TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: GIRL!!!!
DW Age: 34
DH Age: 34
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy 4, Boy 2
Number of Months TTC 2
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? Yes
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- This was a HUGE change for me. I tracked my regular diet with My Fitness Pal prior to starting LE and I had days where I'd have 100g of both fat and protein. I used to eat red meat regularly, lots of milk, green tea, chai tea, tons of avocado, cheese, chocolate...I changed my diet SO drastically to do LE. Also used to snack constantly- I stopped and it was so hard!
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 13 weeks. But gave up green tea, whole dairy, and red meat about 2 months before that.
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- Ate a lot less red meat/meat in general since I wasn't cooking it. Drank 12oz soy milk (almost) daily.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? I changed from a matcha green tea latte daily to coffee. I did not give up meat entirely, but dropped all red meat and kept chicken/tuna within LE limits. Also ate some cheese/chocolate/dairy within limits of LE. Pushed breakfast back but did eat breakfast fairly early on the days I ran (~5 days/week). Had a cheat meal about every 2 weeks where I went way over on fat I'm sure. Had to add in more empty calories as weight dropped quickly in the beginning, so lots of jelly beans, beer, cosmos :)
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? We drank a lot more than we typically do- most nights I had a cosmopolitan or two before bed. Sometimes beer. DH drank more too because I was.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? Dropped from 128 (Bmi 21) to 117 (Bmi 19). Definitely my lowest adult weight.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? Went from active lifestyle (walking, chasing 2 kids) but ZERO official exercise to running 5-6 miles a day 5 times a week. On days I exercised I ate a toaster strudel after running (~10:30am), but skipped breakfast if I did not run. At the very end I had to add half a banana prior to running as my blood sugar was too low to run without getting dizzy.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known No clue
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt No clue
DH pH -
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 1
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? DH noticed a difference in his output/libido...who knows if it was the soy milk, tight underwear that he switched to, or increase in bike riding. Something changed.
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Doggy style
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? 10 minute j&d, female O on atomic's advice because I was getting so exhausted by the diet and exercise and was getting anxious to get pg.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
DH Supplements
Any additional supplement info? Also took iron 3x per week for iron deficiency. DH drank soy milk almost every day (12oz and he could only stomach the chocolate kind).
Did you do anything with Ions? No
Moon Phase during conception? Last Quarter
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? No
Things that make me feel great about my sway: Diet and exercise. One attempt. The diet and exercise were so different from my normal (that I conceived 2 boys with), I felt and looked so different, and my CM went from always having a ton to next to nothing. With both boys we DTD every day for at least a week surrounding O vs just once this time. Also this was cycle 2 off of mirena so hopefully that helps.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: That I didn't neccesarily stick to the "spirit" of LE- I ate mostly nutritious foods just within the limits. Also that I feel like such a boy mom :)
Things worth mentioning: This will be our last baby and I am so excited to have another little person in our family. I wanted to give this a shot because I dream of a daughter, but ultimately if a third little boy joins our crew then I know he was meant to be.
