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Omg has2gentlemen! I'm the same way! I can't talk about swaying too much cause my family thinks it's all stupid /: and I talk my hubby's ear off too! He gets annoyed some days when that's all I wanna talk about.. So I have to filter myself sometimes
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My hubby thinks it's all pretty interesting so far but we've only really been talking about it for about a month. He works in the medical field though so he thinks it's cool to learn about all the different reasons why things should work the way they do.
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You are very welcome ttc! Did they help explain the answers to some of your questions? The LE diet isn't about starving, it's kinda like we have to deplete our bodies of a lot of healthy vitamins to try make our bodies LESS fertile. The point of prenatal vitamins is to make your body hospitable to a sperm and fertilizing that egg but seemingly too many nutrients have been found to sway blue. I'm still learning even though I am here almost a year and a half preparing for this sway lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ttc2015
The every 4 days thing is about having one attempt in your fertile window. Limiting yourself to one attempt has seen great results here but for many the stress of charting and opks clash with a pink sway so a lot are trying every 4 days now to cover their bases. It's still one attempt in your fertile window but less watching your body and building up anticipation and stress (to my way of thinking anyway!)
My DH won't do abstain plus he's almost 35 so best to avoid that for sperm health in our case. When we initially bought the custom plan the plan was to abstain but I bought it AGES ago so we are tweaking it a little at this stage!
Sorry if I confused you with the pepper thing hun. I bought my custom plan back in April 2014 so perhaps some of my literature is old compared to yours. I've just double checked it and peppers were definitely down as a moderation food then as they have more nutrients in them but sure the data is changing so much that it's probably out of date. Either way I don't bother with free foods, moderation foods or anything like that. I eat what I want, stay away from the no no foods like fortified cereal, full fat dairy, nuts, grains etc. Once I am within the limits I don't sweat it. I have always been a complete and total Martha, am currently being weaned off anti anxiety meds and I know my Martha-ness has contributed to conceiving boys in the past so in an effort to leave my Martha ways behind I *try* to not stress and avoid drama as much as possible! Even if it doesn't help my sway I have to admit this drama free existence is so much easier than I was making life for myself before!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2xblue
Ok I need help with my diet. I'm pretty good on meals but for a boy I've heard snacking is important.. I just got pumpkin seeds to munch on in the car etc... What other snack foods are boy friendly??
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Glad your DH is taking the supps , it just makes it so much easier to have them on board when swaying. I can honestly say I am really nervous... I constantly have that fear of failure, because this is my last baby. When I discussed swaying with DH, he agreed to try as long as this would be it, give it our all, and then be done. He doesn't want to be an older Dad and has a stigma attached with having lots of children. So after this, it is the end of the road. Nothing like pressure to get it right, or my dreams are shattered!
I'm so freaked out too:( I mean I feel bad because I know we will have more after this sway. Even if my sway works.. But my dreams were shattered with my first baby/: I know many of you will cringe when I say this cuz I know how badly most of you want girls, but I honestly did not want any girls. I wanted all boys.. I seriously hated the idea of having a girl.. Well God decided to throw a wrench in my plan by giving me a girl out of the gate/: I love her more than words can describe.. But I'm still picking up the pieces of my shattered dream of an all boy family.. Now I'm just praying so hard I have just a sliver of my dream with just one boy.. But I'm so worried that God is going to turn my dream upside down and give me all girls.. I'm so scared the sway won't work.. Or any sways in the future for that matter... I'm so broken over not getting a son the first time that now I just want one boy. That's it. Just one and I would be so thrilled... /: again I feel bad because I'm younger and I have many more attempts ahead... It's just all hard knowing my original dream is gone. And I may never even have a shred of my original dream.. :(
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Okay I won't complain anymore though! Positive vibes!!! :)
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One of the reasons I haven't told anyone is because DH doesn't want anyone to know we are ttc. If I wanted to tell someone that would probably be my mom but I don't know would she understand the swaying stuff! But she would be very excited about the fact that we are ttc. Both my mom and my DH's mom have asked many times if we are ttc a third. Of course they would be thrilled to have a granddaughter. DH is the only one I can talk about swaying but trying not to talk too much about it cos I think he doesn't want to hear it all the time.
Has2, that's great your DH is intrested about swaying and wants to hear about it!
hopper, Atomic answered and peppers are free food on LE. So that must be old info you have :) Yes I'm also trying not to stress and avoid drama but sometimes it's impossible lol. But everyone has somekind of stress sometimes and I've read here that you shouldn't stress about having stress so that's what I'm trying to do lol.
Nann, I haven't read the ttc boy section here so I don't know what they are recommending to eat. But I guess anything healthy and nutritious is good. What about banana, avocado, whole grain sandwich, protein bars? Hugs to you, it's always hard when things don't go our way. But yes, positive vibes and I think you have a really good chance having a boy! :)
Pink Pony, I'm also nervous as this is going to be our last child. The pressure is on. I would love to be in a situation where we could have another try if this sway isn't succesful. That way the pressure and stress wouldn't be so intense. But this is it for us and I want to make everything perfect even though I know perfect sways can fail too. I probably would've gone to HT route but my DH is against it so this is my only chance getting a girl. It's hard.
Nan, like 2x I am not sure on recommended foods but reckon the healthy fats that we are told to avoid are the way to go for snacks. Have you checked Pinterest for protein bites? They are like a no bake oatmeal and peanut butter snack, they look yum but totally not the type of snack I can indulge in right now - as soon as I get my bfp I will be making those lol.
Thanks pink pony, it makes it easier knowing he's somewhat on board :)
Nan there is NO need to apologize for the way you feel!! You had a dream, it is no longer a reality and you are working with what you've got. I totally get that! I'd say we all do. It would be lovely to just live without GD and be able to be fully, completely and wholly happy!! I have a good feeling about our little group, fingers and toes crossed for all of us :)
Thanks for that 2x!! :) I've let my coaching lapse, really miss it!! You are SO totally right about stress! I have been THE biggest stress head my entire life. If someone shared a problem with me I would tie myself up in knots trying to figure out how to help them, definitely a "wear my heart on my sleeve" type of person. I was still that way after DS1. It's only since having DS2 I have calmed down and been able to let things go. It's no wonder I have two boys when I look back on the drama and stress I invited into my life!! Not to say I don't have stress, but I handle the stress soooo differently now. When I think of the wasted energy all those years...sure all I can do is laugh haha!
Girls we are in the same boat, well as 2x and pink! My DH says 3 is the end of the line. I would like to think that if push came to shove he would have a fourth but at the moment he's saying 3 is our max. I had a really long night the other night thinking about how I would handle the grief of never having a daughter. I still don't know if I would be able to let that dream go. DH thinks I would move on and find a new "project" though I have tried to explain swaying IS a project but the desired result of a daughter is NOT a project. And I can't just give it up :(
Strange question but I will ask anyway - do any of you believe in psychics and mediums? I am thinking of going to one nearby (well 2 hours away) who is really highly recommended. My sister had a reading done about two years ago by a different medium and at the time she thought it was all a load of #!?@ but almost everything has came to pass since then. I'm probably grasping at straws here lol.