Just wanted to add that dh and I had hot showers before dtd and I roasted his swimmers with a heat pack for 10 mins each time. I'm hoping this made up a little for 2 attempts and lots of sperm....... :fx:
TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Unknown
DW Age: 27
DH Age: 33
Current Children's Gender(s) 2 boys - Eli (4) Sullivan (1)
Number of Months TTC 1
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? Yes
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- I was very very strict, had only a couple of cheats ever (and that was after I thought I'd ovulated.. but hadn't..)
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? Sept 11 - late November
I did not stick to the diet in the 2ww... I remained vegetarian, but limits went out the window a little bit. :)
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- DH doesn't "love" meat anyways, so he ate a little less red meat. Other than that though he didn't change it much.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I did not factor that into my sway
Any Diet Details? Even on cheating days, I didn't eat breakfast, stuck to 2 meals a day, and tried my best to stay vegetarian.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? I loved being on the diet, and stuck to around 1200-1400 cals a day. My fat and protein were always under limits, if not right on the limits, and my sodium basically never went above 900mg
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? Weight - 62.3kgs (137lbs)
BMI - 21.6
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I lost 12kgs in total - went from a BMI of 26! I actually managed to get to my lowest conception weight yet! :)
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known Unknown
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt ??
DH pH ??
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 2, one day apart.
BD Dates according to Ovulation- 3 Days Before O
- 1 Day Before O
Any additional comments? I had a bit of a stuffed up cycle.... I was attempting for abstain, but got a false positive on a digital opk. I started to panic, and it went out the window...
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? No big 'O' for me... Rephresh done 12 hours prior and only a squirt (maybe half an applicator)
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- Vitex
- Chitosan
- Baby asprin
- folic acid
- Saw Palmetto
DH Supplements- Licorice Root
- Cranberry
- Magnesium
Any additional supplement info? Because I didn't ovulate until CD22 we hadn't been taking the supps right up to O.. but I had taken mine from CD1-9 and DH took his until CD14.
Did you do anything with Ions? No
Moon Phase during conception? -
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? No
Things that make me feel great about my sway: My weight loss was awesome, and my diet was all but perfect.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: We had more than one attempt and got pregnant on the first month trying.
Things worth mentioning: I was pretty stressy after the false positive on the Ovulation test... I started really freaking out!! This MIGHT have done damage to my sway, but I'm hoping not! :)
