Will TTC next month; would like some clarification on a few things, please.

[MommaW]

Hello!

I ovulated a few days ago and we plan to TTC next cycle, so in roughly four weeks. I have been vegetarian for about a month, only eat chicken as far as meat goes. We consume mostly organic foods. I drink whole milk that has vitamin d in it. I have quite the sweet tooth: sugary candies, brownies, lemon bars, cookies, ice cream. I only drink milk and water though, along with occasional kefir, but dont drink soda, alcohol, coffee, or juice (on rare occasion I'll have a few sips). I am breastfeeding and am slim. I do my best to eat 2-3 meals but am finding it nearly impossible. Is eating every 3 hours or so acceptable? Or is this too close to snacking? As far as low blood sugar goes, how can I make sure I am maintaining a low blood sugar level? Are a lot of sweets off the table?

This will be our last child, so am trying my best to be as pink friendly as possible.

[MommaW]

It may also be helpful to add that I'll be 26 soon and at my current heaviest non-pregnancy weight. 5ft1 and 105lbs. Was 94 when got pregnant with DS1, roughly the same with DS2 and 100 when got pregnant with DD (baby#3).

[MommaW]

A couple other questions I came up with overnight:

When is the best time to take OPK test? We plan to DVD e4d, so does getting a +OPK matter in this case?

Also, is there any evidence of DTD in the morning or at night is more girl friendly?

[atomic sagebrush]

Well, just to clarify one thing, if you're eating chicken you're not a vegetarian. :)

Do you have totals on protein, fat, and calories? It is very hard for me to sign off on anyone's diet without that info, even if you could just tally up one day's worth it will really help. It may be that you actually need to eat MORE.

3 meals is totally fine and acceptible on LE Diet. And if you can't stick with 3, then go to 4, and then in the off chance that doesn't work, even do 5 if you need to. The rules are different when you're breastfeeding and that will still be very different than the kind of all day munching that boy moms often partake in.

If you're following the overall rules of the diet, your blood sugar will be on the low side. It's fine for most people to still indulge in sweets - sugary foods do not always = high blood sugar, in fact after eating them your blood sugar can crash and end up being lower than a person who hadn't eaten anything! (doesn't feel very good, though!)

[atomic sagebrush]

A couple other questions I came up with overnight:

When is the best time to take OPK test? We plan to DVD e4d, so does getting a +OPK matter in this case?

Also, is there any evidence of DTD in the morning or at night is more girl friendly?

If you're DTD e4d you don't need to do OPK.

I have seen NO reliable evidence that time of day you DTD makes any difference at all. In fact I think that you should just DTD at the time when it's most convenient as it's just another thing to manage, trying to DTD at a strange time of day.

[MommaW]

Well, just to clarify one thing, if you're eating chicken you're not a vegetarian. :)

Do you have totals on protein, fat, and calories? It is very hard for me to sign off on anyone's diet without that info, even if you could just tally up one day's worth it will really help. It may be that you actually need to eat MORE.

3 meals is totally fine and acceptible on LE Diet. And if you can't stick with 3, then go to 4, and then in the off chance that doesn't work, even do 5 if you need to. The rules are different when you're breastfeeding and that will still be very different than the kind of all day munching that boy moms often partake in.

If you're following the overall rules of the diet, your blood sugar will be on the low side. It's fine for most people to still indulge in sweets - sugary foods do not always = high blood sugar, in fact after eating them your blood sugar can crash and end up being lower than a person who hadn't eaten anything! (doesn't feel very good, though!)

I suppose I should have said that I don't eat red meat, but do eat chicken on occasion. Looking back at the past week, my calories are between 1500 and 1700, protein is 40-50, and fat is 30-50. I have having a hard time making the minimum potassium. I often go over on sodium.

If I do want a sugary sweet, should it be eaten with a meal?

Is trying next cycle too soon if I just began the LE Diet a week ago, but have been not eating red meat for longer? I was 103.6lb this morning, suggesting I have lost over a pound. In to help past year and a half, I have stayed at the exact weight while breastfeeding.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, you need to put sugary things with meals. Eating them all day long actually does raise your BS levels since there's no time for your blood sugar to return to normal.

Potassium - you're probably getting more than you think you are since it is not always listed on food labels.

Since you're breastfeeding you can go up to 1800-2000 cals, 50-60g fat, 50-60 g protein. This will help you feel less hungry.

Most of us totally gave up on sodium and our results have only gone up since we did.

We have seen pretty clearly that 12 weeks or more has gotten best results. 6-8 weeks was acceptible but not as good as 12 weeks. 1-4 weeks was not very good. I can't recommend trying sooner than 6 weeks but of course it's up to you.

[MommaW]

Yes, you need to put sugary things with meals. Eating them all day long actually does raise your BS levels since there's no time for your blood sugar to return to normal.

Potassium - you're probably getting more than you think you are since it is not always listed on food labels.

Since you're breastfeeding you can go up to 1800-2000 cals, 50-60g fat, 50-60 g protein. This will help you feel less hungry.

Most of us totally gave up on sodium and our results have only gone up since we did.

We have seen pretty clearly that 12 weeks or more has gotten best results. 6-8 weeks was acceptible but not as good as 12 weeks. 1-4 weeks was not very good. I can't recommend trying sooner than 6 weeks but of course it's up to you.

I thought I read on here that petite people with little weight to lose, shouldn't be on the LE Diet for more than 6 weeks?
I am roughly 4 weeks away for my next ovulation, and have been on the LE Diet for about a week, so that would be 5 weeks total. Is there anything else I can do to help my odds if we TTC after 5 weeks on the diet?

So, 3 hours between the three meals is okay, or should I try longer in between?

[atomic sagebrush]

No, that's not what I'm really trying to say there. Let me explain what I DON"T want people to do, that sometimes makes it easier to understand.

What I don't want is someone who weighs 100 lbs to start off deciding that they'll do diet for 6 months before even STARTING to TTC (and these are the exact type of people who go WAY overboard on diet and eat 1200 cals a day, as well) and then doing a super strict sway on top of that. Then people end up going on 9-12 months on diet before they are really even IN with a viable attempt (because sometimes people who sway super strictly give themselves next to no chance of conceiving for the first several months out.) By that time they have wasted away to nothing and have stopped ovulating and all kinds of bad results.

So that is why I urge people who are very thin to start TTC sooner rather than later. If they want to do a strict sway with timing, jellies/douche, frequency, antihistamine, etc. then I like them to start sooner because then by the time they start to get fed up with swaying and start dropping tactics, it is usually about the 12-16 week mark anyway because very few people end up getting BFP doing a very strict sway with all that stuff involved.

But if that is not what you're doing or planning to do - and you're really not, since you're already doing e4d - then you're not going to be very likely getting BFN that first month. You may get BFP that first month. Then I have set you up for failure because only 5 weeks on diet is not as good as 6,7,8 or more. I'm just trying to spell out what is going to give you your best chance, and that is waiting longer than 5 weeks to have your attempt.

[MommaW]

No, that's not what I'm really trying to say there. Let me explain what I DON"T want people to do, that sometimes makes it easier to understand.

What I don't want is someone who weighs 100 lbs to start off deciding that they'll do diet for 6 months before even STARTING to TTC (and these are the exact type of people who go WAY overboard on diet and eat 1200 cals a day, as well) and then doing a super strict sway on top of that. Then people end up going on 9-12 months on diet before they are really even IN with a viable attempt (because sometimes people who sway super strictly give themselves next to no chance of conceiving for the first several months out.) By that time they have wasted away to nothing and have stopped ovulating and all kinds of bad results.

So that is why I urge people who are very thin to start TTC sooner rather than later. If they want to do a strict sway with timing, jellies/douche, frequency, antihistamine, etc. then I like them to start sooner because then by the time they start to get fed up with swaying and start dropping tactics, it is usually about the 12-16 week mark anyway because very few people end up getting BFP doing a very strict sway with all that stuff involved.

But if that is not what you're doing or planning to do - and you're really not, since you're already doing e4d - then you're not going to be very likely getting BFN that first month. You may get BFP that first month. Then I have set you up for failure because only 5 weeks on diet is not as good as 6,7,8 or more. I'm just trying to spell out what is going to give you your best chance, and that is waiting longer than 5 weeks to have your attempt.

Okay, I think that all makes sense. It took a year to get pregnant with DS2 and 11 months with DD (including a miscarriage roughly 3 months before BFP), so we wanted to start as soon as possible but try our absolute best to sway as pink as possible as this will be our last child.

[MommaW]

I'm reading conflicting info on e4d. Can you reassure me that this is a pink sway, or perhaps give me other options that are pink friendly? I will not be using antihistamines, jellies, or ph reducing supplements, as I've seen you post that these don't really have a strong impact. Just diet, breastfeeding, and being on the petite side.

[atomic sagebrush]

Every 4 days is getting good results for us. We find it to be an easy way of getting one attempt in the fertile window without having to think about it very much.

BUT, it's a new method with a small sample size and additionally, the vast majority of the people who do e4d have been swaying for quite some time. Virtually everyone starts off doing one attempt at positive OPK or with a cutoff, and then only after a few months of that (and diet!) do they end up eventually switching to e4d. This very well may skew the results towards making e4d look more pink friendly than it really is. It very well may be that (just like happened with one attempt) as more and more people start using it, the success rates on e4d will drop and as it sits here today I can't say which is better, if e4d will prove to be as effective as one attempt in the long term, or not. I just don't know.

Since I DO have a good feel for one attempt swaying (and I can go into the historical details as to why this is if you'd like) my inclination is to have anyone who CAN do one attempt, start with that instead of going e4d right from the get go. I am just more confident in one attempt and this is especially true if you'd prefer to start TTC after only 5 weeks on diet...since 90% if not more of everyone who DTD e4d and got girls doing that, had been on diet at least that long. Just makes me nervous!

[MommaW]

Every 4 days is getting good results for us. We find it to be an easy way of getting one attempt in the fertile window without having to think about it very much.

BUT, it's a new method with a small sample size and additionally, the vast majority of the people who do e4d have been swaying for quite some time. Virtually everyone starts off doing one attempt at positive OPK or with a cutoff, and then only after a few months of that (and diet!) do they end up eventually switching to e4d. This very well may skew the results towards making e4d look more pink friendly than it really is. It very well may be that (just like happened with one attempt) as more and more people start using it, the success rates on e4d will drop and as it sits here today I can't say which is better, if e4d will prove to be as effective as one attempt in the long term, or not. I just don't know.

Since I DO have a good feel for one attempt swaying (and I can go into the historical details as to why this is if you'd like) my inclination is to have anyone who CAN do one attempt, start with that instead of going e4d right from the get go. I am just more confident in one attempt and this is especially true if you'd prefer to start TTC after only 5 weeks on diet...since 90% if not more of everyone who DTD e4d and got girls doing that, had been on diet at least that long. Just makes me nervous!


Okay, then I think for the first two months at least, we will do the one attempt instead of the e4d. So, that means once when I get a +OPK? I just have the basic ovulation test strips that I stick in urine for 10 seconds. How often and when should I be testing? Also, as for as BD, how often before the +OPK?

[MommaW]

I also wanted your opinion on an iodine supplement.

[MommaW]

Bump.

[atomic sagebrush]

Bump.

I can only answer posts so fast, so please give me at least a few days to reply before you bump. Since I go from oldest to newest, it only makes it take me longer to get to your post. Some days I can answer within a day, other times it takes me as long as a week to get thru all the questions, just depends on how things are going overall.

[atomic sagebrush]

I also wanted your opinion on an iodine supplement.

I think they're a good idea for anyone who's been swaying longer than 3-6 months but ONLY if you don't have thyroid issues. If you do have thyroid problems and espeically if you're on meds for that, please consult with your doctor before using.

[atomic sagebrush]

Okay, then I think for the first two months at least, we will do the one attempt instead of the e4d. So, that means once when I get a +OPK? I just have the basic ovulation test strips that I stick in urine for 10 seconds. How often and when should I be testing? Also, as for as BD, how often before the +OPK?

Double check the directions on your OPK but most people will get best results after lunch. So you may want to test once after lunch and if the test starts to get darker, you may want to add in another one at about 5ish in case your urine is too dilute at the earlier test time.

Re BD before OPK - that is largely up to you. Some people want to add frequency in addition to the one attempt, others prefer a better chance of conception and will do regular release every 2-4 days (hubs release on his own or with you, with a condom, every 2-4 days starting as far in advance as is feasible) or even just "let him do what he does" if he's not cooperative. WE don't know which of these is best, if any are (after all, if it's really the one attempt that is swaying, none of them may make any difference anyway!)

[MommaW]

I can only answer posts so fast, so please give me at least a few days to reply before you bump. Since I go from oldest to newest, it only makes it take me longer to get to your post. Some days I can answer within a day, other times it takes me as long as a week to get thru all the questions, just depends on how things are going overall.

My sincerest apologies. I'm new to this and wanted to keep this post up on the forum and thought that was the way to do it. It won't happen again.

[MommaW]

Double check the directions on your OPK but most people will get best results after lunch. So you may want to test once after lunch and if the test starts to get darker, you may want to add in another one at about 5ish in case your urine is too dilute at the earlier test time.

Re BD before OPK - that is largely up to you. Some people want to add frequency in addition to the one attempt, others prefer a better chance of conception and will do regular release every 2-4 days (hubs release on his own or with you, with a condom, every 2-4 days starting as far in advance as is feasible) or even just "let him do what he does" if he's not cooperative. WE don't know which of these is best, if any are (after all, if it's really the one attempt that is swaying, none of them may make any difference anyway!)

Okay. Thank you so much for all the information! Back to the sugar again, I'm sorry, I've read that sugar alone sways pink and sugar with carbs/protein sways boy. If I eat sweets with meals, will that be a boy sway?

[MommaW]

Weighing myself last time must have been a fluke. I have consistently weighed .3lbs more than when I started the diet 3 times now.

[atomic sagebrush]

My sincerest apologies. I'm new to this and wanted to keep this post up on the forum and thought that was the way to do it. It won't happen again.

No not at all, I just don't want you guys to have to wait any longer for a response than you need to! :)

[atomic sagebrush]

Okay. Thank you so much for all the information! Back to the sugar again, I'm sorry, I've read that sugar alone sways pink and sugar with carbs/protein sways boy. If I eat sweets with meals, will that be a boy sway?

That's really intended for blue swayers as what NOT to do. I don't want the blue swayers eating the traditional "girl mom" meal of a candy bar and a diet coke for lunch. But that doesn't mean that I WANT you pink swayers to do that. Yes, you should have your sweets (and in fact anything with more than a very small amount of calories) with a meal.

LE Diet is supposed to not only sway pink but to be a healthy pre-pregnancy diet. Sometimes things that may on paper sway pink, are not good ideas for other reasons like health or cutting odds of conception too far. So just don't worry about the mixing protein and carbs thing, if you stick in the limits and guidelines of LE Diet your blood sugar will take care of itself.

[atomic sagebrush]

Weighing myself last time must have been a fluke. I have consistently weighed .3lbs more than when I started the diet 3 times now.

Those kind of minor fluctuations do not mean anything. Normal for weight to fluctuate that much in the course of a day

[MommaW]

Every 4 days is getting good results for us. We find it to be an easy way of getting one attempt in the fertile window without having to think about it very much.

BUT, it's a new method with a small sample size and additionally, the vast majority of the people who do e4d have been swaying for quite some time. Virtually everyone starts off doing one attempt at positive OPK or with a cutoff, and then only after a few months of that (and diet!) do they end up eventually switching to e4d. This very well may skew the results towards making e4d look more pink friendly than it really is. It very well may be that (just like happened with one attempt) as more and more people start using it, the success rates on e4d will drop and as it sits here today I can't say which is better, if e4d will prove to be as effective as one attempt in the long term, or not. I just don't know.

Since I DO have a good feel for one attempt swaying (and I can go into the historical details as to why this is if you'd like) my inclination is to have anyone who CAN do one attempt, start with that instead of going e4d right from the get go. I am just more confident in one attempt and this is especially true if you'd prefer to start TTC after only 5 weeks on diet...since 90% if not more of everyone who DTD e4d and got girls doing that, had been on diet at least that long. Just makes me nervous!


Back again! Are you recommending abstaining prior to the one attempt? I think that would be stressful on my husband.

I have lost weight, about 4.5 lbs total, so I think I'm going to up my caloric intake a bit since I don't have weight to lose.

[atomic sagebrush]

Neither abstain nor FR has gotten good results for us. If it would bother hubby, just let him "do what he does" using protection for everything but the one attempt at first.

Yes please up those cals! If you ahve no weight to spare, don't lose weight!

[MommaW]

Neither abstain nor FR has gotten good results for us. If it would bother hubby, just let him "do what he does" using protection for everything but the one attempt at first.

Yes please up those cals! If you ahve no weight to spare, don't lose weight!

Okay, thank you for getting back to me!
I have another question, regarding jump and dump. Do you recommend immediately, after 5 minutes, or after another certain period of time?

[atomic sagebrush]

I like you guys to do after 5 min. to start with. Right away, while it is def. possible to conceive that way, just seems to cut chances too far with all the other stuff most are doing.

[gardenofedens]

So much information to soak in!

Ttc#4 in July. My first three are girl, boy, boy. All three were conceived with one bd around ovulation. I've been vegetarian for 25+ years. I'm 5' 6", 153 pounds, 27% body fat. Currently breastfeeding baby#3 (15 months) and 1x per day baby #2 (3y6m). Not much variety in my diet. Breakfast 2 eggo waffles with crunchy​ peanut butter. Lunch peanut butter and jelly. Dinner two black bean veggie burgers. Daily 1500 calories, 59g protein, 172g carbs, 69g fat. Typically only bd once or twice a week ( 3 kids under 5 makes it difficult!). Abstain in between. I have clomid50mg I plan to take cd 3-7. I have opks but usually don't use them. I have a 3-4 day long LH surge so I get very dark positives for days before ovulating. I guess I could use them and bd at the first positive which would be 3-4 days before ovulation. That's supposed to sway girl, right? What else can I do? This will be our last baby and we'd all really like another little girl! Thank you!

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi and welcome Edens!

Most of that is all good, I do not want you to aim at a 3-4 day cutoff on Clomid. Cutoff timing has not worked, has been 100% debunked by science, and most of us on here have 2-3-4 or even more timing opposites to prove it. My advice is since you can't rely on the OPK, I'd have you do unprotected sex every 4 days starting after your last dose of Clomid and just going through till when you're sure you've Oed (even if this means going straight through to your next AF.

[annabellaboo]

I am petite and have a very fast metabolism. I have to snack often and eat enough protein and good carbs to keep blood sugar steady. I feel sick if I go too long without food. Listen to your body and try to eat a good amount of veg.

[MommaW]

I like you guys to do after 5 min. to start with. Right away, while it is def. possible to conceive that way, just seems to cut chances too far with all the other stuff most are doing.

Okay, thank you! We had our attempt on Saturday, now we wait. What is your advice on zinc and/or iron during the 2WW to encourage implantation? I have been on and off anemic, so iron may be a good idea since I'm not getting a lot ofor greens.

[atomic sagebrush]

I want you either off it totally or taking it consistently 3 days a week or so. (so take iron 3 times a week and zinc 3x a week) Going off and on supplements is a bad idea and does nothing to help anyway because by the time you need it and start it, it's already too late. Do NOT go on and off supplements in the 2ww.

[MommaW]

I want you either off it totally or taking it consistently 3 days a week or so. (so take iron 3 times a week and zinc 3x a week) Going off and on supplements is a bad idea and does nothing to help anyway because by the time you need it and start it, it's already too late. Do NOT go on and off supplements in the 2ww.


Okay, I'll skip it for now then as to not add anything during my 2ww.

Are there any guidelines or suggestions regarding DTD during the 2ww?

[atomic sagebrush]

IT's not that you're adding things in the 2ww that is the problem, it's going off and on supplements. Your body doesn't like this (and by the time it got into your system it woudl be too late to be of any benefit anyway). So if you need the iron no worries, fine to take it, just take it 2-3 days a week all the time instead of off it and on it.

You can either BD unprotected every 4th day to guard against delayed O (you think you ovulated but didn't and that way you're in with regular attempts and can still salvage the month) or else you can use protection.

[MommaW]

IT's not that you're adding things in the 2ww that is the problem, it's going off and on supplements. Your body doesn't like this (and by the time it got into your system it woudl be too late to be of any benefit anyway). So if you need the iron no worries, fine to take it, just take it 2-3 days a week all the time instead of off it and on it.

You can either BD unprotected every 4th day to guard against delayed O (you think you ovulated but didn't and that way you're in with regular attempts and can still salvage the month) or else you can use protection.


So I'm on CD31. AF comes the night of CD31 without fail. I had a positive OPK on CD18 and CD19, and then negative OPKs until CD29 when I had a positive OPK and an even darker positive OPK on CD30.

Can you tell me why this would happen?

[MommaW]

So I'm on CD31. AF comes the night of CD31 without fail. I had a positive OPK on CD18 and CD19, and then negative OPKs until CD29 when I had a positive OPK and an even darker positive OPK on CD30.

Can you tell me why this would happen?



I should add that I had a positive OPK today as well at CD31.

[atomic sagebrush]

Your ovulation may have been delayed and you're only just now Oing, I'd have an attempt!!

Have you taken a pregnancy test?

[MommaW]

Your ovulation may have been delayed and you're only just now Oing, I'd have an attempt!!

Have you taken a pregnancy test?

My husband and I BD yesterday morning on CD30 just to be safe.

I did take a pregnancy test this morning but it was negative. It was just the little stick though, so may be too early if I did O back when the first OPKs were positive.

[atomic sagebrush]

Good luck!

[MommaW]

Good luck!

Thank you!

So I am now CD34. Continuing to get positive OPKs. Not extremely positive, but almost exactly the same shade as the control line. Cervix is still quite high. Sore nipples, fatigue, backache/cramps, nausea. I took a pregnancy test this morning with fmu. It was a mavogel test strip. Can you tell me if I am just imagining a line on this thing?

[Mommy2apples]

Definitely see a line! Does it have color?


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[MommaW]

Thank you!

So I am now CD34. Continuing to get positive OPKs. Not extremely positive, but almost exactly the same shade as the control line. Cervix is still quite high. Sore nipples, fatigue, backache/cramps, nausea. I took a pregnancy test this morning with fmu. It was a mavogel test strip. Can you tell me if I am just imagining a line on this thing?


Took a FRER with FMU this morning at CD35. Clearly negative. 4 days past AF.

[MommaW]

Definitely see a line! Does it have color?


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I thought it did. More than my stark negatives. However, now looking at it, I don't see color. So confused because my cycles are very regular, like almost to the hour, and I felt this exact with with DD (baby #3).

[Mommy2apples]

Hugs could be just early!


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[MommaW]

CD36, 5 days past AF.

Crazy indigestion, nausea, cramping, almost pulling type cramping in uterus, food just isn't appetizing, cervix is still med-high, backache, bloating.

[atomic sagebrush]

I see a line but can't be sure that it's not just a ghost, unfortunately.

I would actually have you attempt as this may be just delayed O.

[MommaW]

I see a line but can't be sure that it's not just a ghost, unfortunately.

I would actually have you attempt as this may be just delayed O.

4 OPKs taken on CD35 and CD36 (today and yesterday) have all been negative. Still a line, but not as dark as control.

[atomic sagebrush]

Sometimes the concentration just doesn't get high enough in the urine to go fully pos. When in doubt, attempt.

[MommaW]

Sometimes the concentration just doesn't get high enough in the urine to go fully pos. When in doubt, attempt.

I could have swore I was having sharp, quick implantation pains on CD37 and 38 (4 days and 3 days ago), but AF arrived yesterday afternoon. Must have been delayed ovulation afterall.

[atomic sagebrush]

Onto next month!! Let me know if you need anything!

[amandaleek10]

I would just like say, I got so much valuable advice from this website. I just swayed pink and found out I AM HAVING A GIRL! I had only one attempt with VERY shallow penetration AND lowered sperm count by not releasing for 10 days. I was on Vitex, took calcium, folate, b6, b12, vegetarian for about 2 months. I drank my normal amount of coffee also. I was also BF my last son. I hope this can help you on your sway!

[Mommy2apples]

Congrats Amanda!! So excited for you!!


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[Lynn0382]

I would just like say, I got so much valuable advice from this website. I just swayed pink and found out I AM HAVING A GIRL! I had only one attempt with VERY shallow penetration AND lowered sperm count by not releasing for 10 days. I was on Vitex, took calcium, folate, b6, b12, vegetarian for about 2 months. I drank my normal amount of coffee also. I was also BF my last son. I hope this can help you on your sway!

Did you do the 60mins exercise regimen??


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[amandaleek10]

No, I did not have an exercise regimen but I am quite active with my 4 year old and almost 1 year old. I spend my morning cleaning and shopping so its go go go for about 5 hours before I finally sit down for a rest. If you have anymore questions I would love to help in anyway I can!

[Lynn0382]

No, I did not have an exercise regimen but I am quite active with my 4 year old and almost 1 year old. I spend my morning cleaning and shopping so its go go go for about 5 hours before I finally sit down for a rest. If you have anymore questions I would love to help in anyway I can!

Thank you so much! I'm the same! I've got 5 kids and in the move A LOT!
I am so worried I will mess up my "sway". I plan to ttc in a few months. I've started to implement diet changes. Did you check your ph?? No release for DH for 10days, correct?


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[atomic sagebrush]

Normal day to day life stuff doesn't mess up your sway.

Is your hubby over 35? If so, no abstain

[MommaW]

Onto next month!! Let me know if you need anything!

Hello! I thought I had ovulated on CD20, but apparently I was wrong. For the past 3 days CD32-34 , I have gotten extremely dark positive OPKs. The day before the first positive, the test line was almost as dark as the control. Can you give me insight as to why I'd have this many dark postives in a row. I have attached a photo of my tests. 37199

[atomic sagebrush]

You can get a positive OPK either from the secondary estrogen surge that occurs 7ish days after ovulation and also people do sometimes get a few positives before AF starts.

OR, your O was delayed and you're only just now surging (have attempt just in case)

OR, you are pregnant!

[MommaW]

You can get a positive OPK either from the secondary estrogen surge that occurs 7ish days after ovulation and also people do sometimes get a few positives before AF starts.

OR, your O was delayed and you're only just now surging (have attempt just in case)

OR, you are pregnant!

I took an HPT this afternoon, it was negative. I also took an OPK and it was almost as dark as the control, so technically negative. Cervix is still do high I can't feel whether it's open or not. Hoping I BD'd in time if this was my true ovulation. On CD 35 today. I was just confused by 3 days of intensely dark OPKS in a row.

[MommaW]

You can get a positive OPK either from the secondary estrogen surge that occurs 7ish days after ovulation and also people do sometimes get a few positives before AF starts.

OR, your O was delayed and you're only just now surging (have attempt just in case)

OR, you are pregnant!

So I took a cheap hpt this morning with fmu. I cannot tell if it's a very faint positive or an evaporation line. I did the water trick which is supposed to wash away urine settling leaving an evaporation line, but a faint line still remains. It has a smidge of pink to it. Any thoughts?

[atomic sagebrush]

I believe I see a line but I actually think the water trick makes them harder to read, have you tested again?

[MommaW]

I believe I see a line but I actually think the water trick makes them harder to read, have you tested again?

AF arrived this morning. CD45. I'm usually 28-30 days, but the last two cycles have been 40-45 days. How can I go about regulating this?

[atomic sagebrush]

Tell me everything you're doing (mostly taking, but also in terms of exercise) and about your diet.