Anyone want to be my pink sway buddy?

Hi there!

Babygirl1 i want to try the PCOS as I want to stay away from sugar and i think it’s a “healthier” diet, but i will cheat once a week for sure lol.

I’m being terrible lately. I know I’m not seriously dieting as I’m not officially swaying yet, but I’m getting annoyed with myself as I’m not getting my pre-baby body back, it’s like if my will power as flown away after having DS3. I think i was better at 2 months postpartum than now at nearly 4. Last week at least i managed to run 3 days and had a little swim in the pool. DH not working some much from this week onwards so that will help. But i really need to cutdown my food intake at night, when the boys go to sleep is when i get into the kitchen and start picking from here and there... as it’s Monday lets see if I can get a fresh start and manage to move a bit more.

Just wondering. Do you have a room for each of your children? It’s a fact that we’ve been discussing. DH says we can’t have another child in this house, that we should move to a bigger place. We can’t afford that option as our flat is very well situated and we pay a very affordable mortgage, that would double up if we move. So I’ve been playing on my IPad and our floor plan to redistribute our bedroom to get and extra one. Right now we have 3 bedrooms, so if we add a #4 to our family there could be 2 in each room. But my thoughts are a bit confronted, because as teenagers maybe they will need that individual space, so adding an extra room, even if it’s little, could help to get them 2 individuals and the one left to share. Our room would be tight, but we just use it to sleep so...


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I had been doing PCOS but haven’t been doing as well since I started working out. Also, because I think I’m pushing my timeline back a bit I have been less motivated to eat well, but I’ve been exercising daily!

I’m sure sharing bedrooms is easier with same gender children, we’re very fortunate that my kids have their own rooms but I think if teenagers can have their owns rooms it’s helpful. In part, with school work and studying, a nice quiet space benefits everyone in the house (including parents)

Lulilla - I just wanted to chime in here to tell you to not worry if you're struggling only 4 months postpartum. It's a little harder after every pregnancy to get back in shape, just give it time.

I also wanted to mention that there is plenty of time between now and when you have teens. Let's say you start off with them sharing a room, and then in time you decide it would be better to have more space, and you can make the change then. We boy moms are such planners that we want to have our lives arranged for the next several decades LOL but it's ok to leave things up in the air and solve them later on. :)

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Lulilla - I just wanted to chime in here to tell you to not worry if you're struggling only 4 months postpartum. It's a little harder after every pregnancy to get back in shape, just give it time.

I also wanted to mention that there is plenty of time between now and when you have teens. Let's say you start off with them sharing a room, and then in time you decide it would be better to have more space, and you can make the change then. We boy moms are such planners that we want to have our lives arranged for the next several decades LOL but it's ok to leave things up in the air and solve them later on. :)

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Oh dear SO true!!! I have to watch Frozen a tone of times so i get into the "let it goooooo, let it gooooo" mode.

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Hello everyone! Wanted to update that I had my hysteroscopy today and everything was normal. When I had an ultrasound they saw a cyste on the scar of my caesarean but when they did my hysteroscopy the scar looked normal. So probably the cyste is on the outside of my uterus. I called the office today to ask to speak the dokter about it but I have to wait until oktober when I have my appointment to ask her. I have to wait longer then I hoped For before I can start trying for my third child.

His iv just joined
My name is Sarah I'm 27
Iv 3 boys
Called Michael, Killian and Lauchlan almost 6 3and a half and almost 15 months .
And I'm desperate for a little girl this will be my last baby[emoji22] . I breastfeed so no period yet usually not til baby is 18 moths so I'm reading up as much as possible . Thanks in advance

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Welcome everyone!
Ladies, I am REALLY STRUGGLING with the chafing/yeast issue down there since I started working out! I barely sweat, if at all, shower immediately afterwards. Bought chafing gel and special soap. Special clothes everything (incrementally...) and I just can’t get rid of it. I’ve had a prescription too and I just can’t shake whatever this is!

Hi all, I’d love to join!

Pretty I have a boy and girl, too, and I swayed for my daughter. Or well... I swayed to start then got impatient and chucked it all ha!

We’re TTCing our last baby and i so badly want another girl. DS is my oldest, nearly 5, DD nearly 2.

I’m attempting LE but it’s quite hard for me. We are mostly vegetarian though so I’m hoping that helps. Doing 1 attempt at +OPK and drinking a glass of wine more regularly than normal. We don’t get pregnant super fast so I’m trying to balance overall fertility and swaying. When I work out too much my cycle goes so crazy! We are also in the south so it’s quite hot and DH loves to cycle... so we already have that going on

Can’t wait to catch up on this thread but so excited to have some buddies going through this with me. I need all the diet encouragement I can get! I’m a recipe blogger for work and just finished my Christmas and holiday content, on to healthy January. Maybe that will help ��

Welcome to all the new ladies! How exciting to have you all going through the same thing! When I started my sway back in May I felt like I was alone here swaying for a girl LOL. So happy for some buddies!

Pretty I’m sorry about the chafing! [emoji3525] What type of exercise are you doing? I do mostly walking/jogging. I have had to adopt DH’s big basketball shorts which are wide legged and go down to my knees, and no lie I freeball it (no underwear) when I go jogging LOL. It’s so hot here and all the sweat combined with underwear was just a disaster down there!!! [emoji51] at least the wide leg shorts and no undies lets it air out until I can get up to the shower. I also use Summer’s Eve wash afterwards (I got the special active one). I’m super prone to infections though and the wash is def not necessary for everyone but I’ve been using it for years and it helps me. Not sure if any of that would help for you too but just wanted to mention!

Melewen what are you struggling with on the LE diet? When I first looked up swaying I thought the LE diet would be crazy hard for me also but here I am three months later and doing well! I am
Mostly vegetation as well, always have been, I only eat chicken and shellfish due to taste preferences. No beef/pork/red meat/fish ever because I don’t like them. Once I got the hang of the diet it was actually pretty easy! What specifically are you struggling with? Maybe we can help out wirh some suggestions! Are you doing standard LE or PCOS version?


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So I’m doing a split shift at work today so I FINALLY have a couple minutes to sit down and type, so figured I could update on me [emoji16]

I am almost done with week THIRTEEN of my sway! [emoji33] I can’t believe how fast it’s gone! Saturday August 1st will be the start of week 14 for me. I’m doing the standard LE diet (not PCOS), 12-16hr fast daily, no snacking, 60min cardio exercise 6-7 times per week, and fiber, coffee, and alcohol. As of last Saturday July 25th, the first day of week 13, I had lost 11.5lbs. [emoji1316]

Today is CD3 for me and we are F I N A L L Y going to start actively TTC this cycle!! [emoji2956][emoji2956] I’m so excited/scared/happy/nervous all in one. [emoji28] I can’t believe it’s finally here!

To complicate matters though... we are leaving on Saturday August 1st (CD5) to go down the Cape (Cape Cod, the “arm” of Massachusetts for those in the US) for a whole WEEEK. And WITH my parents. Covid ruined everyone’s summer vacations so my mom said SCREW IT and rented a house for a week, 1.8 miles from the beach, and we are all staying there!! The four of us, plus my
Parents, plus my sister for half the week.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m SUPER excited for vacation! Plus it’s DS2’s 4th birthday on August 4th so we will be celebrating that. BUUUUT I’m going to start OPK’s on CD8 just in case because I O’d on CD12 last cycle and almost missed my positive! But if we are going to be at the beach ... I have no idea how I’m going to do OPK’s, haha. I’m going to have to take them at dinner time instead on days when we’re at the beach [emoji3525] I’m hoping they will be negative anyway and that I won’t actually ovulate until CD13 or later, because we will be back from vacation by then. We are going to do one attempt at first positive OPK so also the thought of possibly having to do that one attempt in a beach vacation house shared with my parents (separate rooms but still) is not something I’m hoping for... [emoji51]

Is anyone else getting ready to TTC soon as well? Or are you all still mid sway? Princess mom I think you are TTC now also right? Hopefully for some TWW buddies too in about two weeks! [emoji16]

Also I keep forgetting to ask - does anyone else temp/chart and want to share? I love chart stalking, lol! My link is in my signature, not sure if anyone else’s is too but I’m mostly on Tapatalk and can’t see signatures (never have time to sit down at the laptop! [emoji30]). Here’s my chart link also if anyone wants to look!

(Hopefully it works)

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Congrats hotlikemexico! That’s so exciting!! I wish I could be TWW buddies, still no period. Getting really down about it. I’ve been weaning as much as possible but it seems like I’ll have to stop breastfeeding to get a cycle. I’m using the exact same body wash, but I will try wearing a skirt or something to get my miles in since I’m just using a treadmill.

Diet hasn’t been great still.... just so unmotivated without a period.

That sounds so exciting and your sway looks really good!!

I can understand ALL of your feelings: so happy to finally be ready to TTC, wondering when you get pg, if the swaying worked and so on. I hope you will conceive a beautiful DD soon! What does TWW mean by the way (LOL)

I also have a BBT chart if you would like to chart stalk:wink:
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Yesss! I need suggestions. I just am not used to limiting protein or fat. Mainly fat that gets me. I am mostly vegetarian anyway but limiting fat is just sooo hard for me! I'm a healthy recipes blogger and I preach all the time to not worry about fat, ha!! And then I make a lot of keto recipes too...... otherwise, being veg and not eating loads of protein is not so hard for me. I've lost about 20 pounds since before I stopped weaning, about a year after having my daughter, and a lot of that was recent. So I'm hoping that helps!

I'm fully TTCing!! It never happens super fast for us so I figure I'll have plenty of time to get my sway in ha! Month 2 of the diet for me

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So I’m doing a split shift at work today so I FINALLY have a couple minutes to sit down and type, so figured I could update on me [emoji16]

I am almost done with week THIRTEEN of my sway! [emoji33] I can’t believe how fast it’s gone! Saturday August 1st will be the start of week 14 for me. I’m doing the standard LE diet (not PCOS), 12-16hr fast daily, no snacking, 60min cardio exercise 6-7 times per week, and fiber, coffee, and alcohol. As of last Saturday July 25th, the first day of week 13, I had lost 11.5lbs. [emoji1316]

Today is CD3 for me and we are F I N A L L Y going to start actively TTC this cycle!! [emoji2956][emoji2956] I’m so excited/scared/happy/nervous all in one. [emoji28] I can’t believe it’s finally here!

To complicate matters though... we are leaving on Saturday August 1st (CD5) to go down the Cape (Cape Cod, the “arm” of Massachusetts for those in the US) for a whole WEEEK. And WITH my parents. Covid ruined everyone’s summer vacations so my mom said SCREW IT and rented a house for a week, 1.8 miles from the beach, and we are all staying there!! The four of us, plus my
Parents, plus my sister for half the week.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m SUPER excited for vacation! Plus it’s DS2’s 4th birthday on August 4th so we will be celebrating that. BUUUUT I’m going to start OPK’s on CD8 just in case because I O’d on CD12 last cycle and almost missed my positive! But if we are going to be at the beach ... I have no idea how I’m going to do OPK’s, haha. I’m going to have to take them at dinner time instead on days when we’re at the beach [emoji3525] I’m hoping they will be negative anyway and that I won’t actually ovulate until CD13 or later, because we will be back from vacation by then. We are going to do one attempt at first positive OPK so also the thought of possibly having to do that one attempt in a beach vacation house shared with my parents (separate rooms but still) is not something I’m hoping for... [emoji51]

Is anyone else getting ready to TTC soon as well? Or are you all still mid sway? Princess mom I think you are TTC now also right? Hopefully for some TWW buddies too in about two weeks! [emoji16]

Also I keep forgetting to ask - does anyone else temp/chart and want to share? I love chart stalking, lol! My link is in my signature, not sure if anyone else’s is too but I’m mostly on Tapatalk and can’t see signatures (never have time to sit down at the laptop! [emoji30]). Here’s my chart link also if anyone wants to look!

(Hopefully it works)

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That is so exciting hot like Mexico!!
I hope your Ov works out perfectly for you and that you are home again. And even more so, I hope this is the cycle of your BFP and all the pink baby dust to you! Here’s hoping for you!! Your sway looks great! [emoji175]

I am getting ready to TTC in about 4 more weeks. The very end of August! Monday will be the start of week 9 for me on the PCOS le diet.


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Hi ladies! How is everyone doing?!

Today is the start of week 15 for my sway! We also just got back from our week-long beach vacation. It was AWESOME! Just what we needed. We stayed in our state (Mass) and just went about 1.5hrs away and stayed in a house half a mile from the beach for a week. Everyone had a blast! DS2 turned 4 this past Tuesday also, can’t believe it!

We brought our own food so I mostly kept up with LE diet. There were three days where we went out to eat, but I more than likely was still within LE limits, and if not, oh well, I was on vacation, lol! [emoji6]

As for exercise, I did two days of Zumba and one day had a nice power walk with my mom on the bike path out there. Now that we’re home, I’m going to pick back up with the daily exercise. I can’t believe I’m saying this either but — I actually MISS jogging! [emoji33][emoji23]

I’m slightly freaking out a little bit though, because... about two hours after we got home, I GOT A POSITIVE OPK!! Ahhhh! I’m actually scared, LOL. My urine was also pretty dark and concentrated, so my first thought was maybe a false positive, BUT I also had dark urine earlier this week and still pulled a negative (I’ve been testing since CD8 and today is CD12). I also have had 3 days of EWCM already including just with wiping this morning when I woke up. I’ll take another one later tonight before bed to double check, but I’m sure it’ll be positive again.

Here it is... ahhh! I’m so scared and I don’t even know why! [emoji23] I just can’t believe this moment is already here [emoji51]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a547853ee5.jpg


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That’s so exciting!! Have fun bd’ing!!! Good for you for keeping up the sway on vacation!

Sounds good!! Go for it! I'm sure that "relax" you get when you're on vacation always helps. Exercise is addictive! I still need to get to that stage.



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Hi ladies! How is everyone doing?!

Today is the start of week 15 for my sway! We also just got back from our week-long beach vacation. It was AWESOME! Just what we needed. We stayed in our state (Mass) and just went about 1.5hrs away and stayed in a house half a mile from the beach for a week. Everyone had a blast! DS2 turned 4 this past Tuesday also, can’t believe it!

We brought our own food so I mostly kept up with LE diet. There were three days where we went out to eat, but I more than likely was still within LE limits, and if not, oh well, I was on vacation, lol! [emoji6]

As for exercise, I did two days of Zumba and one day had a nice power walk with my mom on the bike path out there. Now that we’re home, I’m going to pick back up with the daily exercise. I can’t believe I’m saying this either but — I actually MISS jogging! [emoji33][emoji23]

I’m slightly freaking out a little bit though, because... about two hours after we got home, I GOT A POSITIVE OPK!! Ahhhh! I’m actually scared, LOL. My urine was also pretty dark and concentrated, so my first thought was maybe a false positive, BUT I also had dark urine earlier this week and still pulled a negative (I’ve been testing since CD8 and today is CD12). I also have had 3 days of EWCM already including just with wiping this morning when I woke up. I’ll take another one later tonight before bed to double check, but I’m sure it’ll be positive again.

Here it is... ahhh! I’m so scared and I don’t even know why! [emoji23] I just can’t believe this moment is already here [emoji51]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...a547853ee5.jpg


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Wow! It’s finally here for you! I’m sure it feels like a big moment for sure! All the very best to you and I wish for a BFP and pink baby dust for you!! [emoji175]


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Thanks so much ladies! [emoji16][emoji3590]

I must say, I’m so glad I got my first +OPK on the day we got HOME... my parents went on vacation with us, and in the rental house, our bedroom was directly above theirs, complete with a squeaky bed and floors! [emoji1787] Very happy to be able to BD at home instead! [emoji85]

Pretty the main reason I was able to keep up with my sway was bringing our own food! Saved a ton of money anyway and we had no choice since we rented a house lol. I had cheese & butter sandwiches with pop tarts, fruit, yogurt, and Smirnoff spiked seltzers on the beach... lol! It was actually really good!

Lulila I 100% agree! The relax from vacation definitely helped. [emoji4] And yes I think I’m addicted to exercise now! [emoji23] I picked back up with my nightly jog again last night and it felt so good! It def took me a couple weeks to get to that point though LOL

Babygirl thank you!! [emoji2] I would so love for it to happen on the first try, but don’t want to get my hopes up too much. [emoji51] It’s been almost 5 years since we last TTC, I forgot how crazy this feeling is lol!

We BD through O for both boys, so this one attempt at +OPK is totally new for me! Either way, it’s been done, LOL. Fingers crossed for a temp spike in the next day or two! [emoji1695]


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Im so excited for you! I know exactly what you mean by feeling nervous and then excited and scared LOL. It’s such a shame we can’t just pull out a ticket the day after BD that says: oh yeah: pregnant or Better luck next time and then even better: in pink or blue font 😅

I hope it worked and all the hard work pays off. I get that you dont want to get your hopes up, but who knows. Pink dust heading your way!

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Im so excited for you! I know exactly what you mean by feeling nervous and then excited and scared LOL. It’s such a shame we can’t just pull out a ticket the day after BD that says: oh yeah: pregnant or Better luck next time and then even better: in pink or blue font [emoji28]

I hope it worked and all the hard work pays off. I get that you dont want to get your hopes up, but who knows. Pink dust heading your way!

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Thanks so much proudmom! [emoji16] and wouldn’t that be awesome?! LOL if only! [emoji28]

ALSO, still trying not go get my hopes up, but I had a big temp spike today! [emoji51] My OPK also went negative and my CM is drying up. As far as the temp, I know it’s the overall pattern and not individual temps that matter, plus I need three higher temps to confirm ovulation. It’s looking good though, fingers crossed my temp stays up tomorrow! [emoji1695][emoji1695]

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