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Hi, i was meant to be on the diet and ttc in December but life got hectic! So I'm back to planning my diet and hopefully ttc end Jan. It's quiet on here, anyone around on a regular basis? I use my phone and can't seem to find regularly used threads. I'm in Scotland and this will be my 2nd shot at swaying, hopefully for my 4th child. All boys so far! X
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I'm here every day and starting TTC in january =D Got my first GP appointment on monday for clomid as i dont ovulate on my own
Hi random question but just wondered what cheese uk girls are using?? Is there one that doesn't kill such a large amount of protein and fat allowance?? TIA xx
I have to admit, I just use regular cheese. I don't really eat that much cheese that I thought about it - I tried comparing Low Low and cathedral city regular, and to be honest, there isn't that much of a difference.
Lowlow has less fat (4 g per 20 g cheese) compared to cathedral (7 g per 20 g) and less Kcal (60 vs 83) and less calcium (15% vs 19%) but it's the same in protein and Low low has 60 mg more sodium than cathedral city per 20 g cheese.
Hi Ladies,
Im a lurker (over the last month or so mostly) and working on planning my sway over the next few weeks in the hope of ttc fab/march time next year.
I have two boys already and this will be our third and final.
I have to say I am getting a little worried as I am already vegetarian, eat mostly rice and pasta anyway and slim (not skinny) - so really banking on losing a bit of weight and suppliments/vitex etc to work!!
Are many of you signed up as a Dream Member? Sounds bad but is it really useful? Hubby is happy to do (most) of the diet with me, but I am a little stuck for meals?
Anyway, lovely to travel this journey with you and good luck with your sways!
x
Its been very useful for me as there are lots of food ideas, besides it's only about 7 pounds a year.
If you're a vegetarian and eat a lot of protein/nutritious food than that might be why you got your boys! Plus the way you sexed when u got pregnant could have influenced as well :P
hi girls,I am new to this forum,there seems to be alot of talk about the type of food that helps to concieve or not to concieve the particular gender that you want. Do you all believe tha this helps.We are really praying to get preggers with :babyf: this year andto be honest i wold try anything eve PgD. Is there anyone from Ireland on here
hello ladies
i'm new here! Am from UK and have 2 boys already so am reading up on how to sway for a girl, fingers crossed! There is so much amazing info on here, i had no idea about all this and can see that I was text book boy swaying lol!
I have pcos so have booked an appt with doctors Thursday to see if they will give me clomid and have started the LE diet which is pretty much the polar opposite to the way I normally eat! Thanks for all the info on food you can buy here, making it much easier! :wink:
yes I definitely think the diet helps - there are so many studies done that show a link between diet and sex ratio!Quote:
Originally Posted by dreamingformylilprincess
good luck for getting clomid! can I ask how you got your PCOS diagnosis?Quote:
Originally Posted by starbright
Thanks rainbow flower! Yes I was diagnosed in my teens, my mum took me to gp as my periods were so few and far between. I had an internal ultrasound at hospital and was diagnosed from there, never had any meds for it other than the pill when I was younger. Was about to have first round of clomid when I was ttc 8 years ago, was told to do a pg test first and found out I was pg with my 1st ds!
Do u have pcos too?
Hi! I'm on day one of my diet, so far so good, all those left overs and cakes have been resisted! Not sure whether I will add anything else to my sway bar diet, I tried Shettles last time ;D I've read a few mentions of baby aspirin, yet to find the link to girl swaying info and what the heck it is?!
thank you for the info!Quote:
Originally Posted by starbright
I had a hormone test done when at uni. At the time I was single so when they told me I might have mild PCOS (whatever the results were, they were "borderline" normal) but I didn't look into it more at the time. I've had my ovaries scanned when I've been pregnant before (and one following a MC) but they've never found any cysts... so not sure if that means I don't have it or if they clear up when pregnant. I do have some other symptoms of imbalance, though (irregular periods but don't seem to miss any just varying lengths of cycles, short luteal phase, some excess hair, and had some acne issues when younger) but I don't have any issues with weight gain but, again, perhaps that's because my family are all slim and I'm genetically slim. So really I'm not sure if I have it or not!
baby aspirin lowers pHQuote:
Originally Posted by thehappypixi
here's a good place to start! http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...pink-sway.html
Hi ladies another fellow UK swayer here! I'm in the north-west, and will be ttc my second around June... sooo broody it can't come round fast enough (though Im still nercous about going from one child to two)
my 2nd was born a few months ago and so far it's easier than I expected!Quote:
Originally Posted by HopefulMonster
Hi fellow UK ladies! We will be ttc pink in August. Look forward to chatting with you all :D x x
I am consuming 1200 calories a day. I'm using a microwave meal and a pack of supernoodles and for desert a couple of pieces of cheese or full fat plain yoghurt with Canderel.
Is this a good diet or should I try anything else?
Never tried super noodles, which flavour is best and what microwave meal did you get, I find them so hard to find, that always seem to have too much sodium.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasmine
Found a cheese and tomato pizza in tesco, within our limits, it is very satisfying!!!!
I love bacon super noodles and the mild chilli ones! You can also find bacon noodles in Aldi for 18p, they are yummy and less salt.Quote:
Originally Posted by pebmcp6
I get the low calorie microwave meals from Asda, way more choice than Tesco. Also I don't mind they Weight Watchers ones, but they're not always very satisfying!
I think Atomic said sodium doesn't sway.
I'm not sure if I should do a mix between Ingender and here. But I don't like most of the recipes
But I really want a :XX: so might eat my micro meals & noodles plus a bit of yoghurt and milk, making sure I keep within the limits of protein and calories.
But does this sound like a swaying diet or a recipe for disaster? :hide:
I think once you are within your limits ur fine,Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasmine
Gonna try Asda, I always use tesco!!!! Thanks jasmine, good luck with your sway!!!
Hi all,
Here's what I find is a great lunch or dinner which has kept me sane on the diet so far.
Warburton square wrap or any bread you like really, low sodium if you are doing that.buy Tesco low fat mozzarella or any brand, cop that up on the slice of bread or wrap with sliced mushrooms our baby plum/cherry tomatoes and some capers for an extra but of taste.I also like things spicy and so I use a chilli flake grinder over the top for a kick and then melt cheese under a grill.quick, easy, low fat and no meat.plus you can experiment with all diff toppings but the mozzarella really helps me feel like i'm not dieting.I use fit pal to track my calories etc.I also like Tesco light choices tomato soup.tastes just like Heinz cream of tomato soup and the values are all prettylow. And Tesco are also doing nice frozen risotto and different riced now :) how this helps :)
You're making me hungry!!
I used to do this on a low sodium pitta (I think I found some of the coop ones were the lowest sodium) - a pitta bread pizza I called it!Quote:
Originally Posted by wildlauren
Ahh congratulations!! I bet it will be so lovely watching your boys play together when they are a little older. Does your eldest sleep through the night well and everything? My first was born Jan 2011 so is a month younger then your eldest and she is still a shitty sleeper, hoping to get it sorted this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbowflower
he's actually slept well since we sleep trained at 1 year, and has done 9pm-8am lately (unless poorly or teething). His main sleep issue is that he won't sleep until 9pm regardless of when we put him down. Most of pregnancy he was waking at 5am and that was exhausting... but he improved again just in timeQuote:
Originally Posted by HopefulMonster
he already loves his new brother and Oscar gets more kisses than me and his daddy do! lol
Aww how sweet! I am really worried about sibling rivalry/jealousy an Im not even preg yet! What is sleep training?
Hi ladies I found this in my parents' fridge today and it wasn't that bad : Hartleys long life jelly pot raspberry and cranberry flavour, only 10 cals a pot! It doesn't really have much of anything in except gums and aspartame! I think it was from tescos x x
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Hope this link works... X
ooh I like jellies, only thing to watch with them is the gelatin content but they'd make a nice treat now and again!
it's when you teach them to settle without props (be it dummy, boobs, milk, rocking, music, etc)Quote:
Originally Posted by HopefulMonster
it's not always easy, though, as they protest and get upset when they don't get the thing that they like to settle with! but if you are consistent they generally get the hang of it within a week (a very exhausting and sleepless week, often with lots of crying/screaming lol)
Hello ladies I am new to this site, I have been reading all your messages with interest, didn't realise how little I knew!
I am hoping to start the LE diet next week and am trying to organise all the bits and pieces i need. Do you have any advice on the best place (s) to buy RepHresh, Sylk and OPKs, pregnancy tests?
I buy RepHresh from Boots, OPKs I use internet cheapies from either eBay or Amazon, didn't use Sylk
That's great thank you, will have a look
I am not in the UK but came across a Jamie Oliver sauce here which looks great!
Jamie Oliver Chilli and garlic pesto (not sure why he called it that as it has no Parmesan or pine nuts but anyway...)
100g has 246 cals, protein 1.5g, fat 23.5 sodium 0.35
The good bit is that you need so little that it works out pretty good. I used just under a teaspoon (less tha 5g) mixed with my usual low Phili no salt stock (about 2 table spoons total liquid) and it was the tastiest thing I have had in a long time:)
"Zero noodles"
per pack 8 cals
3g carbs
0.4g fat
0g sodium
Holland and Barrett
Great find, but before stocking up on these I suggest trying one pack first as the texture and taste are not for everyone. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbowflower
lol probably, I can't imagine they taste niceQuote:
Originally Posted by GeCon
(since I'm not swaying yet I haven't tried them)
I tried them last year. You need to have some sauce with them as they really have quite an odd taste to them and the texture is a bit rubbery. Oddly they don't really go mushy when you chew them, just smaller rubbery bits.Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbowflower
Thank you so much - just found out that they deliver to Spain so am now filling my virtual basket to the very brim!Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbowflower
Hi everyone, I joined here today after looking around. Just seen this thread and thought perfect! I'm from London and am hoping to TTC #5 and I am want to sway for a little girl. I have a girl already but really want one more to complete my family. This is our last chance.
I am due to have my implanon implant out tomorrow (as long as nothing else crops up.
I'm on slimming world anyone else doing sw whilst swaying?
Speak soon xxx
Welcome Pinkypie! I've never done SW but a friend of mine was a consultant and just gave me her 50 free green recipes book. If you follow the green plan it may fit in okay but (understandably!) SW is very healthy with lots of pulses, nuts etc whereas we focus on declining maternal condition on the le diet. Have you read any of the essays by Atomic Sagebrush? Sorry I can't post any links as I'm on my phone. Perhaps you could consider becoming a dream member and possibly getting a personal plan drawn up too. :)
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Hi I follow the extra easy plan on SW and eat plenty of fruit and veg. I've started from today to cut out the red meats. I've been using sweetener for a while now. One thing I was wondering is can I have decaff coffee?
I have had a few cups of peppermint tea and it's bearable I guess lol.
I've never swayed before and my other children weren't planned at all. I was one of the lucky ones that my hubby would only have to look at me and I'd be pregnant. I'm hoping that I won't fall pregnant straight away because I want to look at my cycle first. I have been on the implant for almost 6yrs now so I have no idea if my cycle will go back to normal straight away