TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Unknown
DW Age: 35
DH Age: 41
Current Children's Gender(s) G, G
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- Went mostly vegetarian except occasional chicken and salmon. Added in one full fat dairy serving to help with delayed ovulation. I also ate eggs for breakfast daily, which I have done for over a decade. Otherwise tried to keep a LE diet and reduced tomatoes and bananas, although I still occasionally ate them. Drank one diet coke a day, 2 cups of coffee, and red wine at night. Took the same prenatal that I used with both DD's that contained DHA.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? Approx. 8 months
Did you skip breakfast regularly? No
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- DH eats a very, very clean diet - mostly lean meats and protein, lots of veggies/fruit, and low gylcemic carbs. Drinks lots of coffee/tea and vodka/soda.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? -
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? The major difference I made between prior diet and the LE diet is cutting snacks. I'm typically a grazer, but tried to stick to 3 meals with one small snack several hours before dinner. I naturally eat mostly vegetarian, but did also try to decrease my protein intake (cut protein shakes, etc.).
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 112 pounds, BMI 18.6
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I have a naturally small frame and have always done weight training to gain muscle and weight. I continued to do this throughout my sway, mostly via barbell strength training and barre classes. I also tried to integrate spin classes and walking/running for cardio, but did not get a full 60 minutes.
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? 2
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? We BD the evening before O and then the morning after O day.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Doggy style
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? This was my first medicated cycle and we wanted to get two attempts in. We BD every 4 days prior, but did 0-1 and morning after O day (attempts about 36 hours apart) to try to get 2 attempts. Also did an immediate J&D with both attempts.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? First medicated cycle on Femara - 5mg on CD3-7.
Did you do anything with Ions? -
Moon Phase during conception? Full Moon
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? Painted nails (pink) :)
Things that make me feel great about my sway: I believe that I have a naturally pink diet and tried to maintain the things that I did previously, but also integrated the LE/vegetarian diet and cut out snacking. First medicated cycle on Femara, and husband on SSRI, both that possibly sway pink.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: This was our first cycle adding in two attempts 36 hours apart. I also weight trained instead of doing cardio.
Things worth mentioning: I feel very blessed to be pregnant after so many failed cycles. Whatever the gender outcome, we pray for a healthy baby and look so forward to growing our family.
