how can my man help with our girl sway ???

[littlemissnaughty7]

ok so far my man is doing the LE diet with me, i dont think he needs to now from what ive been told, so if anyone knows that our DH are not supposed to do the diet please tell me lol, but appart from that i know men are supposed to not eat red meat as it raises testosterone, take liq root, take cranberry supps, take acidophilus, i think there may be something about not taking caffeine but not sure if its a good thing or bad thing for a girl sway, is there anything else he can do to help with us conceiving our DG girl ??

[rainbowflower]

wear tight underwear and have hot showers? :)

my DH isn't doing anything - not the diet, clothing, etc. He will BD on demand and that's good enough for me lol

[littlemissnaughty7]

lol i love it !

[auroara78]

LOL my husband couldn't even do that....I had to seduce him and really make him think I wanted it, but still wound up preggers! Hoping his low sex drive and overweight body will help give me a baby girly :)

[zanacal]

I think the most important thing he can do is frequent release (or abstain if that's what you're doing). If he'll take those supps, that's great - if not I wouldn't sweat it! I wouldn't have DH on the LE diet personally, just limiting red meat is good enough and my DH didn't even do that (nor did I ask him too!).

[littlemissnaughty7]

ok zan just hoping AS can shed some light on it for aswell, she has once but i lost the post ,

[zanacal]

At the bottom of this page:

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-girl/6996-am-confused-diet-do-4.html

[littlemissnaughty7]

ahhh thanks hun your a star !

[atomic sagebrush]

Dh does not need to do LE Diet but if he cuts out red meat or better yet ALL meat, that will help your sway.

Caffeine is only an issue for pink 1-2 hours before you BD because it ~might~ make sperm perky and swim faster which ~might~ mean more sperm make it to the egg. Not sure I would worry if I was doing a cutoff, only BD at O or O+12.

Frequency of BD also helps sway, either FR, abstain, or compressed.

[Wishing4Princess]

Thanks, Littlemissnaughty for the question! i was wondering the same exact thing. my husband is SUPER SKINNy as it is (not because he was on diet)...should he gain weight? he's not eating meat...and I have him on LE diet..so I will set him free..even let him have ice cream?? and he agreed to do FR or abstain..so if that is what counts...it's perfect! it's enough we have to worry about ourselves!

[Wishing4Princess]

One more thing...since he does not have to do LE diet...does he still need to watch his sodium and potassium levels?? THank you ladies!

[zanacal]

My DH ate all sorts of crap and I sort of encouraged it - I felt if he was unhealthier then that would sway pink!

[littlemissnaughty7]

is that true zan hun that crap (lol) sways pink in men ?

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks, Littlemissnaughty for the question! i was wondering the same exact thing. my husband is SUPER SKINNy as it is (not because he was on diet)...should he gain weight? he's not eating meat...and I have him on LE diet..so I will set him free..even let him have ice cream?? and he agreed to do FR or abstain..so if that is what counts...it's perfect! it's enough we have to worry about ourselves!

Don't have him gain weight if thin, OR lose weight if heavy.

If he's thin and gains weight, it will be more likely in the form of muscle first before he adds fat (that's how skinny dudes tend to gain) and this will raise T levels. If he's heavy (even just pudgy) and loses weight, his estrogen will drop and T may rise accordingly.

I REALLY think that sperm numbers/quality are mainly what sways for DH - for him, the nutrition and hormones are just a means to an end to make more/less sperm.

[atomic sagebrush]

One more thing...since he does not have to do LE diet...does he still need to watch his sodium and potassium levels?? THank you ladies!

IF you believe strongly in the FGD minerals, then havign him lower sodium and potassium (while still keeping to 2500-3500 - err on the side of higher for husbands becasue they are bigger than we are an need more potassium) will help. I don't believe it's necessary tho.

[atomic sagebrush]

is that true zan hun that crap (lol) sways pink in men ?

It does, because anything that is bad for sperm (and poor eating habits are def. bad for sperm, proven) seems to sway pink. Maybe even high sodium intake!!

[zanacal]

His sodium levels were high because I was buying him ready meals because I wasn't eating properly - he complained about that but he can't cook so he didn't have much choice! He also drank my share of the wine!!

[littlemissnaughty7]

so should my DH still drink alcohol as we sway ??

[prayforprincess]

My dh drinks tons and tons of beer. His tolerance is waaaaay up there and he is drinking 6-10 beers a night. I don't remember when he didn't. I hear that sways pink though so I am not about to stop him now.
My husband is not on the LE diet. He has however cut out all meat from his diet. I told him he can eat anything he wants, just NO MEAT. Eat like a vegetarian...and he is doing really good.
He is only taking cranberry supplements, 12,000 daily. Some days he misses his dose though and I don't sweat it. I am not having him take the LR because I am sure between the other things we are doing his T level is going down enough -- I don't want to completely ruin my chances of getting pg (dh is 36 1/2).
So my DH is:
Taking cranberry daily (roughly 12 weeks prior to attempt)
Not eating Any Meat (for roughly 8 weeks prior to attempt)
Abstaining from af til attempt
Taking sudafed 1 hour prior to attempt
Taking hot shower prior to attempt

[littlemissnaughty7]

i like your plan prayforprincess hun, my plan is basiaclly the same .....

DH taking : liq root, cranberry, acidophilus, sudafed before attempt,

he will be abstaining for 2 weeks, no meat, taking hot showers, heating his men on hot water bottle before attempt lol, we are also doing TBM with lime, our first attempt isnt untill around feb the 21st arrggghhhh i cant wait lol !

[atomic sagebrush]

Little miss, I hope you drop about half that if you don't get pregnant the first month!

[littlemissnaughty7]

if i dont get pregnant the first month i will be dropping things yes, ive already dropped tons, ie zyrtec, douche, lime tampon, EGS off IG (just TBM now) plus loads more, but yes il be dropping more if it doesnt happen 1st month,