justalittlepink
November 2nd, 2014, 10:07 PM
TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
Girl, girl twins
DW Age:
32
DH Age:
32
Current Children's Gender(s)
Boy, boy
Number of Months TTC
2
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan?
Yes
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-
Decreased calories to 1500 (from 1900-2000), changed from higher protein lower carb to 45%carb, 40%fat, 15%protein. Fasted until ~noon 90% of the time, cut down on snacking a lot.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
About 3 months
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
No
Comments regarding DH's diet-
No change
DId you consume alcohol? A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine?
Yes, I had 1 drink per day
Any Diet Details?
-
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
I use MFP (myfitnesspal) to log all my food intake and exercise.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
230 pounds, BMI 34
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
With my boy pregnancies, I weighed about 255-260 when I got pregnant. After son #2, I weighed 294lbs :( With MFP and exercise, I have lost about 60 pounds in two years. I previously lifted heavy weights, but stopped about 6 months ago in preparation for this sway. I still have been doing Zumba 2x/week, running a time or two a week, and try to hit 10,000 steps every day.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
-
Any VG potions used? NO
CM pH at attempt
-
DH pH
-
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
1
BD Dates according to Ovulation 3 Days Before O
After O
Any additional comments?
We BD'd every 4 days, as directed by my plan.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Other
BD Position
Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump? Yes
Any relevant attempt details?
Hubby and I sat in the hot tub prior to DTD, I also donated blood on CD 11, which I believe caused a later O day for my (CD 17). We DTD CD 14, and then O+1, just because we were supposed to be doing it every 4 days. Not sure which attempt got me pregnant. Best +opk was @ 1800 on CD 16.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements Vitex
Baby asprin
folic acid
Fiber
Antihistamine
Saw Palmetto
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
-
Did you do anything with Ions?
No.
Moon Phase during conception?
New Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
No.
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
Hot tub prior to BD, late O, donating blood and got a flu shot prior to O, fasting before noon regularly.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
Not losing as much weight as I would have liked prior to attempt.
Things worth mentioning:
I used to eat higher protein, lower carb diet and lifted weights. I switched my ratios around (see above), and stopped lifting about 6 months ago for my girl sway.
Update 1/20/2015: It's TWIN GIRLS!
Gender Result:
Girl, girl twins
DW Age:
32
DH Age:
32
Current Children's Gender(s)
Boy, boy
Number of Months TTC
2
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan?
Yes
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-
Decreased calories to 1500 (from 1900-2000), changed from higher protein lower carb to 45%carb, 40%fat, 15%protein. Fasted until ~noon 90% of the time, cut down on snacking a lot.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
About 3 months
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
No
Comments regarding DH's diet-
No change
DId you consume alcohol? A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine?
Yes, I had 1 drink per day
Any Diet Details?
-
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
I use MFP (myfitnesspal) to log all my food intake and exercise.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
230 pounds, BMI 34
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
With my boy pregnancies, I weighed about 255-260 when I got pregnant. After son #2, I weighed 294lbs :( With MFP and exercise, I have lost about 60 pounds in two years. I previously lifted heavy weights, but stopped about 6 months ago in preparation for this sway. I still have been doing Zumba 2x/week, running a time or two a week, and try to hit 10,000 steps every day.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
-
Any VG potions used? NO
CM pH at attempt
-
DH pH
-
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
1
BD Dates according to Ovulation 3 Days Before O
After O
Any additional comments?
We BD'd every 4 days, as directed by my plan.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Other
BD Position
Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump? Yes
Any relevant attempt details?
Hubby and I sat in the hot tub prior to DTD, I also donated blood on CD 11, which I believe caused a later O day for my (CD 17). We DTD CD 14, and then O+1, just because we were supposed to be doing it every 4 days. Not sure which attempt got me pregnant. Best +opk was @ 1800 on CD 16.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements Vitex
Baby asprin
folic acid
Fiber
Antihistamine
Saw Palmetto
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
-
Did you do anything with Ions?
No.
Moon Phase during conception?
New Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
No.
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
Hot tub prior to BD, late O, donating blood and got a flu shot prior to O, fasting before noon regularly.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
Not losing as much weight as I would have liked prior to attempt.
Things worth mentioning:
I used to eat higher protein, lower carb diet and lifted weights. I switched my ratios around (see above), and stopped lifting about 6 months ago for my girl sway.
Update 1/20/2015: It's TWIN GIRLS!