After BD ... Maybe TMI

TAT2MAMI

I was just curious what you ladies do after BD. Do you lay there for awhile and let it marinate or do you get up quickly and clean up?
I tend to get up and sometimes pee. To be honest, "the juice" grosses me out even though I know it's so important in this process.
Just wondering what other ladies do.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!

hooligans4

I stand on my head for 15 minutes.
Just kidding.
I do try to lay in bead for about 15 minutes though. Last week I had to pee so bad after I got up as soon as we finished and felt something trickle down my leg. It grossed me out so bad because I wasn't sure if it was our juices (as you put it) or if I peed myself.

I know it only takes the little swimmers a few minutes to get through the cervix so anything that may come out after is usually just fluid. But I still like to give them a 15 min head start before I clean up.

KirstenAlecia

put your legs up in the air girl!!!! lol

Honestly i have to get up…..too grossed out. Doing the deed is so gross!! Well at the end.

BeckyP005

Omg I'm cracking up on the marinating! Not that it matters now but when we were trying I would lay there for a bit

stellasoo

I'm glad I'm not the only one grossed out by "the juices!" I lay there for about 20 minutes (with a pillow under my butt just in case they need gravity to help them out). I usually ask DH to get me a towel before I get up so I can shove it between my legs. I do not like the feeling of it trickling down my legs. It's so gross I can't even believe I'm typing this. 

Samuelismomma

Lol! I lay there for about 15 minutes not to let it marinate, (haha) but because my H Ilikes to cuddle afterward...I know aww...and though I appreciate his effort of no wham bam thank you mam..usually by then I'm dying to pee...maybe it helped keep the "juices" in and I didn't realize it. Oh I have small garbage can and baby wipes to clean a little because I hate the running down my leg on the way to bathroom! Hahahaha..TMI !!

MelissaMiso

I lay there for as long as possible. I tell hubby it's to increase the odds but honestly it is not for anything else but for me time. Working two jobs, and caring for a toddler, two rabbits and a dog, while trying to keep the house in order, I take any rest I can get.

KateLouise

I like to lie there for 15mins or so, but I also like to pick a tactical spot on the bed for the wet patch  

I'm not really grossed out by any of it, but generally need to pee.

TAT2MAMI

I love reading everyone's responses and definitely love knowing I'm not alone in being grossed out by "the juice!" LoL

URMySunshine77

I have been tilting my pelvis for 10 minutes after the deed. @stellasoo has inspired me to prop longer! Now I don't feel so silly.

kindershlitz

In another ten min wait person. I also use a washcloth on the way to bathroom and stash baby wipes nearby. It's all kinda gross to me too.

CaraH

I rest (and tilt my pelvis a bit just to avoid leaking). I've read arguments both ways. But, I figure if my RE thinks there's a chance it helps - and I assume he does since I can't sit up for 15 minsafter anIUI - it's worth a shot. Plus, I find I leak less after that time.

Radiantly

Ladies I am sitting at a bar having a Cobb salad and second glass of wine and checked in. My DH is such a trooper I showed him half these posts. Haha he's all like this is great support honey.

I lie there 10-15 minutes and we do the seed with me on a pillow and missionary.

C_Girlie

We usually end the BD session doggy (tmi). So I immediately lay on my back with a pillow under my butt for gravity purposes. I lay there as long as I can sometimes overnight. I purposely use the bathroom before we BD so the bladder is empty

ewenner

This thread is cracking me up. I usually lay still for a while, too, although I honestly never thought much about how long. Maybe I'll bring my stopwatch next time. )

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Davie813

Radiantly said:

Ladies I am sitting at a bar having a Cobb salad and second glass of wine and checked in. My DH is such a trooper I showed him half these posts. Haha he's all like this is great support honey.

I lie there 10-15 minutes and we do the seed with me on a pillow and missionary.

Best typo/Freudian slip ever!

I feel totally OCD now, but I lie with my hips on a pillow for 30 minutes. Sometimes I do a ridiculous bicycle-legs thing I read about somewhere (exercise at least, right?). "Marinating" that long leads to leakage. DH and I joke that if someone took a black light to our bed at the end of FW, it would look like the scene of a horrible, horrible crime.

CaraH

@C_Girlie‌ - I winced at this, because overnight would pretty much guarantee a UTI for me. And then I remembered not everyone has to keep cranberry pills in their medicine chest!

C_Girlie

@CaraH‌ thank goodness uti's are not something I get never had an uti ever. Now yeast infections are what I frequently get

chucktgirl

I love a TMI post! I also try to lay fairly still for at least 15 minutes (but I probably usually only make it for 10!) For a while we did the pillow under the butt thing, and sometimes my DH would even grab my legs straight up in the air and give them a few shakes up and down, as if to force the sperm in the right direction! I just don't understand the wetness factor. All the books say that a typical ejaculation is only about a teaspoon full. If that's the case, then why is there such a mess?! I know it's not mostly me! Also, what bugs me (as we're all hobbling to the bathroom for clean-up on aisle two) is when you watch a movie where a couple has a hot hook-up somewhere outside of the bedroom (like a bar bathroom or office or something) where they just drop their drawers, do the dirty, then go on with their day. That is SO unrealistic! Sorry, I just had to add my vent!

kelley72

No, odd man out here but I do not just lay there unless we are holding each other, kissing, etc.  Typically it takes a few minutes but then I go to the restroom and clean up/urinate.  I understand the psychological thought of not wanting to waste the sperm or flush it out, but believe me if those little swimmers aren't on their way immediately then they aren't going to make it.  I do belive that whatever you do that makes you feel like you are increasing your chances  and stay positive is what you should do, but it really makes absolutely no difference.

stellasoo

chucktgirl said:

For a while we did the pillow under the butt thing, and sometimes my DH would even grab my legs straight up in the air and give them a few shakes up and down, as if to force the sperm in the right direction! 

This has to be the best thing I've heard all month!  

The things we do to get pregnant...

URMySunshine77

chucktgirl said:

Also, what bugs me (as we're all hobbling to the bathroom for clean-up on aisle two) is when you watch a movie where a couple has a hot hook-up somewhere outside of the bedroom (like a bar bathroom or office or something) where they just drop their drawers, do the dirty, then go on with their day. That is SO unrealistic! Sorry, I just had to add my vent!

@chucktgirl: I get fixated on the non-realism of movie sex, too. During a hot-and-heavy scene in a movie or on TV, I always think, "why aren't they using a condom"? "what are they thinking?"

TAT2MAMI

You ladies are awesome with these posts!! =D>

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Lesliem0901

I gotta admit, I'm also 15 minutes on my back with legs bent. I make my DH run immediately to the bathroom to put a towel under my bum b/c I don't want the marinade on the sheets. Definitely not a pretty scene!

latershrader

@chucktgirl That is exactly what I think at movies...like when they do it in the car?!! What happens to the mess!???

I'm such a germ-a-phobe that I have to get up immediately. If it gets on the sheets I get antsy and have to change them. What am I going to do when I (god-willing) have a snotty poopy toddler all over me??

gabbagal

I have to say I love this thread. I really thought I was the only fluid-phobe out there who hates the mess. One of the reasons I like doing things in the AM is b/c I can get up and shower soon after. We sometimes keep a roll of paper towels near the side of the bed, but since we have a king-sized bed, sometimes it isn't always in reach if we're towards the middle so there has to be some strategic, coordinated "shimmying" (sorry for the image) in order to reach them!

sidey1

I've always told DH someone should invent some type of disposable wipe for just this purpose! It's a million dollar idea!

Before ttc I would run to the bathroom and pee because I heard that was the best way to prevent a UTI. While ttc, I lay there for at least 10 minutes if not longer. DH usually runs and gets a towel, I have no idea if it makes any difference at all and I imagine that it doesn't but I also think it can't hurt!

 

BeckyP005

@soontobeshrader‌ your response gave me a good chuckle

marijaa333

These are hilarious! I've been so inspired that I might have to do a post-coital naked headstand at some point. 

lgsdesigner

**children mentioned**

With TTC both my kids, I laid there with a pillow under my butt for about 20 minutes. Read a book and chilled. I was never concerned with UTI's or anything else. It obviously worked for me.

I did, however, pee and shower after the 20 minutes was over.

bumpuser10258960

These responses were hilarious to read. I'm not grossed out by it and usually (in the past) get up pretty much right away to clean up. Not because it was gross but because I didn't want to accidentally fall asleep and wake up with my legs sealed shut. lol. Since TTC, I usually try to "marinate" for about 10 mins or so and then clean up. I figured if there was any chance laying there a few minutes could help, it was worth the effort. 

NeonNoon

Very entertaining PPs 

Here I go jumping on the TMI bandwagon.. 15 mins of marinating, here.. and tissues are my friend.

More TMI: turns out 'juice' coagulates for 5-30 mins after, umm, departing.. to help the little swimmers along, and then liquifies.  And the more, umm, departures there are, the thicker the coagulation is.

lgsdesigner

Honestly for me-- the worst part is leaking for 1-2 days AFTER we BD. I will be at work the next day, stand up to go to a meeting, and BAM...spermie liquid flows out! You then walk around the rest of the day smelling like a tadpole tank (until you can get home and shower).

Austrogermokee

I pull up my knees to my chest and roll back and forth, saying, "It increases the chaaaahnces of conception."

https://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-KDCBu27bYh772/the_big_lebowski_1998_try_to_concept/

bumpuser10258960

lgsdesigner said:

Honestly for me-- the worst part is leaking for 1-2 days AFTER we BD. I will be at work the next day, stand up to go to a meeting, and BAM...spermie liquid flows out! You then walk around the rest of the day smelling like a tadpole tank (until you can get home and shower).

THIS EXACTLY!!! I make a point of telling H every time he's around when he's dripped out of me, so he understands what I have to go through. I've just gotten into a habit of having pantyliners with me because I cant stand the "wet undies" that comes with the BD aftermath. LOL this post is all sorts of TMI!!!

TAT2MAMI

I love reading this posts! I opened up such a can of TMI! LoL

C_Girlie

Lol @lgsdesigner‌ I hate when that happens, yucky leftovers oozing out

gabbagal

MamaBear904 said:

lgsdesigner said:

Honestly for me-- the worst part is leaking for 1-2 days AFTER we BD. I will be at work the next day, stand up to go to a meeting, and BAM...spermie liquid flows out! You then walk around the rest of the day smelling like a tadpole tank (until you can get home and shower).

THIS EXACTLY!!! I make a point of telling H every time he's around when he's dripped out of me, so he understands what I have to go through. I've just gotten into a habit of having pantyliners with me because I cant stand the "wet undies" that comes with the BD aftermath. LOL this post is all sorts of TMI!!!

Yup, pantyliners are a girl's best friend. After the deed (usually in the AM), I would shower, then always wear a liner that day, just in case.

eskimozie

Well...it takes a few minutes before I can feel my toes or move my body parts again.... I'm sure I mentioned hubby has mad skills... I usually have him give me a quick wipe down, otherwise the "juices" glue my ass to the sheets. Once the out-of-body experience is over and I can move again, I pee and shower. Then I eat a sandwich.