Spicy's Boy Sway

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Spicy's Boy Sway

Name? SpicyTunaSushi

Gender Resulted - It's A GIRL!

Swaying attempt - Natural

CM pH - Not sure- but was about 6 and up a few days before O- never
checked EWCM. It had definitely changed from my natural ph (5)

DH PH - 7.5-8

Baking soda douche? no

Baking soda finger, how many times and for how long? 2x Day before BD

Baking Soda bath: no

Pre-seed, how and what was the pH? no

Egg whites pH and type? Pasteurized, 9-9.5

Big O? Yes 1x after with legs in the air.


Minerals DW

Calcium? Within Range
Magnesium? Higher than range- but tried to consume fruits, etc.
Potassium? Upper limit of range
Sodium? Upper limit of range


DH minerals? Same as me.

Diet

Duration of diet? 4.5 months strict diet- very few cheats

Dietary Changes? Red Meat 2x, 2200+ calories, Tomato Juice, Pineapple juice, potato chips, and fries/potatoes everyday. Bananas, Dates, tomatoes. Bread/pasta during 2ww, less so during follicular phase

Did you continue diet after attempt. If so for how long? Until BFP, switching to TW during 8-12 weeks of pregnancy. High fat cheese, milk, and meat/potatoes.

DH consume caffeine before attempt day? No.

DH consume caffeine 1/2 hour or an hour before BD? Yes, 1 hour before. Coffee


Hormones? Increased acne some months, lower temps (suggest hormonal). I cycled everyday (slow pace)- leg muscles increased.


Drinks? 1 large glass of Pineapple Juice, gelatin during follicular phase, 1 large glass of Tomato juice, occaisionally COT (though getting enough potassium). BSD 3x a day follicular phase. ACV in earlier stages of diet, gave up-didn't help with pH. Lemon water- 80-100 ounces/ day


Supplements

Evening Primrose Oil (EPO)? No
Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets? Yes. 3x/day 5 days before O, and one day after
Alka Seltzer Gold? No
Green Tea? No
Fertile-CM? no
False Unicorn? no
Vitamin E? 400 IU
Fish Oil? yes, 1000 mcg a day
Folic Acid? Yes, 2000-2400 mcg day
Flaxseed Oil? no
Potassium pills? No, got from diet
L-Arginine? no
Tribulus terrestris? no
Vitamin B12? Rice Crispies- fortified
Zinc? Yes, 25-50mg
Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen? Yes, RJ
Others?
Vit D- from Sun (outside everyday)

DH supps? Zinc, fish oil, CoQ10, Vitamin E, Folic Acid

Timing

Length of DH abstinence? 48 Hours
BD on O? No
How close to O? +/- about 24 hours
BD how often? Every Other Day. O was late by 12 hours or so. FF keeps switching my dates between CD13 and CD14- but felt O pains at 11pm CD13, and slight temp rise CD14
Charting O with Temp? Yes
Charting O with OPK? yes- usually get CD12 & CD13, didn't get until CD13,
non on CD14 (suspect O was late because surge was late)
Fertility monitor used? no
Suspected O date? CD 13

Ions

O in what moon phase? During Full Moon Stage
Changed ions in other ways? laptop on lap for several hours, in front of computer all day


How many kids do you have? 1

What gender(s)? girl

Number of months TTC? 3 But diet/supps for about 5 months prior

Your Age? 26

BD position? Doggie, DH said it was an amazing O.

EWCM present - how much? Yes for week before, 1 day before O- 3-4 inches, strong and a lot present on O day too.

DH type of undies? boxer briefs, in evenings free-balling under loose trousers, slept naked

Did you use instead cups - how long? no

DH use cold bath/shower or ice? Icing 30min/day 2x a day

OWT - anything under bed? No

Comments? I feel great- timing was not ideal, but I do think that I had at least a 1 day cutoff, at most 1.5 day cutoff. Diet went really well, nice strong BFP. Amazing EWCM (due to fish oil and diet). Never had ewcm with dd, diet was very different with dd (carbs and sugar, low nutrient). We maximized sperm count with every 48 hours. I looked at DH's swimmers under microscope at work (high power and expensive) and they looked very healthy, fast and straight swimming. He also works out and has lost some weight from diet.

Temps are a bit lower this cycle than others. I do not want to see a nub and obsess- I am still deciding whether we find out gender.

Thanks for your help! Hope this baby sticks!

[jane]

there has to be a boy in there,that's a great sway!welldone!

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Thank you! Timing and all!?

[Layla]

Fantastic sway Spicy. Congratulations! Can I ask what did you eat for breakfast and did you eat bananas every day? Also how did you make sure your potassium levels were high enough? Finally, did you use charts etc to measure how much calcium and potassium you had each day? Sorry if too many questions but your sway is so strong, I would love to know.

[SpicyTunaSushi]

I had Rice Crispies with Rice milk for breakfast. I occasionally looked at fitday.com to see my levels. Getting enough potassium is so easy. Bananas (2x a day), Dates (morning snack), tomatoes with sandwiches (BLT), tomato juice (tall glass) (probably a key element), pineapple juice (tall glass), potatoes with dinner, apples every day! Sometimes, things like: canned chopped tomatoes with minced beef on top of potatoes for dinner

Really- just eat those things every day and you reach your levels. Thanks for letting me know I had a good sway! It feels average to me. I think meat is important at every meal (I didn't at breakfast). Hot dogs, ground beef, bacon (high in salt), etc.

I definitely wasn't perfect in terms of levels- but I didn't eat ANY DAIRY, beans, whole wheat products, etc.

Good luck!

It really is easy to get enough potassium.

[Layla]

Thanks for replying sorry one more question when you say calcium was "within range" what is the range? I had a look at rice milk today and it does have a bit of calcium in it. Is that still within range? Ta

[Cheekymoo]

congrats ! Your sway looks good fx you have a blue bean in there....

[nuthinbutpink]

Congrats...thanks for posting...and good luck!

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Thanks for replying sorry one more question when you say calcium was "within range" what is the range? I had a look at rice milk today and it does have a bit of calcium in it. Is that still within range? Ta

Which brand are you looking at? I have the one that DOESN'T have added calcium (organic). It is essentially rice and filtered water.

http://www.ricedream.co.uk/health-benefits-how-use

So, there is no more calcium than there is in Rice.

The range I was in was 200-400. I was towards the lower end (not that I am proud of that!). I would have liked to eat more green vegetables, but was already spending a fortune on food.

[begonia]

YAY SPICY!!!!! So happy for you and your BFP! Your diet looks impeccable, and personally .. I am in the "screw timing" camp so would say don't fret a BIT about your timing as I think you did what you could to maximize his count, and that's the only thing that does have some support for swaying boy. Go team blue! Congrats!