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April 25th, 2013, 07:01 AM
TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
GIRL!!!!
DW Age:
29
DH Age:
31
Current Children's Gender(s)
DS1
DS2
Number of Months TTC
1
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? LE(Low Everything)
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
I did the LE Diet and it was quite a change from my regular diet in that I have always enjoyed chocolate and crisps and I guess quite high cal foods. Not eating meat wasn't much of a challenge as I am not a huge meat eater anyway.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
11 weeks on the LE diet, before which I had done 3 weeks on Weight Watchers
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet-
DH gave up red meat and ate a more unhealthy diet. This was a big change for him as he is usually a very healthy eater. He indulged in a little junk food....
DId you consume alcohol? No
DId you try to limit caffeine?
Yes, I cutback
Any Diet Details?
I skipped breakfast everyday. I kept my food choices quite simple eating mainly weight watchers toast and jam, pasta with either pesto or butter, rice with sweet chilli sauce, matzo with diet homous and then had things like green beans, iceberg with low fat dressing, low fat yogurts, low fat cheese.... I also drank diet caffeine free coke and used sweeteners in my tea and coffee.
Towards the end I had to increase my fat and cal intake as I was loosing too much weight and was worried it would delay/stop ovulation.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
I didn't track the amounts of fat, cals, salt etc in the foods, rather just went low fat, low salt etc... I had to be careful as I was breastfeeding still and loosing weight rapidly!
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
Weight when I started diet was 10st 4 (145lbs), BMI 21.4
Weight at ovulation was 8st 12 (113lbs), BMI 16.7
I lost a total of 32lbs
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
Towards the end my weight loss slowed right down and I wanted to exercise but then I discovered that actually my BMI was too low and I needed to not loose anymore weight.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
I had those ph strips and could never decipher a colour so I think it was about 5...
Any VG potions used? RePhresh
CM pH at attempt
No idea
DH pH
No idea
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
1
BD Dates according to Ovulation 2 Days Before O
Any additional comments?
It was a total oopsie, my cycles were really long and my luteal phase really short as I was breastfeeding. We had decided to wait until my luteal phase was back to normal to try.
Not thinking we could get pregnant anyway and with the intention of DH pulling out we DTD, but DH got carried away. Immediately after I ran to the loo and jumped, dumped and pushed... hehe... I then inserted loads of Rephresh!!
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Abstained
BD Position
Multiple
Did you Jump and Dump? Yes
Any relevant attempt details?
As far as abstinence he had helped himself about a week before, we didn't want to raise testosterone in case we decided to try that month. Then when we decided we weren't going to try we DTD as I figured it would be enough time (particularly with my long cycles) until we actually had our attempt...
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements folic acid and Fiber
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
-
Did you do anything with Ions?
I had a negative ionizer under the bed. I had bought some lavender oil but never got to use it...
Moon Phase during conception?
Full Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
Had some girl clothes under the bed
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
Being on the diet for a while (I was starting to get worried too about the fact I was going to have to increase my fat/cal intake). I lost quite a lot of weight. The one attempt after abstinence and the serious jump and dump and rephresh I felt was good!! I was definitely not in great condition for getting pregnant, and actually can't quite believe I did. Because it was unplanned I wasn't stressed out which is good from a testosterone point of view. Glad I was still breastfeeding. Oh and I had a cold in the TWW. I guess it seemed so incredibly unlikely even in spite of our oppsie that pregnancy would occur that I feel optimistic for a girl. One other thing I forgot... month of conception was March, apparently this is a good girl month.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
Didn't use rephresh before DTD, or make DH have a hot bath. Would have rather had longer abstinence... I had the BIG O!! Which, was what was responsible for DH getting carried away. I had a few nutritious cheats and a tiny bit of chicken in the TWW. I feel like I wanted to feel more prepared for the actual attempt and so that makes me feel a little nervous. I ovulated on a full moon... I think that favours boy!?
Things worth mentioning:
I feel that actually all things considered we gave it a really good shot. I am particularly happy with the diet, which from all I have read is the biggest sway factor.
The most important thing to us is to have a happy healthy baby. We never take for granted how incredibly lucky we are to even be able to have children, let alone be in a position to try and influence the sex. We would adore to have a little girl, it would be a dream come true, but I am crazy in love with my boys and another boy would be fantastic too!
Thank you Atomic for answering all my questions and for making this experience a fun and fascinating education!
Gender Result:
GIRL!!!!
DW Age:
29
DH Age:
31
Current Children's Gender(s)
DS1
DS2
Number of Months TTC
1
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? LE(Low Everything)
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
I did the LE Diet and it was quite a change from my regular diet in that I have always enjoyed chocolate and crisps and I guess quite high cal foods. Not eating meat wasn't much of a challenge as I am not a huge meat eater anyway.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
11 weeks on the LE diet, before which I had done 3 weeks on Weight Watchers
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet-
DH gave up red meat and ate a more unhealthy diet. This was a big change for him as he is usually a very healthy eater. He indulged in a little junk food....
DId you consume alcohol? No
DId you try to limit caffeine?
Yes, I cutback
Any Diet Details?
I skipped breakfast everyday. I kept my food choices quite simple eating mainly weight watchers toast and jam, pasta with either pesto or butter, rice with sweet chilli sauce, matzo with diet homous and then had things like green beans, iceberg with low fat dressing, low fat yogurts, low fat cheese.... I also drank diet caffeine free coke and used sweeteners in my tea and coffee.
Towards the end I had to increase my fat and cal intake as I was loosing too much weight and was worried it would delay/stop ovulation.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
I didn't track the amounts of fat, cals, salt etc in the foods, rather just went low fat, low salt etc... I had to be careful as I was breastfeeding still and loosing weight rapidly!
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
Weight when I started diet was 10st 4 (145lbs), BMI 21.4
Weight at ovulation was 8st 12 (113lbs), BMI 16.7
I lost a total of 32lbs
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
Towards the end my weight loss slowed right down and I wanted to exercise but then I discovered that actually my BMI was too low and I needed to not loose anymore weight.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
I had those ph strips and could never decipher a colour so I think it was about 5...
Any VG potions used? RePhresh
CM pH at attempt
No idea
DH pH
No idea
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
1
BD Dates according to Ovulation 2 Days Before O
Any additional comments?
It was a total oopsie, my cycles were really long and my luteal phase really short as I was breastfeeding. We had decided to wait until my luteal phase was back to normal to try.
Not thinking we could get pregnant anyway and with the intention of DH pulling out we DTD, but DH got carried away. Immediately after I ran to the loo and jumped, dumped and pushed... hehe... I then inserted loads of Rephresh!!
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Abstained
BD Position
Multiple
Did you Jump and Dump? Yes
Any relevant attempt details?
As far as abstinence he had helped himself about a week before, we didn't want to raise testosterone in case we decided to try that month. Then when we decided we weren't going to try we DTD as I figured it would be enough time (particularly with my long cycles) until we actually had our attempt...
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements folic acid and Fiber
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
-
Did you do anything with Ions?
I had a negative ionizer under the bed. I had bought some lavender oil but never got to use it...
Moon Phase during conception?
Full Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
Had some girl clothes under the bed
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
Being on the diet for a while (I was starting to get worried too about the fact I was going to have to increase my fat/cal intake). I lost quite a lot of weight. The one attempt after abstinence and the serious jump and dump and rephresh I felt was good!! I was definitely not in great condition for getting pregnant, and actually can't quite believe I did. Because it was unplanned I wasn't stressed out which is good from a testosterone point of view. Glad I was still breastfeeding. Oh and I had a cold in the TWW. I guess it seemed so incredibly unlikely even in spite of our oppsie that pregnancy would occur that I feel optimistic for a girl. One other thing I forgot... month of conception was March, apparently this is a good girl month.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
Didn't use rephresh before DTD, or make DH have a hot bath. Would have rather had longer abstinence... I had the BIG O!! Which, was what was responsible for DH getting carried away. I had a few nutritious cheats and a tiny bit of chicken in the TWW. I feel like I wanted to feel more prepared for the actual attempt and so that makes me feel a little nervous. I ovulated on a full moon... I think that favours boy!?
Things worth mentioning:
I feel that actually all things considered we gave it a really good shot. I am particularly happy with the diet, which from all I have read is the biggest sway factor.
The most important thing to us is to have a happy healthy baby. We never take for granted how incredibly lucky we are to even be able to have children, let alone be in a position to try and influence the sex. We would adore to have a little girl, it would be a dream come true, but I am crazy in love with my boys and another boy would be fantastic too!
Thank you Atomic for answering all my questions and for making this experience a fun and fascinating education!