Waiting to Pee after FWP?

edgia · December 2012

The other night after we had sex during FW, DH said, "Wait, you can't get up. You need to lay on your back with your legs in the air for at least ten minutes." Why, do you ask? Because he is convinced it will "give his swimmers a head start."

He said that I need to do this to give us the best chance at getting pregnant. I said it is a big myth and it is begging for a urinary tract infection.

SOOOOO Do any of you do this? Do you wait to pee after FWP, specifically with your legs in the air? Or do you run to the bathroom immediately, (hello, UTI!?)?

ETA: Emphasis on legs in the air. Or propping up your pelvis with pillows. Each things DH thinks needs to be done after FWP. Do you do these things while waiting to pee?

heather52904 · December 2012

I stay in bed for like 15 minutes, no legs in the air. Then I pee to avoid a UTI.

Rachaeleigh · December 2012

Last time we were ttcal I would lay in bed for 5 minutes. As of now, I don't. I just get right up

LSzwaya · December 2012

It really depends. If it was a quickie and we have somewhere to be I get up. If it wasn't...I don't.

finleybelle4 · December 2012

Gotta love your DH! :0)

I stay in bed for a few mins...but do go use the bathroom within a 10 mins or so. I've never had a UTI, so...so far, so good. And not gonna lie- I have put my legs up in the past lol

This is my FW and when I got up to go to pee last night after we had sex he was like, "What are you doing?! Go lay down!" lol

buggirl72 · December 2012

I usually wait a few minutes.

edgia · December 2012

finleybelle4:
Gotta love your DH! :0)
I stay in bed for a few mins...but do go use the bathroom within a 10 mins or so. I've never had a UTI, so...so far, so good. And not gonna lie- I have put my legs up in the past lol
This is my FW and when I got up to go to pee last night after we had sex he was like, "What are you doing?! Go lay down!" lol

MH said the same thing! "You need to lay down!!!"

edgia · December 2012

LSzwaya:
It really depends. If it was a quickie and we have somewhere to be I get up. If it wasn't...I don't.

When you are laying down, do you put your legs in the air? This sounds like a perverted questions but you know what I mean. Do you try to "help the swimmers?"

mmedov01 · December 2012

I was thinking the same thing and it got me a UTI since I would not go pee after. So now I learned my lesson and after 5 min I go to the bathroom.

Amores0121 · December 2012

Mine says the same. I lay down for a few minutes, sometimes put a pillow under my hips. Everytime I've done it, it's worked.

nbcarlson · December 2012

No legs in the air lol, but I do wait a bit before I get up. Not long enough to cause a UTI though lol.

JustDoIt62009 · December 2012

When we were TTCAL last time, I totally laid in the bed with my pelvis lifted or legs in the air for at least 5 minutes- and then I would go pee. Before we got pregnant this last time, I laid in bed for 5 or so minutes but without my legs in the air. Who knows what we'll do while TTCAL this time, I'll definitely lay in bed for a bit, but if I raise my legs will depend on how long TTC is taking and how desperate I start feeling lol

LaTi07 · December 2012

I lay in bed for 5 min with my pelvis slightly tilted. Not full on legs in the air, just a pillow tucked under my butt. Then I pee.

possitivethoughts · December 2012

haha! My DH tells me the same thing, to not get up, to stay at least for a few minutes, that when I go to Bathroom his swimmers just slide on out!

so I do.. I lay in bed for about 5 min

LunaBug924 · December 2012

I usually wait about 10 minutes, but I don't think there's anything wrong with getting up right away either. Your DH sounds cute not in a creepy "I want to steal him" way. Just in the aww he gets it and he wants to help kind of way. Tell him that giving you a foot rub while you lie with your legs up will REALLY get them in there good!

psychmajormom · December 2012

I usually rest a few minutes then get up to pee, then take a bath.

beccabrad · December 2012

I do lay there for a few. After my IUI I had to lay there for 10 mins. so there must be something to it.

jenohouston · December 2012

I usually lay for a few minutes. Then I go pee.

BootsOrHearts · December 2012

I don't think the position of your legs has anything to do with your uterus or cervix, since, they bend at your hip.

But as far as UTIs go, it takes longer than 10 minutes for one to develop so I think waiting 10 minutes to pee is just fine.

edgia · December 2012

JustDoIt62009:
When we were TTCAL last time, I totally laid in the bed with my pelvis lifted or legs in the air for at least 5 minutes- and then I would go pee. Before we got pregnant this last time, I laid in bed for 5 or so minutes but without my legs in the air. Who knows what we'll do while TTCAL this time, I'll definitely lay in bed for a bit, but if I raise my legs will depend on how long TTC is taking and how desperate I start feeling lol

Im with you hun! Didnt someone post about a ute massage today? Adding ute massage and "legs in the air" to my list of things to try when getting desperate. haha

edgia · December 2012

LunaBug924:
I usually wait about 10 minutes, but I don't think there's anything wrong with getting up right away either. Your DH sounds cute not in a creepy "I want to steal him" way. Just in the aww he gets it and he wants to help kind of way. Tell him that giving you a foot rub while you lie with your legs up will REALLY get them in there good!

Aw he is cute. Thank you! Um, and the foot massage while waiting? brilliant.

edgia · December 2012

beccabrad:
I do lay there for a few. After my IUI I had to lay there for 10 mins. so there must be something to it.

This is interesting.

edgia · December 2012

BootsOrHearts:
I don't think the position of your legs has anything to do with your uterus or cervix, since, they bend at your hip.
But as far as UTIs go, it takes longer than 10 minutes for one to develop so I think waiting 10 minutes to pee is just fine.

Agreed that the legs in the air thing is crazy! But the pillow under the pelvis like PPs said is starting to make sense..

I hope UTIs take longer than 10 min. Those things are a b!tch.

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waterfall11 · December 2012

I will admit I have done this (well, legs in the air, don't think it was 10 minutes)...and I think it was during the months I got pregnant both times. I don't think you will get a UTI from waiting a few minutes to pee. Of course, as DH likes to point out, I don't think all the girls his teenage cousins have KU are out there putting there legs in the air after sex, but that's another vent.

funny bunny · December 2012

I think I lay there (legs down) for 3-8 minutes or so.. then I pee.

UTI's suck!

ocnfish4 · December 2012

heather52904:
I stay in bed for like 15 minutes, no legs in the air. Then I pee to avoid a UTI.

This.

doglover31 · December 2012

I lay down for about 510 minutes then get up. I feel it doesn't hurt to lay there a little longer. Sometimes I prop myself up with some pillows.... Nothing too crazy

ejb23 · December 2012

My doctor told me to lay in bed for a least 10 minutes after TTC and not rush to the bathroom. She has always told me to pee after sex to avoid uti's but she said this is the one time I should wait. I usually put my legs up or just tilt my pelvis for extra help!

Littlar · December 2012

I generally wait 30 minutes! I need all the help I can get!

rlajambe · December 2012

I lay there for about 5-10 minutes, about the standard afterglow time. I lay on my side, no acrobatics and no pillows.

luciddreamer106 · December 2012

I lay in bed for about 10 min on my side, I do feel that it kinda tilts my pelvis slightly. I used to occasionally prop my hips, but it wasn't making any difference. Maybe we'll try that again next cycle if this one doesn't work.

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