TTC baby girl after 3 boys, Help!
Hi all!
My husband and I are attempting to conceive a little girl after 3 boys! We have never swayed before, I was just under the assumption, you get what you get no matter what. Silly me!
We will both be 32 in May and live a relatively healthy lifestyle. He's active for work and I walk, pushing a stroller around 2mi-3mi per weekday. He's overweight, but physically fit (BMI 32.5) and I'm on the average to low end for my height, BMI is 19.8. He drinks a beer or two a day, sometimes more, I don't usually drink. Occasionally a glass of white wine.
We are hoping to conceive ASAP. I have about 20 days until my next ovulation. I had created my own plan based off of InGender and now seeing everything here I am BEYOND baffled. For my boys I was eating a pretty healthy diet, I had to gain weight to conceive them, meals usually consisted of red meat of some sort or grilled chicken, potatoes, veggies and always some sort of salad and typically I eat dessert. I've always eaten hot breakfast too.
I conceived my 3rd while nursing #2 and bolstering up my diet with a lot of healthy fats, avocados and so forth. I've been convinced I need to gain weight to conceive, even though I have had regular cycles. Each of the 3 boys were conceived with sex the day before and the day of ovulation so sex close to O is scary for me. We have tried O-3 for 3 months now with no success. I am also still nursing once a day at bedtime. He typically nurses for about 15 minutes, sometimes more sometimes less.
I guess what I'm looking for is what is the best thing for me to do? I'll post my plan, that now is probably completely out the window and let someone tell me what to do!
My husband is willing to do SOME things, within reason. Like I think I could get him on board with walks, he's willing to take vitamins, and he'll eat whatever I cook.
Breakfast
light meal usually wheat cereal, no sugar - I can push breakfast off, but not eating makes me very light headed and nauseous.
Lunch
Smoothie - Frozen; Strawberries, Blueberries, Pineapple, Kale, and Spinach, Chobani Greek Plain Yogurt, 1/4 c. Rolled oats, 1T. Natural Peanut Butter, Plain, Unsweetened Almond Milk as needed.
Supper
Grilled chicken with side salad and green beans
Grilled chicken on salad with Italian dressing and shredded mozzarella & parmesan cheese
Grilled chicken on buttered noodles
Grilled chicken with Organic Hellman’s Mayo, shredded cheese on wheat tortilla parmesan cheese
Scrambled eggs with cheese, chicken or plain – with or without tortilla
Drinks
Crystal Light, Water or Milk – I prefer water only
Snacks
String cheese or cottage cheese
Supplements
Nature Made Prenatal with DHA
Calcium Citrate 630mg + D3 500 IU
Cranberry pill 4200mg fruit equivalent – Dropping immediately as I am still nursing once a day
B6 100mg - I have always taken b6 as I have a shorter luteal phase, usually 11-12 days.
Magnesium 250mg
Replens???
Please pick this apart and help!
Thanks so much!
Alicia