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4-5 bottles a week?!!!! Yes I thought it helped dry CM? Probably also helps to lower your fertility a bit as it can't be great for you to drink every day. I'm having a glass of white wine or a gin and tonic most days, sometimes 2. I think vodka def have less cals than wine! So is it bad to have more than one or 2? Surely be ok if still within your limits?
Yep. 4-5 bottles and regularly goes out on girls nights out and binge drinks too. Tbh I think she has a drink problem.
I'm not sure about it drying up cm, I thought it overall decreases fertility which in turn dries up cm? I'm not sure hopefully someone can chip in. I never drank at all for years and years when conceiving the boys so this little addition has been quite good for me.
Wine has more calories but also has additives and sometimes sugar. In some brands anyway. I'm not a vodka lover (I'd prefer wine) but it fits in with my personal limits so I think it's fine at the moment for me. A whole bottle has lasted me over 6 weeks and counting now. And it was just a cheap bottle for like £7. So a cheap sway tatic.
Short- term I don't think it will hurt, long-term I don't know. Hopefully I won't have to find out! Lol. A lot of people drink in the evenings, but it would be one of the first things I drop, if I had too x
No one knows why alcohol sways, it's one of those things we simply don't know.
we don't know what types are best if any. Have what you prefer.
I quite like a glass of wine in the evening, but maybe only a couple days a week. So, is it ok to be drinking more than one or 2 every so often?
I have asked Atomic and it is ok, alcohol is good for a girl sway. So it's not a cheat if you have a night out and have a few to drink. I guess it's more the calorie content in terms of trying to lose weight. How is everyone doing? It's getting close for some one you now! I've just had one of my shortest cycles ever at 30 days so that has taken me by surprise and brought everything forward a little. Got this one cycle to try and track ovulation.
Wow I've missed a lot lately! And I must say
Ttc2015 don't listen to people.. What they think and how they live their life has no bearing on yours or how you should feel. I struggle with that daily. /: I constantly have to listen to my mother in law say the same things. And I also constantly feel negatively towards my sister in law. She had a girl first. Then got pregnant again why I was pregnant with DD and of course they're having the boy I hope for some day. Not only did they get the first grand baby, but they also got the first boy too. And I constantly get jealous and angry and bitter over how unfair it is.. But I do EXACTLY what you do! I wouldn't trade my daughter for 5 boys!!! And I scare myself thinking if something every happened to her how horrible I would feel for ever wanting a boy as badly as I do.. :( chin up though! You have great support here cuz we all understand you completely! GD is so hard to grasp for those that have never experienced it.. So we can't expect them to.. But we will always be here for you! :) virtually :p
As far as my diet I'm still struggling.. I went to meet my OTHER new nephew (yes I have two now.. Salt in the wound) but it was so fun but I binged all weekend.. Which is okay for a boy sway.. But I gained 7 lbs!!!! NOT OKAY!!!! So I've been running every day this week.. I know it sways pink, I just cannot handle being this over weight:( and I've been watching my calorie intake. I know there's a sweet spot for swaying blue with calories and exercise.. But I'm so used to LE.. So this is so much harder than I thought it would be!! I constantly battle every day: focus on my weight and body? Or focus on swyaing boy??? What's more important???? I go back and forth daily I swear.. /: anyways, vacation coming soon though!! Cruise for a week end of this month then right into our ttc month!!! :) 5 weeks till we do THEE deed!! :p or deeds.. Haha:) hope you all are doing better than myself with your sways!!
I had a horrible dream last night. I was pregnant and I got my NIPT blood test results and it said the baby was a girl and she had trisomie 13. The doctor said they weren't sure was the trisomie part accurate so they will have to do some more testing. On the other hand I was so happy it was a girl but on the other hand I was devastated that the baby wasn't healthy. When I woke up it felt so real :( Had to tell my DH about it. Maybe I had this dream because few days ago I read on this forum that one lady here had a miscarriage and the baby had trisomie. Our first baby that we lost had trisomie 21 so I guess I'm just super sensitive about these things. Even though I'm praying for a girl all that matters is that baby would be healthy.
Oh 2x I hate those dreams that feel so real. I keep dreaming that we jump the gun and dtd before our sway is ready!!! You are right, what matters most is having a healthy baby.
Thanks Nann. It is so hard at times, but it means a lot to find people who feel the same and are so supportive.
I think our first attempt will be in about 5 weeks. I am a bit worried I'm not losing enough weight.
I will be trying the end of September. I will have been on the LE diet for about 10 weeks by then, have always skipped breakfast and do 60 minutes of cardio about 4-5 times a week. I've gone vegetarian most of the time, occasionally having some meat. I've also tried to to stay under the calorie, fat and protein requirements, but had some days where I go over on one or both. I'm 5'6" and weighed 147 when I started the LE diet. I'm down to about 134, but I conceived my boys at 128 and 135, so I'm still trying to lose a little more weight. I've been on fiber, folic acid, coQ10 and drinking lots of Crystal Light for the aspartame for my supplements. My husband has been taking Oil Leaf extract and licorice root. There are a few other things we will do when its time, like take an antihistamine and try a few of the gels. I feel pretty good about my sway. I'm a little nervous, but excited. I've always wanted four kids, and I'm hoping one of them can be a girl.
Anyone else going to be swaying soon?
Hi sweetthing, your sway sounds good! I will be trying next month. Like you I have twin boys and another son. I also tried HT this year with no luck. I'm nervous but excited too. Sounds like you have done really well with the diet. I struggle but have been getting stricter, all in all don't think I'm doing too badly np but I also feel I need to lose some more weight. Good luck!
My goodness ladies- it has been a busy few weeks. We went out of town for a birthday trip for DS1 this weekend and apparently, this is my first try month! I had my iud out back on the first and had a bit of bleeding on the 4th but I assumed it was just removal bleeding. Well, we went away and DTD for the first time in over a month, and when I got home today- I had a positive OPK! My cervix is high and open too, but no EWCM, so hopefully that's a good sign. I'm counting the days now til I can test, but not getting my hopes up too high since DH had been abstaining for 2-3 weeks, if not longer. Still trying very hard to stick to LE and I've gone nearly veg for the past week (Eating fish only) and plan to stay that way through til bfp. I'm stuck around 116lbs, which is low for me but not my lowest weight, and I don't feel super confident about our sway if this ends up being my month. Oh well though, can't change it now!
Nan- I've read some of your posts, and I feel like you have a very strong blue sway. I got pg with both my boys while being fit but not exercising at all, so it's definitely not an all or nothing thing. I ate like a pig with them both and as soon as I delivered, the weight fell right off. Once you're pg I don't think you'll have any trouble! Enjoy that cruise!! I'll be on one in December.
2xblue- I hate those dreams. I have had dreams all this week that I'm finally pregnant with our girl, but that our house burns down and because I'm too huge- I can't save the boys without risking my DD. It's so hard to not feel like we'll only get our DG through major sacrifice.
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Ttc and has2, those dreams are just horrible. Especially yours has2. Hopefully those dreams will go away...
Hi sweetthing! Good luck with TTC a girl! We are going to have our first attempt also in this month.
Has2, that's exciting you already had your posOPK and you DTD before that! Good luck to you!! Can I ask why you don't feel confident about your sway?
Nann, I'm sorry you feel like struggling with the HE diet but I'm sure you're doing ok! And I totally understand your weight worries but just try to think it's good for a boy sway. Have a great time on cruise!
My AF started yesterday so this is cd2 and this is our first attempt cycle! I'm just so excited but I've been having second thoughts on having a third child even though I know I really want this and would regret it my whole life if we didn't try. Maybe cos first attempt is so close know it feels a bit overwhelming. But I'm ok and we will TTC. I'm probably going to O in the end of next week or early the week after that.
Ladies, does people know you are TTC? If so what comments have you had?
It's funny everyone has been asking lately are we going to have a third child. We haven't told anyone that we are going to TTC so I just tell them I don't know. Many people know I would like to have a third but DH is happy with two. DH doesn't want anyone to know about TTC so I just need to stay quiet about this and hopefully we can surprise everyone soon :)
Has2gentlemen, I know that feeling. Somehow it's like I don't think I deserve to be getting what I want if that makes sense. I will be so shocked if I do have a daughter and if everything is ok. Silly I know. I, also worried I won't have out enough weight. It sounds like you have done really well though. But like you I have it stuck in my head I would be giving myself a better chance if I could get down to my lightest adult weight. I am trying really hard but snacking is my downfall.
2x I keep feeling like that too! I worry about upsetting the dynamics of the family, as for the first time it really feels like we are sailing along (most of the time), things are getting easier, the boys get on well and we are really able to have fun as a family. But then like you I think I would regret not trying for ever. It is natural to feel worried about change, anything new is scary but only for a short while. It will be worth it in the long run. I have started telling everyone we are ttc. Only a Coles few friends and family know about swaying and they are supportive and quite interested but I think deep down probably don't believe in it! If I do get pregnant I think most people will think I'm mad, it's just not the norm to have more than 2 or 3 where I live. I'm just crossing everything that if we fall pregnant it is with just one baby. Twins are fantastic but I'm more than happy with one set!
I don't feel confident about my sway for a few reasons. I didn't start on the diet until the beginning of July and we've had to do a lot of tweaking to the limits and raised my calories in August because atomic didn't want me to lose any more weight. I'm also not exercising for the same reason (I do walk a lot, but no formal exercise). DH just started ole on the 4th and I'm really, really bad at remembering to take my fiber. I also know ph isn't as important, but (tmi here) I find it pretty much impossible to avoid O during BD and had multiple strong ones this time.
I did j&d pretty much immediately though, since we were in a hotel and didn't want to mess the bed.
The only people who know we are TTC are my parents. My in laws never wanted us to have one baby, let alone 2, or 3. When my DS2 was born premature, we told most people then that we were probably done, so people will be surprised if/when we announce another baby.
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I think you have been on the diet long enough to give you a good chance. It sounds like you have lost a good amount of weight and that can only help. I haven't heard of ole, DH just on cranberry and licorice root, what is ole for? I do worry about my PH levels too, hoping that rephresh will help and the diet/alcohol/antihistamine.
Nann, I'm in your shoes!! I was still 8 pounds heavier from my second dd and since I've been doing HE, I've gained 7 more! I feel so gross. Plus I have no idea how long it's going to take to conceive this time. My firs two times were a few months and my last dd took forever!Quote:
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I've been eating really high nutrient foods and good fats but it's making me fat! My belly especially, my husband actually called me soft the other day! [emoji34] I still need to eat more fruits and vegetables though.
I also want to tell people that I'm purposely eating like this but I don't want anyone to know I'm swaying so they just think I'm getting fat.
What are you doing to workout? I'm doing weights for 30-40 minutes four times a week and starting "fertility yoga". The other days I run or walk depending on my energy level. I'm working out more than we're supposed to but I haven't lost weight so I figure it's okay.
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I've lost about 8lbs. Which I guess when compared to the size I started at, isn't bad, but then I see girls on here losing 30+lbs and still getting opposites so I worry. I was about this size-maybe smaller- when I got pg with DS2, and then I also had breastfeeding and close spacing (got pg 8mos pp) on my side. I've been really good with the diet other than making changes to it, I had maybe 5-6 cheat days total since July and even with those factored in- my averages were still well within the limits. The alcohol has been hit or miss for me. I try to remember, but some nights the last thing I want to do is have a drink.
DH takes olive leaf extract (ole) every fall for immune system boosting and to help with his blood pressure and according to what I've read on here, it also helps sway pink. It's not something atomic is recommending yet but it's a fringe benefit since he was already taking it. He can't do licorice because he has high blood pressure and kidney problems and he didn't like the risks of cran so we chose to skip it. He is doing soy and lots of diet drinks though.
I think the biggest part of my worry is that I feel like I didn't do enough to get a girl. I know the laid back sways are seeming to work great, but I just have this sinking feeling that if I do get my bfp this cycle- it'll be a boy.
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I think it will be hard for all of us not to feel like that! After having a couple/few of the same gender and wanting one of the other so badly.......well I for one can't help feeling I'm only good at making boys! It's hard at times to stay positive. I have seen a few times people who seem to have given up, relax a bit and then unexpedly fall pregnant with their DG. To me your weight seems low, I'm sure other things you have done will help too. how long until you test?
I'll probably start testing in a week. I'm not sure based on my opks and secondary signs if I O'd on Tuesday or yesterday, but as of today my opk is negative again so I figure I can safely assume I have by now. Tuesday was super dark but I've been high, soft, open and wet since Monday. Usually right after I O my cervix closes up and gets firm and it hasn't yet so I'm not sure what's up.
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Good luck with the test! I'm still trying to work out when I O. Started testing a couple days ago to be safe with strip and digital. Day 12 today so hopefully get a positive soon. Then it's only a month until we try. Have had a bad day for diet, skipped lunch because we were busy so have snacked a lot on bad foods, def gone over the limits.
I am naturally an LE girl but I had PLENTY of cheats when I was ttc and had two girls. I was actually gaining weight when I got pregnant with my first DD because I had just gotten married and stopped watching what I was eating. I would just eat a lot of low fat food and not highly nutritious food. I was also a runner so I wasn't really building muscle. I do have to say that I cheated a lot, like every weekend and went over my calories I was trying to eat. I was five pounds over my desired weight when I got pregnant with both girls.Quote:
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Thank you ttc. I know it's natural to feel this way about adding a new family member, can be a scary thought at times. Usually I'm ok and excited about the idea but some days I think about it too much I guess. I'm kind of worried about the newborn stage. All the sleepless nights and having two very active boys around. Maybe I will manage it somehow :D But today I felt really at peace with having either gender. I really really want to have a girl but a third boy would be lovely two. No matter what gender it's still our baby, maybe looking like his/her brothers. Having said that I know I will be very disappointed if I don't get my DD this time but I'm sure I will love a boy aswell. Haha, I can believe how you just want a one child this time! Even though twins are certainly great!
Has2, even though you feel your sway wasn't good enough it's always a good thing you have changed your lifestyle to more pink friendly. And like you said you have been really good with the diet, that's great. Good luck with testing!!
Quinn, are you already TTC?
This is cd5 for me, well almost cd6 as it's almost midnight here. I think my period is finished by tomorrow so I will start using OPKs. I'm going to start using RepHresh too. Is anyone else using it?
Nice to hear who you have told TTC and swaying. Sometimes I feel so tempted to tell someone about swaying but I don't feel comfortable doing that. But it would be so much easier. Especially my mom sometimes wonders why I'm eating this way cos I used to eat so much differently before. Also many people have started commenting how much weight I have lost and have been asking what's my diet like.
I want to tell people that I'm swaying but will be embarrassed if it's another girl. I just want to explain why I'm gaining weight. I feel like a fatty!!
I'm on cd7 of our third month trying. I have a dr appointment to possibly get on clomid if I'm not pregnant this month. I've been pregnant twice in 2-3 months but with my last dd, it took a 11 cycles and IUI/clomid. My hope is that was a fluke and I'll get pregnant quickly with a boy!!
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I'm just like you quinn I'm choosing not to tell people I'm swaying cuz I'll feel silly if it's a girl again.. A few people know of course.. But it's not public knowledge. I have 5/6 weeks till our first attempt. So scary how fast it's coming up.. With DD we just decided to stop protecting instead of "trying" and it took us 6 months. But again we were actually trying.. We just "pulled the goalie" so to speak :) so this time will be interesting with actually planning and tracking ovulation and TRYING to get pregnant this time how fast it will happen. Hopefully it's a one hit wonder :)
And better yet a one hit wonder boy!
Hi girls,
I'm 2 months into the LE diet; skipping breakfast, gone vegetarian, having more fibre than I've ever had in my life, and exercising 4-5 x 60 mins per week.
But... I'm 2.5 weeks past when my period was due. I'm usually a strict 24 day cycle girl! And I'm 100% not pregnant.
Anyone else had this?
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This literally just happened to me last week!!
I am usually pretty regular (since I've had my boys especially!) then I was 12 days late.
I stepped up my diet limits and had some full fat dairy and eggs. I started getting spotting for a few days then finally AF arrived!
I was looking online at other reasons for it happening and a lot said about major diet changes such as becoming vegetarian. Hopefully it was just that!
I m on my cd13. No O as of yet. I m trying this month too girls. Bern on le diet for 6 weeks now. But i delay breakfast cant skip it totally. I m using mfp for my calorie intake. Im esting 1200 cal a day skipping red meat. Eating chicken as protein
Am i doing it right
2x I'm exactly like you, I am dreading the newborn stage again! First time round I had a difficult labour, was so not expecting a boy and I think I was in shock/a bit scared about it for a while, and he had really bad colic and screamed for 12 weeks and breast feeding was very difficult, then 2nd time I had twins plus a one year old, so although I was more relaxed it still felt very new and the lack of sleep was torture! I feel very out of practice now but I love the idea of having a singleton and being more relaxed/confident about it. I'm excited to see how the boys will be with a baby sibling!
Did anyone see that video of the lady who after 6 boys found out the gender of her 7th (a girl) when she cut open a pink cake?!! Her baby has been born and she has uploaded a film of each of her boys holding the new baby and talking about what it means to them to have a baby sister. It's absolutely wonderful, they are all such kind lovely boys and all adore their sister.
Am3a I had one of my shortest cycles ever last month, I tank it's very common for swaying to affect this.
Boyzmommy tht sounds good. I think the aim is for 1500-1800 cals a day, low fat low protein, and avoiding high nutrient foods. It's better for the protein to be coming from plant based sources but lean meats like chicken must be better than red meat? I'm trying to cut out meat completely but still have occasional bit of fish.
How often are people taking Fiber?
And are you thinking of asking DH to abstain or are you planning on frequent release?
Oh and I also am hoping for a one hit wonder, don't think I can keep this diet and exercise up for much longer!!! Both times I fell pregnant it was in the first month of trying, and ended up with 3 babies! I really shouldn't expect it to be as easy this time, kind of feel like we are pushing our luck a bit.
Hi. I was swaying a couple of months ago, only to find out that I wasn't ovulating after depo, so lacked on diet. Was bleeding twice a month, so got on nuvaring this month to control that, and will sway in October. I have 2 girls. I will be taking prescribed Clomid 50mg to help me ovulate. *Note: I just had 2 molars pulled 2 days ago and am on Amoxicillin for 10 days, hope it doesn't interfere with my BC this month!
Since timing doesn't sway with Clomid (I read), my plan is to DTD every other day after AF is over, Diet (lots of salty, red meat, bananas, tomatos, potatos, dairy, eat cereal/oatmeal every morning and keep BS up), Robitussin, Prenatals, extra Folic acid, Lipton Green Tea, DTD Doggy with Pre-seed. For DH, Men's One a Day 50+, Diet with me, and caffeine before we DTD.
Good Luck ladies!
Quinn, really hope you get BFP this cycle! Good luck!
Am, yes the LE can cause that. Hopefully you get your AF back soon! My last cycle was few days longer than normally. Now lets see how this cycle goes. This cycle is our first one TTC so I hope I don't ovulate very late.
Jennypenny, glad you got your AF, seems like full fat dairy and eggs might have helped!
Boyzmommy, I think you are ok. How many hours do you fast? I think too that you are eating little less cals as recommended but do you have a lot of weight to lose? As long as you stay in the limits of LE you are fine.
Ttc, how old are your boys? Can't remember. Yes the lack of sleep is torture! I can imagine having a colic baby... My boys sleep very well now, usually through the night not waking (except DS2 has started to come to our bed at the night like every other night) so I get a good sleep even though they wake up really early so I'm really worried having a new born and I have to wake many times a night now that I'm used to having a good sleep. Luckily the hormones help alot during the first weeks when having the newborn!
I've been trying to hold steady with my weight as I've lost enough now but now I've lost about 0,5kg. I've increased my cals to 1700 a day (was eating 1600) so maybe I should increase it to 1800?
Kk good luck! Hope you get your bfp soon!
They are 6 and 4 now, also sleep through the night but up early. I keep telling myself it will only be for a short while and this time all my boys will be at school so I will have most of the day by myself with the baby. I really want to enjoy things a bit more this time. I also had the added stress of my mum being diagnosed with breast cancer both times I was pregnant. She died almost 3 years ago and this has made me even more desperate for a daughter x
TTC2015 That is one of the many reasons I want a daughter too. My mom passed away from cancer about 10 years ago. I had such a great relationship with her and I would love to have something like that with my own daughter. I also have 2 sisters, who are wonderful. Some days I would love it if I could get another set of twins, especially if they were girls, because I think having a sister would be great too.
Do you mind me asking, were any of your abnormal embryos girls? That is the one thing that kind of gives me hope is that we did produce one girl, it was just abnormal, but at least I know now that there are girl swimmers up there. :pinksperm:
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Thanks a lot. I m doing bding every 4 th day. No abstain as dh is 41 and dont want to risk it. Atomic suggested thtQuote:
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I started taking senekot fiber today. I take 1200 cal a day with mostly carbs. Low protein n fat
I usually fast for 12 hrs max. I m 110 lbs bmi 19. I dont have much to lose. I lost 2 lbs on le diet. Not losing anymore now.Quote:
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