TTC a BOY Sway Attempt- It's A Boy!
Gender Result: BOY!
DW Age: 32
DH Age: 33
Current Children's Gender(s) Girl
Number of Months TTC 3
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? No
MINERALS
Calcium Intake(Please describe) Minimal
Magnesium Intake(Please describe) Minimal
Potassium Intake(Please describe) Lots through diet
Sodium Intake(Please describe) Lots
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- Evening Primrose Oil
- Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets
- Alka Seltzer Gold
- False Unicorn
- Vitamin E
- Fish Oil
- Folic Acid
- Flaxseed Oil
- Vitamin B12
DH Supplements
Any additional supplement info? Prenatal (no calcium), COQ10, Probiotics, Vitamin D, Wheatgrass 2x daily, Brewer's yeast, nutritional yeast, gelatin 3x daily.
During 2WW this time (because we were going to take a break after this month) I took B6, zinc, C, baby aspirin and kept up with the prenatals, FUR, fish oil, B12, folic acid, E, wheatgrass. Dropped everything else.
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?- HE(High Everything)
- IG
- French Gender Diet
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- Ate every 2 hours especially in morning (slowed down a little after lunch as I got residually fuller, tried to never get too hungry). Focused on "boy foods" from IG diet especially AF-O (relaxed a little on exact foods after that) and plenty of calories. Smoothies, cereal, rice milk, lots of meat, lots of bacon, whole wheat bread, lots of potatoes and tomatoes, salami, avocado, lots of veggies and V8. Salt on everything.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 10 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly? No
Did DH change his diet with you? Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet- He ate what I fed him for dinner & on the weekends. He was getting a little sick of meat and potatoes, haha.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? Yes, I had 1 drink per day
Any Diet Details? -
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? -
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? Overweight. Gained a couple of pounds.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? Decreased cardio to pretty much just walking/cleaning house/toddler chasing and lifted heavy weights at the gym.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known 4.5
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt 8
DH pH -
THE DEED INFO
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 4
BD Pattern
BD Dates according to Ovulation- 2 Days Before O
- 1 Day Before O
- O Day
BD Position Multiple
Any additional comments? Tried preseed with baking soda the month prior and I think it might be a reason nothing stuck that month
Any relevant attempt details? -
Did you do anything with Ions? Laptop/phone on lap. I did get a lot of fresh air though. Impossible to stay inside on the weekends
Moon Phase during conception? Waxing Gibbous
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? Boy jammies under bed (but they actually belong to my daughter, haha)
Things that make me feel great about my sway: I feel like I tried everything that made the most sense to me. This was my best month so far with the diet and everything so I'm glad it's the month I got my BFP. We would have had to take a break in TTC if this didn't stick and I was ready for it though. Sick of salt and sick of swallowing pills!
Things that make me nervous about my sway: Just hoping I have good luck I guess!
Things worth mentioning: I'll be happy either way. Thanks for all the info and the great (functional!) forums. I also don't want to count how much I spent on supplements. I'm guessing it was a few hundred. Yikes.
