TTC pink in October

Well as my O day should be around the 5th October I thought I would start an October TTC club. I'm optimistic for my pink attempt. What do you think?:

I've been on the LE diet religiously for three weeks now (having not had any breakfast and staying safely under 1600 calories, 50g protein and 50g fat maximum) and have lost about 8lbs! I'm not having any caffeine but am having a bit of red wine here and there; I'm at my lowest ever adult weight with a BMI of 19.7; I'm not taking the numerous vitamins and minerals I normally take; I'm drinking some aspartame drinks, which I've never done before; I'm doing no exercise where I normally would do a modest amount; I'm starting Rephresh tomorrow and going to use every three days; I'm going to take antihistamines (cetirizine) for the five days before O; DH cut down on red meat and caffeine and is drinking 3 cups of peppermint tea a day; DH started FR yesterday (9 days before first attempt) and wears tight-ish pants, but not taking LR as he's 40; planning to DTD on O-2 and on O-1 to increase chances of pregnancy as I don't want to lose too much more weight; not sure which position yet as there doesn't seem to be a consensus.

Have I covered everything? Thanks for any feedback and I look forward to seeing who else is in the October club x

Hi,
I think I'll be joining you too! This would be my second month trying although I think I missed the egg completely last month. My o day changes so much every month that I am either o'ing at the end of September or somewhere in the beginning of October. Your sway sounds good! My dh is not taking LR either sinces he's s smoker and overweight. We are going to do frequent bd everyday through o but im using spermicide on every attempt except for o-1. I only want one attempt for this month but will probably add more if there is another attempt next month. I am also doing Rephresh, peppermint tea. I stopped the vitex for this month since I have been using it for over six months and my last Af was light. I can't afford to lose anymore weight either since my bmi is 16.8 so I need to get preggers fast. I will have been on the diet about twelve weeks by my o day. I hope we both get our bfp's and ofcourse our pink beans! Good luck!

Oh and I wanted to add both my boys are the same age as yours!

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Originally Posted by Ktiguewantspink

Hi,
I think I'll be joining you too! This would be my second month trying although I think I missed the egg completely last month. My o day changes so much every month that I am either o'ing at the end of September or somewhere in the beginning of October. Your sway sounds good! My dh is not taking LR either sinces he's s smoker and overweight. We are going to do frequent bd everyday through o but im using spermicide on every attempt except for o-1. I only want one attempt for this month but will probably add more if there is another attempt next month. I am also doing Rephresh, peppermint tea. I stopped the vitex for this month since I have been using it for over six months and my last Af was light. I can't afford to lose anymore weight either since my bmi is 16.8 so I need to get preggers fast. I will have been on the diet about twelve weeks by my o day. I hope we both get our bfp's and ofcourse our pink beans! Good luck!

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Sounds really good! I really hope we get lucky! So much to think about at the moment. I can't wait to be able to just eat without examining everything!

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Originally Posted by Ktiguewantspink

Oh and I wanted to add both my boys are the same age as yours!

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That sounds like a good omen!

I have been ttc a girl for 18 months. On the diet since May of 2011 (I want to faint just writing that). I am on clomid but I also have to have an IUI this month. Two more IUI's then I move on to IVF so I hope this is my month!!! Lots of babydust to you all!

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Originally Posted by kaseybaby

I have been ttc a girl for 18 months. On the diet since May of 2011 (I want to faint just writing that). I am on clomid but I also have to have an IUI this month. Two more IUI's then I move on to IVF so I hope this is my month!!! Lots of babydust to you all!

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Wow 18months! Aren't you fading away? I've lost nearly ten pounds already!

Good luck this month x

Hi everyone. I'm so glad you started an October thread! I was about to start one myself.
I started the le diet 5 weeks ago. Lost 11 lbs. so far. Just got my second PPAF and am hoping for an attempt this month. Bf'ing my 7 month old (DS3) so my cycles aren't regular. Last cycle I oed on cycle day 25!
Glad to have you ladies to go through this journey with!!!

I am hoping to be joining you in October, also! I just weaned my ds3 at 21 months in mid-August, and I got my first ppaf Sept 3 (although it was only 3 days of light spotting, so I'm not sure....) I was on the mini-pill and took my last pill on Sept. 13. I am really hoping I get AF within the next few days, and I am predicting I could possibly O around October 14. This is all very speculative, though. I am keeping my fingers crossed! I am also going to start temping, but I'm not sure how accurate it will be because I have to get up with my ds3 at night.

I will have been on the LE diet for about 7 weeks by the time I O (if I do O) then. I have lost 13 pounds already, going from a BMI of 23.2 to 21.1. We are not doing FR or abstaining, just dtd as usual, which is mostly every day.

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Originally Posted by weeziewoozles

Wow 18months! Aren't you fading away? I've lost nearly ten pounds already!

Good luck this month x

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I am. I have lost a lot of weight the last year, and I am down to 2 lbs underweight now. But I only have two more cycles with IUI's, then I move onto IVF, and I won't be on this diet anymore. I also don't follow the diet super closely. I don't eat breakfast, or red meat, but I do eat veggies, chicken, turkey etc. I actually have the diet down to a science now and it has helped my IBS. I don't think I will ever go back to eating how I used to.

Me!! I think I will O on Tuesday or Wednesday right before i head out of town for the weekend without DH! Been super strict on diet this time and I don't think i'm going to use rephresh. I am so hoping to get pregnant because i just want to eat some real food and i can't afford to lose weight.

Wishing all of You ttc in October... Good luck and BFP's!!!

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Originally Posted by Boymomsrock

Me!! I think I will O on Tuesday or Wednesday right before i head out of town for the weekend without DH! Been super strict on diet this time and I don't think i'm going to use rephresh. I am so hoping to get pregnant because i just want to eat some real food and i can't afford to lose weight.

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Ooooooh some REAL food! I think I may write a food wishlist to get it out of my head! A list of all of the things I want to eat as soon as we get pregnant! I am a big foodie and have some restrictions to my diet due to food intolerances, so am finding the double restrictions a bit tricky. Happy that I've stuck to it really well though so no regrets if we have an unsuccessful sway. I will know I did enough. Fingers crossed for everyone :)

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Originally Posted by kaseybaby

I am. I have lost a lot of weight the last year, and I am down to 2 lbs underweight now. But I only have two more cycles with IUI's, then I move onto IVF, and I won't be on this diet anymore. I also don't follow the diet super closely. I don't eat breakfast, or red meat, but I do eat veggies, chicken, turkey etc. I actually have the diet down to a science now and it has helped my IBS. I don't think I will ever go back to eating how I used to.

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I feel the same. I will go back to eating some of the foods I am missing, but I understand more of where my calories come from than I did before, and I thought I already knew a lot about food. So will use those lessons to maintain my weight in the future. Definitely room for a few takeaways though!

I'm concerned I haven't been on the le diet long enough. I started on August 25th but have been vegetarian since June 10th with only two cheats. Since I'm breast feeding I wanted to wait to start the diet when ds 3 was 6 months when he started food. I have no idea when I'll O so hopefully it will be close to six weeks.
What do you ladies think???

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Originally Posted by Sunflower3

I'm concerned I haven't been on the le diet long enough. I started on August 25th but have been vegetarian since June 10th with only two cheats. Since I'm breast feeding I wanted to wait to start the diet when ds 3 was 6 months when he started food. I have no idea when I'll O so hopefully it will be close to six weeks.
What do you ladies think???

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I thunk you're fine sunflower!

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Originally Posted by Boymomsrock

I thunk you're fine sunflower!

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Thanks!!! I'm trying not to stress! I'm excited for my October attempt!!!

Well I am joining you ladies.. either I am miscarrying or having a chemical right now. Not sure if I call today CD1? My actual period isn't due until wednesday. I have no idea when I am going to actually O since now my cycle is way crazy. I guess one thing is on my side they say conceiving after a m/c sways girl and I lost 2 pounds in the tww.

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Originally Posted by Navywife620

Well I am joining you ladies.. either I am miscarrying or having a chemical right now. Not sure if I call today CD1? My actual period isn't due until wednesday. I have no idea when I am going to actually O since now my cycle is way crazy. I guess one thing is on my side they say conceiving after a m/c sways girl and I lost 2 pounds in the tww.

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Sorry to hear that. I've heard that post m/c is pretty pink too, so fingers crossed for you xxx

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Originally Posted by Sunflower3

I'm concerned I haven't been on the le diet long enough. I started on August 25th but have been vegetarian since June 10th with only two cheats. Since I'm breast feeding I wanted to wait to start the diet when ds 3 was 6 months when he started food. I have no idea when I'll O so hopefully it will be close to six weeks.
What do you ladies think???

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I think you are fine. Breast feeding by itself sways, so you are already one up!

Hi,
I will be Joining you to. I had an unsuccessful September attempt. I have not been very strict with my diet but have been following some very basic rules of Low-salt, no meat and low nutrition food.
I have been taking all the supplements I thought would help, so I am sure I don't have the best sway but I'm pretty happy with it.
We did FR from AF to OPK+ last month, this month we are going to drop back to try for a better results.

Good luck everyone

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Originally Posted by Cienna

Hi,
I will be Joining you to. I had an unsuccessful September attempt. I have not been very strict with my diet but have been following some very basic rules of Low-salt, no meat and low nutrition food.
I have been taking all the supplements I thought would help, so I am sure I don't have the best sway but I'm pretty happy with it.
We did FR from AF to OPK+ last month, this month we are going to drop back to try for a better results.

Good luck everyone

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Fingers crossed for you. This FR stuff is hard work! Hubby has been doing two a day but it's getting hard now to make that second one! We may have to rely on one a day being enough. It's more than usual anyway which is a good thing. My boys are both grumpy this morning making me doubt my sanity altogether!

Hi girls, just joining in. This is my first cycle after my miscarriage. I'm now 22 days past the d&c and pretty sure I ovulated on day 20. We didn't have a super strict sway like last time but I did take vitex & SP and DH took LR plus we did a few other things. I've also lost 4kg since the miscarriage so hopefully that will help.

I agree about FR being hard work, we did it last time and DH was sooo over it by the time i got a +opk. Didn't do it this cycle because DH would only do if we BD and I REALLY wasn't up for it after the miscarriage when I was feeling so terrible. We just DTD a couple of times close to when I thought i'd O and then once when I got the +OPK.

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Originally Posted by *ruby*

Hi girls, just joining in. This is my first cycle after my miscarriage. I'm now 22 days past the d&c and pretty sure I ovulated on day 20. We didn't have a super strict sway like last time but I did take vitex & SP and DH took LR plus we did a few other things. I've also lost 4kg since the miscarriage so hopefully that will help.

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Ruby I am so sorry about your miscarriage. How are you feeling??

Dh has been doing fr since cycle day 3 all by himself! Wonder how long that will last!!!!

I'm feeling okay now, the first few weeks were rough though. Now I know I've ovulated and we've made attempts for another pregnancy I'm feeling a lot better.

I was pretty surprised DH had such a hard time, silly me thought it would be no problem! I think it was because of the LR though so at least we know it was working.

We aren't using LR bc of his age but he could definitely use it. He has a high sex drive. Maybe fr will suppress it!!! 😜

I think I will be ovulating between the 12 and 15. I think this chemical will make me ovulate earlier.. I am not sure though. I had to order more OPK's since I am almost out. Oh and the LR did make my DH sex drive go way down we was taking 3 a day my AF-O. I think I am going to drop it down to 2 this month though. He hates them.

Joining you all in about a week! I just found this site so I have not had adequate time to sway but I am just trying to do what I can now. My first is a girl, 2.5 years old and I was shocked she was a girl because looking back she was a complete boy sway in every way and my husband comes from a long line of boys. I am pretty sure I will have a boy next cause its too late for me to make big changes. I have been taking prenatals, cal/mag and cranberry but now I am reading I shouldn't do these things. I also eat a boy diet. But we don't want to wait any longer due to spacing of the kiddos and if it takes awhile...any suggestions for last minute swaying? I am thinking of abstinence....Good luck to you all!!

Start skipping breakfast, and try to follow the diet. These changes may help! Also using repHresh every 3 days from end of period until Ovulation will help!

So sorry Ruby. :(

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Originally Posted by Navywife620

Start skipping breakfast, and try to follow the diet. These changes may help! Also using repHresh every 3 days from end of period until Ovulation will help!

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Does repHresh leak out when you use it? Tmi. Sorry but I used it fur the first time yesterday yuck. Should I use it before I go to bed???

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Originally Posted by hplnvf32

Joining you all in about a week! I just found this site so I have not had adequate time to sway but I am just trying to do what I can now. My first is a girl, 2.5 years old and I was shocked she was a girl because looking back she was a complete boy sway in every way and my husband comes from a long line of boys. I am pretty sure I will have a boy next cause its too late for me to make big changes. I have been taking prenatals, cal/mag and cranberry but now I am reading I shouldn't do these things. I also eat a boy diet. But we don't want to wait any longer due to spacing of the kiddos and if it takes awhile...any suggestions for last minute swaying? I am thinking of abstinence....Good luck to you all!!

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Like Navywife said, skip breakfast, follow the diet, and no snacking! Also, losing a few pounds between now and when you ovulate could help.

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Originally Posted by Sunflower3

Does repHresh leak out when you use it? Tmi. Sorry but I used it fur the first time yesterday yuck. Should I use it before I go to bed???

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I've never used the entire tube, only a fingertip worth so it's never leaked out of me. It made me feel really dry using just that much!

So what's everyone eating for lunch today? I had a half of a naan bread (have yet to locate matzo bread) with about a tbsp of sauce and a little bit of skim mozz cheese, a small bowl of white rice and a half a cucumber. So ready to be done with this. I am NOT a dieter!

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Originally Posted by Sunflower3

Does repHresh leak out when you use it? Tmi. Sorry but I used it fur the first time yesterday yuck. Should I use it before I go to bed???

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Use it in the morning. Put the whole app inside you like a tampon.
When you go to the bathroom some might come out when you wipe. But it should not be leaking out a lot.

+opk just now.
i am so nervous.
we have been dtd the past 2 nights. now will continue the next 3 nights.
pink bfp here I come!

Good luck, P4P!!!
Mine is positive right now, too!!!
Hope we end up due date buddies with little pink bundles :)

Hello ladies! I'll be joining you this month as our first attempt on the LE diet was unsuccessful - to be expected I guess. I'm happier that I'll have longer on the diet, around 6 weeks, but can't get a tarot reading out of my head that I had done back in May. She said I'd conceive a boy in Oct and at the time I thought I'd be pregnant by now, but it's looking more likely that she may be right!! 13 months of TTC though and I'd be over the moon to get a BFP this month even if it is baby boy number 3! I'm being strict on the LE diet, taking SP and will use Zirtek just before Ov. Last month was another good month for BFPs so hopefully we can make this one just as good!

I had my RE appointment today, and I have 5 follies and so hoping only 3 mature as they will cancel my IUI if there are 5.

For lunch today I had low fat cottage cheese.