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March 30th, 2015, 01:08 PM
TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
GIRL!!!
DW Age:
28
DH Age:
46
Current Children's Gender(s)
DS1 -Jan 2014
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? LE(Low Everything)
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
I did the crash and burn empty carb LE with more of a focus on low protein than low fat, and tried to mainly stay at or below 1200 calories (doing couch potato our successful cycle).
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
Since late Jan 2015, but I breastfed for 4-6 months in late 2014 without taking a prenatal or eating much fortified cereal to deplete my body's reserves, just the opposite of what I did with DS.
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
No
Comments regarding DH's diet-
-
DId you consume alcohol? A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine?
No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details?
I added caffeine back into my diet, I was still in the habit of decaf from bf-ing, with 16oz black coffee spread out over the morning. I normally don't drink alcohol much at all, but started drinking 1-2 drinks a week up until 7dpo this cycle. I also added in 16oz Crystal Light a day, but stopped around O since I ran out.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
I got horribly sick right after O, so although I didn't start back snacking I stopped tracking my intake at that point.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
140lbs
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
I did hard cardio my first cycle, but felt miserable and started to have prolonged muscle pain like I was having greater/faster than expected muscle breakdown, so I went couch potato for the next (successful) cycle. I lost about 5lbs. on the LE diet.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
Unknown
Any VG potions used? Sylk
CM pH at attempt
Unknown
DH pH
Unknown
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
1
BD Dates according to Ovulation O day only
Any additional comments?
I used Sylk since we needed a lube of some kind, but then had the big O after DH was finished to counteract the lower pH a bit.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Abstained
BD Position
Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump? No
Any relevant attempt details?
We didn't mean to abstain with DH's age, but he was sick leading up to O and had no energy for more than one round of BD, otherwise we would have at least done CFR.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements Vitex
Chitosan
Baby asprin
folic acid
Antihistamine
Saw Palmetto
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
Me - Pregnitude, cinnamon and fenugreek with meals, choline as it helps prevent folate-resistant NTDs
DH -OLE every other day
Did you do anything with Ions?
Not intentionally, but the only way I can get enought water is to add hot water to my coffee as I drink it down, so I was drinking hot fluids constantly all day long.
Moon Phase during conception?
Waning Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
Dress under the bed
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
That I was so sick right afterward. I figure it must have been building for a few days, so I was probably under the weather a O and didn't realize it yet.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
That I went couch potato, even though 45-60min daily of hard cardio on low protein LE felt like I was doing damage.
Things worth mentioning:
I only tested my opk once, on cd13 in the afternoon, and we made our attempt in the AM on cd14. So I'm calling it at pos opk, but you could argue O or maybe ever o+12.
I actually did buy a personalized plan, but it was for while I was still bf-ing, so atomic's recommendations were fairly different from what I ended up doing and I let the personal coaching lapse, so I figure especially if this turns out to be an opposite it shouldn't count against the success rates for the personalized plans.
Gender Result:
GIRL!!!
DW Age:
28
DH Age:
46
Current Children's Gender(s)
DS1 -Jan 2014
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? LE(Low Everything)
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
I did the crash and burn empty carb LE with more of a focus on low protein than low fat, and tried to mainly stay at or below 1200 calories (doing couch potato our successful cycle).
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
Since late Jan 2015, but I breastfed for 4-6 months in late 2014 without taking a prenatal or eating much fortified cereal to deplete my body's reserves, just the opposite of what I did with DS.
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
No
Comments regarding DH's diet-
-
DId you consume alcohol? A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine?
No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details?
I added caffeine back into my diet, I was still in the habit of decaf from bf-ing, with 16oz black coffee spread out over the morning. I normally don't drink alcohol much at all, but started drinking 1-2 drinks a week up until 7dpo this cycle. I also added in 16oz Crystal Light a day, but stopped around O since I ran out.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
I got horribly sick right after O, so although I didn't start back snacking I stopped tracking my intake at that point.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
140lbs
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
I did hard cardio my first cycle, but felt miserable and started to have prolonged muscle pain like I was having greater/faster than expected muscle breakdown, so I went couch potato for the next (successful) cycle. I lost about 5lbs. on the LE diet.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
Unknown
Any VG potions used? Sylk
CM pH at attempt
Unknown
DH pH
Unknown
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
1
BD Dates according to Ovulation O day only
Any additional comments?
I used Sylk since we needed a lube of some kind, but then had the big O after DH was finished to counteract the lower pH a bit.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Abstained
BD Position
Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump? No
Any relevant attempt details?
We didn't mean to abstain with DH's age, but he was sick leading up to O and had no energy for more than one round of BD, otherwise we would have at least done CFR.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements Vitex
Chitosan
Baby asprin
folic acid
Antihistamine
Saw Palmetto
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
Me - Pregnitude, cinnamon and fenugreek with meals, choline as it helps prevent folate-resistant NTDs
DH -OLE every other day
Did you do anything with Ions?
Not intentionally, but the only way I can get enought water is to add hot water to my coffee as I drink it down, so I was drinking hot fluids constantly all day long.
Moon Phase during conception?
Waning Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
Dress under the bed
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
That I was so sick right afterward. I figure it must have been building for a few days, so I was probably under the weather a O and didn't realize it yet.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
That I went couch potato, even though 45-60min daily of hard cardio on low protein LE felt like I was doing damage.
Things worth mentioning:
I only tested my opk once, on cd13 in the afternoon, and we made our attempt in the AM on cd14. So I'm calling it at pos opk, but you could argue O or maybe ever o+12.
I actually did buy a personalized plan, but it was for while I was still bf-ing, so atomic's recommendations were fairly different from what I ended up doing and I let the personal coaching lapse, so I figure especially if this turns out to be an opposite it shouldn't count against the success rates for the personalized plans.