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No, you have to use the Acijel 1-2 hours before or it wears off. The RepHresh should keep working that long. So if you're worried about getting pg, either drop the Acijel or stretch it to more like 3-4 hours.
I don't think calcium sways pink, it may sway blue, full explanation here: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...roversial.html and milk is so packed with nutrients that you should keep it to a minimum anyway and not treat it as a free food.
Thank you! I've read you article and also that after 4 ds, one of which was a sway, you had your dd eating the lowest amount of calcium ever, but what do you mean about in addition to higher sodium and adequate potassium?? did you increase your intake of sodium and potassium?? don't they sway boy??
So what to eat for a girl? I'm really confused now...can you share your sway? did you use rephresh only? have you ever heard of using progesterone cream to sway pink?
Yes! I don't believe in the French Gender Diet - I think it sways because it's a sudden change in diet and more restrictive in terms of protein and overall nutrients, and NOT because of the mineral levels (you can read about that here: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...roversial.html
When I had a failed sway with DS 4, I did a lower nutrient diet but took the cal and mag plus Vit. D and B6, restricted sodium and cut back on caffeine and potassium, and got a boy.
Then I swayed for DD and did a lower nutrient diet, did NOT take cal, mag, Vit. D, or B6, and did not restrict sodium, plus I HAVE to keep my potassium high because after DS 4 I had postpartum hypertension and SVT that gets worse when I am low in potassium, and I was actually taking prescription strength potassium supplements at times. I was drinking a TON of caffeine every day as was my husband and we both were eating barely any dairy after having gotten our 4 boys with both of us eating/drinking a lot of dairy.
I do keep sodium and potassium in the LE Diet, but I do not believe that they sway, it's just that low sodium is good for health anyway and why not at least try - it prob. doesn't sway blue and you never know. with potassium, I actually hope people exceed my recommendations and get more potassium. I want to make sure people have enough potassium and more is fine.
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/add-...july-20-a.html My sway
I have heard of using prog cream to sway pink but I do not believe the data supports the idea that high prog necessarily means more girls. The data is pretty sketchy and I have seen the number of ladies with low progesterone split pretty evenly between boy and girl moms. Plus, using prog cream can REALLY mess up your cycle badly and even put a pregnancy at risk if you used it at the wrong times or inconsistently.
Thank you for your reply!
Well I am already a skinny person and I am affraid of getting any skinnier because it might interfere severely with getting pregnant... I've read about that calcium controvercial and the other you have about girl LE diet and the thing is: if I only eat, or mainly eat salads and veggies I will loose a lot of weight, and I wanted to know if it is safe to eat pasta and bread, so I can keep up weight. I mean, it isnt about loosing weight, its about not beeing too healthy, right?I bet I am not that now... To be honest I dont know if I will cut in potassium with the diet I have in mind... I will eat basicly everything I already do, but in reduced amounts and avoid snacks (even though im not a snack person already). Wont eat potatoes, red meat because it is said to increase your testosterone level. And I dont eat it anyway... My meals vary from chicken with bread crumbs and cheese in the oven with rice and salad, pasta with something, pork tendeloin with spinach and rice, soup, pitta bread or wrap/rolls bread with chicken, lettuce and red/green pepper... I mean, I dont eat much already... I think it is ok, dont you? The salt thing is bothering me because I read 1teaspoon has 2325mg of sodium, twice the needed dosage!
Did you eat practically the same but in smaler portions, or did you "used and abused" some type or food?
i just bought rephresh :)
OK, so I think I have a plan. Feel free to pick it apart. I was thinking of using the LE diet, refresh twice a day every 3 days (prior to swaying), stop using refresh 12 hours before attempt, Zyrtec (starting 5 days before O until 6 hours before attempt) and have hubby take a hot shower before attempt. We were also going to have hubby abstain for 7+ days. NO calcium, no vitamins, no magnesium....and prayer. Things I should add? Things I should do differently? Any feedback is welcome :-) How close to O would you recommend a single attempt?
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Originally Posted by IsabelB23
Pasta, bread, carbs are fine for TTC pink for anyone who does not have PCOS or insulin resistance.
You don't have to lose a pound on LE Diet, you're jsut trying to send the message to your body that times are not as good and you don't have access to as much nutrition as you did before.
I ate TONS of potatoes when i conceived DD. With potassium, you have to be careful on LE Diet, because on French and IG diets, they do all the dairy to get potassium. We don't do that, and so we need to get potassium from other sources. Potatoes are GREAT, I promise the Irish and hte Incas have/had 50-50 boys and girls despite eating a diet very heavy in potatoes.
All meat can raise your T levels by growing and maintaining muscle. Chicken and pork just as much as red meat.
Don't worry about the salt, I didn't limit it at all with DD and I don't even think it sways. I got DS 4 limiting salt. The only reason I keep it in the diet is because some people want to include it and it's good for health anyway.
I cut out meat entirely, ate smaller portions and much more empty carbs than normal. I also way back dairy with an occasional yogurt and ate cream cheese and American cheese - I got all four of my boys eating tons and tons of dairy.
Typical day:
Skip breakfast but had lots of coffee usu. with nondiary creamer and sugar (i broke the rules and had sugar)
Lunch Dr. Pepper and/or more coffee , baked potato/sweet potato OR toast with butter and sugar or jam OR american cheese and mayo on white bread OR hummus wrap OR bean burrito with no cheese OR pop tarts
Dinner (I usually ate either 2 lunches or 2 dinners for a total of three meals) spaghetti with either white sauce or red sauce OR casserole made with rice OR stir fry. Dr. Pepper, rice milk to drink
Looks good to me, you only need to do REpHresh once a day (that stuff is expensive!!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Coffepot
I think DTD at pos OPK is the easiest and yields good odds of conception.
Thank you! I feel like life always makes things difficult. I ended up with a knee injury (so cardio is out) and they just gave me a cortisone shot. I also have to start Physical Therapy next week, so I'm hoping that building up muscle in my leg doesn't sway blue for me. Hopefully, before hubby and I start trying for a pink bean, I'll be done with PT. Atomic-I read your bio and your tough run right before you conceived your daughter, and I just want to thank you for continuing to post and answer questions through it all. You really have changed lives....