Sway for over 35 DW and DH
So, after reading a ton on this site (and I'm sure there is more info, as I haven't read it all) and crunching some numbers from the spreadsheet, I've come to the following plan that is playing out this month:
1. LE diet -- I have been dieting on basically the LE diet inadvertently for a couple of months, so this is perfect. (including skipping breakfast and avoiding meats)
2. Full application Rephresh on cd10, half on days after bd, then full again on cd13.
3. Zirtec cd10-O (likely on cd 13-14) (I get tons of EWCM, and just saw some this am before I popped the next pill)
4. frequency -- we started thinking we would do abstain, and then I read that it might not be best for the over 35 crowd, so then DH did a release on am of cd11 and we DTD cd11 pm. Plan is DH release in morning and then DTD in the pm each night until day of positive OPK.
5. O+12 attempt -- still wondering if this will work out, but if possible, have DH release in the morning of O and try for an O+12. I have never successfully pinpointed ovulation, so don't have high hopes here, but probably will do this on cd14 or cd15 depending on opks...
6. Supplements -- I had been doing calcium, magnesium, tons of cranberry, and folic acid for 3 months (except cranberry O to AF during our one TTC month), based on that study of supps and bd timing. I just added in for this month saw palmetto, though I am a bit hesitant. (also, I'm doing coQ10 for egg quality)
7. Exercise -- I have been doing moderate exercise, like 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes on the elliptic. I don't feel like it is building any muscle, just helping with the weight loss.
I am so thankful for the spreadsheet of attempts. First, it is awesome that people who have submitted already have achieved a sway of 60+ percent girls, based on whatever combinations they have chosen. And, among these attempts, I did some number crunching and found that saw palmetto, exercise, clomid, vinegar or lemon douche, and breastfeeding were the only factors of all of the ones on the spreadsheet that were associated statistically with higher odds of girl, all else equal (remember, in combination, all these girls are having great sway numbers overall anyway, so even though nothing else statistically comes out, these other factors are probably very important compared to the general population, for whom we don't have data. Just thought I would say that so people don't discount all of the other important factors like diet and frequency. Also, lemon/vinegar douche can really make getting pregnant hard, and is pretty risky, especially for the over 35 crowd).
So, here are my questions--
Exercise -- do only people who do the intense 60 mins per day exercise get coded as having exercise in these data?
Saw Palmetto -- this is such a confusing and weird supplement. What do I have to be careful of here?
And, of course, overall, what do you think of this plan? Any tweaks? I doubt I will fall pregnant this month, just because it is only TTC#2 (and really #1 of true planning), and because I had a saline sono on cd9 with dilation, so I imagine my body will not like making a baby after all that intervention. So, all that to say, we will likely be giving this another go next month.
About me -- I have had 7 pregnancies, 5 losses (3 early miscarriages, 1 ectopic, 1 2nd trimester loss due to genetic abnormality) and 2 healthy boys. Usually O on cd13 or 14 and have 27 or so day periods.
Thanks!
ETA: Oh, and DS1 was with tamoxifen (anti-estrogen) for ovulation, trigger, and IUI; DS2 was conceived naturally with daily BD, likely right on O day and on a happy diet of lots of food and meat and sugar...:)