TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Unknown
DW Age: 29
DH Age: 35
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy (5)
Boy (3)
Number of Months TTC 1
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? No
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 normally eat on a very blue-friendly diet - meat, eggs, cheese, snacking all day. This was huge change for me - vegetarian, no snacking, no breakfast, no tea, more coffee, counting calories etc
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 13 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- He is a very healthy person, he exercises a lot and enjoys protein-heavy meals, with protein shakes and supplements. He did add soy products to his diet, but no other changes.
DId you consume alcohol?- A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? Semi-regular cheats helped me stay with the diet for 13 weeks - always skipped breakfast and only had meat a handful of times
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? Lots and lots of Diet Coke and two tabs of aspartame in my coffee
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? I lost 28lbs. I weighed 143lbs which was down from 171lbs 6 months ago - however half of this was lost on another diet, and only the second half of the weight loss (14lbs maybe) was from LE diet and cardio. My BMI measured at 21.1 at the time of conception
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? Intense cardio - 5-6 days week
Always the stationary bike for 62-65 mins which was about 30km a day
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known -
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt -
DH pH -
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 1
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? BD on the day of positive OPK - DH wore 3 pairs of underpants for the evening, and then took a ridiculously hot bath
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Multiple
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? J&D after 7 mins as I relaxed and missed 5 mins!
No orgasm for me
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- folic acid
- Fiber
- Antihistamine
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? DH had a daily soy latte for 3 weeks preceding conception
Did you do anything with Ions? Salt rock lamp in the bedroom and evening showers for me
Moon Phase during conception? Waxing Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? Pink clothes under the bed
Wooden spoon tied with a pale pink bow under the bed
Things that make me feel great about my sway: Length of diet
Exercise
Weight loss
Changing dates for OPK, I think my cycle was shifting
No 'big O'
Things that make me nervous about my sway: Regular cheat days
Very, very, very boy-heavy family
Some days I forgot to take fibre
DH didn't make any changes
Things worth mentioning: -
