Hi! New here--an introduction
Just wanted to say hi and that I am new here and I am excited to find these forums! As a little background, DH and I are TTC a little girl. We have three boys -- his son from a previous marriage who is 13, and our two little boys, who are 4 and 3. Boys, boys everywhere! He is 35 and I am 31, so we are thinking the older we get the better it will be for our girl prospects. Our two boys are also the product of a vasectomy reversal; he had a V after his first son and then when we got married had it reversed. Reading here and elsewhere, I thought that might have swayed pink but I guess not, LOL.
Anyway, I just got off birth control (was taking progestin-only pills for 2.5 years after my youngest's birth) in November, and we are eager to get PG. I did already have one full ovulatory cycle, and from my reading here and at in-gender, I was taking calcium and mag supplements, and tons of cranberry. I was not following the diet due to the holidays. I tried the "extreme gender swaying" I read about on in-gender and had DH give me a "sample" on the day I ovulated and the day after and mixed both with a few drops of lime to lower ph, then did the turkey baster method + diva cup. Did not get pregnant and AF arrived... now, I am gearing up to ovulate again. This cycle I have been taking vitex since AF started, two pills per day. I am also starting the diet seriously, trying to limit my cals to around 1200 per day (I am 5'3.5", 123 lbs). I figure I have about 15 lbs to play with, so I am trying that route. Yesterday was my first day on the diet and I had around 1200 cals -- microwave low fat popcorn (a bit of sodium but not a ton considering my day as a whole), raspberries, two Chobani Greek yogurts (strawberry and raspberry), a salt-free rice cake, some rye crispbreads, and some other crispbreads. It was a very bland day! I am also drinking Crystal Light like it's my job, and trying to have two cups of peppermint tea (at least) a day.
For the past two years I have been exercising every day, elliptical trainer, 45 minutes a day... but now I am backing off on that and just "walking" on the elliptical (or outside) for around 45 minutes a day at a much lower resistance.
Like I said, I am gearing up to O and was planning on doing the lime bit again....but from what I read here, you all are not as into that as they are on in-gender. Has anyone here successfully gotten pg with a girl with lime? I recently bought a microscope and have done some playing around with samples from DH and checking out the sperm... I took a very small amount of semen and adding a drop or two of lime (but it was the lime you buy in a bottle, not fresh lime, so I think there is a high likelihood it had anti-microbial/other preservatives in it, and it was also cold -- straight from the fridge) ... and it seemed to instantly "kill" the sperm so now I am worried about the lime idea. Not sure what to do. Any thoughts?
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and you all will see me around :)
