August TTC a Girl Thread

Help needed please with charting! So my chart has predicted today that I missed ovulation so I have manually overrode it. My temperature suggests I ovulated on D13 (day before temp rise) but on morning of D14 I had a negative opk, several hours later it was positive ( confirmed by digital). So we DTD in the morning ( 2 hours prior to the positive opk) then again in the evening.
Do you think we caught it? I have had inconsistent waking times but which is more accurate do you think...the temps or the opks? Would you have overridden it too??
Thanks for any help.

Me+4 I overrode mine last month too. Opks are more accurate than temps, especially if you have erratic wake times and get up in the middle of the night. You got your attempt in at + opk, so hopefully you caught that egg.

Me+4 - that's tricky since you did have an almost positive OPK a couple days ago (but not on the digital if I remember right?)? It sounds like you are fine, but in the off chance you missed O this month I can relate. Last month I got confused with my OPKs (which are normally super accurate for me!) and my chart predicted I missed O and unfortunately my freaking chart was correct. UGH. This month we are doing every 4 days since I'm still mad about what happened last month. GL - sounds like your timing was perfect and fingers crossed for you!

Ok so we bd on Sunday night, I got pos opk on tues and we decided not to bd that night again as still the want for a girl is above the want to be just preg. So as we're doing the every 4 days way we're going to bd tonight. Will I catch it do you think or is it being right in the middle of bd days make it unlikely?


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I am in the 2ww, I keep thinking I'm being really patient then I realise that it has only been 5 days since I ovulated and it feels like 2weeks.
I keep feeling my boobs to see if they are sore (always my first sign I'm pregnant) even though the embryo wouldn't of implanted yet, so I wouldn't have sore boobs yet anyway. I tell you, I have turned into a obsessed crazy person.
To make me just that little bit more obsessed about the whole thing, two of my closest friends have just told me they are pregnant. Both only a few weeks and I am the only one who knows. This is almost funny as they haven't told each other and they are both coming over for dinner tomorrow night. So around the dining room table will be two women pretending not to be pregnant and one praying she is, while trying to secretly squeeze her boobs...LOL

Lyagirl, I think it's more important that you are happy with your attempt at this point as you say you would prefer to do it right than just get pregnant. So I think you should stick to your 4day plan. If you don't get pregnant this month just use the info gained to do a better one next month. I know when I swayed for my daughter it was important to me that I had no regrets about my sway attempt. If they had said "boy" instead of "girl" I could of thought to myself, "well I gave it my best go". This might change for you down the track but if you have the time, try and stick to the guidelines as best as possible. And best of luck

lyagirl - it seems like the way your every 4 day plan fell, you have "lower" odds of conception this month, but a GREAT pink sway and I wouldn't worry. As Monty says, you can always try the OPK + every 4 day next month and try to time it better. Definitely you did the right thing if swaying pink is your priority rather than getting pregnant.

Monty - have you swayed before? Tell us about it, I missed your post if you already did, sorry! GL - I'm 5 dpo as well and the wait is torture. That's so fun that you're having 2 pregnant ladies over.. at least you don't have to worry about offering drinks at dinner!

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Originally Posted by essnce629

Livethe3quetra-- LE diet, one attempt in fertile period, exercise (cardio for 60 min 5-7 times a week), olive leaf extract for DH, and alcohol for DW are all getting excellent results. That's what I would focus on!

For diet, even with PCOS, you still need to make sure you're not snacking and that you have at least 12 hours between dinner and your first meal.

Here's the spreadsheet for the statistics for everyone who swayed girl and what they did or didn't do.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...ThSSDBiQWM4bFE

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I didn't know alcohol was suggested, I have been staying away. Is red or white wine better? White wine is in more acidic but it contains a lot of sugar. So which is the best choice? As for exercise I am a couch potato for sure and a BMI to match. I will have to find a good cardio exercise that doesn't kill me. I have no exercise equipment at home and the gym in town charges 80 a month to have access to their machines for the few hours they are open and packed. :(

No snacking here. I eat no breakfast, a cucumber sandwich with low cal low sodium bread for lunch at noon and dinner is around 8pm usually. I am having trouble with the crystal light though. Its giving me migraines. Aspartame always has. So I can't drink it or the other diet sodas. :(

That is the chart that I can't access. I open it up and it closes on its own.

Thank you for the advice essnce!!!

Lyagirl it sounds like you have a great sway to me, as limited as my expertise is. Good luck! I'll be waiting here in the Midwest to hear your happy hollering when you get a BFP! :D

Monty As I was reading your post I could see a bunch of gals hanging out in the living room eating and chatting with shifty eyes and green cheeks (the pregnant ones at least) hopefully it will just turn out that it will be a dinner for three pregnant women. I wonder if they can shake some of that baby dust onto you during dinner.

GL LADIES!!!

Livethe3quetra - alcohol only sways pink because it's unhealthy. It's completely unnecessary, but I adore wine so I kept it in my sway. White is considered more unhealthy and better, but personally I much prefer red so I end up drinking red more often. I can't afford a gym either so I wake up at 5 am and go running every morning. I was in terrible shape to start so I started with mostly walking and worked my way up to running slowly.

Thanks BlueBonnet! I think I will have to start that. One of my boys wants to run in the 10K in town and will be training. I won't be able to keep up with him but we can go to the track together.

I am with you on the Red vs White. I prefer red. But drinking white isn't a burden ;) so I will make the switch and start. Have to stop during the 2ww right? Or is that something that carries?

Livethe3quetra - I keep up wine during the first week of the 2ww because embryo hasn't implanted yet. I asked atomic about it and she agreed that wine until 7 dpo is likely very safe. That being said I know plenty give it up after ovulation day so you have to do what feels right for you. I don't think it matters much for swaying at all.

Hey if it doesn't hurt then all the better. And one week of the tww sounds alright to me. Ill do that!

As soon as I've ovulated I stop drinking alcohol and go back to stuffing my face! I'm going to try and avoid breakfast during the 2ww but can't lie...I'm looking forward to eating red meat tomorrow. Currently D3PO.
Monty you make me laugh..I even read your post out to DH. You're a boob squeezer....I'm a knicker checker.... checking to see if AF has started....once pregnant I check all the time then!

Ugh BFN at 9dpo for me today :( I know it's still early, but I had a very vivid dream last night that I got 3 BFP'S and that I shared it with you guys. Guess my heads playing games on me. I refuse to test again until AF is due!

Sorry I have been away ladies! I closed on my new house yesterday and life has been so crazy!!! I am reading through and have updates for you guys as well

Sorry about the BFN Seabee. Like you said, It is still early!!

Me+4 I hope you caught that egg!!

Monty I am forever checking my boobs too. I look so nutty doing it!!

I am on CD 9 today. Finished up my clomid 2 days ago, and while I wasn't expecting to ovulate until at least midway through next week, my OPK today was strangely dark. Not positive but fairly close. It makes me nervous because DH and I will not be able to BD until tomorrow sometime! I hope I don't pop out an egg before that!!! This is my first medicated cycle, and my "normal" cycles are 32-40 days long so I am not used to ovulating before CD 18!!!

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Isn't this dark for CD9? Do you guys think it will be positive before tomorrow? Gah I hope not! (I should probably add that this is also my first time ever using OPKs)

It's dark for CD9, but definitely not positive and shouldn't be until at least tomorrow.

Thanks blue! I really appreciate the response. I am trying not to get all crazy over here lol. I wasn't expecting a line at all when I tested today.

Alcohols the best part of the sway!


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Hoping, mine was like that earlier in the week and became positive two days later. Maybe start testing twice a day if you can and have enough tests.


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Hairbows- I am at CD8 I finished my Clomid yesterday. I hadn't even considered checking for O until the 10th. I had no idea you even could ovulate that early. I will need to start testing or I might miss it! Thanks for sharing dear, You may have saved this gal from missing the Oday. And congrats on the house!!!

SeaBeeWife- I am sorry for your neg. but the door is not shut yet. I will send positive thoughts your way today.

Seabee - definitely still early, fingers crossed for you!

Hi!

Hi all pink swayers!

I am new to this forum.
I live in Sweden and English is not my first language so please excuse any bad spelling!

I have been preparing to sway pink for a few weeks now, but after finding this forum I realized I have been way off with some off the preparations.

Me and my husband have an 18 mo son and would love for the next one to be a little girl!

I had my IUD removed last week and for the last 3 w I have been on a high calcium & magnesium, low salt diet. I take cal mag supp daily as well as cranberry caps and multivitamins, but from what I understand the vitamins and cranberry is not good for swaying pink?

We were going to do the 2 day cut off but I guess it's better to aim at ovulation?

I've lost some weight in the last week from eating less in general and skipping snacks. I am tall (5,9) and naturally slim but work out to be more muscular, but I've had a 1 mo break from lifting weights and now I realized that's good for swaying pink?

I go for long walks as often as I can, but haven't been doing 60mins of cardio a day.

Hubby will be taking hot showers before (BD?)
Anything else that will be beneficial for him to do?
Olive leaf extract?

I am a bit confused about the diet LE, what kind of carbs? How much/often to eat sugar? Fruit and veggies?

Any help is appreciated!

Good luck to all and keeping my fingers crossed for those of you who are passed O!

Seabeewife....it's great to get a positive early on but loads of people don't! Fingers crossed you'll get it in the next couple of days!
Hopingforhairbows- definitely try testing a couple of times a day... I have previously missed O.
Happy1981 I'm really hoping to get a BFP and a pink one...only then I would feel happy to give advice on swaying pink! I did LOADS of reading and came up with my own version of the LE diet. Mainly involving skipping breakfast, changing from sugar to canderel, eating salad and going to the gym every day. I'm hoping this works for me!

me - I have to ask what canderel is?

It's Sweetner Bluebonnet, me +4 make sure its not the yellow canderel as that isnt aspartame (you probs know but just in case :wink: )

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Agree 100% :)

Thanks everyone! OPK was lighter today so I think it was the clomid giving me fake spikes because I tested too close to my last pill. I guess I will see when I test again this evening!

Ugh so I don't know yet if I have good or bad news. AF isn't due for another 4 days.. and I just went to wipe and I had a brown-ish cm discharge? I never have an early period, so maybe it's implantation spotting at 10 dpo? Never had it with my other 2 pregnancies. God I hope it's not AF. I will cry.

With my last pregnancy I had implantation bleeding exactly like you are describing the day of implantation and for days after that. Could be a very very good sign :D Stay hopeful!

Sounds promising seabee, definitely keep us posted!

7 dpo over here and went to a baby shower today and ate some cake and an appetizer with crab meat in it.. NAUGHTY.. feeling ready to be pregnant and stuff my face! :)

Ahhh now I'm getting excited!

Hair bows, I look an OPK yesterday after reading your post. and it was about the same as yours. and lighter this morning. I am glad things seem to be slowing down for us :D later O means more mature follies right? FX for CD18 O.

Hi girls, an update on the dinner. One of the girls spilled her news and the other one didn't so I had to be so careful what I said. Funny thing was the one that told is only 5 weeks while the other I think is 10weeks. I do hope that there were 3 pregnant women at dinner but I'm not feeling anything yet.

This was my girl sway
low dose aspirin prescribed by obgyn
Vitex prescribed by my naturopath
5000mg folic prescribed by obgyn

No breakfast
Don't eat until 12.30pm
Lunch, pasta with yogurt Tatinie sauce or salad
Dinner, pasta and veg or salad
DH, olive leaf
Frequent release and one go after positive OPK
Biorythms and moon both great for girl, this was just a bonus as I wouldn't of stopped me from having an attempt if they weren't.

Best part of sway, lost 5kg in 6 weeks

Feel really great about the attempt so I hope my boobs start to hurt soon LOL

Seebeewife, sounds very promising. Every time I go to the loo I pray for brown/red CM. I am 7dpo
That would sound so weird saying that any where but here.

Seabeewife...sorry to throw a spanner in the works but the same thing happened to me last month. AF is never early and I had brown cm at 7dpo and was praying for implantation....but AF appeared. I think this diet has a got a lot to answer for! It's made me ovulate really early this month! Fingers crossed for you.

Well absolutely no spotting so far today, when I checked my cervix last night there was bright red blood on my finger (very little) felt bad cramps and heat flashes so I tested with fmu. Still BFN. 11 dpo is still early so I'm not ruling me out yet. Hope for the best, expect the worst. I need to see some BFP'S in here already!