LimaBean
December 5th, 2017, 10:46 AM
TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
Unknown
DW Age:
25
DH Age:
29
Current Children's Gender(s)
Boy, boy
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-
LE diet. Started out doing standard LE diet, but switched to modified version for hypoglycemia. I had to switch after a scary blood sugar crash at the store. I was almost gaining weight and bloated up constantly. After modifying, I almost instantly started feeling much better and started to lose fat. I didnÂ’t lose weight though because I donÂ’t have any to lose. I noticed a visual difference.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
About 9 weeks. 5 weeks LE diet, 4 weeks modified LE for hypoglycemia.
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
No
Did DH change his diet with you?
No
Comments regarding DH's diet-
He already never eats breakfast, eats a lot of junk and sweets due to labor intensive job and lack of time for proper meals.
DId you consume alcohol? Often- daily
DId you try to limit caffeine?
No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details?
I had a glass of red wine almost every evening. Lots of low carb vegetables, lean protein like egg whites, super healthy expensive whole grain bread :p I had to eat breakfast soon after waking up to avoid blood sugar dropping. I focused on eating more at meals to avoid snacking, but still had to occasionally eat a snack for my blood sugar. I cut out beef completely and ate chicken most of the time. I am a huge Diet Coke addict and couldnÂ’t cut out caffeine completely but I did limit to about two glasses per day. I tried to add in coffee when I could, but IÂ’m not a huge fan of coffee so that was hard.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
We had a chemical pregnancy the cycle prior to this one. I had been on the diet for less time, but decided to be a lot more relaxed with swaying after this happened. I allowed myself to start eating more calories each day and stopped drinking wine. The last few weeks of my sway were much less strict than the first several weeks.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
Weight between 109 lbs and 113 lbs depending on the day. BMI around 19. This is normal for me and didnÂ’t change as a result of swaying.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
I did not exercise at all. I am not good at sticking to exercise so I decided to take the “do nothing approach.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
I did check it, but I canÂ’t remember. I believe it was just a normal pH level. Nothing low or high.
Any VG potions used? RePhresh
CM pH at attempt
DidnÂ’t check
DH pH
DidnÂ’t check
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
One
BD Dates according to Ovulation O day only
Any additional comments?
First positive OPK was 10pm and my husband was asleep, so we did our attempt the next night. My BBT chart was innacurate because I had a low grade fever from a slight cold but I had my usual ovulation pain that lasts a few hours the night we DTD through the morning after, so IÂ’m confident we DTD on O day.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Frequent Release
BD Position
Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump? No
Any relevant attempt details?
One attempt, and I didnÂ’t jump and dump because I really wanted to get pregnant this cycle for my ideal due date. DH tried to do shallow release but at the time didnÂ’t want to lol
The original plan was for me to not O but I threw that idea out the window.
DH did frequent release starting about a week before our attempt, but had a long day at work and skipped the night right before our attempt. I wasnÂ’t happy about this but didnÂ’t want to stress us out at all so I brushed it aside.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements folic acid
Antihistamine
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
I took 1600 mg folic acid regularly for most of the sway. The first several weeks of my sway I did take baby aspirin every three days, but decided it was best to avoid altogether since I have factor five Leiden and donÂ’t want to mess with blood thinners of any sort. I took Zyrtec the day of our attempt because I had a slight cold, but I still had a LOT of ewcm.
Did you do anything with Ions?
I do have a salt lamp that is always plugged in in my kitchen. I painted my toe and fingernails pink. I diffuse lavender EO pretty frequently.
Moon Phase during conception?
New Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
I donÂ’t think so
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
I always eat healthy and was eating healthy for the most part when I conceived my two boys, but I really switched it up with this LE diet. Started out eating lots of refined white carbs which is very very different from my usual diet, and then switching focus to low carb veggies and protein and whole grains was a very different version of a healthy diet from what I usually do. I avoided fruit almost completely to prevent blood sugar issues, and fruit is normally a huge part of my diet. IÂ’m also confident in our one attempt. It wasnÂ’t perfect how I planned, but I feel god about it!
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
I am nervous about the diet switch halfway through. I wish I wouldÂ’ve started with the hypoglycemia version and stuck with that the whole time instead of switching.
Things worth mentioning:
The night of attempt, I took a hot shower and had a mixed drink with Diet Coke and whiskey before BD.
Gender Result:
Unknown
DW Age:
25
DH Age:
29
Current Children's Gender(s)
Boy, boy
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-
LE diet. Started out doing standard LE diet, but switched to modified version for hypoglycemia. I had to switch after a scary blood sugar crash at the store. I was almost gaining weight and bloated up constantly. After modifying, I almost instantly started feeling much better and started to lose fat. I didnÂ’t lose weight though because I donÂ’t have any to lose. I noticed a visual difference.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
About 9 weeks. 5 weeks LE diet, 4 weeks modified LE for hypoglycemia.
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
No
Did DH change his diet with you?
No
Comments regarding DH's diet-
He already never eats breakfast, eats a lot of junk and sweets due to labor intensive job and lack of time for proper meals.
DId you consume alcohol? Often- daily
DId you try to limit caffeine?
No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details?
I had a glass of red wine almost every evening. Lots of low carb vegetables, lean protein like egg whites, super healthy expensive whole grain bread :p I had to eat breakfast soon after waking up to avoid blood sugar dropping. I focused on eating more at meals to avoid snacking, but still had to occasionally eat a snack for my blood sugar. I cut out beef completely and ate chicken most of the time. I am a huge Diet Coke addict and couldnÂ’t cut out caffeine completely but I did limit to about two glasses per day. I tried to add in coffee when I could, but IÂ’m not a huge fan of coffee so that was hard.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
We had a chemical pregnancy the cycle prior to this one. I had been on the diet for less time, but decided to be a lot more relaxed with swaying after this happened. I allowed myself to start eating more calories each day and stopped drinking wine. The last few weeks of my sway were much less strict than the first several weeks.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
Weight between 109 lbs and 113 lbs depending on the day. BMI around 19. This is normal for me and didnÂ’t change as a result of swaying.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
I did not exercise at all. I am not good at sticking to exercise so I decided to take the “do nothing approach.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
I did check it, but I canÂ’t remember. I believe it was just a normal pH level. Nothing low or high.
Any VG potions used? RePhresh
CM pH at attempt
DidnÂ’t check
DH pH
DidnÂ’t check
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
One
BD Dates according to Ovulation O day only
Any additional comments?
First positive OPK was 10pm and my husband was asleep, so we did our attempt the next night. My BBT chart was innacurate because I had a low grade fever from a slight cold but I had my usual ovulation pain that lasts a few hours the night we DTD through the morning after, so IÂ’m confident we DTD on O day.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers Frequent Release
BD Position
Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump? No
Any relevant attempt details?
One attempt, and I didnÂ’t jump and dump because I really wanted to get pregnant this cycle for my ideal due date. DH tried to do shallow release but at the time didnÂ’t want to lol
The original plan was for me to not O but I threw that idea out the window.
DH did frequent release starting about a week before our attempt, but had a long day at work and skipped the night right before our attempt. I wasnÂ’t happy about this but didnÂ’t want to stress us out at all so I brushed it aside.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements folic acid
Antihistamine
DH Supplements
-
Any additional supplement info?
I took 1600 mg folic acid regularly for most of the sway. The first several weeks of my sway I did take baby aspirin every three days, but decided it was best to avoid altogether since I have factor five Leiden and donÂ’t want to mess with blood thinners of any sort. I took Zyrtec the day of our attempt because I had a slight cold, but I still had a LOT of ewcm.
Did you do anything with Ions?
I do have a salt lamp that is always plugged in in my kitchen. I painted my toe and fingernails pink. I diffuse lavender EO pretty frequently.
Moon Phase during conception?
New Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
I donÂ’t think so
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
I always eat healthy and was eating healthy for the most part when I conceived my two boys, but I really switched it up with this LE diet. Started out eating lots of refined white carbs which is very very different from my usual diet, and then switching focus to low carb veggies and protein and whole grains was a very different version of a healthy diet from what I usually do. I avoided fruit almost completely to prevent blood sugar issues, and fruit is normally a huge part of my diet. IÂ’m also confident in our one attempt. It wasnÂ’t perfect how I planned, but I feel god about it!
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
I am nervous about the diet switch halfway through. I wish I wouldÂ’ve started with the hypoglycemia version and stuck with that the whole time instead of switching.
Things worth mentioning:
The night of attempt, I took a hot shower and had a mixed drink with Diet Coke and whiskey before BD.