TTC a BOY Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Girl
DW Age: 37
DH Age: 42
Current Children's Gender(s) Girl
Number of Months TTC 2
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? Yes
MINERALS
Calcium Intake(Please describe) Full fat milk, yogurt and cheese.
Magnesium Intake(Please describe) -
Potassium Intake(Please describe) Bananas, potatoes and coconut water.
Sodium Intake(Please describe) Added iodine salt to everything.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets
- Fish Oil
- Folic Acid
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? Women's One a Day
Probiotic
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- Ate red meat everyday for 6 weeks. Gained about 8lbs. CM changed to EW pretty quickly.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 6 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly? No
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- He eats mostly fish and not much red meat. Tons of vegetables and sushi.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? Yes, I had 1 drink per day
Any Diet Details? Followed the personal plan diet recommendations quite closely.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? -
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 142lbs
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? Could have done more weights.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known -
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt -
DH pH -
THE DEED INFO
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? -
BD Pattern- DTD through Ovulation
- BD every few days
BD Dates according to Ovulation- 5 Days Before O
- 2 Days Before O
- 1 Day Before O
- O Day
- After O
BD Position Missionary
Any additional comments? With first DD we did doggy so I didn't believe positions would influence us.
Any relevant attempt details? This is what I believe messed us up! We were BDing about every 2-4 days. I O'd earlier than predicted. The weekend I got my +OPK was crazy. So, I got a positive OPK at 7:30am and we BD at 2:30pm. I stayed in bed for about 30 minutes. I think we jumped the gun and BD's too early and should have waited till the night to BD.
Any thoughts? We had so many things to do this weekend and it stressed me out since all I could think about was the sway.
We went out that night and my husband ended up drinking. I also ended up breastfeeding my daughter at midnight as she was being super fussy. The next morning we tried to BD and he could not finish (TMI). I was panicking! We BD'd again at 11:30am and 9:00pm that night. We also BD'd the following 2 nights after this.
I feel the drinking, breastfeeding, stress and panicking all impacted my sway in the opposite direction or I just have bad luck :-(
I would love any feedback on this...
I should mention, my first daughter was also conceived at 2:30pm in the afternoon?!
Also, my husband has changed a lot in bed. He finishes quicker and does not last as long as he used to. Is this because of age? Could this impact the sex of our baby in any way (I know I'm over analyzing).
Did you do anything with Ions? -
Moon Phase during conception? New Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? -
Things that make me feel great about my sway: My diet! I followed it quite well but would have tried to cut back on the coffee more.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: See above, many things.
Also, age is not on our side.
Things worth mentioning: I am so grateful for this site. Learned alot even though we might not ever get our boy :-(
I was so sure we were pregnant with a boy. My diet was so different for when I conceived my first daughter and so was my pregnancy.
I was shocked when the doctor called out girl at the birth. I didn't realize I could feel this much gender disappointment (I adore my child) but this is our last and I need to work through how I will never mother a boy (I never dreamed I'd be a mommy to girls -- I feel more like a boy mom and it depresses me that I won't be a hockey mom.)
If anyone could chime in and let me know how they think my sway could have been better, I'd appreciate it. Thank you to all, especially Atomic.
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Healthy baby girl :)