Any July/August/Sept 2014 Swayers?

Unwirklich just wanted to wish you best of luck and to say I'm so sorry to hear about your brother dying. That must be very painful to deal with.

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Yeah, the last 6 months have been really hard. When I was pregnant the first time I miscarried my brother's wife was too. We both lost them within a month of one another, then about 2 months later my brother died. He was driving a truck for the oil field and they didn't properly maintain the brakes, they ended up failing. He avoided several motorists with a run away tanker, but hit the ditch, rolled and didn't make it. We're still dealing with legal issues from it, then someone broke into his house and stole a bunch of his stuff. My BFP was the first good news I'd had in sometime..this loss really hit me hard, but I'm trying to look on the bright side. Now I have a shot at that summer baby I really wanted and maybe on my brother's birthday, it was my grama's bday too, and one of my nephews.

Oh my unworklich, you've had to deal with a lot..life is so unfair sometimes but love your positive attitide. Am sure god is looking and listening and Will surely grant u ur much awaited wish

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jsophia922 - I think the reason most of us (especially the pink swayers) are going "hard core" is because we've conceived boys before so we feel like our bodies naturally sway blue. Since you've never conceived a boy or girl, you don't really have to be as crazy as some of the rest of us are ! I wouldn't worry at all, it sounds like you naturally might have gotten a boy without even trying and with this site and even a light sway you shouldn't have any problems!

unwirklich - I'm so sorry for all the sorrow and heartbreak in your family! I hope so very much that you get your DG and if not that your next baby will be a sticky healthy baby that brightens your life.

I'm so sorry about your loss unwirklich!! Your brother's death sounds so tragic. I just can't imagine how hard it must be to deal with all of that, and I hope this summer brings some positive events for you and your family. Welcome to our little group:) Your sway still sounds really good to me!

I'm doing fine skipping breakfast since I did that before anyway but I'm having a harder time keeping my fats low. It is like my brain can accept giving up meats or fatty food but not both LOL. Honestly I really dislike thinking about food so much and thinking about what I eat. Before starting LE I just ate whatever I was hungry for and that was a whole lot more enjoyable :D

But avoiding snacking and just eating two big meals has definitely helped keep the calories low even when the meal has french fries in it :D

I read from some women who have been on the diet longer that they sometimes cheat a bit on weekends and I'm also thinking about doing one day a week where while I still skip breakfast, and don't snack, I let myself eat meat, or whatever I am in the mood for. I might get more strict once TTC gets closer.

I'd been on the diet for 12 weeks or so before my BFP, I did best going vegetarian during the day and then having whatever the fam had for dinner but in a smaller portion. Often I still had to eat a sweet to meet the fat intake and caloric needs that way. Not much in salad lol I had lost 10 lbs, though I gained 5 of that back in like 6 weeks.

I had to drop in here and say good luck Unwirklich. You have been through so much. Your losses were so unfair. I am sure your brother will send you a daughter, he is watching over you! I hope you are able to get the due date to land around his birthday, that would be so special!!

I just wanted to say i'm so sorry for your loss Unwirklich!!!

I'm so sorry to hear of all your heartache Unwirklich :( I will send healing vibes your way for your heart.

I am a bit 'adrift' at the moment. I was part of the April-May-June crew...but then we moved our TTC/swaying dates to July-August, so I moved over here. But we appear to have had an "oopsie" this week (not really an oopsie though, I just ovulated uncharacteristically early (which I haven't ever had happen before)). So I guess I am two-week-waiting now. I'm a little bummed we didn't have time to sway. But taking it in stride. Two months doesn't make much difference for me pregnancy-wise, so we will be fine about having a baby a tad earlier than planned. I just really wanted to use these two months to sway some and try for a girl. What we ended up with wasn't "horrible" for pink. But not nearly as strong as I'd have liked. Guess time will tell (in all regards!).

Good luck hotdogz :) I may have actually had a opps last night too. The boys lost my thermometer, and I figured meh it's CD 10 based on the first day of light flow before my loss...noooo way I'll ovulate in the next 4 days....10 pm tonight..watery CM and ovary pain. I bought a new thermometer, kinda hopin not to see a rise in the next few days..catching an egg less than a week after complete loss would be really scary, plus I'd have like no sway but the first egg after a loss thing and vitex/exercise/no breakfast for like 3 days. I should just make him use a condom every time until Aug damn it lol

Sorry, I am also from the April, May, June group as well. So sorry your family has had such terrible heartache Unwirklich. I am very sorry to hear of your recent mc. Wishing you a sticky xx

Good luck on the maybe oops babies ladies! :)

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Doesn't it always figure that when you think you are safe....you aren't!! I have ovulated on CD 21 for over 6 months. This month...CD 17!! And those four days mean a lot in terms of my "NFP" methods (which I will NEVER attempt again).

I really won't mind either way gender-wise. So I am feeling a tad better about it. I didn't tell hubby yet. Although he doesn't mind when we have a baby anyway. He kinda wanted a second girl though, so he might not love that we didn't get to sway. Oh well, clearly the baby wanted to be here, if I get a positive (our history would suggest we will).

I hope you get the result you want Ul. I know it's scary after a miscarriage. We have had a few ourselves and its always scary, but more so immediately after. I hope it works out for you!

I may or may not be in the 2 ww as well...haha. I have had many ovulation signs as well as an almost positive test...I guess time will tell. I would be on cd 8 today.

I think that is nuts you ovulated early hotdogz! Some things are just meant to be!

We had an oops Wednesday. Thursday I had watery CM and today I have egg white cm.
It was a small oops though and I highly doubt it will go anywhere.


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I'm exercising! I've been watching TV shows on the tablet while doing the cross trainer. I actually really enjoy the extra TV time :) and since I am used to pushing myself to exhaustion while doing weights, it almost seems relaxing. Almost;)

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I'm starting to get very sick of the diet (honestly I hate hate hate carbs and miss my meat!) and I'm strongly considering a June attempt instead of waiting until July. If we attempt in June I will have been on diet/exercise for 10 weeks (12 was my goal, so that's a little worrisome), but I guess that's better than nothing. I still might chicken out - we'll see!

cherryblossom - I run outside 6 days a week for exercise. I hated running prior to this, but after 8 weeks of it I'm starting to LOVE running. I'm honestly worried I'm so addicted to it that it might be increasing my testosterone. The exercise is by far my favorite part of swaying.

I really wish I had been temping the last few days lol

448e6f Ovulation charts on FertilityFriend.com

Yesterdays temp was super low, today back up and I had EWCM all yesterday which from my history suggests I really did O yesterday, I almost always get a super low temp on O day. I don't get how this is possible, I still had HCG in my system on Sunday. It was at 11 but still there...I was still spotting even until Thursday... it appears I managed to O like exactly 1 week after a miscarriage and land an attempt accidentally 2 days before O. o.O

bluebonnet, 10 weeks is still a pretty decently long time considering some people go 10 days! I think that keeping it low stress is so key - others may weigh in differently, but I'd think that two weeks won't make a huge difference when you've already been swaying for ten! I'm still fairly new to this, though, so I'm prepared to be wrong :).

Exercising here too - on week 4 of C25K, and running for a HUGE four long minutes at a stretch :giggle:! I'm starting to really enjoy the walk/runs, though, as a time to think and clear my head - and when I start exercising a lot (since we're not TTC until August) I'll be up to running 60 minutes at a time. I'm glad that exercise can be part of my sway since I have anxiety and depression (exercise is helpful there) and persistent hypertension since having pre-e with my first pregnancy (despite being 5'6" and weighing about 125 lb), so exercise is really helpful there, too. Plus, who doesn't look forward to being a smokin' hot pregnant Momma with a bump? I'm planning/hoping to be around 110-115 lb (17.8 - 18.6 BMI) when TTC, and always have loved my body when pregnant, but I'm hoping that if I'm at my thinnest I'll also get to have a bump even sooner. I'm a girl who loves to flaunt a baby belly :).

What are some favorite things that girl swayers

My husband had a big grill party for his birthday this weekend so too much fat, too much snacking and no exercise on Sunday. But I think I still stayed under for calories so overall I'm happy. Unfortunately I feel sick to my stomach so not up for exercising but hopefully tonight. I feel like everyone I see is pregnant or just had their third so I hope DH gets fully on board soon...

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Hi! I'm ttc in september. I began the HE diet in January but then we moved and a bunch of other stressful stuff came up, and I just wanted to eat sweets. Lol
I just purchased a plan and I will begin it in June! I am hoping for a boy. I have one daughter who is a year old. Good luck everyone!

I love sweets rubygem. Obviously I haven't studied the boy diet but I guess the focus is on a high protein, vitamin rich, etc diet. I love sweets and think if you include a few healthier treats- homemade oatmeal raisin cookies filled with lots of oats, raisins, some applesauce instead of sugar, or whole wheat apple cake, etc that must be OK? I mean when TTC both boys I was eating so much yummy food, all the time. LOL. Welcome to the group!

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I'd bet recipes designed for diabetics would be good if the focus is high protein. My mother in law is diabetic, lots of them are actually delicious, the recipes that is.

For me, my temp dropped again the last two days. Yay! I never thought I'd be happy to confirm I didn't ovulate lol We already have like 4 birthdays at the end of Feb...I wouldn't have been unhappy at a chance of a BFP this month, but at the same time I'd way rather wait until July/Aug and have a proper sway/summer baby.

unwirklich - I'm also trying to avoid a February birthday (Tons of those in my family, including myself). I will only attempt in June if I ovulate late. Currently set to ovulate in a couple weeks-ish which puts me at a 2/28/15 due date. Definitely going to put off if I ovulate on time!

Hah, that's my hubby's bday :) Feb seems overall a popular birth month, maybe cause people get in a baby makin mood in the spring. lol I'm waiting to see how bad this MC throws off my cycles, but I don't plan to try until end of July so we can have at least one kid with warm outdoor party weather. Gah, the waiting is evil though. I'm kind of impatient. I dunno if I'll successful make it to the end of July

I'm also getting excited to TTC but I would prefer a baby coming in April or later, and with my mom coming to visit for a few weeks and us going on holiday I won't be able to stick to the diet well enough to want to TTC. Plus DH still has to come around :D

Dropping in from June swayers.personal circumstances stopped us from TTC in June so it will be the end of august we will be TTC now. I haven't started my le diet yet.really need to start soon though.absolulty petrified at DTD when its time. I've been seeing so many family's around of 3 boys I'm scared I won't get my pink bundle. 😓my so is being really supportive.he will be taking cranberry supplements and LR don't think he wants to change his diet as he doesn't think there's any point.I'm also hoping it won't take long to conceive as we were really hoping for a summer baby.

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Kelissi - you are definitely making me want to stay on the diet for another month with hopes of being a thinner pg person! I forgot about that plus of staying on the diet and exercise another month. Decisions, decisions... I will just have to see how I feel about the whole thing in a couple weeks when I ovulate.

eleena - welcome!

Question for the group - if you are swaying in July (or August?) what are you doing now for your sway ? Assuming diet (plus exercise for some). Any supplements? Anything else ? I'm drinking peppermint tea but I'm horrible about remembering. I bought fiber but I have yet to remember to take it. I'm taking folic acid and husband is taking OLE, otherwise we aren't doing much.

Hi eleena2014! Sorry you won't be able to sway until August but we are happy to have you here :)

It already sounds like you are doing a lot bluebonnet22
I'm doing
diet
exercise
fiber when I remember
peppermint tea about once a day
folic acid

In June I will start
baby aspirin

Month of TTC I will add
rephresh or whatever it is called
antihistamines
and be stricter about the diet

hi ladies is there a thread on here somewhere to explain all the abbreviations as im not understanding all the comments lol, im wanting to start swaying in july but as i only came off the bcp last month im going to find it hard to find out when im going to ovulate or have my menstrual, is it right that for swaying pink i should try to catch just before i ovulate or have i heard this wrong, i think i need a beginners manual for all this info :) xx

One attempt at positive opk.x

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eleena I think most of us that have 3 same genders weren't swaying previously. I wasn't, and my regular routine is very boy friendly. Failed sways happen, but I wouldn't say they are super common on here from what I've seen.

Bluebonnet, I dropped the diet because I'm scared it hurt egg quality last time, so atm, I'm doing exercise as many days as I can muster, skipping breakfast, fiber, cinnamon, vitex and SP, and reducing portions. (I'd prefer loose some weight even if I'm not doing the LE diet) Plan to switch from vitex/SP to clomid the attempt cycle, use zyrtec+benydyl (clomid does not seem to have a drying affect for me) with one attempt from postive OPK. debating reading into all the ion stuff, dunno much about that, but if it's as easy as wearing nail polish I'm in lol

Also, anyone know where the thread on ion theory is? I'd bet there is one, but I don't see it in the library at all. It's the one "sway" tactic I haven't done any reading on, I hear about nail polish and lavendar or something?

Hi, we're taking the summer off to detox after 2 back to back miscarriages.
Planning to try again late summer/ fall. Hoping for a girl to even out our family if we can!
Not getting too intense into swaying, we're vegan so that's on our side, I'm taking calcium, prenatal, cranberry, vit c, and DHA because I'd rather have a healthy baby than a specific gender. Hubby might be convinced to take cranberry for a short amount of time. We're going to focus more on timing than diet.

Hi and welcome Lulabell! I'm so sorry about your miscarriages. You might want to try adding exercise if you have the time/desire. It seems to be working quite well and you can still eat whatever you need to, to feel OK about TTC :)

i cant wait to start my girl sway now, just waiting for my plan, was wondering though is it cranberry juice for a pink sway and just for dh or do i take it aswel, and how much a day do you consume, thanks ladies, heres to us all having a healthy sway x

Hi Lulabell! Sounds like we're going to be doing similar sways. I'm going back to veganism (with the exception of eggs from our chickens in the backyard and Kerrygold butter) for our sway and I'm planning on just staying around 1800 cals a day. After talking a lot with women on this site and with atomic, there's no "magic bullet" foods - so I'll be eating healthy food and just less of it. The couple of things I'm doing that will be "empty calories" are going to be having wine or another kind of drink most nights a week, having chocolate as some of my daily calories, and also switching to sourdough made with white flour rather than whole wheat. I'm also concerned about impacting egg quality with foods, so I'm choosing 1800 cals of healthy food and wine, an hour of cardio daily, aspirin and timing for our sway and feel pretty good about its chances of making a girl ... and I feel even better knowing that my body will be healthy going into pregnancy. It's been nice to have everyone to sound these things off with and figure out something that seems right for me and my priorities that also increase our chances of a girl baby :).

On being tired and going it alone:

My husband is still not on board and I'm supposed to start my LE diet tomorrow. I've been running every other day and getting ready, but if I say the word "pregnant," he still rolls his eyes and leaves the room. Today we were supposed to be going to a nearby city with the boys to go to an art museum, have some yummy lunch at a cafe, and just a nice day. I'm exhausted from dealing with this stupid stress and this stupid marriage and having married such the wrong person. I don't want to go and pretend to be okay for him. I'm tired of pretending to be okay for him.

I want to be excited about getting ready to TTC. I want to be excited about potentially having a daughter. Instead I'm dealing with stress - not only something that he's uninterested in, but something that I actively do not want to bring up to him because I'm tired of his unpleasantness.

He's acknowledged that we'll either be having another child or getting divorced. He's right. If I'm going to be having a dramatically different life than I had hoped, I'm sure as hell not spending it with the person who decided that he was and always will be more important in this relationship than I am. I'd rather be a single mom and have the opportunity for love and respect in a future partnership, as well as all the different opportunities for education and employment that being out of this marriage would bring.

I've spent some time reconnecting with a past romantic flame (just talking, obviously, nothing unethical). It feels good. It reminds me that there is a life outside of this relationship. I'm starting to lean towards never having a daughter and being out of this relationship being a way better option than continuing to try to have my husband see my side and spending my life with someone who is so utterly, completely selfish.

I've gotten so used to seeing my hand without wedding rings on. It feels good, too.

He has no idea why any of this would be a big deal - why it would be a big deal that I never had a daughter, why it would be a big deal that I desperately want a third child. He thinks I should just let go of it, because it doesn't matter to him, and so why would it matter to me?

I feel so worn down and exhausted and just. Tired. And I'm supposed to go shopping for my LE stuff today. And all I want to do is cry. How could I have married someone like this?

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