LolaInLove's Boy Sway (BFP in March 2011)

[LolaInLove]

Name? LolaInLove

Swaying attempt - Natural, Sperm sorting, High Tech...? Natural

CM pH? 6-7

DH pH? Don’t know

Baking soda douche? no

Baking soda finger, how many times and for how long? 1x an hour before

Pre-seed, how and what was the pH? Yes, 7.5

Egg whites pH and type? no

Big O? yes, before DH and after inserting preseed


Minerals DW

Calcium? Some cheese and full-fat dairy, didn’t indulge but didn’t avoid
Magnesium? Some from foods
Potassium? Tons! Took 50mg day pill, tons in food, ASG 1xday
Sodium? Tons! Salted everything, ASG 1xday


DH minerals? Lots of salt and potassium for him, too.


Diet

Dietary Changes? Tons of meat, tomatoes, potatoes, salt, lots of fruit and variety of nutrients
Did you continue diet after attempt. If so for how long? Yes, till bfp.
DH consume caffeine before attempt day? Yes, 1 cup of coffee in the morning.
DH consume caffeine 1/2 hour or an hour before BD? No.


Hormones? Larg, DHEA (25mg/day), progesterone cream in 2ww


Drinks? ASG (1xday), NYF in V8 (1xday), lemon water w/ Stevia (80oz/day), green tea, Fertilitea


Supplements

Evening Primrose Oil (EPO)? yes
Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets? yes
Alka Seltzer Gold? yes
Green Tea? yes
Fertile-CM? no
False Unicorn? occassionally
Vitamin E? yes (400iui)
Fish Oil? yes
Folic Acid? Yes, 2000mg day
Flaxseed Oil? yes
Potassium pills? Yes (50 mg)
L-Arginine? yes
Tribulus terrestris? no
Vitamin B12? yes
Zinc? Yes (50mg)
Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen? yes
Others? Pynogenol, DHEA, Cloroxygen drink (green drink), Vit D


DH supps? Fertilaid for Men, Pumpkin seed oil, pynogenol, zinc, DHEA, flax and fish oils, Vitamin E, Folic Acid and B12 pill


Timing

Length of DH abstinence? 3 days
BD on O? yes
How close to O? within 12 hours I think
BD how often? Every 3 days (bd midnight of 1st +opk, then midnight next night)
Charting O with Temp? no
Charting O with OPK? yes
Fertility monitor used? no
suspected O date? March 9, 2011


Ions

O in what moon phase? New
Changed ions in other ways? Laptop next to me, cell phone on belly for an hour, work at computer 8 hours/day


How many kids do you have? 2

What gender(s)? girls

Number of months TTC? 8

Your Age? 35

BD position? dog

EWCM present - how much? Some, can’t tell with bsf!

DH type of undies? boxers

Did you use instead cups - how long? no

DH use cold bath/shower or ice? no

OWT - anything under bed? Friend’s son’s pjs, hat I bought for baby boy (will be the one he wears home from hospital!)

Comments? Had a chem pg on month 6, started DHEA 8 weeks before attempt. We DTD on the evening of the 1st +opk (around midnight, got the opk in the afternoon) and then DTD again the following midnight.

Gender Resulted? Don’t know yet! EDD 11/30/11 PLEASE!!!!!!

[TulleExplosion]

Sounds awesome!!! I have so much hope for you! Good luck and I hope you hear blue very soon!!

[begonia]

Lola I am SO HAPPY :-) YAY for that BFP and it looks like an amazing sway! I started EPO too and am wondering how much you took and when? I've been doing 1000 mg AF to O.

[LolaInLove]

Lola I am SO HAPPY :-) YAY for that BFP and it looks like an amazing sway! I started EPO too and am wondering how much you took and when? I've been doing 1000 mg AF to O.

Yep, I did the recommended amounts of all (some I listed) but yes, 1000 mg of EPO. This was the combination of supps that my body finally liked!

Thanks, girls....I am slowly getting on pins and needles already about gender, but trying to remain calm!

[iyamaryam]

Your sway looks awesome,for blue bean for you.

[iyamaryam]

Thanks, girls....I am slowly getting on pins and needles already about gender, but trying to remain calm!

I know right, tell me about it hon

[Another princess]

Excellent sway. well done! Congratulations on your pregnancy. FX its a blue bean.

[iluvmyman]

Amazing! Congratulations!!

[atomic sagebrush]

I think you did a fantastic job.

[My Fabulous Children]

Good job Lola, I hope you hear boy in few weeks, good luck.