Australian Ladies - Girl Diet Products (brands etc)

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Originally Posted by mrs magoo

Hi girls

Can I just double check I bought the right rephresh. Reading the box it almost sounds like it raise ph so wanted to double check. Attachment 8467

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Thats what I used!
Its a good idea to do a dummy run before using it for your first attempt. Just to make sure you know your body wont suddenly increase its ph in response. What I used to do, to get my body used to it, was to put that up there in the morning, then at night put a fingertip of aci jel up there then if you have ph test strips, insert a finger up near your cervix and smear onto test strip and see colour change. (sorry TMI) This will tell you the ph of your vagina so that you know what it will be the time the sperm is in there. You want it to be around 5-6, anything lower really does kill off all sperm. You wont fall pregnant if ph is 4, its just too low. Despite what in gender tells you!! 5-6 is still extremely low.
You may find rephresh lowers it enough you wont need aci jel. So its a good idea to test ph after the rephresh application too. It really helped dry up my cervical mucous too which is a girl friendly sway factor.
So if you were to DTD say at night, you want the rephresh in a good 12 hrs earlier. No sooner or else you wont fall pregnant. I always put rephresh in at about 7am, then DTD about 10pm that night. The aci jel is used at lube as you DTD.

Hope that helps.
I got my ph strips off the net too, but they are easy to find. You dont want urine ones though. I think mine are for testing pools or something! lol

Thanks salsa! I wasn't going to worry about oh strips but now wondering if I should?! Where dud you all buy ph strips from?

Also I cannot find baby aspirin anywhere! A few pharmacies said that's an American thing and lowest dose in aus is 100 not 70/80..,, anyone find baby aspirin anywhere??

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by mrs magoo

Thanks salsa! I wasn't going to worry about oh strips but now wondering if I should?! Where dud you all buy ph strips from?

Also I cannot find baby aspirin anywhere! A few pharmacies said that's an American thing and lowest dose in aus is 100 not 70/80..,, anyone find baby aspirin anywhere??

Thanks!

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I used the 300mg disprin we had at home and broke it into 4 (75mg each), and took 2 a week, then went up to 3 a week eventually.

Ph strips are cheap as on eBay. Think I paid $5. Didn't work for me though as the diet dried me up too much so I gave up trying to test.

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Originally Posted by mrs magoo

Thanks salsa! I wasn't going to worry about oh strips but now wondering if I should?! Where dud you all buy ph strips from?

Also I cannot find baby aspirin anywhere! A few pharmacies said that's an American thing and lowest dose in aus is 100 not 70/80..,, anyone find baby aspirin anywhere??

Thanks!

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I never used it, but disprin is the Aus version. I forget where I got my ph strips from. I just googled ph test strips and got one in a pack of 100

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Originally Posted by Salsa

I never used it, but disprin is the Aus version. I forget where I got my ph strips from. I just googled ph test strips and got one in a pack of 100

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Disprin is a lot stronger than baby asprin, the closest we will have to baby asprin is cardiprin or cartia, when I had to take asprin for my last transfer this is what they gave me.

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Originally Posted by meeks32

I used the 300mg disprin we had at home and broke it into 4 (75mg each), and took 2 a week, then went up to 3 a week eventually.

Ph strips are cheap as on eBay. Think I paid $5. Didn't work for me though as the diet dried me up too much so I gave up trying to test.

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thanks - good idea!

Anyone know where to buy legit rose quartz?

Hi Mrs. Magoo! There are two lovely ladies in the states who specialize in fertility bracelets. I bought one from them with lots of rose quartz and amethyst in it and it's a beautiful design too. Here is the link to their shop if you're interested: Gemstone & Sterling Silver Fertility & Wellness by artsychicas Be sure to "like" them on facebook to see their latest promos.

If you do decide to buy from them...would you be so kind as to include me as a referral with your order? I hope to buy a few more of these as gifts and the credit would help. Thank you!!

hmmn thanks - what does amythyst do?

Amethyst is a calming stone and a wisdom stone, helping us to make the right choices. It's also good for negative ions. They have a ton of different styles of bracelets on their site and the one they made for me is actually customized. They do customized orders too, so if you only wanted rose quartz I'm sure they'd be happy to make you a bracelet just with that. Good luck!

Hey ladies regarding Baby Asprin in OZ, Buy Disprin and take 1/4 of a tablet. Disprin is 300mg, so 1/4 of a tablet is 75mg. Atomic says this is exactly the same.

Hi ladies! I'm new to all this swaying stuff and I am so very confused! I am trying to sort everything out, but most of the info I have found is quite contradictory!
For example, diet!!! What are we supposed to be eating? Some foods are on the yes list in some places, and the no list on others! Is eating acidic foods better or foods high in calcium/magnesium? Any links to a good list of foods to eat/avoid, or even better an actual meal plan or cookbook?

Is douching worth the effort? What is the best?

Do you bother with ovulation kits and timing? If so, what test do you recommend? (I have a somewhat mental cycle....ever since going off the pill to have my first son....I've had 6 in just over 4 years {two boys luckily}...no, I don't have PCOS)

Argh...I'm so confused!!! Please help me ladies, all I have ever wanted is a daughter, and I really want to get this right...I don't want to keep having kids until I get it right....though my husband would love that, I don't think my uterus would cope!!!!! LOL ;-)

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Originally Posted by ficus

Hi ladies! I'm new to all this swaying stuff and I am so very confused! I am trying to sort everything out, but most of the info I have found is quite contradictory!
For example, diet!!! What are we supposed to be eating? Some foods are on the yes list in some places, and the no list on others! Is eating acidic foods better or foods high in calcium/magnesium? Any links to a good list of foods to eat/avoid, or even better an actual meal plan or cookbook?

Is douching worth the effort? What is the best?

Do you bother with ovulation kits and timing? If so, what test do you recommend? (I have a somewhat mental cycle....ever since going off the pill to have my first son....I've had 6 in just over 4 years {two boys luckily}...no, I don't have PCOS)

Argh...I'm so confused!!! Please help me ladies, all I have ever wanted is a daughter, and I really want to get this right...I don't want to keep having kids until I get it right....though my husband would love that, I don't think my uterus would cope!!!!! LOL ;-)

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Atomic, can you jump in here?

I'll do my best to give you some links. Atomic took over this site and some of the old info is hanging around in stickies etc. and isn't correct. Also some posters came over from a similar but contradictory site, IG, and they are the ones that often post about 'magic' foods, ph, and so on. Over here those aren't really things atomic believes in, but they can't hurt to factor in.

There are different diets, this site and atomic endorses the LE diet for TTC Girl, which is low everything. There are guidelines to stick to and its hard at first but very quickly you get used to it.

Here is your first resource, for info on everything:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...ete-index.html

and atomic's essays for ttc girl:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...l-library.html

Diet is available for the $12 a year dream member fee, and seriously, it was the best money I spent. It also gives you access to the private swaying forums where most of us post each month. The basics are here though:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...l-version.html

Swaying statistics thread which may help you decide what to include and what not to: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...readsheet.html

If you decide to have atomic write you a personalised sway plan there is a diet book and more extensive meal recommendations included in that, but here is the meal pics thread which is great for inspiration:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/le-d...l-picture.html

Anyone found chitosan without vits added?

I bought biovea chitosan. :)

Hi ladies, I have just joined up and am also in Australia. Thanks for some great food tips :happy::happy:

Im in Australia too - thanks for all the info. Cant wait to get started on everything. I just need to bite the bullet now and start. Its very exciting!

Thanks so much for this thread!

Cr*p what's the chitosan for????

Chitosan = fibre = reduced gut transit time & reduced absorption of fats/nutrients in theory. Also helps counteract the binding effect of empty carbs in LE diet. Any fibre supplement without added nutrients should be fine (& it isn't mandatory!) - I just use Metamucil as that's what I had. And only using it in the TTC months, not "practice" diet months. Hth

Chitosan costs so much !!!! 60 dollars!!!! Blew me away =/

Aaaabs!!! No!! Buy BIOVEA brand, on biovea.com.au. Much cheaper than that!!! :)

Hi everyone. I'm glad I found this thread! I'm From Sydney and we are getting ready for our sway towards the end of the year so I'm doing my research now! I was getting a bit freaked out with all the American products not available here!

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Originally Posted by Pinktink

Hi everyone. I'm glad I found this thread! I'm From Sydney and we are getting ready for our sway towards the end of the year so I'm doing my research now! I was getting a bit freaked out with all the American products not available here!

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Did you find the info on facebook group? Lots more local info swapped there ....

can someone post a link to the facebook group please?

hi there, I am not from aussie but nz (forgive me please!) but you guys seem closest to normality in terms of products etc. I have 3 boys (6, 4.5 and 1) and are hoping for a girl this time :)

Hi, I'd also love the link for the Aussie group :) I'm from Sydney and TTC a girl after having 2 boys.

has anyone got the facebook link yet?

Loving this thread!

Some products I found recently (I shop at Woolworths) that I really like. Please double check all those little fine prints that matter to you as I am focusing more on Calories and fat.

SunRice Thick Rice Cakes (they are quite thick and filling)
1 serve (2 rice cakes) - 78 cal
protein 1.8g
fat 0.6g
sodium 0.6g
potassium 58mg

For those like me who can't survive without hot chocolate (Yum!)
Vitarium sugar free Dark Drinking Chocolate (sweetened with Stevia)
8.6 cal per serve
protein 0.32g
sodium 10mg

Black Swan Skinny Hommus
cal per serve - 20cal
protein 0.6g
fat 1.4g
sodium 21 mg

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Originally Posted by ficus

Do you bother with ovulation kits and timing? If so, what test do you recommend?

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Hi. I will be trying soon and to be honest after reading all the essays here I won't bother with timing. But some people can't let the timing concept go and this is one of the reasons why I like it here, because no one tells you `do this or do that or else`, it is really what works for you. As for ovulation tests, I used to spend a fortune on them and they didn't always work, then I found some very cheap ones (50 for $15) on ebay and they never failed me. Good luck with your pink sway.

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Originally Posted by aidansmum

Hi. I will be trying soon and to be honest after reading all the essays here I won't bother with timing. But some people can't let the timing concept go and this is one of the reasons why I like it here, because no one tells you `do this or do that or else`, it is really what works for you. As for ovulation tests, I used to spend a fortune on them and they didn't always work, then I found some very cheap ones (50 for $15) on ebay and they never failed me. Good luck with your pink sway.

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YES YES YES LET GO OF TIMING!!!! It was one of the first things I learned when I came to GD, and amongst one of the most important that I knew I just had to do! And I also bought cheap OPK kits off ebay when TTC and I used like 3 a day! ;)

I know Butterfly Spirit! It was the ONE thing I knew and believed about swaying! It's actually funny now when I hear someone mention timing I try to bite my tongue because I don't want to put anyone off but I do recommend Gender Dreaming. Atomic really changed my mind there (and I actually bought Dr Shettles book before signing in!!! :hair: What a waste of money! :)

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Originally Posted by aidansmum

I know Butterfly Spirit! It was the ONE thing I knew and believed about swaying! It's actually funny now when I hear someone mention timing I try to bite my tongue because I don't want to put anyone off but I do recommend Gender Dreaming. Atomic really changed my mind there (and I actually bought Dr Shettles book before signing in!!! :hair: What a waste of money! :)

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ME too hon, I was a HARDCORE Shettles believer! It's okay though.. now you know what to do! :HH:

Hi All,

I'm from Australia and have just taken the plunge and signed up for a personalised GD plan!

This is the first post, however I have been visiting GD for a few months now and am looking ttc a girl.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi and I look forward to starting my girl journey with you all :)

Hi Rinny101, I'm new too and from Melbourne, I've taken the plunge too and did my questionnaire yesterday! hope to keep in touch with our pink sways I'm TTC Dec ;)

Hi threeboys, I'm a Kiwi too but live in Oz if that makes you feel better lol. Keep in touch :)

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Originally Posted by threeboys

hi there, I am not from aussie but nz (forgive me please!) but you guys seem closest to normality in terms of products etc. I have 3 boys (6, 4.5 and 1) and are hoping for a girl this time :)

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Another good low fat, low salt snack is those baby rice/corn cakes (i.e.heinz, etc), there is one called yum yum and they are quite yummy. And baby rusks,etc are quite safe when it comes to fat and sodium. So, I attack my little boy's snacks every now and then :)

Hi mumto3boys,

I was actually hoping to be pg by now. I swayed for my DS (almost 2yrs old)after reading a book ' how to choose the sex of your baby - the natural way' by Hazel Chesterman Phillips. Don't know if it worked or was a fluke but we got what we wanted. Anyway, so this time I read all the bits about conceiving a girl, but its basically all about timing and nothing else. I have such long irregular cycles that a cut-off wasn't working so I started looking around and found this site... I wished I'd found this earlier.

At least you will have plenty of time with diet etc. by the time you ttc in dec. There is so much info on here, plus everyone is so friendly...Will definitely keep in touch!

Is this your first attempt at swaying for a girl?

Hi Ladies.. Thought I might jump onto this page to.. I'm mum to 3 boys and I live on the outskirts of Melbourne.. I am going toTTC in December 2 using LE diet and clomid... Looking forward to it...