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Good for you primal no shame in it. Gotta do what is right for you. I basically dropped le in some ways too. I just stuck to lower calories...low blood sugar and didn't go crazy bananas with the other limits. Better you're healthy and happy than miserable.
I think you made the right decision, primal!
While I totally think atomic knows her sway stuff, the LE diets and all the sway tactics aren't for everyone. And, honestly I don't think they are needed for everyone in order for us to get our girls. No one knows whey we're "boy moms," and, really, it could be different for each of us why we've had boys in the past. Atomic has some great working theories and tons of observations that help us push in the pink direction, but she's the first to say it's not a "do this, do that—boom a girl!" I've had to lighten up on the LE myself, and it's been a total internal struggle. But for me it was a matter of: do I do strict LE or do I remain calm (LE messed with my blood sugar and hormones to where I was snapping and stressing over every little thing) and exercise? So, yeah, I still think you're in for a pink bean. :)
:agree: totally - remember, I didn't even WANT to do a diet because I feared people would take it too seriously and stick to it too closely. I just wanted some guidelines on how to change your guys' normal diets in a more pink friendly direction. But some people really wanted a diet so I made one. Any changes you guys make still sway pink, it does not have to be "the LE Diet" in order to sway. :)
Hi All! I would like to introduce myself!! Hope you don't mind me joining your thread:) I am super excited to be TTC pink in June. I have two beautiful boys, I have just always dreamed of a daughter my whole life. This is it for us. I was just curious but what are some things you gals TOTALLY took out of your diet on LE diet? Also, have you ladies TTC pink only do one attempt that month?
welcome Charli33 and good luck! The only things I have cut out are breakfast cereal, fortified foods (such as granolas and cereal bars) and fruit juices (apart from the ones in cocktails!) Everything else is fair game and allowed for me. Yes, trying to stick to the one attempt (and try to BD every 4 days but not doing that in military precision, just when we feel like it) but for me it depends on when positive OPK comes. This month we had BD on CD8 and CD12 but then I got a positive OPK on CD14 so we BD that night. I know most people would count that as 2 attempts but I have been TTC all year, am 36 in September and wasnt confident with a possible 3/4 day cut off as one attempt.
I am going to sound dumb, but what does BD stand for?:)
Baby dance...doing the deed. Welcome!
Lol! Cute way of saying that:) thanks!!! Good luck to all!!!
Hey ladies! CD1 for me so here I am! This will be my 3rd attempt. Hope we get lots of BFPs this month. If not, I'll be taking off July since we'll be in Italy and Greece on vacation and I won't be able to do my LE diet fully, exercise, or drink alcohol there. So it's either June or wait till August. I should O around the 16th this month. We leave for Greece on the 22nd so I'll be doing my TWW abroad. I only exercised once during this last TWW so the plan is to start up again today and do it every day through O. My diet has sucked this past week as well so getting back on track with that too.
Good luck essnce, hope this is your lucky month! Will be good to have 2ww on holiday - nice and distracting!
Good luck essnce! That trip sounds amazing...take me with you!
I am thinking I should consider today as 1 dpo. 10 more days of waiting. Ugh!!
Welcome Charli33. :waves: I'm also mother of 2 boys & we are TTC #3 which will be our last child also. I'm in Australia, where are you?
Good luck essence! And Rosie I feel for you in the 2ww... I haaaaaaate it!!!!
I am Feeling much better as I'm sure you can tell by my bubbly happy post! 😃
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And a question - AF has finished for the month, when should I start doing OPK? I have an irregular cycle so I'm not sure. My app says I should O next week around 14th, should I just test every day next week to make sure?
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I usually O on CD15 and start my opks on CD9.Quote:
Originally Posted by PrimalMamma
Ok. I will start testing Monday I think. I'm going to my parents house for the weekend so even if I did O I would struggle getting an attempt in *shudder* something gross about DTD in my old bedroom!!!
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Ohmigod, I could not do that, primal! Lol! I usually start around cd7 or 8. But then again, while my +OPK have been super regular, I'm still TTC after 4 months of trying so I have no idea if O is coinciding with my +OPK or not. :/
Welcome, Charli33! For me the thing I try to do *most* of the time is stay vegetarian. I will admit to a few cheats here and there, but it's probably 95% of the time veg. Not sure if that's the "big ticket," but it's the easiest thing for me to do. Oh, and I have a super light breakfast every morning (after around 14 hours of fasting) and eat lunch fairly late (2-3pm).
essnce – fingers crossed for June for you!
Good luck, Rosie!!
On month 6 of attempts and we've dropped almost everything diet wise. I eat meat when we eat out or at friends houses. I snack, I'm becoming less of a model swayer every month. ;-) We're attempting a once every three days this time. I'm supposed to ovulate next Monday.
Good luck arimethia! Its not fun the longer this goes on is it.
Primal - I would be the same, no way would I want to do anything at mine or DHs parents houses!!
Hello all,
I'm on month 3 of TTC. Had a miscarriage back In March, but I'm ok now :)
I'm on cycle day 2 so usually OV day 14-15. We are going on holiday to the costa del sol in 3 weeks, so I'll find out when I am there if this is our month!!! :)
Good luck to you all xxx
dollych - sorry to hear of your loss. Hope you get lucky this month and great time to be on hols during 2ww :)
Hey girls, joining in here too!!
I have 3 boys, this will be my last baby (I'm old too!)
This is my 5th month on the diet and I too have loosened up quite a bit...I'm trying to stay veggie most of the week but I will eat meat if we are out or at friends (like you Arimethia) I'm still skipping breakfast, I quite like how much time it saves me in the morning! ;-).
We are going to DTD every 4 days and hopefully this will work this month.
The longer it takes, the less motivation I have....I'm also starting to doubt if going for a #4 is a sensible idea! I have days when I feel I can't cope with 3 so how would I with 4?!
I'm cd3 by the way.
La vie! I also am starting to doubt if going for 3 is the right thing! We just moved to a new city and going places, my oldest going to school, loading the kids in the car, meeting people, getting our new home together, it's all so HARD right now and I'm thinking, "Am I crazy for wanting another baby in the middle of this hot mess?!"
The upside of it taking so long to conceive has allowed me to see that my husband also wants another baby. He's a pretty stoic person so it's hard to tell what his authentic feelings are on anything unless he says them outright. The other day, after yet another BFN we were driving home and my husband says, "It would be really nice to have another baby. Babies are great."
LaVie, it's leik you're inside my mind. Lol! I feel the same way! Sort of like the longer it takes to get preg, the more time I have to worry about if this is the right thing. We are crazy busy with 3 boys, and I know dh especially thinks we don't have time for #4. (Well, his exact words were, "Do you have time for a baby?" Uh, where do YOU plan to be, pal? Lol!) Considering that we have 1 kid going into high school this year, 1 into kindergarten, and 1 baby already... some days I think he has a point.
I'm also worrying about age... I'm 37 and dh is 45.
Good luck, arimethia!
Dollych – so sorry about the mc, but I hope this is the month for you!
Glad I'm not the only one with these feelings!
Arimethia: yes, the loading the kids in the car bit! So hard! Can't just 'pop' to the shops- it's a whole expedition just for a pint of milk lol
Girliedreamz: we also have high school to look forward to this September, junior school and the baby.oh, and 2 football trainings, matches on Saturdays, cubs, cricket ....
I'm 39 so I can't really take the time to think to much about it. (But just thinking about it and the logistic exhausts me already lol).
DH said tonight : so which month would we like the baby to be born? May/ June would be best as there's no other birthdays.
Yes, Dear, of course I will just carry on the diet for another 4-5 months and schedule that in ! If only it was that simple!
Bless him he did ask what he should be doing to help, so I said dont eat red meat and keep your balls tight and warm lol
Yeah I worry about adding another baby to the mix too. My boys are so full on & I worry I will go batshit crazy but to me it's not so much about wanting a 3rd baby it's about wanting another child & another family member. The baby stage is always very challenging but with a 5 & a 3 year old I know it will end, they will all sleep through the night one day, they will all use the toilet one day, they will all shower themselves one day & they will (by hook or by crook!) be able to contribute to chores one day. So it won't be super hard forever. I'm a working mother (I work 36 hours a week) & deal with school, daycare, gymnastics, etc & we live in a town without family close by (the closest is 4 hours by car). It's a lot of work but it's worth it.
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Primal I look at it that way as well. I know the early stage is temporary and that the large family I desire will constantly change and have different issues but I can see it being amazing and full. My husband thankfully sees it that way too as he isn't keen on another baby and losing sleep but he wants the long range family dynamic of it.
HI all :) I thought I Posted in here, but apparently not! I'm currently in the 2ww, but still a TTC june (I guess). I understand the questioning of adding another child. I'm almost at the point where I've decided against it, but keep giving it "just one more month". My boys are 3 & 6 so they are just getting to the kind of independent stage (my 3 year old just potty trained, so the diaperless thing is fabulous). But I keep thinking, it's only a few years more of baby stuff (I love the baby stage) then it gets a little easier again. DH took forever to cave to the idea of a third. I still think he'd be happy if I called it all off but then he says things like well, we haven't been trying for very long and what can I do to help with the sway. I know he's doing it for me rather than what he really wants, but I guess I'll take it however I can get it, lol.
Hopefully we'll have lots of BFP this month :)
Angie
I am sure you posted here too angielorna, but perhaps it was the May group… Good luck for your BFP & I hope you can keep busy enough in the 2ww for it not to be too excruciating! I’m lucky in that DH is as keen as I am for #3 & so when I have moments of doubt he is the one that props me up. Only on Sunday I was getting a bit emotional saying maybe we shouldn’t go there & he was quick to jump in & remind me our family isn’t complete yet. He’s right & I’m glad I’ve got him to bolster me up because if he wasn’t 100% on board I wouldn’t have it in me to push for it. I think you only regret the children you DON’T have, not the ones you do, & once that little baby is in your arms all the DHs who are questioning the decision to have another one will be rapt they decided to support their wives to go ahead. I think the only thing my DH is struggling with is how much he wants a daughter, I think he wants a little girl even more than I do, & more than that he wants to see me parent a little girl. He gets to do all the “boy” things with our 2 sons & while I try to join in I’m a pretty feminine person & find it hard to genuinely get into the boy stuff. He got all teary watching a commercial the other day where the mother & daughter were having a tea party & he was all “you deserve that, I want to be able to give you that…” & he hates that it’s HIS sperm that ultimately makes the “decision” so to speak about the child’s gender, & he has essentially no control over which one will “make it” in the end.
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aw bless all our DHs they are not that bad really are they! I am lucky too that DH really wants another. He says he wants a girl but I dont think he minds either way, probably just says he wants a girl to please me. He certainly doesnt do anything to help the sway unless its something he feels like doing, like having a hot bath or cycling!
I am very lucky to have a husband who is completely on board with number 4 even though he would have been done easily at 3. He has done everything I've asked and swallows that terrible Ole. His support was a major factor in my swaying. He would really love a daughter just as much as I would but he is more than okay with another boy. His ease and acceptance makes my GD a little less.
So funny guys I too have been wondering if throwing a third in the mix is crazy, not sure if its my way of handling the disappointment of not getting pregnant super quick! I know deep down I want another but some days I think god I am so lucky to have two healthy 🍝
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Whoops!! I mean healthy, handsome boys I should just enjoy and focus on them. My eldest wants another brother and my littlest wants a sis, my DH too wants another son. Coming up to my attempt in five days or so! Attempt no.4 and six months on this lovely diet! Primal mama sure sounds like you made the best decision! X
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Thanks Kitkat I'm feeling good. :)
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Hi PrimalMamma! I am in North Carolina, US. So much pressure being my last shot at pink:) And girliedreamz, I have decided just to go pretty vegetarian. That is still a huge dietary change for me.
I am just really unclear about when we should make our attempt. Am I correct in as soon as I get a positive OPK? That seems to be contradictory to a lot of other stuff I have read.
well i should be o end of june and will be attempting my first try :) cant see me catching straight away but very excited, extra exercise now and following my plan so fingers crossed, i have just worked out though if i do catch then i would be due on my sons 5th birthday, so maybe that means another boy mmmm xx
DH really wants me to have a daughter because I really want one. I know he'd be putty in her hands. He makes comments about walking her down the aisle or threatening her first (and subsequent) boyfriends. He really wants a Daddy's girl but, before he agreed, he said it would be nice to have a girl but even if it was guarenteed, I'm not ready to pound one into you (my wonderful, crude, hilarious hubby).
Charli33, the one attempt at pos OPK has been getting good results (or so I keep being told :P). Sound cynical, but I believe it from what I've seen thus far on the site. In addition, the intense cardio 60 mins a day 5-7 days a week seems to be doing well for a lot of people.
Good luck!
Angie
Is there a specific position that works best for TTC pink?
My sway so far- skipping breakfast, Zyrtec, and I have been testing Replens ( just finger amount about every three days). Started Crystal Light which I dislike, but am doing it for the cause:) I am a CrossFit fanatic, so I feel I can't just give that up. And from what I see online, it seems a lot of CrossFit women have girls:)
Also, have any of you ladies done anything with Ions and Aci-jel?
Hi ladies! I am new here. I have 2 wonderful fun energetic boys and I am starting to try for my third and last child. It took a lot of convincing my DH to have a 3rd. I just went off of bc pills and am starting. I've been dieting and have lost almost 15 lbs in the last 2 months. I am taking folic acid and I always take Zyrtec 1 time a day (even when I conceived my boys). Are there any other things I should be doing to sway for my dd? I don't want to go overboard with swaying but want to give it my best shot! I think a lot of it is luck and what I'm meant to have but my heart yearns for a daughter! Any input would be appreciated! Good luck girls on your attempt!!
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Charli and Aoii-- Welcome the the boards and good luck! I've been on the LE diet since the beginning of February, but this is only my 3rd attempt (took March and April off). Here's what I'm doing for my sway:
LE diet (calories: 1500-1800, fat: 26-60g, protein: 40-50g)
Skipping breakfast
No snacking
Exercise (Walk Away the Pounds dvd) 5+ times a week
One attempt at +OPK
Cinnamon, folic acid, and fiber (before meals) for me
Olive leaf extract and licorice root for DH
Alcohol daily
Coffee daily
Peppermint tea, Crystal Light, and diet soda daily
Switched from coconut oil/butter/olive oil to canola oil
Sleeping on left side
Lavender diffuser in room, lavender extract on body, and lavender body wash and conditioner
Alcohol, peppermint tea, and licorice root are all stopped at +OPK
I normally take Zyrtec daily, but I'll stop it at cycle day 9. I'm not doing jump and dump or Rephresh/Replens.
Had our attempt last night! +OPK in the morning and we BD around 10pm. Had a -OPK this morning, then another positive a few hours ago. I hope we timed it right!