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AnissaHope: Boy Sway Success
Well no sway is perfect so I will start with my disclaimer of what went wrong or not perfect. The biggest frustration was that I could NOT get my pH meter to work (after several contacts with seller and manufacture). So first thing, I dont know my pH prior to boy diet nor our pH levels during the sway. Secondly, I ovulated early so I actually had unprotected sex on the high fertility day BEFORE the two peaks, for a total of 3 attempts around ovulation. Not perfect. Lastly, I did have small amounts of milk infrequently. Probably some other small things I can not think of.
We completed an elective ultrasound at 16 weeks and confirmed its a boy, sway success!
Name: AnissaHope
Swaying attempt: Natural
CM pH: Unknown
DH pH: Unknown
Pre-seed with BS: Yes, pH unknown
Baking Soda Douche: Twice a day of attempt
Baking Soda Drink: Twice a day of attempt
Big O: No
DW Minerals
Calcium: Some milk and cheese, not daily
Magnesium: No idea
Potassium: bananas twice a day, tomatoes, potatoes
Sodium:salt on everything
MY Diet
IG diet - Gained about 8 lbs over the 6 weeks prior and the two attempts
Green tea and breakfast (lots of eggs) every morning. Nuts, bananas, potatoes as snacks.
Lunch and dinner followed the IG diet with lots of red meat and chicken.
Limited sugar intake but used Stevia as sweetener.
Did you continue diet after attempt: Yes, until BFP
Hormones: None
Drinks: Green tea twice a day, V8 fusion-light, lemonade in evening. Baking soda drink on days of attempt, twice a day.
DH minerals
He did change his diet but not to same extent, ate same dinner as me
DH caffeine: Not a coffee drinker but had Red Bull an hour before each attempt.
Supplements
No prenatal vitamin
Green Tea: Yes, twice a day
Vitamin E: Yes
Fish Oil: Yes
Folic Acid: Yes, 2400mcg
Evening Primrose: Yes
DH supps:
Zinc – 50 mg once a day
B-12 – 150 mcg
Ginseng – 500 mg
L-arginine – 500 mg
Fish oil – 1000 mg
Timing
I used on Chinese Gender Charts that asked for full date of birth, etc which ensured that they were using LUNAR age AND LUNAR conception month. (Lunar months start on various days)
I charted BBT
I charted OPKs
I charted CBEFM
FF ovulation: 2nd Peak day of CBEFM & 2nd day after positive OPK
OPK positive: CD14, CD15
Peak Day: CD15, C16
EWCM: CD15, CD16
Ovulation: CD17
BD: Evenings of CD14, CD15, CD16
O in what moon phase: Not full, 4 days after FM (I believe)
How many kids do you have: 2 girls
Number of months TTC: 2
Your Age:35
BD position: Doggy but released into Instead cup and kept in for 12 hours.
EWCM: slightly present, but I used pre-seed
DH type of undies: boxer briefs, wore socks during attempt
DH use cold bath/shower or ice: Cold shower only
OWT: Something blue
Comments: Planning takes a lot of time, 2-3 months. There are over 20 items they were completed in my sway and you have to learn about each one. Over the months of this planning, I had grown to accept the idea of a 3rd girl. Husband did not. I told everyone that asked about my eating habits that I was swaying, what it meant/included. We received LOTS of well wishes and prayers, was actually great for the psyche. :)
Special thank you for those that listed details of sway factors, and also to all the members that listed their attempts with details for the rest of us to learn from; invaluable to me...priceless.
