I stuggljng at the moment to try and fit the exercise I'm o ly managing about 2/3 days a week is it best to keep doing it or juat stop it altogether, I also drink alot of coke zero is that something I should cut out
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I stuggljng at the moment to try and fit the exercise I'm o ly managing about 2/3 days a week is it best to keep doing it or juat stop it altogether, I also drink alot of coke zero is that something I should cut out
Exercise has gotten such good results that I would continue and then just try to get to 4 days a week as often as you can.
I prefer you guys keep artificially sweetened drinks to 2-3 a day just for safety's sake when TTC.
Ok so if I ran 30 mins 4 days a week would that be ok, I'm hoping to conceive end of November and also my dh hasnt been to the gym for a couple of weeks should he start going again
Thank you
Would 60 mins of walking be ok as I could easily do that as I take my ds to the park everyday or does it need to be more intense?
I would rather see you walk 60 minutes than run 30. Walking is fine, it's great, I actually prefer it because people get injured when running.Quote:
Originally Posted by sassy86
The rules for hubby and exercise are different. Jogging and biking have been shown in studies to sway pink so if he can do that, great. As for going to the gym, we don't have that much data on that. We aren't sure. We have seen anecdotally a lot of gym rats who have all girls, but many of them are taking harmful supplements that may affect outcomes. So if he hasn't been lifting weights, and he wants to go back to it, that's fine, but I would probably not push him to go back to it if he doesn't want to. Jogging and biking for him, though, absoltuely by all means.
Thank you very much for your help once again, I think i am starting to really over think all of this which is getting me quite stressed we will be ttc next month so this is our sway I hope it's ok
I will walk 60 mins 4/5 times a week
DH may not go back to the gym but if he does it will only be to run on treadmill
Dh will cut out his protein shake
I will carry on skipping breakfast, will limoy my tea to maybe 2 cups a day (should I cut out morning tea?)
Lunch will consist of low sodium bread or rice cakes
Dinner will just be low meat but lots of rice or pasta instead
Coke zero amd water
Folic acid
I attempt a first positive opk or the day before
I'm trying to not get too obsessed with all the supements as I tried that last time and it didnt seem to work for me
I hope this sounds ok
Thank you
Do you think licorace rpot and olive leaf would help Dh and also replens for me?
If you can stand giving up tea I would. We have found tea to be blue friendly. I got all four of my boys with tea (I love tea) and switched to coffee when I got my girl
Are you eating anything other than low sodium bread and rice cakes for lunch?
ARe you tracking nutrients at all?? I want to be sure you're getting enough fat and protein.
Most of the supplements did nothing and we've dropped them anyway.
I think yo're on the right track, please don't stress at all, you're doing great!!
No licorice root, we had perfectly terrible results with it and I've dropped it for most people.Quote:
Originally Posted by sassy86
OLE for DH may help, although I am not convinced it does anything (and our results seem to show it's neutral)
REplens - doesn't work and may really cut odds of conception, I only use it now for people who can't stand to live without it.
Thank you again for taking the time to respond with lots pf helpful info it's very much appreciated. I will drop the tea as I drank that a lot when I had my boys, I actually tried coffee and really couldnt drink so decided to leave it out, would hot chocolate drink be ok if not I'll stick to water and diet coke?
I am tracking with my fitness pal, I am getting enough fat, protein etc with my dinner choices as I actually havent actually changed that too much I just add more carbs, I'm just struggling lunch choices I may start having wraps or soups I hope this is ok? I ate a lot of eggs with my first two boys so I have cut that out, are cereals boy friendly as I'm not sure whether to avoid that or not?
Dh is drinking beer most evenings (something he didnt do with my boys)
Is there anything else that may help?
Also does Ky jelly help at all?
Hello I'm new here, I have 3 boys and I really want to try for a girl. I'm not quite ready to start (I'm probably going to try for another year) I'm just getting all the information I can. My last boy I skipped breakfast, drunk lots of coffee and I was vegan for 3 months prior. When we dtd I think it was a few days before ovulation.
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Also does it help if DH drinks peppermint tea?
Hot chocolate is fine with a meal but since most of them have quite a bit of calories I'd not have it in the morning (or if you do, count it as a meal if it has more than 50 cals)
Is the My Fitness Pal counting the protein and fat in fruit and veg?? We don't count those (and low carb veg are free and unlimited, don't count them at all). If it is, you may need to adjust to compensate since you'll have to eat a bit more food to be sure you're getting enough.
Wraps and soups are ok. Anything within limits is fine.
Yes, we believe breakfast cereals are blue friendly due to the high amount of added nutrients.
If you give me specific questions it's better for me - I just can't remember what all we've talked about and what I"ve covered already (so I can't tell you if we're leaving anything out!!)
KY Jelly may sway a little pink by killing sperm but it also cuts odds of conception.
I have really backed off these type of things as none of them seemed to work and all cut odds of conception.Quote:
Originally Posted by sassy86
HI and welcome! If you start a new thread you'll get more responses. You do this by going to the main forum page and clicking open a forum (just to make it easier, here's a link to our TTC a girl forum https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum...nceive-a-girl/) and then you'll see the option to start your own thread. That's the part people miss, you actually have to open the forum to start a new thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by renee_1992
I would still have you do much the same - skip breakfast, drink coffee, but I'd suggest trying one of our alternate diets rather than going full vegan and you can read about those here: https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum...rt-3-pcos.html (even though this is a PCOS thread, this diet is good for lots of people including anyone who had a sway opposite. The alternate diets are a few from the top.
Ok so can I just confirm its
1200-1500 calories
30-60 grams fat
40-50grams protein
2500-3500 potsssium
And if I have a some icecream or a low fat yoghurt or some sweets (as long as its within my daily limits) should I be having tjat with my meal and not as a snack inbetween?
Would it help my sway if dh released on his own 2 hours before our 1 attempt?
Very few people should be tht low in calories (only about 1-3% of all pink swayers). Most are on 1500-1800, and a large minority (more like 20%) are on 1800-2000 or even beyond that.
Anyone with PCOS should also up the protein and fat macros to 50-60 g and have whole grains and full fat dairy only, no sugar.
Don't count the protein and fat in fruit and veg and don't count the calories in low carb vegetables, they are free and unlimited.
Yes, you need to have things with calories (more than say 25-50 cals, like the amount in a cup of coffee with milk or cream) with meals. No ice cream, yogurt, or sweets between meals.
Re hubby release, meh. We have speculated about it possibly swaying pink, but what happened to most of the people who tried it was that either they didn't get pregnant (bad) or their husband couldn't even go again! (worse) So people were missing months and it was adding a tremendous amount of conflict and control-freakish stress in addition to pissing off husbands. I think it's more trouble than it's worth, especially since it's not proven to be worth anything!
Ok great I'll up my calorie intake slightly and if I decide to have aweet things I'll nake sire I have them with my meals
I wont bother with frequent release for DH I'll leave him to do his thing (so to speak)
I was always a little worried about frequent release as QE qere doing frequent release with my pregnancy I had before my last ds which ended in a miscarriage i know it probably wasnt anything to do qith that bit it always made me a little worried
Can I just ask a question about skipping breakfast, is it more about the amount of hours between each meal or more of just skipping breakfast as I have my dinner at around 5pm each evening so os it still ok to skip breakfast the next day or ahould I be eating before 12pm?
The frequent release should only make for fresh healthy sperm, but yes I'm totally over all those frequency patterns, they haven't worked, cut odds of conception and really just make everyone miserable! We have good results with letting him "do what he does".
Skipping breakfast is the amount of hours. If you eat dinner early, it's fine for you to eat breakfast sooner. We're aiming at 12-16 hours overnight and that varies by individual as to what works for them. there is no magic to eating at a certain hour, it's the length of time you go without food coming in that matters.
Ok great, I have been reading alot today om this forum and there have been some good reaults lately I'm still a little unsure whether to having 2 or 3 meals or does it not matter as long as I stay in my limit and not snack, I'm really struggling not having a cup of tea in the morning as I really dont like coffee do you think 1 cup of tea a day will hurt my sway I really dont mind stopping it if it will help
Is caffeine free diet coke better than diet coke
Both 2 and 3 meals are equally acceptable. Most people have three meals and it's actually my preference (people eating only 2x a day are more likley to mess up ovulation).
I got all four of my boys with tea, and gave it up to get my girl. Is it a magic bullet, no (otherwise there'd be no girls born in countries that drink a lot of tea!) but I have seen a definite trend where the women who continued with tea had more opposites. That may be a coincidence, as in maybe they weren't that motivated overall and didn't change other things, but that coupled with my experience I do suggest you give it up if you can bear it.
Caffeine is fine so you can have whatever diet coke you prefer. I have an explanation of why the claims they make on other sites about caffeine are not true here: https://genderdreaming.com/forum/gen...s-swaying.html
Thank you again for answeing my questions (sorry I know there has been a lot) ok I will give it up all together, I'm trying next month so it isnt for long, hubby hasnt been to the gym layely I'm worried this may hurt my sway as he naturally seema to have high testosterone so I'm worried he isnt running it off to try and lower it
Are energy drinks eg; red bull ok to drink?
Also my dh had a conversation the other day with his barber qho also said that swayed for a girl after two boys and it worked he was taking olive leaf extract so now my dh wants to try it I know you said not to worry about it so should I let him take it or tell him not to bother?
We don't know if going to the gym for husbands is good or bad for pink sways. A lot of people worry the opposite - their husband goes to the gym and they worry it will raise testosterone. WE just don't know.
Why did I tell you guys not to do the OLE?? I had a reason, let me go back and look.
You guys can use OLE if you want, I just don't think it does anythingQuote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Thank you very much again for your help
With regards to alcohol for dh would beer be better than spirits or does it not make a difference?
Would it help if I took fibre gunmies
We have no evidence that anything is better than any other thing so have what you prefer.Quote:
Originally Posted by sassy86
Re fiber gummies, if you want to and you're not losing too much weight, you can have one with any meal containing fat or fat soluble vitamins like A, D, E, K (usually these will be with fat, but some people take them with leafy greens or skim dairy as well)
Thank you so I will have one more month then I will dtd
I have had a long look today on here at the sort of food people were eatung on the girl diet as I was finding that I wasnt eating enough the kind of thing I have been eating are: rice, some chicken, plain pasta, toast, water and low fat yoghurts.
So after having a look I have been shopping this evening and bought the following:
Fajita kits, beans, pop tarts, wraps, hummus, cucumber, quorn, low fat bolognese sauce, diet coke, potatoe (so oocasionally I can have baled potatoes with low fat cheese) lettuce, Mexican rice
Please let me know if their is anything on there that I probably shouldnt eat?
There are no forbidden foods on LE Diet. All those foods are fine and lots of us, myself very much included ate those things on LE Diet.. But you do need to be careful you are eating ENOUGH fat! This is not meant to be a diet where you eat as little as possible, you need to continue to get enough fat (not to mention protein and calories) to continue ovulating and to get and stay pregnant. Have you ever tracked your nutrient intake to be sure you're getting enough??
Hi Atomic,
I just want to check something with me re my plan.
You have recommended tdt one day before ovulation which we will do.
I'm not 100% on the following thought. You said to tdt every 72 hours after sex. So tdt again 72 hours after first attempt even if I'm sure I have ovulated?
Many thanks, B
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Hi am using my fitness pal and I wasnt actually eating enough qhich is why I probably felt sluggish bit I spent a few hours on this forum earlier and realised I didnt need to eat such bland foods I was eating everything plain and not allowing myself to eat anything that I really enjoyed, i looked back at my sway last time and realised i was drinking a lot of tea amd also probably 2 eggs a day so I'm adding in a few treats that i like as long as om in my limits and not snacking at all
Do you still agree that frequent release or abstaining doesnt matter too much or should I still add it into my sway
DH is starting his olive leaf extract today should he also take licorace root with it?