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01-08-2013 at 3:14 PM
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New husband after watching The Great Sperm race

Well, well, well... who would have thunk that one little old movie would be better than months of nagging my husband?

Up until yesterday, my DH had pretty much only been interested in the extra sex sessions part of TTC.  For weeks he was giving me the side-eye with my charting, making jokes, etc.   He actually brought a twig in the house, saying that since I'm addicted to peeing on sticks, so he thought I might enjoy a 'fattie'.  Yep... show me a stick, I'll pee on it! LOL

*Anyway*,  DH is a NEW MAN after watching the Great Sperm Race last night. He was amazed that ANYONE got pregnant ever by the time it was over.

 Who was this man who woke up at 4:59am to put my thermometer in for me??  Who finally asked for a healthy oatmeal breakfast instead of cholesterol-laden sausage and eggs?   He wanted to check my cm too, but that was going too far,  no thank you.

He also  decided to go to the gym with me after work.   I'm trying not to laugh, but this is a great movie to show men that it ain't all us... they've got to keep their swimmers in the best shape too!

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01-08-2013 at 3:25 PM
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Is it on YouTube or something?   I found this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SFOpHiS-tA Is this it?
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01-08-2013 at 3:26 PM
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Haha my husband is just like that! He rolls his eyes at my temping and acts like getting pregnant is as easy as falling off a log. I may have to show him that.
 
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01-08-2013 at 3:27 PM
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alizuchowski:
Is it on YouTube or something?   I found this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SFOpHiS-tA Is this it?

 

Yep that's the one!  Kinda evens up the playing field with the husbands <evil laugh>

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01-08-2013 at 3:35 PM
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haha! I will have to show mine this video now! He is basically only interested in the extra bedroom time (as yours was) and just thinks I am crazy when I talk about everything that goes into this! Maybe he will learn something too! haha
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01-08-2013 at 3:37 PM
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Are all of the parts rolled into one YouTube now...?
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shecodes:
He actually brought a twig in the house, saying that since I'm addicted to peeing on sticks, so he thought I might enjoy a 'fattie'. 

This is hilarious

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01-08-2013 at 3:42 PM
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Yes, the one that we watched was all rolled into one.
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01-08-2013 at 3:43 PM
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It was still 6 (I think) separate parts on youtube..when I watched it a few days ago...of course when you watch the first one..the others are also displayed so you can easily access the next one
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Yes, the one that we watched was all rolled into one.

Wow!  Back when I started, we had to search YouTube for like 5 different parts.

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01-08-2013 at 3:44 PM
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We just watched it this week too - he wasn't believing me about how not easy it all is! His reaction was "Welp...we're f*cked."

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01-08-2013 at 3:49 PM
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Hmmm I am definitely going to have to watch this video & show it to MH tonight!
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mnmello:
We just watched it this week too - he wasn't believing me about how not easy it all is! His reaction was "Welp...we're f*cked."

:)

My husband had a similar reaction. He said "yeah...this is impossible." He did say a while ago, though, that the longer it takes, the more he starts to wonder if there's something wrong with him so I think that in a roundabout way, this was actually helpful for him.

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01-08-2013 at 3:59 PM
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mnmello:
We just watched it this week too - he wasn't believing me about how not easy it all is! His reaction was "Welp...we're f*cked."

:)

My husband had a similar reaction. He said "yeah...this is impossible." He did say a while ago, though, that the longer it takes, the more he starts to wonder if there's something wrong with him so I think that in a roundabout way, this was actually helpful for him.

OP, I keep meaning to tell you that your wedding dress is absolutely gorgeous!

 

Thanks sooo much!  I had my wedding dress custom made bc nothing looked right on me in the stores. 

 -- And yes to those who haven't seen it, the movie was definitely helpful!  I think my DH was a tad little cocky about his side of things so it was a reality check for him.  He understands why I'm slightly neurotic about charting and eating right, etc.  He seems to be motivated to take a look at his habits as well... I hope it lasts.

 
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01-08-2013 at 3:59 PM
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spacepotatoes:

My husband had a similar reaction. He said "yeah...this is impossible." He did say a while ago, though, that the longer it takes, the more he starts to wonder if there's something wrong with him so I think that in a roundabout way, this was actually helpful for him. 

 

Yeah - I agree, mine was starting to feel the same too and now understands more than it's not him - it's just a complicated process that takes time! :) 
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01-08-2013 at 4:15 PM
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it actually overwhelmed my husband and freaked him out.  guess he wasn't paying attention in sex ed
 
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01-08-2013 at 4:18 PM
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I was hoping someone would post a link to this movie they keep talking about. Thank you! Looks like I get to pick the movie this weekend. 
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01-08-2013 at 4:19 PM
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Coming out of hiding just to say that I finally got around to watching The Great Sperm Race yesterday. It was amazing and actually really fun to watch. DH watched it as well and he was blown away. His exact words were "Wow, being a sperm flucking sucks!". He finally understands everything I have been talking about the past few months. I highly recommend watching it, if anyone hasn't already.
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01-08-2013 at 4:26 PM
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I'll have to watch this with DH.  He is in the "it'll happen when it's meant to happen" group. He is enjoying the extra sex, but doesn't seem to be as into the TTC process as I am.
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01-08-2013 at 5:15 PM
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We watched it new years day...it was a real eye opener for dh as well. Great info
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01-08-2013 at 5:17 PM
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I'm going to have to try watching it again. I feel asleep during the 4th part. Surprise



 
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01-08-2013 at 5:52 PM
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I keep hearing it mentioned, looks like we will be watching it this weekend.
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01-08-2013 at 6:16 PM
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I watched it last week when I saw it mentioned on here - I liked it a lot, found it really informative.  Definitely makes you feel like you can't slack on any one thing - hydration, vitamins, timing, diet (to affect pH balance). 

 

It also makes me feel like it's a crapshoot so I should pick up a superstition like I have for my favorite NFL team - I plan to wear the same jersey & hat & drink out of the same team-themed mug for every playoff game.  So maybe I should wear the same lingerie, or something?  Hop on one foot before, repeat "Baby" four times after doing it.

 

Never going to get DH to watch it.  Everrrr.  At least he's willing to hump whenever I say so!




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01-08-2013 at 6:53 PM
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calindi:

 Never going to get DH to watch it.  Everrrr.  At least he's willing to hump whenever I say so!

LOL - you might trick him by watching it and then suspiciously turning it off quickly when he enters the room... that's how I got DH to sit and watch The Black Swan movie with me, heh heh

A cool bonus, I heard that the movie made some husbands get much more invested in giving their wives a bigger 'O' during sex, and I don't mean ovulation.

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01-08-2013 at 7:49 PM
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My DH and I watched it together this weekend after seeing a post on it on this board. He is the type of man who researches everything so he was already doing some things, but I think it did shed some light on how to make sure we are preparing his swimmers to be the strongest guys they can be when I'm o'ing! Very interesting video. 


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01-09-2013 at 12:16 AM
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Awww, I love this story. What a sweet DH you have!
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01-09-2013 at 9:53 AM
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