after sex..."marinate" or clean up?

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My friend told me that in order to get pregnant that I should "get drunk (no thanks, not for me) have hot sex with the hubster and let that sh*t marinate." She was drunk while giving this advice. How many of you clean up directly after or just lay there? Does it matter if you get up to clean yourself? Does gravity make it not reach the egg? I am prone to UTI's and I'm always scared I'll get one if I don't go pee directly after. We've been trying this "let it marinate" theory but I always feel yucky not getting up and washing off!

I didn't test this week but just used the app to see when my fertile days were. Hopefully this month is the month we are blessed with baby. I should start my period around May 10th. I go to see my doctor on May 1st for my annual check up. If I don't have good news by then, hopefully she can run some tests and see if I have any problems. Wish us luck! Xoxo

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I marinated for a few minutes (15-20min) but I honestly I don't think it matters. Those swimmers  get to their destination pretty quickly.

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I've read that it doesn't matter if you get up and pee right after or if you marinate. Marinating doesn't increase your chances of conceiving. When your partner ejaculates, that's the one chance the sperm have to get through the cervix and into the uterus.

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Science shows that the sperm reaches the uterus in a matter of seconds so "marinating" is a myth 😊 But to be very honest, I do it too 😂

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😂 I clean up immediately!  It gets where it needs to go.

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😂😂Marinate!😂😂 I lay there for about 20 minutes. I figure it's more likely to help than hurt. I think that as long as you are still you will avoid the "yucky" feeling.

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I 'marinate' for upto an hour then clean up. Just for the post sex cwtches :)

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I did this, it never worked. All it did was give me several yeast infections. When I told my doctor what I was doing to help things along she looked at me like I was nuts and told me I should go pee and clean up afterwards. So I did, and we got preggers 2 cycles later.

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Get a soft cup. I keep it right there on the nightstand and put it in right after BD to keep all the sperm in. Then I pee and clean up. No time to be laying there for 30 minutes lol

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I know it's old school, but I get in a head stand on the bed or couch for a few minutes! 🙈 Then I marinate as long as I can, usually about 20 minutes or so. I know we're fertilizing because I see faint lines when I test, it's just staying pregnant that's hard for me.

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I lay there for a minute...sometimes I pee after, but I just go about my day...I've never really cleaned up lol so I guess I marinate, kinda? 😂😳

after sex..."marinate" or clean up?

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