My blue sway - what do you think?

[DreamInBlue]

So, after doing a lot of research, here is what I've been doing for my sway. Let me know what you think - any suggestions appreciated also!

Diet:
Eat cereal + full fat milk for breakfast every day
Eat every 2-3 hours, protein plus carb
Each day include in diet: a banana, a cup of V8, almonds, dark chocolate, full fat dairy, a lot of fruit and veggies
Lemon water all day
No coffee (not a big coffee drinker anyway)

Supps:
Women's 1 a day vitamin, plus extra folic acid
Fish oil
Clomid (this will be my first cycle on clomid due to not having a period/ovulating regularly) days 5-9 of cycle
Guaifenesin tablets starting after clomid (so day 10) until ovulation

Frequency:
DH releases every 2-4 days
Will DTD every other day starting on day 11 (per dr. orders) - but will test with OPK and may try to get an extra attempt when we get a smiley face!
*Will also use preseed each time


I am nervous about being on clomid and ttc a boy... but trying to stay positive! I already have a wonderful DD (we were swaying blue with her too, but with Shettles method and just found out that it's not effective!) Thanks for any input! :)

[Minki4]

Sounds so much like my lifestyle prior to starting LE diet - I have 3 sons :-) Blue dust and all the best .

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[TTCaPRINCE]

Sounds good to me! *BLUE DUST* I would maybe switch your womens one a day to a prenatal .. and maybe add some super b complex. And maybe the week of O drink some green tea along with your lemon water. But those are just some suggestions.

[DreamInBlue]

Thanks! Just curious - is there a big difference between a regular multivitamin and the prenatal, as far as swaying goes? Prenatals always made me nauseous and I ended up getting prescription ones from the dr. last time.

[ELP]

I would add a wheatgrass supplement for an extra nutrient boost and the B complex sounds good aswell:) Are you doing any weight training? If not I would start doing some weight work daily. I knwo one of the worries with clomid for a boy is the lack of cm but the guanifesn, preseed and fish oil should help with this, plus I have had 2 succesful blue sways with very little cm so its def possible with everything else in place. Also a friend of mine conceived her only boy when using clomid, her other 3 natural pregnancies were all girls, she never swayed with any, so with the good nutrients and body work in place you will be in a great place:)

[DreamInBlue]

Oh I forgot, I did stop cardio and have been focusing on weight training, although I'm thinking of upping it a little - maybe do it every other day. Thanks for all of the feedback!

[TTCaPRINCE]

Sorry I just saw that you asked me a question! The prenatal IMO are just better because they seem to have more folic acid and more things in them that help prime your body and get it ready for a baby. And the more fertile you are the more you sway towards blue! I also had to be prescribed one by the doctor because of nausea. I feel your pain!

[atomic sagebrush]

Sounds good to me! *BLUE DUST* I would maybe switch your womens one a day to a prenatal .. and maybe add some super b complex. And maybe the week of O drink some green tea along with your lemon water. But those are just some suggestions.

I prefer Women's One a Day and it is what I recommend for blue.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks! Just curious - is there a big difference between a regular multivitamin and the prenatal, as far as swaying goes? Prenatals always made me nauseous and I ended up getting prescription ones from the dr. last time.

Women's One a Day has a better array of nutrients than most prenatals for a lower price. Sometimes prenatals have more iron in them (or a different form of iron) which is what make people sick.

Stick with the Women's one a day and take extra folic acid to equal 2000.

[atomic sagebrush]

Please don't worry about the Clomid, I think that's a great looking sway!!!!

Shettles doesn't work, no worries, I think you're in a great place to TTC a boy.

[atomic sagebrush]

I personally think that it's best to avoid the sky-high doses of B vitamins (Super B complex vitamins have TONS of B vitamins in them) unless you are proven to need them for some reason. The Women's One a Day's have good amounts of B vites in them to start with.

[DreamInBlue]

Thank you so much for the feedback! I appreciate all of the great advice!! Starting to try this week, fingers crossed!

[TTCaPRINCE]

I personally think that it's best to avoid the sky-high doses of B vitamins (Super B complex vitamins have TONS of B vitamins in them) unless you are proven to need them for some reason. The Women's One a Day's have good amounts of B vites in them to start with.


I added super B complex to my supps a few months ago. Should I cut them out?!

[atomic sagebrush]

I added super B complex to my supps a few months ago. Should I cut them out?!

No, you were taking them for some reason which I now can't remember but they were indicated in your case. And once you've started them, you need to continue them or your body will interpret that as a drop in nutrients, which is the last thing you need right before your blue sway.

There is a difference between just not starting something, and stopping something you are already doing. Just because i recommend the one, doesn't mean that I think the latter is a good idea.

[TTCaPRINCE]

No, you were taking them for some reason which I now can't remember but they were indicated in your case. And once you've started them, you need to continue them or your body will interpret that as a drop in nutrients, which is the last thing you need right before your blue sway.

There is a difference between just not starting something, and stopping something you are already doing. Just because i recommend the one, doesn't mean that I think the latter is a good idea.


Maybe because I am a vegetarian so I am not getting the B vitamins from meats? I can't remember why I started either haha ... I am pretty sure that must be the reason though because DH is on them as well.

[atomic sagebrush]

I was thinking maybe you had a short LP???
Vegetarian would also do it - you need that B12!!