TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Girl
DW Age: 34
DH Age: 34
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy, boy
Number of Months TTC 1
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- Started PCOS LE in March 2017 and got this BFP in May 2018. I had three miscarriages between August 2017 & March 2018, so I was on the diet from March 2017-May 2018 except for a couple of weeks around each of my first two BFPs/miscarriages, and then I was off of it for 6 weeks between my 3rd BFP and 3rd m/c. Back on it after the 3rd miscarriage for about 8 weeks before O. I was eating a lot of whole grain foods, full fat dairy, fruits/veggies, some eggs, some salmon. But over time I was less strict on the PCOS diet and was doing more of a mixture between PCOS LE and regular LE (in other words, I was eating more sugar/refined stuff and fewer fruits/veggies than I should have). I was completely vegetarian for the first 5 months of my sway, then ate small amounts of meat (mostly chicken) once or twice a week between my 1st m/c and my 3rd m/c. After my 3rd m/c, I went vegetarian again until BFP. I ate 3 meals per day, usually between 1,400-1,700 calories, 50-60 fat, and most days 40-50 protein (up to 55 some days).
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
14 months minus I’d say 10 weeks or so surrounding my 3 m/cs
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet
He doesn’t eat much red meat and he cut back on it while I was swaying. But he didn’t change much and he’s naturally pretty thin. He was jogging and doing the exercise bike several times a week for the few months before this cycle’s attempt.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? Yes, I cutback
Any Diet Details?
I drank 3-4 cups of decaf or half caff coffee per day, as after 3 miscarriages I was nervous about caffeine, plus I have a medical condition that can be aggravated by too much caffeine. I drank 1-2 glasses of wine most days – more than that in the immediate weeks after my 3rd miscarriage as I was really depressed.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? -
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? BMI of 20.5. I lost about 50 lbs total during the year on the diet and was definitely at my lowest adult weight ever.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? Throughout most of my sway I was doing about 5 days/week, 50-60 minutes. In the last 8 weeks before O I was struggling and mostly did 4 days/week.
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? 1
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments?
I had a strong +OPK on CD13, we BD’d evening of CD13, and think I O’d on CD14
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? I got up and went to the bathroom about 5-ish minutes after attempt. DH released outside of me 24 hours before our attempt.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- Clomid
- Baby asprin
- folic acid
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? This was my 4th cycle of Clomid but it was not consecutive. I took it in October (BFN), November (got pregnant and m/c), January (got pregnant and m/c) and May (this BFP). I also took CoQ10 200 mg/day for about 5 weeks prior to attempt. I was on baby aspirin not for swaying but because after 3 consecutive miscarriages my doctor strongly recommended I try it. I took 1600-2400 mcg of folate/day. DH took Synthroid as he has hypothyroidism and he took OLE for about 5 weeks before our attempt.
Did you do anything with Ions?
Lavender soap and conditioner. Rose quartz bracelet that I wore all the time around O. The day I O’d there was a big thunder/hail storm, which I think is supposed to emit ions? I don’t believe in the ion stuff but did a few things anyways!
Moon Phase during conception? Waning Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? No
Things that make me feel great about my sway: Clomid, 1 attempt, long time on the diet (outside of the periods when I was pregnant), a lot of daily alcohol and coffee, getting pregnant 2 months after miscarriage/D&C, exercise, weight loss.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
I definitely was not as strict about the diet and exercise as time went on – I was tired and sick of it. I ate a lot during those 6 weeks or so between my 3rd BFP and after the D&C when I started the diet again, and then was only back on the diet for 8 weeks after that. The biggest issue I think I faced is that we are clearly VERY fertile - we get pregnant basically every time we try and got pregnant four times with only 1 attempt! No amount of dieting, exercise, weight loss, lowering sperm count, etc. seemed to lower our ability to conceive, which I believe just makes us more "boy friendly". DH had a sperm analysis and has a higher than average sperm count.
Things worth mentioning:
We’re pregnant with twins! We had a NIPT done through Panorama and the results came back boy/girl! I chose “girl” for the result since there wasn’t an option for twins. I still wont totally believe there’s a girl in there until it’s confirmed on ultrasound. My 16 week scan confirmed one is definitely a boy and the tech seemed fairly confident the other was a girl but baby had its legs mostly closed so it was hard to get a good shot! But we’re hoping it’s right and we’re excited for both pink and blue beans! Just want to get them here healthy!
This was definitely a much longer and tougher process than I ever expected. But in terms of swaying I believe I gave it all I could and I don’t think I could have done any more (even if my diet wasn’t perfect at the end). After 14 months, I was just so exhausted (and to be honest, pretty depressed) with TTC, swaying, multiple miscarriages, fertility testing, etc. etc. And then after all that to end up with twins is just so crazy! I’m SO very thankful for Atomic and all of my wonderful Gender Dreaming friends for all of the support, love, and encouragement – you all are the best and I could NOT have survived it without you!!
