April/May/June 14 swayers...

I'd do the first attempt around finals. I think it would less directly affect any sway (if at all). Being relaxed on vacation would be great, but if you can't stick to diet (who would want to!!), I'd go with the earlier attempt. I wouldn't push anything off either, your sway is strong and over the next two months, you'll be making it second nature, so I bet you won't be thinking much about it at finals time.

I am facing a similar decision though, so I know it tough to decide! We either try in late-June (but I don't really want a Feb baby, I deliver 3ish weeks early) or in late-July (after a trip in early-July where I absolutely won't do diet). I haven't decided yet. But I'll have to think about it soon enough.

hi girls,
can't believe those ovulation tests are so hard to work with Why can't they make them a bit more user friendly. I haven't even started any test runs with them yet I was just going to use them for my attempt Looks like it'll be very confusing!
Rosie I love your cheat Go girl!! Hope you're feeling a bit better. I'm craving all sorts at the moment cause af is due Thursday Half of me is tempted to have an attempt in March (month earlier than planned) Be nearly ten weeks on diet, six on supplements. I'm 38 now so might be a few months at least trying (hopefully not!)



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marriedmom I would probably go with the first cycle in May as it's probably when you will be most strict in diet etc but you will have to try and not stress out too much about testing and maybe put it out of your mind until after your finals You don't need anymore stress!
hotdogz, why do you not want a Feb baby?

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Hi girls, I'm also going on a trip May 11-21 and know for sure I won't stick to the diet. We are attempting in April but if that doesn't take, should we wait until June?

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hotdogz I would go for the feb baby! I would love one myself and I may end up with one too if I don't get first attempt.

I am feeling better today and I strongly suspect it was my cheat yesterday that did it! haha. I can't believe I am going to be on this diet a minimum of 16 weeks, praying my first attempt works!

I am thinking my true +OPK was CD 29. I used 2 OPK's today. You pretty much need to squint to see the OPK test line :) Let's hope I O for real this time.

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I dunno why I don't want a Feb baby. I'm just weird. Lol. I've been considering it though. I just tend to be a tad depressed both at the end of pregnancy and at the doldrums of winter, so that seems like a double whammy in February. But who knows, maybe expecting a baby will make it less painful instead of more? I guess if I plan to try in late June I DO fit in here ;) And I also better consider moving my dieting up. Maybe start in early April. I think I'll be okay with early-April through late-June for diet. It would be close to 2.5 months, I think. 10ish weeks sounds like plenty! I'm already trying to maintain slow weight loss, since even though I'm not on the LE diet, I figure steadily losing weight without moderate/weight bearing exercise has got to sway girl in some regard. I've been losing pretty steadily since October. And even before that if you count the weight I shed from carrying my daughter. So I'll prolly aim to continue that trend and then add diet for a bit of a boost toward those last months. Although I need to be on my meds before I start that side of things.

Oh...and just buy the digi OPKs. Kinda expensive (if you have a flex spending for health products, you can use the money in there for them), but SOOOOOO worth it in terms of ease of use. I hate the line ones. Too much squinting and judgement. Smiley means you are ovulating, empty circle means not. Easy peasy.

Yes, I will be investing in digital OPK's next pay day.

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dreamingofpink, it's hard to know exactly what to do with regards attempt dates. I do see a lot of girls get their girls when they have relaxed a bit towards the end of their sway but I suppose it doesn't always work that way does it. I think it probably depends mostly on how long you have been on le diet etc. So yes I think have your attempt in April and again in June.
Rosie glad you're feeling better. It's amazing what some good old fatty food can do! We should probably all do that more often.
boysway I'm with you definitely going to invest in digi opks!
Was calculating my dates and have decided that I will wait until April for first attempt. I think March is rushing it a bit. Only started diet more strictly since start of Feb, it was more loose in Jan. I so hope and pray that we all get our bfp at first go

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Thanks daisy and Rosie! I am going by target today after work, I think I am going to buy some opk's from there. So far on the diet I have given up breakfast, cereal, and red meat. I am drinking one crystal light/water in the morning after coffee. I think I am doing pretty well. No cereal for a few days is great for me. I will start my folic acid probably today after I go by Target, but I stopped taking my multi-vitamins a few weeks ago.
How well are you ladies doing?
Oh and I had dream last night that I got pregnant before I was full into sway mode and it was twin girls!! Praying that comes true, the twin girl part :wink:

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Oh and I had dream last night that I got pregnant before I was full into sway mode and it was twin girls!! Praying that comes true, the twin girl part :wink:

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Twin girls would be lush. Here's hoping. I'd love twins as long as one had boy parts though 2 boys would be amazing. 2 for 2! Have seen some lush t-shirts on Amazon with 'Thing One' and ' Thing Two' on.
I'm doing OK, still swapping foods sweet for sour, adding some salt to foods- have changed to coarse sea salt and trying to cut back on sweet stuff - byebye jam on toast so it's not such a shock when I do HE come April. I'm more thirsty so I've been drinking more sugar free squash which I think I might have to change to water in April. Worth it for a boy though.

Just a quick drop in for me. So excited. Looks like I finally ovulated :D it would have been CD 30. Hmm, seems like quite a few of us would be excited about twins. I would love b/before twins but b/g would be nice. I'll probably be doing smaller posts for a while, my computer died. Alright, I'm heading off. I need to get ready for work :(

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Lol, that was meant to say b/b twins. Annoying autocorrect.

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Well some of you know I was to have surgery to remove a tumor today. Well at no fault of my own or the doctor, I have to reschedule it 4 weeks out. Until March 25th. So I think I am going to ttc a month later as well. I have really been trying not to stress about this but until it's removed and the biopsy comes back it will be on my mind, bothering me. I get a tension headache and migraine if I think about it for too long. Oh well, June attempt it is.

sorry about the delay married, what a bummer!

Ladies I would just DIE for g/g twins or even g/b twins. I have secretly been wishing for it and by secretly I mean my husband found out and freaked out and asked if I was "doing" anything to increase our odds! lol He would be so so angry if I was but of course I am not!

I applaud you ladies for wanting twins. Just the thought of having more than one at a time scares me lol..I guess i am not a multi tasker

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oh marriedmom sorry to hear of your little set back. Try not to stress over it. The time will fly and you'll be in prefect health and well on your way to a perfect sway before you know it. Have plenty of long lavender baths.
Girls, I'd take triplets if I had a chance! Twins are all over my family My dh would be the same as yours Rosie! Wouldn't it be fun though ha!!!

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Marriedmumoftwo. So sorry to hear your surgery has been delayed :( I can't begin to imagine how you feel. Hopefully you can find something to keep your mind of things for a while.

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oh triplets I don't think I could do! Twins are okay because one for each parent...that third baby would throw me off!

I can handle a lot of kids, I enjoy having lots of littles around and can't wait for another! I find myself bored at times with three and that may be because the baby still naps so I have that down time for a few hours a day....haha.

Hi ladies, haven't posted in a while. Sorry to hear about your delay married. Soo frustrating for you. I am sure everything will be ok. I think it's good that you are waiting until it's over before you sway.
Happy to hear your feeling better too Rosie :)
I have fallen off the wagon with the LE diet in the last couple of weeks. Cheated on Valentines day and then have had several cheats since :( I just love food and snacking.
We'll I am ttc in May so I had better get my act together. I am going to try to be really strict with the diet and exercise in March and April. Also trying to think more positively and visualize my daughter (totally new territory for me). I know some of you ladies said you have already bought some clothing for your DG. I find it hard to look at baby girl clothes mostly because I want to cry when I do and because I feel like if I do I am jinxing myself somehow. Silly I know. Anyway like I said I am trying not to think so negatively and I am daring myself to believe I will get my girl this time.

Deb I am glad you are thinking more positively! Don;t feel bad about the cheats. I am cheating today with fat consumption. I am feeling pretty sick and just yuck overall so I want to have treats.

I thought I had already ovulated since my strips were getting so light again...nope I had ewcm today and now the strip is getting dark. wth?? All that pain and cramping wasn't the real thing before?? Now 1 week later I am ovulating? I guess we will see. Wishing I had some digi tests.

Thanks Rosie,
I suppose the occasional treat is ok. I just need to make sure it ONLY happens "occasionally" lol
Sorry to hear your feeling so yuck Rosie. Our bodies can be such a mystery sometimes. Sounds to me like your ovulating this time.

Hi all, we're going to start ttc pink in April. Just checking in and saying hello. :-)

Hi ladies. Joining your thread as we're thinking of TTC pink in May/June time. I've just bought the personalised plan so am ploughing through it and my last sway info to get a handle on what I'm going to do this time around. Gonna start weaning myself off my supplements soon and get vitex, fibre and folic acid ready. I'm still BF DS3 though so I've no idea yet whether I'll get a cycle! Good luck everyone

Welcome weezie (and autocorrect wanted to call you weenie. Lol). Glad to have you along.

I am going to the doc tomorrow...I have been getting killer headaches since New Years. Out of the blue, but they border on migraine pain. But they don't feel like migraines I've gotten in the past. They are freaking me out :( Im hoping just related to hormones or allergies or something. And nothing I take is knocking them (which is limited anyway, since I don't want to dry up my milk). Ugh. I'm a super healthy person (illness-wise) so anything like this is really out of character. I hope it's something we can fix. I'm worried that if they are migraines, they will stick around. My moms sister started getting horrible migraines after one of her kids and she never has found the thing that keeps them at bay. She gets knocked down for days from one. I just can't afford that with the kids. I'm probably over thinking things. I hope. Good thoughts welcome!! We already ran blood work and all was clear on that. So I dunno what else we do to look into the causes.

Fingers crossed you can find out what's causing your killer headaches. I used to suffer from migraines then I went off the BCP and they went away. *hugs*

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oh ladies, I am sitting here trying to decide to BD or not tonight after my positive ovulation test. I am so sick I am hoping that would sway as much as 8 weeks of awful exercising. DOn't know what to do or not to do...haha

Maybe see if atomic is online to answer xx

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poor hotdogz, I can only imagine the pain. My dh gets awful migraines and he has to find a dark room to lie down in for a few hours. A lot of his family get them but I think you can get good medication now for them. (my dh won't go to a doctor - think it's a man thing!!!) Hope you get sorted. Wekcome all the new girls Great to have you all along for the ride.
Deb, Atomic encourages cheats so you're doing a great job!
Rosie don't be too hasty girl!! Are you sure you've done all you can with your sway? You might regret it if you do bd before your sway is complete. But you know best. This could be the right time for you. If it was me I would wait another a few weeks and at least when you get your bfp then you'll know you've done everything you possibly could have to get your little daughter!

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Hi!

Mind if I join? We are ttc our 4th and last baby in May. We have 7, 5 and 13 month old ds'. I can't help but want some girl around.

I have just started the LE diet, I'm still nursing my baby, dh is going to take LR and limit red meat.

I'm trying to squeeze an hour in to exercise, but it's hard! I am going to try and amp it up in March and April, though.

Anyway, hi and I hope we all get our little girls!

Hey there ladies. Thanks all, it's not fun having to wait but it is what it is. Welcome weezie and ozzy.
Hotdogz, I hope your appointment goes well, migraines suck, I get them with tension headaches.
Rosie, I hope you feel better soon as well. Maybe you'll drop a few lbs while you're sick, that sways too.

^^Funny you mentioned that...my doc thinks they are tension related. She is having me see a chiro to see if we can release some tension in my neck and see if that helps then go away. Ill admit, I've been more stressed and getting less sleep lately. So I can see where that might be the cause. Since my blood looks good and I'm not having more typical symptoms of migraines (sight changes, dizziness, or sensitivity to light), she is hesitant to call them that for now. Overall a good appt. And I thankfully don't have a headache today! Thanks for the good thoughts ladies. I'm kinda excited to go to the chiro. Might help all the damage from hauling my big kiddos too!! Lol.

I'm also secretly hoping for twins. It would be crazy but not in a bad way!

This LE diet is so odd to me. I keep wondering if I'm doing it right!

I keep seeing twins out and about but I was in a queue earlier and the lady in front and one behind both had baby boys in the Prams. The boy behind was so vocal too. I was cooing over them.

Oh and I'm getting lots of ovary and booby pains and EWCM so hopefully my cycle is straightening out. I have a Calender hanging in the bedroom I plan to use for planning etc. Can't believe February is over already :eek:

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Welcome Weezie and Ozzy! Glad to have more wonderful ladies here.
Rosie: You think so much like me! HA I read your posts and I could of totally written them. I too am wishing for twins :) I always joke that I am going to sway so hard for a girl and get twin boys. I hope I get my girl but I would tickled if I did end up with twins. Preferably girl ones of course.
My husband and I were in the shower last night and fooling around isn't such a spur of the moment thing like it used to be. Hubby was first to put on the brakes. I think the switch from boxers to hunky man undies has really gotten my husband serious about this sway business. Which is great!!! What do you ladies take for fiber? I ended up getting some gummy ones from Target and they kind of taste like dirt.

Can I join? I just m/c after a great sway, so will be trying late April/May. I am swaying blue after 2DDs.

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Can I join? I just m/c after a great sway, so will be trying late April/May. I am swaying blue after 2DDs.

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Hi Spicy sorry to hear about your loss but yes please join and welcome from a fellow and very hopeful blue swayer also with 2DD's x

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Thanks DIB, have you started HE yet? It looks like around the same time as me. I gained about 8 pounds on HE (though, I needed to gain 5 or so as I was underweight). After I came off the HE and 10 weeks of pregnancy, I came down a few pounds. I think my body probably can't exceed a certain weight anyway.

I feel like an old pro at HE, so we will see. I hope to add in a little more potassium/sat through V8 this time, and be more consistent.

I'm gradually adding more HE and trying to cut back on empty calories. It's difficult as I'm still adjusting to the hormones from IUD removal. I been searching high and low for v8 juice and hoping my local supermarket does stock otherwise I'm going to order from Amazon!
How old are DD's. I can't see signature atm if you have one

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hotdogz, glad your appt went well and you've no headache today yay!!
welcome new girlies and sorry to hear about your loss spicy. Hope you're feeling better now and ready for another great sway!
With regards to fibre I'm taking Chitosan and it's great. Two tablets twice daily No taste! Going away this weekend with girls only Can't wait as I rarely get away Can't wait! Anybody else any nice plans?

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