Hoping for a princess but preparing for a prince - either way, it will be a fairytale! ❤
Hi there! I've been lurking for a couple of months and trying not to discuss TTC with family and friends, so here I am. DH (35) and I (33) have had two pregnancies resulting in two healthy boys, ages 11 and 5. We just built our first real family home after moving several times, and finally feel settled enough to add to the family again. We have agreed that if our third is a girl, we will probably feel our family is complete. If we have a boy, we will be thrilled (of course) but we will privately try IVF with gender selection for a girl about a year later. I love mothering boys, but I have brothers AND sisters and I think it's wonderful to have both. I love being a girl and I'd love to have a daughter to share the fun. :)
February was our first attempt at Baby #3, and I am currently in the 2WW. Against my better judgement I took a test 7dpo and got a BFN. It was way too early and i knew that, so it didn't phase me and I FEEL pregnant, but maybe it's all in my head- I think I'm pretty in touch with my cycle and body, though. Since O'ing I have felt heaviness and slight dull cramping and muscle ache in my pelvic area, had creamy discharge 5dpo and 6dpo, and I've been super bloated. I'm trying to decide whether to test tomorrow at 9dpo or to be patient and wait for AF to come or not come. DH is trying to stay a little detached until there is positive news. He's expecting it will take a few cycles, which is wise.
With both of our boys, we DTD on the exact day I ovulated. Our first took one try, our second took two tries. I looked into the Shettles Method recently and then found this site, and when all was said and done I was just completely at a loss for how to approach TTC a girl. LOL! So we just ended up doing things differently than we did when we conceived the boys. I was very fit when we conceived them and in perfect health, eating well and getting lots of sleep. I sort-of let myself go this year due to the stress of building/moving/working, so I've gained 15 pounds since last February and my BMI is at an all-time high/muscle tone at an all-time low because I fell off of the fitness wagon. I've also been stress eating with total abandon, and not sleeping well. In the weeks leading up to my fertile time I brought my PH down since it's typically higher, drank tons of aspartame, ate tons of calcium-rich foods, cut down on caffeine, potassium and magnesium, barely ate any meat, and we DTD a few times before and during my fertile peak, but not on the day of ovulation. We also DTD the day after. At that point we were like, "whatever, man!" We just want to have a baby in 2016.
So, that's where we're at and I've got my fingers crossed to be able to provide an update in the next couple of weeks and then again in the summer for gender. If not, hopefully St. Patrick and the Easter Bunny will bring some luck our way!
