Anyone TTC next cycle?

[xokatietatie]

Just curious -- anyone trying in January?

[PeonyPrincess]

You betcha! It won't be until the end of Jan for me, but I am really looking forward to it. I am sure there will be a fare few of us wanting to have a good start to 2012!

[xokatietatie]

My cycle will start within the first couple days of the new year, and I can't help but wish January would hurry up and get here!!!

[PeonyPrincess]

Ditto. I have been waiting months to TTC in the New Year as I started a new job. Didn't want to turn around and say 'I'm pg' straight away! What kind of sway are you doing? I see you have 3 gorgeous boys already.

[xokatietatie]

Thanks! I'm trying to get my plan set right now.

-low everything diet
-RepHresh every 3 days
-light yoga
-baby aspirin (need to figure out how often)
-calcium and magnesium (again need to figure out how much and how often)
-zyrtec around O day
-use OPKs like it's my job, and BD once I get a positive
-DH is going to abstain for CD 1 until BD and then take a hot shower before
-shallow penetration and "drop off" ;-) and NO big O for momma :-(
-then jump and dump after

I'm still looking into aci-jel, just now have seen it mentioned. I'll also probably check my cervix and CM throughout that time. I've been practicing and studying for a while now, but I'm still pretty nervous. All of my boys were conceived with one try! I didn't even know there was such a thing as swaying until this year.

[drowning in boys]

looks like a good sway you have planned there dear lady! I am waiting to see if AF will show her ugly face around the 7th, if she does then I will be planning for alot of the same things in our sway. only big difference is we have to go the FR route because my hubby flat ass refuses to abstain that long! lol... I will be using rephresh also, thats something I wished I had this cycle but blah, Christmas sucked my acct dry lol..

im curious about the baby asprin stuff.. whats that for?

[rainbowflower]

baby aspirin lowers pH

I'll be TTC in January too should we not have caught the egg this cycle

[zanacal]

There are a few ladies ttc at the moment on the Pink TTC December thread - have you guys all joined over there?

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-conceive-girl/6873-pink-swayers-december-thread.html

[pinkin2011]

Hi Katie, I am due to O on the 9th of jan , this will be our first attempt and my sway sounds pretty much the same as yours except my dh is doing FR instead of abstain.

[xokatietatie]

My DH was going to FR, but I convinced him to abstain since I don't get to have the big O when we do finally DTD. It's only fair! haha

[pinkin2011]

Ha Ha thats true, I cant get my d/h to abstain for any longer then 5 days so there is no point both of us stressing about it! We will try F/R and see how we go

[amari]

we will be trying in Jan! We were supposed to try this month but we were out of the country with too much family and it became to stressful with everyone watching what I was eating and commenting so I had to start eating more etc and so we decided not to try. So yes, we will try next month!

[pinkin2011]

When are you due to O Amari? Its nice knowing there are so many of us , We can help eachother out and hope to be due date buddies how great would that be!!! The whole swaying thing is sooo stressful I find because it took me so long to work out my plan changing it ALL the time, I am now set on something simple and will see how I go!

[amari]

pink-Not sure as I took clomid for the first time because I haven't been O'ing and just ovulated on the 24th or 25th but we didn't try since I ended up eating so much to appease our family. So, we'll see when I get my AF and I will take clomid again on day 5-9 and see when I O again, it will most likely be towards the end of Jan I am guessing? But that is if I guet my period and ovulate and I haven't been doing that! How about you?

[pinkin2011]

Well I hope af comes soon for you so you can get your attempt in! I am due to O around the 9th of Jan.... D/h has been releasing once or twice a day for 6 days so far he still has a long way to go yet poor bugger! He is not complaining yet tho

[xokatietatie]

I'm due to O just a couple days after you, pink. I'm getting so excited!! Come on, January!!!

[pinkin2011]

Tell me about it!!!! cant wait either , just hope those bfps show up on our tests!!

[xokatietatie]

Let's hold up our glasses of crystal light, and say... "Here's to lots of BFPs and lots of pretty little ladies!" haha

[pinkin2011]

YES with lots of equal tablet added... have you been using those equal tablets you put in your drinks??i count out about 30 of them and d/h drinks them down with water!!! I do the same thing too they taste sooo bad!

[xokatietatie]

I've never even heard of those? Is that something I need to look into?

[pinkin2011]

Yeah for sure it helps to lower your ph .... its those fake suger pills you can put in tea and coffee?? the thing in it that helps bring down your ph is called aspartame i eat as much as i can of it... Aspartame can usually be found in the no sugar fizzy drinks aswell. I use EQUAL pills and you get them from the supermarket in the flour and sugar isle... Well in australia that is anyway

[pinkin2011]

So woman add it to the crystal light id say they would crush them down and add it to the powder of the crystal light, I am not sure but i find it easier just to put a heap in my mouth and wash them down with water or crystal light

[xokatietatie]

So is the aspartame that's in crystal light already not enough?

[pinkin2011]

it could be i guess but some people add more if they find it hard to get or keep their ph down

[pinkin2011]

Hey katie what date are you due to o? Are you on the LE diet? and are you going to BD thru O or have a cut off?

[xokatietatie]

I'm not entirely sure when I will O, because this year AF has changed a little... used to be every 28 days like clockwork, now varies and is 26-29 days. Once AF comes (could could as early as 01/02) then I will have a better idea. I'm just going to use OPKs like it's my job and then DTD once I get a positive. I'm taking baby aspirin every other day, using RepHresh every 3 days, drinking crystal light like it's my job, and working as hard as I can to stick with LE diet. DH is trying to stick with the diet as well and is going to abstain once AF comes. As of right now we're only going to DTD once (maybe twice). Around O I'm going to use some Zyrtec. I'm still debating doing a jump and dump though. We're already doing so much that I don't want to go too far, so I don't know. What's your plan?

[pinkin2011]

Your plan is nearly the same as mine, Well I am due to o on the 9th but could be the 10th... My d/h is doing VERY F/R and I am going to DTD only once and on first positive opk BUT in saying that my d/h goes back to work on the 9th and so our attempt will be in the evening on the 8th of jan as there is no way he will be f/r like he is once hes back at work. I am using Rephresh every 3 days my last time using before my attempt is on the 7th in the am. I am taking Vitex and saw palmetto and I am sticking to the diet pretty well too. Also I am having lots of that equal stuff. have a few neg ion things as i will be oing when its full moon, I think thats about it, its not a great sway but its all i can do. If i dont get a bfp this time its going to be harder to ttc in feb

[pinkin2011]

About the Jump and D I am woundering if i should do one too as i may end up having a 2 day cut off , I dont want to waste our time and effort if that is what will stop me getting a bfp.. Not sure what to do

[xokatietatie]

What is the deal with neg ions? I've seen people mention that before, but I don't have the slightest clue.

[pinkin2011]

To tell you the truth i am not totally sure but from what i can gather the neg ions put neg energy around you which help sway girl when there is a full moon (that is meant to sway boy) so i think if i was to o in new moon that is meant to sway girl i wouldnt need as much neg ion things around me to help sway. Positive ions sway boy such as mobile phones computers , cars lots of other things . It all depends on if you believe in it or not, alot of people dont but i think whats the harm in trying. Neg ion things I have are Rose quartz bracelet ion bracelet magnetic bracelet, Fan blowing on us in bed every night, showers are a neg ion so no baths, fan blowing while on the computer , beeswax candles around the house that i burn in the evening. Lavender also is a neg ion.. its not a must to do these things I just thought its not alot to do that MAY help me...

[pinkin2011]

I also have a salt rock lamp aswell which i have not used yet, better start using it

[xokatietatie]

Ahhh, I see. Well... we're planning on a nice hot shower before DTD, so hopefully that'll help. :-)

[pinkin2011]

I was also thinking about that too, I am just not sure how much i should lower his sperm count....

[purple sky]

Hi Ladies, I will be ttc in January as well. Probably thinking I will be O'ing toward the end of January if I do O. I bought an Ovacue monitor and found out my luteal phase is only 9 days! So I will be taking B-6 as well as vitex, fiber and baby aspirin. I am doing the LE diet and drinking plenty of CL. Good luck to all of you :)

[pinkin2011]

Good Luck Purple sky, have you chosen f/r or abstain? and what is your plan for bd?

[xokatietatie]

We're still discuss FR vs. abstaining, though as of right now we're pretty sure DH is going to abstain. I wish I could find something that said one is better than the other for a girl sway. Maybe I'm missing it? I don't know.

[pinkin2011]

I am not real sure, I have heard somewhere that abstain is better but my d/h cant make it past 5 days and that is boy zone... I think F/R is best for us. If i could get dh to abstain i would

[xokatietatie]

With our boys, we were just DTD all the time!!! I mean ALL THE TIME! (Young 20s and full of energy, haha.) So the reason I'm leaning toward him abstaining is because that is opposite of what we did before. We didn't sway for boys at all, but I am trying to think back to diet and what all we did then, and try to not repeat this time.

[pinkin2011]

when we concieved or son we dtd every day to every second day so there would of been a very high sperm count around o inside me so thats why this time i am getting him to release every day even twice a day not dtd just release and just have the one attempt to keep count low.. hope it works...

[pinkin2011]

do you usually eat a boy diet?

[xokatietatie]

I just ate whatever, whenever. Lots of meat, lots of salt, lots of everything.

[pinkin2011]

same here, It was also around the same time tho it was the end of jan that i concieved him, i was eating alot of rubbish like take aways and chips and dips and had a few drinks too through xmas and new years and prob after aswell. My diet has changed alot i have not had fruit or vegtables in sooooooo long usually i eat EVERYTHING! havent had red meat for over 5 months! I miss the vegtables the most i think.

[xokatietatie]

I have been on LE diet off and on all year, and I am on it now... but is it HARD! I just want to EAT something. A bag of chips or mashed potatoes, something! AHH!!! I can make it a few more weeks, I just have to keep telling myself that.

[pinkin2011]

I know what you mean, its 9.40pm here and i am so hungry i go to bed hungry most of the time because i dont eat a real lot for tea, they say your best to have a small meal at night. I had been going so well on the diet and i was sick last week so the diet was easy for me, I didnt eat much xmas day but boxing day i had a bit of chocolate, I cant do much about it now!

[xokatietatie]

It's almost 6:00 a.m. here! I woke up around 4:15, and have not been able to go back to sleep yet. I've just been passing the time by reading lots of posts on here. I feel like all I think about is related to girl sway. Maybe I should start a new hobby, or clean my house! Nah. I'll just try to go back to sleep. :bigsmile:

[pinkin2011]

HA HA dont worry I am the same, my sway is on my mind ALL the time, what time do your boys wake up?? my ds used to be six but hes been waking about 7.30am or sometimes 8am!! I think we have been wearing him out alot with d/h on holidays from work we have been so busy. I woke up last night and couldnt get back to sleep but its summer here and was pretty warm last night.

[xokatietatie]

My boys are BIG SLEEPERS! Their bedtime is 7:00 p.m. although sometimes DS3 is in bed before then. DS1 has to get up around 7:00 a.m. for school, but the other two usually sleep until 7:30 or 8:00. Here lately they've been waking earlier because of the holidays though. Where do you live? It's supposed to be winter here, but we've yet to see any snow where I live, and it's not even very cold. Feels more like fall still, I'd say. We usually have a bad winter!

[purple sky]

I think we are going to do FR too without dtd and then do a 2-3 day cut-off if my monitor gives me a advance notice. Also will be using Zyrtec around O.

[pinkin2011]

That is so good that even the little ones sleep in, I live in Victoria Australia It is meant to be pretty hot here today. I actually like winter its easier to get warm then to cool yourself down.

Purple Sky I will be having my attempt on the 8th so i think it will be a 1 or a 2 day cut off and i may use some Zyrtec too. At the start of last year we did ttc and i was having 4 and 3 day cut off but nothing happened. I just hope my O is on time in jan so i do get a chance of concieving

[xokatietatie]

I REALLY hope we conceive quickly as well. I own my own photography business, and have been turning people away who want to book me for their 2012 weddings. With past pregnancies, I had a really difficult time and spent majority of the pregnancies on bed rest. I've been so afraid to book any weddings just in case I do get pregnant and end up on bed rest again. It would be really bad if I don't get pregnant after turning people away though.

[purple sky]

Pinkin- It's a good thing you didn't get pregnant with your 4 day cut-off because if I remember right It sways boy.
Katie - Hopefully you get prego fast so it doesn't affect your work schedule for long

[pinkin2011]

Yes true i have heard that also... Just hope to do things right this time but hey what ever will be will be..... Ha Ha funny thing we had a few friends coming over for nye one guy rang at 1pm while we were setting up our pool d/h grabbed me and said run to the bedroom he is on his way by taxi ha ha we were lucky i tell ya, at least i know he is serious about this hey

[xokatietatie]

Why is it that AF always seems to come before it's supposed to (those 28 days always seem so much shorter), but when I'm waiting for it to come the days just creep along??? I don't think I can ever remember a time when I wanted AF to get here so bad! haha

[pinkin2011]

My cycle is 32 days so that is a very very long wait for me... Its hard being in that horrible 2ww i think that is even worse because you are always looking for symptoms i dread it!

[purple sky]

I am jealous! My cycles are anywhere from 35-45 days!! I just found out I have a luteal Phase defect so hopefully the vitex and b-6 will fix that and I can fall pregnant soon.

Happy New Year BTW :)

[xokatietatie]

Mine used to be 28 days, like clockwork... but this year (or I guess I should say "last year" now) they've started varying 26-29 days. I went to the doctor to make sure there wasn't something wrong, and she assured me everything is okay with me. I'm on CD 25 today, so AF could be here as early as tomorrow. I just have to wait and see!

In other news, I cheated SO BAD on my diet last night. DH bought us B Dubs for dinner, and I ate 6 boneless chicken wings with some chili and cheese potato wedges. I just couldn't help myself! Oh well, all I can do is really kick it into gear now and stay true to the LE diet from now on. Hopefully one great meal won't ruin everything.

[xokatietatie]

Can I change the title of this thread? I'm going to try!

[xokatietatie]

Well, that didn't work... so I started a new thread!

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-conceive-girl/7332-january-2012-chit-chat-thread-ttc-girl.html (http://genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-conceive-girl/7332-january-2012-chit-chat-thread-ttc-girl.html)