.

RaeLynn81012

lazyreader said:

hobbesgal said:

This question really confuses me.  I'm going back to testing out whether my dog chooses pepperoni or cheese first when placed in front of her equidistantly.  And drinking.  

$5 on peperoni. More fragrant.

No way! I vote cheese. Always cheese!

Unburnt

You won't have enough time to even know you're pregnant on your vacation. Have sex when you're ovulating and then if you get pregnant, cool. Tell people you got pregnant wherever you went.

Do people actually worry about this shit? I mean really.

SpartanChick88

Is this an appropriate thread to share a random kangaroo fact? They can actually hold a fertilized egg until conditions are optimal for having an offspring. If there is a drought or food isn't plentiful, they can keep the zygote from growing.

Shame the OP isn't a kangaroo.

jgrace82

I'd be happy ovulating anytime. Some women struggle with anovulatory cycles. Just be happy you're layin eggs......

virginiaorjohn

DH wanted to go away to "celebrate" our first weekend of TTC.

I was on my period the whole weekend. Cool story, bro.

MrsC0617

I was from the Cabbage Patch.


That's what I choose to believe because my parents NEVER... ::shudder::

pmcd886

LongLiveTheEvilQueen said:

DarcyHermione said:

So other people don't know when/how they were conceived?

My parents must be huge oversharers.

I was conceived out of wedlock when my mother was in high school. It's a sore subject.

Hey we are conception twins.

HappyVeganMom

I am so sad and disappointed by the rude and mean replies on this thread. I thought this was a forum for people (I'm guessing mostly women) to help and support each other. All I see here is a lot of judgment and bad jokes. If you must know, we were hoping to start trying to conceive on our trip for sentimental reasons which I will not share here, especially to a group of people who have judged me so harshly and needlessly. Unfortunately I am ovulating before so chances are, getting pregnant on the trip is likely not even a possibility so I just had this simple question. In the future, please try to be a little more kind, especially to other women who are going through the same thing as you. What a disappointment this was.

ramaholic

DaisyCat11 said:

<--valentine's day baby. Thanks for sharing that over dinner when I was 16, dad.

Hm.  I am very curious about how close our birthdays are.  I've never directly asked or been told, but the numbers add up for me being a Valentine's baby, too.

lazyreader

HappyVeganMom said:

I am so sad and disappointed by the rude and mean replies on this thread. I thought this was a forum for people (I'm guessing mostly women) to help and support each other. All I see here is a lot of judgment and bad jokes. If you must know, we were hoping to start trying to conceive on our trip for sentimental reasons which I will not share here, especially to a group of people who have judged me so harshly and needlessly. Unfortunately I am ovulating before so chances are, getting pregnant on the trip is likely not even a possibility so I just had this simple question. In the future, please try to be a little more kind, especially to other women who are going through the same thing as you. What a disappointment this was.

Being kind to others just because they are also ttc sounds like being kind to everyone while stuck in stop and go traffic while you have to pee.

HappyVeganMom

I try to be kind to others regardless of whether they're going through the same thing as me. I don't know why people here have chosen to be so cruel when I said nothing cruel to them.

pmcd886

HappyVeganMom said:

I am so sad and disappointed by the rude and mean replies on this thread. I thought this was a forum for people (I'm guessing mostly women) to help and support each other. All I see here is a lot of judgment and bad jokes. If you must know, we were hoping to start trying to conceive on our trip for sentimental reasons which I will not share here, especially to a group of people who have judged me so harshly and needlessly. Unfortunately I am ovulating before so chances are, getting pregnant on the trip is likely not even a possibility so I just had this simple question. In the future, please try to be a little more kind, especially to other women who are going through the same thing as you. What a disappointment this was.

Google doesn't talk back or say "rude" things. Might I, kindly, suggest using google next time you have a question?

HappyVeganMom

It's for personal, family sentimental reasons. If it doesn't happen that's ok. I just figured I would ask because I didn't know. It's not a make or break.

lazyreader

HappyVeganMom said:

I try to be kind to others regardless of whether they're going through the same thing as me. I don't know why people here have chosen to be so cruel when I said nothing cruel to them.

Cruel is a wee bit heavy. We gave non sugar coated (pretty thorough) answers. And rambled about other things. Don't take it so personal and the jokes get a lot funnier.

HappyVeganMom

Yes I understand that I can have sex on vacation even when I'm not ovulating. The point was, my husband and I had sentimental reasons for trying to conceive on this trip. And when I say I know when I'm ovulating, I mean that I have my predictions, but they of course aren't totally accurate.

HappyVeganMom

Wow. Yes, obviously I have Googled this already. Once again, I thought I was entering a kind forum where like-minded people could share their knowledge and experience. But I was absolutely wrong about that.

HappyVeganMom

I think it is cruel. This is a sensitive subject and an emotional time that I'm looking forward to. I was just looking for support, not snark.

pmcd886

HappyVeganMom said:

I think it is cruel. This is a sensitive subject and an emotional time that I'm looking forward to. I was just looking for support, not snark.

You did not ask for support. You asked a question, and you got answers. Obviously, you did not care for the responses, but that is what you get on the internet.
Around here you have to give support to get support. Would you walk into a room with strangers and ask them for help during this "emotional time"? My guess is no.
If you want to hang around. Sit back, lurk, and get a feel for the board. There are very knowledgable supportive women here.

HappyVeganMom

I'm just looking for a little thoughtful conversation and help. Not people who are bored and feel the need to bully others who have done nothing to them. No rainbows necessary.

HappyVeganMom

I didn't lurk. Didn't feel the need to. Thanks for the suggestion. This will be the first and last question I post on here.