aparker528
February 25th, 2018, 08:12 PM
I have had two successful girl sways - both were very different! Now I’m wanting to have one more baby girl (I’m a carrier of a genetic disease that only affects boys) but I’m nervous because my lifestyle is different and I’m worried about swaying boy.
The first was pretty traditional IG sway:
Cal/mag supplements
Frequent release with a cut off
However - my diet was very girly and I didn’t know. I never ate red meat. Ate many vegetarian meals a week. Walk/ran an hour a day 5x a week. Always have been smaller (not overweight)
We got pregnant first month of trying. It was a girl!
Second sway:
Found this website (thankfully!) learned about LE diet. Dropped supplements. Went vegetarian plus lots of “diet” foods. Low fat. Went couch potato method because we were moving and I didn’t have time to workout. Lost 5-7 pounds over 6 months.
Cycles were off. Got Clomid.
Got pregnant with clomid on 6 month of trying. We thought we BD’d through ovulation with frequent release, but I ovulated late and we ended up with one attempt in fertile window.
It was a girl!
••••••••••••
Now I’m starting to warm up to try to sway again. I have avoided the topic for almost 5 years because it was seriously the most stressed out I have been.
But my diet is very different right now.
I developed gestational diabetes with both pregnancies and I just can’t eat like I used to.
I just lost 5-7 pounds by changing my diet and adding more fat but eating less & less often.
So this is my concern - girly tendencies:
I drink a lot of coffee.
I always use artificial sweeteners (but mostly stevia)
I don’t snack or overeat
I prefer chicken.
I always skip breakfast.
I have low sex drive.
I don’t workout (but can start walking more)
We would only have one attempt.
I’ll stop my daily vitamins... I just don’t know if I can eat less protein or fat and be able to only eat 2-3x a day.
DH is overweight, low testosterone, acidic (if that plays into anything), drinks coffee all day long with me.
Do you think this is enough?
The first was pretty traditional IG sway:
Cal/mag supplements
Frequent release with a cut off
However - my diet was very girly and I didn’t know. I never ate red meat. Ate many vegetarian meals a week. Walk/ran an hour a day 5x a week. Always have been smaller (not overweight)
We got pregnant first month of trying. It was a girl!
Second sway:
Found this website (thankfully!) learned about LE diet. Dropped supplements. Went vegetarian plus lots of “diet” foods. Low fat. Went couch potato method because we were moving and I didn’t have time to workout. Lost 5-7 pounds over 6 months.
Cycles were off. Got Clomid.
Got pregnant with clomid on 6 month of trying. We thought we BD’d through ovulation with frequent release, but I ovulated late and we ended up with one attempt in fertile window.
It was a girl!
••••••••••••
Now I’m starting to warm up to try to sway again. I have avoided the topic for almost 5 years because it was seriously the most stressed out I have been.
But my diet is very different right now.
I developed gestational diabetes with both pregnancies and I just can’t eat like I used to.
I just lost 5-7 pounds by changing my diet and adding more fat but eating less & less often.
So this is my concern - girly tendencies:
I drink a lot of coffee.
I always use artificial sweeteners (but mostly stevia)
I don’t snack or overeat
I prefer chicken.
I always skip breakfast.
I have low sex drive.
I don’t workout (but can start walking more)
We would only have one attempt.
I’ll stop my daily vitamins... I just don’t know if I can eat less protein or fat and be able to only eat 2-3x a day.
DH is overweight, low testosterone, acidic (if that plays into anything), drinks coffee all day long with me.
Do you think this is enough?