Back again: blue sway planning

[atomic sagebrush]

It used to be that you could only find them in 30-50 mg and 100 was hard to find! I would say no more than 200 for blue swayers, but that's ok if it's easier to find.

[ruby_blue]

I found 100! Quick question please both DH and I are taking azithromycin antibiotics for a bacterial infection - could this mess our sway? We’re around 9 weeks away from attempting.

Anything I can do to counteract this? Shall I double up on probiotics after for a week or so…?

Thanks very much, I’m so worried xxx

[atomic sagebrush]

That is plenty of time to get over the medication. You do not need to double up on probiotics, just keep taking them and try when you're ready.

[ruby_blue]

Thanks Atomic. What’s the cut off point do you reckon, for antibiotics on a blue sway? I’m starting to think these may not have worked and might need to try stronger ones … but really don’t want it to interfere!

Also, how soon before attempting would you recommend adding in snacks - is it three snacks a day?! Thanks x

Update: just adding that I’m really confused about what’s happened this cycle. I took OPKs and none showed ovulation was about to happen but for the past few days my temperature has shot up so I think it has happened (but earlier than usual) without any usual signs such as CM etc. Hate feeling like it’s out of my control or maybe happened weakly thanks to the antibiotics….

[atomic sagebrush]

2 weeks before.

Keep in mind that many people think they actually sway blue and WANT to be on them for their sway.

OPK are fallible. We use them because it's the best technology we have, but they don't always work.

That the OPK didn't read positive doesn't mean anything was wrong with your ovulation.

[ruby_blue]

Atomic, this may sound crazy but I’ve been reading about moon phases… I have a ‘red moon cycle’ currently which I didn’t used to have. Meaning my period is coinciding with the full moon. From everything I’ve read, women are more fertile when ovulating with the full moon. Should I try to shift my cycle before trying? Would that even be possible to do before June?! Xx

Also... I've been eating prawns and just read somewhere else on the site that these are rec for pink. Shall I cut out immediately? I'm about 6 weeks out, can't believe I didn't realise until now.

I've also been finding it hard to regulate my stress levels. Just in case you couldn't tell by now, I'm a bit of a stress head. I know being competitive about things you can change is best for blue, whereas I tend to worry about health and everything else really. I'm trying to think what I could do to help and generally feel more stable. I also have this dreadful feeling that it's too late and I should put off trying until I have things more under control. Classic girl mum thinking? Be good to hear your thoughts xxx

Sorry, just going to add this on, as not completely sure of the answer. I think as a result of taking antibiotics, I now have a yeast infection or thrush – great. I never find the cream that helpful and I haven’t really found yoghurt massively helpful either. I’m going to buy the pills for it, but how long should I give, before swaying after taking pills?

[atomic sagebrush]

I don't think the moon phases really do anything and it is entirely likely that by messing with your cycle, you would end up causing more harm than good by disrupting your fertility. For all you know you may even have a longer couple of cycles and end up Oing at a point in time different from what you expect.

I seriously doubt prawns cause any harm at all. Go ahead and cut them out now if you're concerned about it and move on from here. Plenty of time to let any potential yuckiness leave your system.

Not at all, if anything it's more boy mom. Now the trick is, you need to treat that as a set of challenges to face and not something to postpone till you get it right. That's what the boy moms do - we have absolutely all that same stress and health anxiety, but boy moms are like "ok I'm going to do whatever I can to get all this under control". Pink mamas tend to skip months because "I'll never get it right." So just treat this as a project where you have to cross the t's and dot the i's and you'll be just fine.

6 weeks is plenty of time to get rid of the thrush, just take them now and you'll be a-ok by the time it's time to try.