Just going for it?

Normal day to day life stuff, like organizing for preschool and stuff, doesn't seem to sway in any appreciable way. Unlike the people who just get absolutely consumed/obsessed with swaying, making color-coded charts, keeping thorough records of meaningless data, scheduling their lives in 15 minute increments months in advance, that kind of thing.

Diet stuff really doesn't seem to sway strongly for husbands. We just don't honestly know and men are going to do what they want, it seems; the control-freak stress from trying to interfere with your hubby's plans is so much worse for sways than any diet changes men do that it's not even worth consideration.

LOL thank you Atomic, I’m really just poking fun at all of us control freak boy moms 🤪
And I agree about husbands and swaying. I’ve come to accept that the swaying is a “me thing” and to leave it at that. That said, I’ve indulged in a few of the keto items he has, and I’m wondering if some stevia is ok for me? I’ve heard it can be contraindicated for fertility and I don’t want make conceiving any harder. Thanks as always!!

The truth is, we honestly don't know about stevia. The old school sway gurus claimed it swayed blue because of "alkalinity" but their claims about pH are bogus in every way. I seriously doubt that anyone's sway has ever come down to artificial sweetener of any variety.

As for fertility, while there are a few naturopaths out there who claim otherwise, the data indicates it is fine to use stevia when TTC in reasonable amounts. People who are big into artificial sweeteners may be eating unwisely in other arenas (such as, either they are overweight and trying to control that with fake sugar, or they're big into herbs and supplements, that kind of thing) and so I can see that observationally tricking some people who were looking for it, into thinking they had seen a connection that isn't there. It totally strains belief that occasionally ahving something with stevia, even if it WAS bad, could possibly harm anyone's fertility in any way.

Thank you Atomic! I’m sorry for checking out for a while, I needed a little mental space from thinking about all of this. But apparently the stevia data regarding fertility was spot on because I had some stevia for a few weeks and I just got my BFP!!! I’m a little shocked, I’ve been so used to seeing negatives every month lol. Thank you so much for all of your time and thoughtful answers to my many sway questions! I will of course update once we get the gender testing done!! :)

I am so happy for you!!! Congratulations! What will your due date be? My husband wants to wait until baby is born to find out gender!!!!! I don't know if I can. Especialy since we are paying for a NIPT why wouldn't we find out??

Oh gosh wonderful news! Keep us posted!!!

Thanks Atomic!!

Thanks Treens!! I’m so happy to be on this pregnancy adventure with you! 💗 I think I’m due around the end of April. I haven’t seen a midwife yet. What’s your due date?? Also, that’s so funny because my husband wants the gender to be a surprise at birth too. But it’s way too hard for me to wait lol. I’ve never had the NIPT done before, so I’ve always found out at the 20 week anatomy scan. I want to know really soon with this one, so I will probably do the early test. Maybe he and I can compromise, I’ll find out early and he can be surprised at the birth 🤣 How are you feeling?

We are due April 11, but will go early because I will have a planed c-section this will be my 5th. I go for my first ultrasound August 31 then I will know better :) I am feeling good just little bit of tender breasts. How are you feeling?

April babies 💗💗
I’m feeling ok, just some sore breasts too. Usually the nausea will ramp up for me in the coming weeks lol.

My midwife won’t see me until I’m 8-10 weeks along. Because my last pregnancy was a surprise and I didn’t know I was pregnant until I was about that far along, I didn’t know they had that rule. So now I wait…impatiently lol.

I am from Canada maybe it is different? I know she usually doesn't see until 11 weeks. But since i am 42 and my last pregnancy i needed to be on thyroid meds I wanted to get the blood work done to be sure i don't again. I don't so far this time so odd?

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My midwife won’t see me until I’m 8-10 weeks along. Because my last pregnancy was a surprise and I didn’t know I was pregnant until I was about that far along, I didn’t know they had that rule. So now I wait…impatiently lol.

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Yep that's par for the course - my doc wouldn't see me with my last three till I was 12 weeks, and they scheduled me for early ultrasound and appointment at the same time.

Wow 11-12 weeks for you both! And here I am whining about 8 weeks haha. I had home births for my first two, so there are still things I’m not used to with the hospital midwife. Treens, that makes sense about being 42 and the thyroid meds and going earlier. That’s good news about not having it again this time!

Just a quick update. We found out we are having a little boy 💙

Congratulations boys are really wonderful! I know it was not what you dreamed but he will be so loved :)

Oh gosh I'm so sorry it didn't go the way we were hoping for, but huge congrats on your new son!

Thank you Treens and Atomic! We are still really excited about our new addition, I’m sure he will fit right in with our little crew 🥰

Atomic, I was wondering if I should still fill out form about the details of my sway, even though I got an opposite?

Yes please do!! I want to hear from everyone, regardless of how their sway came out!