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[hakrueg]

Hello!

We are trying to sway blue after only one daughter but we want to be two and through. I am in interested in purchasing a customized plan but I have a few questions first.

My LO is only 9 months and I’m nursing. I plan to ween her at a year then track for a while. Our goal is to start ttc in the summer to land a spring/summer baby. My question is when I should purchase the plan.

Would it be beneficial to purchase it now and start making changes? I read some where on this forum that blue sway is a 6 to 8 week diet. I also know new information and updates occur all the time so should I just wait til closer?

Thank you!


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[atomic sagebrush]

I like you guys to wait 18 months between kiddos for blue.

Some people buy plans a year or more in advance, others do it at the last minute. I think it's best to have a plan in place to enable yourself to sway for 3 months before trying. We really have it pretty dialed in now - I haven't changed much in the past couple years and I don't forsee changing anything dramatically between then and now, either. It's all about what will work better for you - if it gives you peace of mind having a plan to fall back on sooner I can absolutely do that, or we can wait till nearer in - but I wouldn't wait till a couple weeks before, that's the only thing to avoid. :) Good luck and blue dust headed your way!

[hakrueg]

Thank you!! She will be 18 months in July so that should be about perfect for us. I was thinking maybe once she is weened, I will buy a plan. It’ll be much easier to change things and/or add supplements then. That’ll give me a solid 6 months too.

Thanks again for your quick response!


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[atomic sagebrush]

Great! Looking forward to it! :)

[hakrueg]

I was thinking of getting on birth control in the mean time. Thoughts?

I got my first post partum period in sept so I’ve only been tracking since then. This month I ovulated 8 days sooner than the last so we had a scare. I was wondering if it might be worth it til maybe May or so? That’d still give me time to track til ttc (July/Augustish).

I’m also considering buying a plan soon. I’m just kind of excited and have already been implementing a diet anyway. For what I could read the biggest concern with starting a diet early is weight gain which I’m not concerned because I think I’m fairly active.


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[hakrueg]

I was thinking of getting on birth control in the mean time. Thoughts?

I got my first post partum period in sept so I’ve only been tracking since then. This month I ovulated 8 days sooner than the last so we had a scare. I was wondering if it might be worth it til maybe May or so? That’d still give me time to track til ttc (July/Augustish).

I’m also considering buying a plan soon. I’m just kind of excited and have already been implementing a diet anyway. For what I could read the biggest concern with starting a diet early is weight gain which I’m not concerned because I think I’m fairly active. With me BF for now, I just don’t want you to draft a plan then have to make a bunch of changes when I ween. Unless there isn’t much that would change? I just don’t want to make extra work. Do you have a personal preference?



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[atomic sagebrush]

I would suggest using barrier method contraception (condom, sponge, diaphragm) or even pullout instead of the hormonal BC. The residue of them may sway somewhat pink and it can take months till it works itself out. But if you prefer the hormonal BC that's fine too, since you'll be off it in May to be TTC in July or August.

I do want to point out too that a) there's no point in tracking your cycle really as it doesn't help for swaying and b) if you go onto hormonal BC and then come off it, the tracking will be totally useless. It's normal for the cycle to be off for at least 2-3 months after being on hormonal BC

You absolutely can do HE Diet type changes (and SHOULD!!) right away. Eating more healthy options, eating smaller more frequent meals rather than starving and then binging (many moms of girls will eat one huge meal a day or barely anything for several days and then a day of binging). You don't have to gain weight on an HE Diet...in fact most of us with boys eat that way all the time and don't gain on it. Just eat smarter, not harder - focus on nutrient dense choices and keep sugar/carbs (even supposed boy foods like bananas!) to a minimum.

[hakrueg]

Ok! I was thinking tracking to know when I ovulate but as I’m thinking of it, I probably won’t need to track until that the month I TTC, right?

I thought I read something about the hormones in semen possibly being good for a sway. It kind of indicates to my body that there is a steady relationship. This must be another tactic I won’t need to worry about to that month?

Thanks for the info!


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[atomic sagebrush]

Yeah if you're really not used to the OPK it can be a good idea to play with them going in, but just don't expect that your cycle will always be (or ever be) the same from month to month.

The hormones in semen ARE good for a blue sway. But what most of us with all boys do (myself included) is DTD unprotected out of the fertile window, and then when we're fertile, we use some type of temporary, non hormonal birth control. This does require some care about when you have intercourse though!!

[hakrueg]

Ok. That makes sense. I don’t really know when my fertile window is bc OPKs only give you a day or so notice which is why BC entered my mind. Unless I tried the digital ones which are alleged to give you a 5 day window?

What if I used a barrier until the month or two before ttc? Or is it better to have as many months as possible in your experience? I will figure out something either way. I was just curious what steps I could take in the mean time.




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[atomic sagebrush]

The digi ones are quite expensive especially for those who are having irregular cycles and they're not reliable enough to prevent conception, unfortunately. Do you know much about tracking your cycle through natural means??

We honestly do not know how it all works, but we do know it can't be a dealbreaker because there are plenty of exceptions to that. Just focus on swaying in other ways and let this one go if it's too stressful to find a way to include it.

[hakrueg]

By natural tracking I assume you mean CM and BBT. I am a little familiar with those. I just got my period back in September and before that I never paid attention so I’m pretty new to all types of tracking. I think I’m just going to pull out for now and once I’m more confident tracking and identifying patterns then I’ll only do it during my fertile window.

Thanks for the information!


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[atomic sagebrush]

Ok! Great! Let me know if I can help in any way!

[GoofyGurl]

New here as well!

In the EXACT same situation as you hakrueg! LO will be 10 months old this month, still nursing her and planning to wean at 1 year. She is also our first and we're hoping to sway for a boy next, also planning for a late spring/summer baby!

[hakrueg]

Welcome! Maybe we can help keep each other accountable. Im a big cardio girl so it will be a challenge for me to stay on top of lifting. Big life style changes to come for me. How bout you?


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[GoofyGurl]

Oh, same here. Pre-pregnancy, I was doing cardio 4-5 times per week, definitely wasn't eating HE, was skipping breakfast and not really snacking either. I was about 118 pounds during that time as well, so lots of lifestyle changes to come on my side too!

[atomic sagebrush]

Hey, please add your experiences to our "how we got our girls" threads - this info is invaluable to those swaying pink! https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-to-conceive-a-girl/1877-how-we-made-girls-girl-moms-pink-dust.html and you can read lots of boy moms talking about our lifestyles with our boys here: https://genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-to-conceive-a-boy/1890-how-we-got-our-boys.html and here: https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-to-conceive-a-boy/52279-how-we-got-our-boys-2-a.html

[GoofyGurl]

Thanks, Atomic!! I've added to the thread.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you so very much!

[GoofyGurl]

Hi Atomic,

First of all, I appologize for asking my questions in this not so related thread - I haven't created a thread before and not sure how to do so (I imagine the button is right in my face and I'm just not seeing it).

We were planning to start trying to conceive in late summer but we had a lot of things going on at that time (cross country move and home renos) so we've pushed it to January. Our daughter will be 2 then and we'll be trying to sway blue in the meantime.

I'm wondering about a couple of things. First, I've been taking 500mg of Omega-3 daily but just realized that the back label says 1000mg of Fish Oil and in that there is 500mg in each tablet. Should I be taking this every other day? If so, could you please shed some light as to why this is recommended? Apologies if you've already addressed this in another forum. I'd be happy to take a look there.

Another thing I'm curious about is DH career and how that sways. My DH is in law enforcement so I'm a bit concerned that sways pink, but not sure what we can even do about it. Would you be able to shed some light into this as well?

Thank you in advance. :)

[GoofyGurl]

Hakrueg - I see you liked this post, how are you doing? I recall our very early conversation in this thread. :)

[atomic sagebrush]

NO not at all, I'll go ahead and answer here, but to start a thread, you need to open up a forum itself (so you'd go to the main page and click on "TTC a Boy Forum" - here's the link just to make it easier https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/trying-to-conceive-a-boy/) and) and then you'll see the "start new thread" option. That's the part everyone misses, you actually have to click open a forum to see the new thread button.

500 mg a day or 1000 every other. I prefer 500 every day so I would just take ONE of the tablets (I'm assuming you have been taking two per day, yes?) The reason I have you take less is twofold - firstly because high dose fish oil may lower cholesterol and cholesterol very likely helps your blue sway (it's the building block of sex hormones) and secondly because those higher doses of fish oil have caused massive amounts of side effects - bleeding, bruising, horribly heavy periods, and very likely may contribute to chemical pregnancy because when a baby implants, having your blood be too thin is likely just as bad as having it be too sticky. Fish oil also may cause or contribute to subchorionic hemorrhage (bleeding around the placenta) that can cause a pregnancy to end later on. We have best results with 500 mg or less.

While I don't know of any studies to this effect, anecdotally we have seen more cops, soldiers, and firefighters swaying blue and having all/mostly daughters. We don't know that it is true, just that it seems true around here, and a whole lot of people from those circles report to us that their coworkers or their husband's coworkers have mostly or all girls. But the good news is, that isn't set in stone, and we just focus on the things we can control rather than the things we can't. Diet, exercise, number of attempts, all those things can have a beneficial effect on your chances of a boy!

[GoofyGurl]

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I'll use the forum link to create new posts in the future. :)

I've only been taking one tablet a day, and on the bottle label it says each tablet is comprised of 1000mg Fish Oil, providing 500mg of Omega 3. I couldn't find 500mg Fish Oil anywhere. I'm guessing I should switch to one tablet every other day then?

[LovePrayBlue]

Hi GoofyGurl! My husband is in law enforcement and we’re swaying blue too. [emoji170] We have 2 girls. Just wanted to say hi and good luck! [emoji847]


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[GoofyGurl]

Aw, thanks! I had planned on swaying sooner but we decides to delay a bit so I'm just getting caught up on everything now. Hoping to start trying in the new year. :) how is your sway coming along?

The law enforcement thing is pretty interesting. DH is a cop and I do see a good amount of daughters born to cops in his work and social circles. Will be interesting to see how this plays out for us.

Sending you loads of blue dust!

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I'll use the forum link to create new posts in the future. :)

I've only been taking one tablet a day, and on the bottle label it says each tablet is comprised of 1000mg Fish Oil, providing 500mg of Omega 3. I couldn't find 500mg Fish Oil anywhere. I'm guessing I should switch to one tablet every other day then?

Oh ok gotcha - sorry I misunderstood. Yes I'd take one every other day.

Plain pregnancy DHA often comes in lower doses of 250-500 and serves the same purpose.

[GoofyGurl]

Thanks again, Atomic!