TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: GIRL !!!!!!!!!!!! :running:
DW Age: 38
DH Age: 34
Current Children's Gender(s) 2 boys
Number of Months TTC 4
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- LE PCOS diet
- delayed bfast
- stopped snacking
- less calories especially carbs
- lots of veggies.
In the successful month, I added one egg daily, salmon couple times a week and a prenatal
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? LE PCOS diet for 25 weeks (cheated for about a week before last cycle started)
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- DH didn't change much. Maybe just less red meat
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? I had coffee around 7am every morning
Bfast was almost always 14-16 hrs after dinner - usually a fruit smoothie with cinnamon
lunch was always 1/2 cup carbs, 1.5 cups veg and approx 3 oz protein
dinner was usually 2 slices of spelt bread, butter and cheese with coffee & 1/2 cup milk
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? I cheated at least once each month, usually in the 2WW. If i was having something sweet I usually kept it as my meal rather than to add it in as a snack.
I drank 3oz of red wine daily until maybe the last 2 cycles (just got tired of it lol)
The week before my last cycle I really fell off the pcos diet. I stayed within the daily limits but maybe more LE than LE PCOS
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? BMI 16.2 (before sway it was around 17.8) NOT proud of this and in fact, the week before this cycle started I decided I was going to try to gain some weight (I didn't actually gain weight though)
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? i exercised for 10 weeks - 1 hour cardio 6 times a week. i lost way too much weight and stopped completely when i went on vacation. I had planned to start back after this cycle.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known -
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt -
DH pH -
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 2
BD Dates according to Ovulation- 2 Days Before O
- 1 Day Before O
Any additional comments? My pre O temps were pretty high and my LH surge was also little confusing this cycle. This is the first cycle where i didn't get bold cross hairs so i'm not too sure if it was 1 or 2 attempts (depends on when i actually O'd)
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Multiple
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? I have a retroverted uterus so i laid on tummy and went back to sleep
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements -
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? I took femara 3 cycles before our successful one but didn't take femara the cycle we conceived (planned to take it next cycle)
I also started a prenatal the cycle we conceived
Did you do anything with Ions? -
Moon Phase during conception? First Quarter
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? -
Things that make me feel great about my sway: LE PCOS Diet for over 24 weeks
Controlled PCOS enough to conceive for the first time ON MY OWN!!!
Things that make me nervous about my sway: Stopped exercising 2 months before successful attempt.
I was probably too strict on diet for 20 weeks or so and I had to up calories (but still within diet - probably about 1500 cals in month I conceived). I added healthy fats and was over on fats for sure - about 78g the cycle I conceived. Also added a prenatal that cycle.
The cycle we conceived hubby didn't want to try anymore and I felt discouraged and frustrated on the diet etc.
Things worth mentioning: The month we conceived we weren't really trying (we weren't preventing either) but never ever did i think i would conceive without femara. This pregnancy is definitely one of my wildest dreams come through. I feel so incredibly blessed to have conceived on my own.
I am eternally grateful to Atomic for all the information and knowledge I've gained over these past few months and postpartum I intend to continue with the PCOS diet habits (less carbs and less sugary snacking).
I never thought I would have been an active member of a 2WW forum and even though I wasn't awesome at keeping up with all the updates in the group, those ladies were sooooooooooooooooooooo unbelievably supportive. i truly love them all!
I must mention Pbn3. She is so knowledgeable and has the patience and warmth like no other and is a true gem! I was so frustrated and negative with my temps this cycle and she always kept such an awesome and positive attitude that really helped me. We are all so blessed to know her!!!
I thought I would have pretty bad GD if my sway didn't work but the fact that I was able to get pregnant on my own makes me less concerned with gender
Of course i still hope and pray that my little girl's inside :)
