TTC pink in November

Ladies I hope I can clear a few things up for anyone who is an IG refugee... As I was a few months ago.

TIMING doesn't sway, FREQUENCY sways. So doing it 3-5 days from o, or o+12 won't make a girl, doing it just once in your fertile week (most try one attempt at +opk) is called Abstain, and that sways pink because 7-14 days of no sex for anyone under 35 is safe and lowers sperm quality. Similarity, Frequent Release (FR) is where hubby releases daily (at least) for 7+ days prior to the fertile window, and you bd or use turkey baster method to do your attempts. Do not bd each time at the start of FR or it doesn't work, you have to lower his sperm count first.

Diet here is different. There are no banned foods, you eat 1500-1800 cals a day for slow weight loss (some do 1200 but atomic doesn't think that's safe for fertility). There are salt, protein and fat limits to stick to, which is what the others are talking about, it can be hard sticking to them while eating enough calories. Basically you become vegetarian, stick to the salt, protein and fat, and some of us still steer clear of the really nutritious foods or some of the IG no no foods just to cover our bases.

Link to the diet summary:

http://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/...ad.php?t=16780

Diet meal ideas (may be a dream member thread):

http://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/...ad.php?t=10006

Just here to wish all you ladies the best and drop of ALL my pink dust as i have three girls and need no more :running:

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Originally Posted by hopingforsaskia

Isabel - I can help with diet... I don't know how many cals you're sticking to, but I'm doing 1200-1300 a day and am eating ...... 1 small tub of low fat/full sugar probiotic yoghurt, sliced cucumbers with 2T of hommus, 4-5 large mushrooms fried in a teaspoon of butter and some red licorice or fun-size/mini chocolate bars. Then for dinner I'm having a low sodium wrap with sliced zucchini, mushrooms, low sodium tomato paste and 50g mozzarella cheese in the oven. Then I use up the rest of my cals on lollies or something empty. I literally do the same thing every day, with the only variants being the choice of sweets.

I have to watch fat and protein -- hommus and mozzarella have reasonably high amounts, and the wonder white wraps I have are high in protein! So as long as you have counted everything, you're golden. :) :)

I wouldn't worry about the cal-mag, but if you're really keen you can do it. I'm guessing you're an IG refugee? ;)

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Hi Hoping for Saskia,
I was just reading through this thread, as I am currently in my 2ww TTC in Nov, and we are basically having identical food to eachother! lol too funny! I too, just stick to the same thing everyday, and have plenty of empty cals from lollies (especially because I lost so much weight I was afraid I'd stop O, and infact I O really really late this cycle it wasnt until I upped my cals that I believed I O) so, Im sooooo hoping things worked this month. I dont want to be on the diet too long as Im struggling just to maintain my weight now, Ive lost so much.
Good Luck! And hope Nov is everyones lucky month x x x

We had planned to just do the one attempt at first +opk, but it all just got a bit messed up this month. I still think my sway was really good. DH FR every day, but started WAY too early as I didnt end up O until cd28!! So he ended up going 3 weeks straight! He's a machine! We also ended up doing several attempts as I got a few +opks, but then the body didnt actually O truley until the wkend. So we did DTD leading up to O and through O. My reasoning is that by then, DH wouldnt have much sperm with every release so it was best to cover our bases and do it every night when I knew I really was O (not the flase + we got at the beginning of the week)
Anyway, I hope I havent put myself into boy friendly territory by doing several attempts. But I am on strict LE diet, supps, rephresh aci jel etc etc so hope that all works in my favour!

good luck everyone!
x x

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Originally Posted by Salsa

We had planned to just do the one attempt at first +opk, but it all just got a bit messed up this month. I still think my sway was really good. DH FR every day, but started WAY too early as I didnt end up O until cd28!! So he ended up going 3 weeks straight! He's a machine! We also ended up doing several attempts as I got a few +opks, but then the body didnt actually O truley until the wkend. So we did DTD leading up to O and through O. My reasoning is that by then, DH wouldnt have much sperm with every release so it was best to cover our bases and do it every night when I knew I really was O (not the flase + we got at the beginning of the week)
Anyway, I hope I havent put myself into boy friendly territory by doing several attempts. But I am on strict LE diet, supps, rephresh aci jel etc etc so hope that all works in my favour!

good luck everyone!
x x

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DTD a number of times leading up to and through O is TOTALLY OK if you have had DH releasing daily for at least a week before your first attempt, I think what you did is perfect, although poor DH after 3 weeks, lol!!

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by meeks32

DTD a number of times leading up to and through O is TOTALLY OK if you have had DH releasing daily for at least a week before your first attempt, I think what you did is perfect, although poor DH after 3 weeks, lol!!

Good luck!

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haha I know, the poor thing! I told him today that he'd be happy to know we DONT have to DTD tonight! He never thought he'd be so happy to hear that lol:giggle:

Thank you for your reassurance! Just a waiting game now! BUt with 3 kids 4yrs and under the time should go quite quickly I should think!

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Originally Posted by weeziewoozles

I've received my thermometer now so will start temping tomorrow. Any tips? I'm assuming I'm going to have another long cycle so expecting to O next weekend. Last cycle we found FR hard going so may do compressed FR instead. Getting nervous about staying on the LE diet much longer as I've lost 16lbs now in two months and my BMI is about 19 now I think. Really want a BFP this cycle! x

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My only advice is that vaginal temping is more accurate than orally.

Salsa- I imagine your poor DH is exhausted by now! Fingers are crossed for you that a pink bean sticks! :)

DH got home from a business trip on Saturday and we started our FR. Hopefully we can go the distance :)

Good luck everyone!

Thanks Kraizy. I'm on CD17 now and doing my OPKs and temps so lets hope I get a clear positive OPK this time! How do I know when to do CFR as I have no idea when I will O? Do you think if we release once every day until I get a positive OPK that'll be OK? What if we only get three days in in time?

I am out ladies, on to the next cycle. Best of luck and blessings to you all...