TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Boy!!
DW Age: 34
DH Age: 34
Current Children's Gender(s) boy (22 months)
Number of Months TTC 6-9
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- After going hard on the LE diet the first few months of trying I eased up considerable towards the end after losing too much weight and struggling to keep up the momentum. In the end I was only really concentrating on skipping breakfast and eating lunch early at 12pm, no snacking and avoiding red meat.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? Hard core for 3 months and more loosely for the remaining time until pregnant
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- Did not change diet, maybe ate less red meat due to shared dinners.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? I factored in a few white wines a day to my sway (this part came easily!). Where possible I choose vegetation options with empty calories and tried not to indulge too much. This was very different to when I conceived my son, I was eating extremely healthy, mainly salads and protein.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? A day or so before O I had a Christmas party so the diet was not great, eating a lot at the party and the next day to cure my hangover..
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 21BMI
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I was not exercising regularly, however walk between 45-60 mins a day to and from work. We were also moving at the time of conception, so I was also extremely physically tired.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known was not checking
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt unknown
DH pH unknown
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? hopefully only 1 in the fertile window
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? We used compressed frequent release after not getting pregnant with abstinence, the last few were protected or outside the body, with one final attempt at what I thought was 1-2 days before O. I was charting and pretty certain from this and my CM that O occurred 3 days later, I am surprised to be pregnant really. We also used a bit of KY after not getting pregnant with Sylk. I also had douched with a store bought vinegar one a few days before attempt, but not sure if it had any effect..
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Doggy style
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? The attempt I got pregnant from was doggie style with a shallow release. It was also very unromantic after so many attempts in the lead up (protected). We also had a hot bath each beforehand.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
DH Supplements- Licorice Root
- Cranberry
- Sudafed
Any additional supplement info? For the first 6 months of the sway I was taking vitex, but had recently run out and not replaced - maybe it was working against me? Hubby took sudafed about 2 hours before attempt.
Did you do anything with Ions? I have a salt lamp, but not for swaying reasons, I just like the light it gives off :)
Moon Phase during conception? Waning Gibbous
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? I know it's silly but I had a pink ribbon I had found and a wooden spoon under the bed!!
Things that make me feel great about my sway: In the end I am just happy to be pregnant, I feel like the actual attempt was good, I was very surprised to have fallen pregnant at all with the swaying. I was not in a rush, but was thinking of dropping some elements of the say, so feel good about the fact I didn't have to in the end.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: The diet!!! By the end I was not focussed on it at all with so much going on in my life and had a lot of slip ups. I overindulged being hangover right before O, but maybe this might work in my favour with the alcohol consumption and late night. (pls note I am definitely not drinking now pregnant!!).
Things worth mentioning: I don't know if I am reading into things too much but I am feeling a lot sicker from 5 weeks on then I was with my son (hardly any MS). An early scan also but the foetus behind by 6 days, maybe confirming the later O.. my son was also always measuring slightly ahead. Either was it doesn't matter as it is in fates hands - I will wait until the birth to find out, where the most important thing for me is to welcome a happy and healthy child of either sex!
Just wanted to come back and update my sway, we did indeed have a little boy! We love him lots and he's been an amazing baby so far! I wasn't hugely surprised my sway was unsuccessful (I don't want to use the word failed!) as I had a million things going on in my life at the time of conception. At the end of the day I was happy to have another child no matter what and didnt enter this with the assumption it would only be a girl. We do want 3, but I will not sway again as it will definitely be my last, I will be looking at the HT route. BUT for now I am enjoying my newest snuggliest bundle as I know it will all go so quickly!!!
