Maheby1188 TTC a BOY Sway Attempt

[Maheby1188]

TTC a BOY Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
Boy
DW Age:
32
DH Age:
40
Current Children's Gender(s)
Girl (born Jan 2020)
Number of Months TTC
1
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan?
No
MINERALS
Calcium Intake(Please describe)
400 mcg (Women's One a Day) also ate calcium in diet but not lots
Magnesium Intake(Please describe)
Manganese 1.8 mcg (Women's One a Day)
Potassium Intake(Please describe)
None beyond HE diet
Sodium Intake(Please describe)
None beyond HE diet
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements Evening Primrose Oil
Fish Oil
Folic Acid
Vitamin B12
Zinc


DH Supplements Fish Oil
Multi-vitamin
Vitamin D


Any additional supplement info?
-
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan?
Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow? HE(High Everything)


Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
-
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
10-12 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
No
Did DH change his diet with you?
Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet-
HE diet
DId you consume alcohol? A couple of drinks per week


DId you try to limit caffeine?
Yes, I cutback
Any Diet Details?
-
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
-
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
58kg BMI of 19.8
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
Some cardio, no weights
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
-
Any VG potions used? Preseed


CM pH at attempt
-
DH pH
-
THE DEED INFO
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
4
BD Pattern DTD through Ovulation


BD Dates according to Ovulation 2 Days Before O
1 Day Before O
O Day


BD Position
Doggy style
Any additional comments?
Female Os
Any relevant attempt details?
Maybe didn't have enough EWCM, don't remember seeing it ever but used preseed to compensate
Didn't do regular attempts leading up to conception (abstinence and then 4 goes in 3 days O-2 - O)
Did you do anything with Ions?
No
Moon Phase during conception?
Waxing Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
No
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
Followed diet, took supplements
Use OPKs and detected a 24h surge on CD 14 for two months before conception
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
Maybe didn't have enough EWCM, don't remember seeing it ever
Didn't do regular attempts leading up to conception (abstinence and then 4 goes in 3 days O-2 - O)
Things worth mentioning:
Live in very hot and humid climate (Singapore), quite stressful job

[atomic sagebrush]

I'm sorry it didn't work out as we were hoping - congrats on your new baby girl!

[Maheby1188]

I'm sorry it didn't work out as we were hoping - congrats on your new baby girl!

Thanks atomic. I’m starting to come around to the idea of two little girls and I’m very grateful to be pregnant at all!

Having said that I am curious as to why the above may not have worked for me. I wasn’t weight or strength training, having always preferred cardio and since having my first over a year ago I actually lost quite a bit of weight before starting the HE diet.

Or could it have been that we just didn’t DTD enough? Only 4 goes over ovulation period and nothing the whole month before.

Environment may be a factor in this climate and I was quite stressed around conception but is that very influential?

I hope one day we will try again and I’ll be back in touch but would appreciate your thoughts all the same.


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[atomic sagebrush]

Swaying is never 100%, there is an element of luck and also things that are just beyond our ability to affect.

Next time I'd have you drop EPO as we do seem to have had a fair number of opposites with that. And both you and hubby take no more than 500 mg fish oil instead of the traditional 1000 mg. And I would absolutely have you do weights the next time. Especially having lost a lot of weight fairly recently, the weight training can really help.

[Maheby1188]

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS! Had another scan at 28 +6 weeks today. Dr (who has about 35-40 years experience) looked at me aghast and told us we are having a boy!

Showed us his entire and very male anatomy. He was just being very modest in scan a month ago.

So please update our data. This was a successful blue sway, thank you so much!!!!


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[atomic sagebrush]

Hold the phone, how did you come to find out it was supposedly a girl to begin with?

Scans later on in pregnancy are less reliable so I want to be sure you're getting the right info. It is entirely possible the earlier result was the inaccurate one but I want to be sure for your sake so you don't get a surprise in the delivery room.

[Maheby1188]

They were both ultrasounds. The first one at 24 weeks, we asked my Dr to check at the end of the session and write the gender down on paper. Originally we had said we would wait until birth but decided to find out. We went for a walk that night and opened the envelope, picture of what genuinely looked like girl parts and big letters saying GIRL (see below). So for a month we have prepared and planned for a girl.

We go back on Monday for another scan (they scan you monthly in Singapore). Dr is moving around showing us blood flow etc. I kept referring to baby a ‘her’. Dr suddenly stops and asks ‘what did I say this baby was?’. And then she starts apologising and shows us what is very clearly a large scrotum and penis. Dr was mortified! Said it hasn’t happened to her in longer than she can remember. But he is all boy!

We are still in shock but obviously delighted. We had fully come around to idea of another girl and I had even bought matching sister outfits but hey ho, life has a funny way of surprising you sometimes!

Thank you for your insight and your research. Our blue sway 2021 was a great success xoxo

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[atomic sagebrush]

Even 24 weeks is not as reliable for gender.

So is the top picture from the 24 week ultrasound and then the bottom from the later one?? Because I have to admit that both those pictures are WEIRD and not at all what I would use to guess either gender on them. The top pic is clearly cut off to me, the goods not captured (so I can see how someone would guess girl - but there aren't the classic girl parts there either really) and the bottom picture is a disaster, I can't really even tell what I'm looking at on there - I mean, it almost looks like there are quadruplets or something, LOL. I just really do not feel like either of these pictures is adequate for guessing. My hope is that the doctor saw stuff in the later ultrasound that is not captured that indicates a boy baby because I just would not feel good making a guess on that bottom pic without more clarity.

[Maheby1188]

Even 24 weeks is not as reliable for gender.

So is the top picture from the 24 week ultrasound and then the bottom from the later one?? Because I have to admit that both those pictures are WEIRD and not at all what I would use to guess either gender on them. The top pic is clearly cut off to me, the goods not captured (so I can see how someone would guess girl - but there aren't the classic girl parts there either really) and the bottom picture is a disaster, I can't really even tell what I'm looking at on there - I mean, it almost looks like there are quadruplets or something, LOL. I just really do not feel like either of these pictures is adequate for guessing. My hope is that the doctor saw stuff in the later ultrasound that is not captured that indicates a boy baby because I just would not feel good making a guess on that bottom pic without more clarity.

Bottom pick is a potty shot, scrotum and penis on top. She took a pic from every angle to show us. It’s a boy - your theories do work!


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[BunnyGirl19]

I have to agree with Atomic. The first pic is too dark and cut off, no genitalia to see. The second pic is very awkward and most typical landmarks for a potty shot are missing. I can identify a bent leg in the pic, but not much else. While it does look like the “turtle sign” on that view, it also looks oddly positioned. Like, it’s halfway down the thigh and more on top. The “turtle head” is also bent at an angle. On one of my scans I had a similar look in the potty area and panicked thinking I’d been told wrong with one of my twins. Then the tech turned on the Doppler and it was clearly cord balled up down and between her legs. We’ve since seen the same twin clearly with all the girl landmarks.

I’m not saying they were wrong in telling you boy this time, or girl the first time either. They can see a lot more during a live scan than we can on a printout. I’m just saying the images they provided as the “evidence” are very odd views and not what we like to see for determination. Hopefully they are correct for you.

[Maheby1188]

I wouldn’t dare have let myself believe it unless she showed me several times that it was clinically proven, beyond any doubt this was a boy. So we even went back 20 minutes later for her to get a better angle and she could show me in full detail, moving all around. She even did 3D. Pics aren’t the most clear but I’d think it’s quite hard to get a pic that’s perfect at 29 weeks which is when the last pic was taken.


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[atomic sagebrush]

Bottom pick is a potty shot, scrotum and penis on top. She took a pic from every angle to show us. It’s a boy - your theories do work!


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Yep, sounds like she saw it for sure in the ultrasound, just that ~I~ wouldn't guess on that pic. Huge congrats!

[atomic sagebrush]

I wouldn’t dare have let myself believe it unless she showed me several times that it was clinically proven, beyond any doubt this was a boy. So we even went back 20 minutes later for her to get a better angle and she could show me in full detail, moving all around. She even did 3D. Pics aren’t the most clear but I’d think it’s quite hard to get a pic that’s perfect at 29 weeks which is when the last pic was taken.


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Yep that's the thing, the techs/docs see WAYYY more in the ultrasounds than we can possibly see on here. We're just trying to look out for you - having seen some people end up being told bad info - but it sounds as if you're in great hands! Congrats again!

[Maheby1188]

He’s all boy. Born end of august! Thanks atomic x


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[atomic sagebrush]

WONDERFUL!! Enjoy every moment!