How Much is to Much?

[Princess Wanted]

Good Morning Ladies!  Happy Friday :) More questions about ttc.

I am sorry if this is tmi....but I have to know:

My hubby can keep an erection even after his big O.  It's fantastic but I'm worried it will hurt our chances of ttc.  Are you suppose to rest 30 minutes after each bd or can you keep going?  I figured if you kept going it would make the sperm that was in there come out.  

Also how many times a day is to much?

Thank you for help!

[baby4Staci]

having sex every other day is recommended during TTC.  if you do it more than once a day or every day you are not allowing the spermies to build back up.  

good luck!

[markysmom]

If his sperm count is okay, you can have sex every day. If not, every other is best.

[Trentonsmom]

I remember when my Husband and I were trying to concieve again it got to the point that he could keep up with me. It was kind of funny. After I had my first child I didn't want to BD as much. so when we started to try again my husband wasn't prepared for all the "work". HAHAHA

[tinad]

My DH is the same way! I love it! My ex only cared about taking care of himself. DH makes sure I'm taken care of each time. When I got pg DH and I were bding all the time. We still bd a lot but the honeymoon phase is starting to wane a bit. As long as your husband's sperm is healthy and you want to bd then I say go for it and bd as often as you want!

[AnnieBrooke]

I have a macho dog who thinks it is his duty to mark every bush along the route when we take a walk.  Even when he gets to the point where he is totally empty, he still raises his leg at all the marking spots until we get home, as though he is doing something. He's not just firing blanks, he's not firing at all, but he either genuinely thinks he is or just pretends he is.

I think the spermies get like my dog's missing juice after being pumped out a lot in a short time.  There aren't any left until they build up again, no matter how enthusiastically we bd.  There are only so many available to go into the semen, and once they are pumped out of the system, the well is dry of seeds until a day or two has gone by.  Nothing against bd-ing, but doing it several times in a day will have the same impact in ttc terms as doing it once every two days.

Good luck and have fun trying!

[Princess Wanted]

Thanks ladies for the advice.  You're all so wonderful :)

[misseltoe]

If your husband has a normal/average sperm count you can have sex just about as much as you want.  If his sperm count is little lower it is best to do it every other day.  But, honestly, if he has a normal sperm count and you both want to have sex again then go for it.  Count yourself lucky to be in that situation.  It took us six years to conceive and you get to a point where it can be hard to get started, let alone find the energy to want to do it again.

[lisa128]

I just wanted to let you know what I was told if you are trying to conceive and you have too much sex. You can get clogged up with dead sperm and the good sperm has a harder time swimming through the dead stuff. I heard and read this in several places and that is why my doc told us every other day was the best way to go. Baby4staci is right you do need to let the sperm build up. Good luck to you!