TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Boy
DW Age: 32
DH Age: 37
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy, Boy, Boy, Boy
Number of Months TTC 2
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? No
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- Huge changes. Became largely vegetarian, did pretty strict IF, counted grams of fat, protein, and carbs. No snacking, switched to black coffee.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 16 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet- He was diagnosed with diabetes within the past year so on his own he was eating a little better with an increase in diet foods. He avoided red meat for our sway and regularly skips lunch.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? I had an average of 2 cups of black coffee in the AM as to not break my fast and occasionally had one more in the afternoon, usually decaf but sometimes regular.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? I swayed with GD in 2014 and did not try hard with the diet so I felt if I was praying for a daughter, I needed to commit and give it my all. It was not that hard after a month or two.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 155 (25 bmi) at the start, 128 (20 bmi) at the end.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I was shocked how the weight fell off and at the end I felt too skinny. I'm thankful I was able to conceive. I was thinking I might lose 10 lbs but when I lost over 20 I felt that hopefully I had "shocked" my body enough and hoped I didn't have to sway for much longer.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known unknown
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt Didn't check
DH pH Didn't check
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? Released 7 times, only one unprotected attempt
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? Worried about attempt being so close to O, but feel good about how my boys were conceived after long abstains with one attempt at peak.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Doggy style
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? We tried not to use lube at all, but the frequent release was making that more difficult, so we ended up using Astroglide at the end. I did not use any jellies, got up to pee after 5 minutes, then went to bed.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- Baby asprin
- folic acid
- Fiber
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? I took femara 2.5mg days 3-7, fiber before each meal, baby asprin as recommended by my OB, myoinositol, and folic acid. One iron tablet every other day because I am anemic.
Did you do anything with Ions? No
Moon Phase during conception? Waning Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? Lavender deodorant and put lavender oil on my belly during follicular phase.
Things that make me feel great about my sway: I really gave it my all. I worked hard and prayed a lot. I ultimately believe if it works it will be because God answered my prayer but if not I will still be glad I tried so hard.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: I gave up diet a little bit in this tww. My attempt was the day before O.
Things worth mentioning: -
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