Blue Sway-- UPDATE!! It's a GIRL!
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Swaying attempt - Natural, Sperm sorting, High Tech...? Natural
Gender resulted- It's a GIRL!
Baking soda douche? no
Baking soda finger? no
Pre-seed? Yes
Egg whites? no
Big O? yes before or during
Minerals DW & DH
I didn't really keep track of minerals but tried to only have full-dairy. I also added a ton of salt to everything
Dietary Changes?
I followed the HE diet for 3 months which was completely opposite of the way I've always eaten my entire life (probably why I had a girl!). I ate every hour or two and always combined a protein and complex carb. I had avocados, bananas, potatoes, nuts, and dried fruit every day. I also made sure I had meat for at least two meals and red meat at least twice a week. I barely ate meat before starting my sway, so hopefully this helped! I gained a total of 8 lbs on the diet and was at least 10-12 lbs heavier than I was when I conceived my daughter. My BMI was actually borderline underweight before and I brought it up to over 20.
ETA: I also cut out ALL artificial sweeteners and limited my sweet intake unless it was dark chocolate. I used to drink a lot of diet coke and ate a lot of products with aspartame (ew!)
Drinks? Tons of lemon water and coconut water. I tried to drink green tea every day AF->O. I also tried to drink more fruit juice, but wasn't consistent with that.
Exercise?
I could have done more in this area. I walked and pushed DD around in her stroller everyday and we live in a VERY hilly community. I was also stuck carrying her around since she wasn't walking yet so I noticed my arms were a little more toned.
Supplements
Evening Primrose Oil (EPO)? No
Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets? Guafanesin once a day the week before O and up to 2 times a day the days leading up
Alka Seltzer Gold? No
Green Tea? Yes 1 cup AF-O
Fertile-CM? Yes
False Unicorn? No
Vitamin E? Yes
Fish Oil? Yes
Folic Acid? Yes 2000mg
Flaxseed Oil? No
Potassium pills? No
L-Arginine? In FertileCM
Tribulus terrestris? No
Vitamin B12? Yes
Zinc? No
Royal Jelly? No
Others? Vit D
DH supps? Multivitamin when he would remember. Sigh.
Timing
Length of DH abstinence? We were DTD every 2 to 3 days
BD on O? Yes
How close to O?, I got a +OPK at 11pm on Thursday. We BD'ed that night and the following night although it was already negative at that point.
BD how often? O-4, O-3, O-2, O-1, O
Charting O with Temp? No
Charting O with OPK? Yes
Fertility monitor used? No
suspected O date? September 7, 2012
O in what moon phase? Waning
How many kids do you have? 1
What gender? Girl
Number of months TTC? 2 (The month before was a chemical pregnancy)
Your Age? 28
BD position? Doggy style or spooning
EWCM present - LOTS but I still used preseed because I'm a go hard or go home type of girl ;)
DH type of undies? boxers
Did you use instead cups - how long? No
DH use cold bath/shower or ice? No
OWT - anything under bed? No
Comments?
Overall, I definitely gained weight and felt healthier overall. I had more EWCM than I ever have before so I hope that shows my fertility was increasing. I know I could have lifted weights and been more careful about avoiding every type of processed food. I O'ed late and am concerned that I had more frequent attempts than I planned. I also could've given up the red wine :worry: If I have to do a second sway, I'll definitely try to get DH more involved as well. I'm okay with the idea of having another girl, but I'm really hoping it's a boy :)
***Although this was a failed sway, I couldn't be happier with the results. I was expecting to feel gender disappointment but for some reason when the tech said it was a girl, I couldn't stop smiling. I'm so happy my daughter will have a sister and we'll try swaying for a boy again in a couple years. As for now, I couldn't imagine it any other way. Thanks for all your help, ladies, and good luck to everyone swaying!!
