JDD1017 TTC girl sway attempt
TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
Boy? At the NT scan at 12 weeks, there were very obvious boy parts. The sono tech was 95% sure that baby was a boy, but since it was so early she couldn't confirm it yet.
DW Age:
32
DH Age:
32
Current Children's Gender(s)
2 boys
Number of Months TTC
6
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?
LE(Low Everything)
Other
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
My diet was completely different from when I conceived my boys. With DS1, I had gotten married about 6 months prior and had gained about 15 lbs since the wedding. I was also working at a diner while going to nursing school and eating horrible food from the diner when I got off work;) With DS2, I was at my highest adult weight and we had just moved into a new house so I was having fun cooking a lot of very fattening, rich meals. With both boys I was eating quite a bit of meat, fat, dairy, and protein. This time around, I ate meat aprox 1-2 times per week, stopped eating dairy and cheese (mostly because it had too much of my daily amount of protein and fat), cut back on my Coke intake from 3 cans a day to about 3 a week. Stopped salting my food--which is huge because I salt EVERYTHING! I tried to stick to 30-40 grams of fat and protein per day and 1500 calories per day. I know salt and pop aren't huge swayers, but I tried to just do the opposite of everything I did when I conceived my boys. I also drank Crystal Light like crazy!
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
About 12-16 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
Yes
Did DH change his diet with you?
No, other than eating less meat because I didn't cook as much
Comments regarding DH's diet-
None
DId you consume alcohol?
I am a night shift nurse, so I drank a couple of beers or a glass of wine on my nights off, so about 4 times a week
DId you try to limit caffeine?
No, I drink caffeine regularly
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
In February of 2016 I weighed 155 lbs, and I am 5'6". After being on the LE diet I got down to 137 lbs at my lowest-however my weight fluctuated from 137-140 most normal days. Around the time I ovulated my weight got up to 143 from a recent vacation:(
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
60 minutes on the elliptical, 5 days per week
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
I hadn't checked my pH in quite a while, last time I checked it was 7.45
Any VG potions used?
None
DH pH
8.5, it had been a few months since I checked
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
3-4
BD Dates according to Ovulation
4 days before
1 day before
O day
Day after O
Any additional comments?
None
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
Other
BD Position
Various
Did you Jump and Dump?
I usually laid in bed for about 10 minutes before getting up
Any relevant attempt details?
SUPPLEMENTS USED
Folic Acid
Clomid (The cycle of BFP was my first cycle after stopping Clomid, I was switched to Femara instead, prior to that I had done 3 cycles of clomid. Cycles 1 and 2 were 50 mg, cycle 3 was 100 mg).
Pregnitude-I started this about 3 weeks before ovulation
Femara-I took this instead of Clomid the cycle of BFP
DH Supplements
None-he had been on Licorice Root and OLE but we stopped those because I was worried we weren't going to get pregnant.
Any additional supplement info?
-
Did you do anything with Ions?
I had a rock salt lamp by the bed, most of the time I forgot to turn it on though haha
Moon Phase during conception?
Unsure-I'm pretty sure it was in a new moon though
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
Wooden spoon and girl outfit under the bed
Things that make me feel great about my sway:
My diet, exercise, and weight change. Also-I had been taking Clomid in the cycles prior and the BFP cycle I was on Femara, with the hopes that there was still some Clomid in my system! I have never exercised that much in my life either!
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
We stopped all of DH supplements and we had so many attempts. Since we were on Clomid and Femara I felt like I couldn't waste cycles with just one attempt. I had a short luteal phase, which is why I was taking fertility meds. The cycle I got a BFP was the first cycle that I actually ovulated on time. I wish I had done just one attempt that month, since it was really our first cycle that would have worked anyway, but I was afraid my OB was going to stop the meds and refer me on if I didn't get pregnant quickly. Also-I cut back my calories, fat, and protein, but I probably could have done better with limiting my snacking. Although it was a huge improvement compared to how I was prior to swaying, I still had small snacks often-especially when I was at work.
Things worth mentioning:
Will post final gender results after anatomy scan at 20 weeks.
