Finally got a digital and hopefully did it correctly and my pH today read 7.09.. I am due for AF any day now is this a good pH or should it have been more alkaline?
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Finally got a digital and hopefully did it correctly and my pH today read 7.09.. I am due for AF any day now is this a good pH or should it have been more alkaline?
TTC5 that is a great pH; most of us girl mommas struggle to get in the 6's! Any idea what yours was pre-diet/supps?
That said I have no clue if there is any effect based on the impending arrival of AF... wait, are you testing CM or urine?
Hi B, I tested CM!
I only managed to get a reading once with pH strips and I was very acidic like a 4, 5 at the most but since have not been able to get a reading until going digital!
I am yet to start bs drink and baths too so that should raise it more hey?
Yes baths and drinks should definitely raise it more! I'd be thrilled with a 7 CM pH though, way to go!!!
omg that is great! You are lucky!:agree:
What a GREAT pH. I have digital pH tester and I never use it. That's may be a dumb question but how do you ladies test your pH with digital? I find it hard :oops::thumbsdown:
Hey I got a digital too and here is how I use it:prof: lol
If you have lot's of CM just put some at you fingertip and push it under the meter ( I have this red Hanna) the CM just have to touch this little reader at the end of the meter. If I only have a little CM I use something like toothpick or Q-tip .Put CM on it and hold it to the ph meter to read it.
Just try it and you figure it out it's not hard to do.
Oh really is it good? I'm so glad to hear =D
I just smear my finger tip over the glass bulb sensor part of my tester =)
Just want to add even my urine ph sucks !!:mad: that's how great are thing here:hair:
What things are you trying Flava?
Right now Im just on diet and drinks.Not ACV and BS and so , just juice, v8, lemon water, green tea.
But back when I was ttc blue and got DD4 I was drinking all that too and nothing really helped my ph up.
So I would like to see changes in the ph just to know this diet and all helps me .:sad:
When I read that it works for others I think there is something wrong with me? Or I can't have changes and can't get a boy ? really I just want some kind of proof I guess that this whole thing works for me ...It's easy to say don't worry about it and so , but I already swayed real good once and I have 4 girls! Im scared... that I can't have a boy.
I understand that fear, I really do! Do you have a digital tester? What about trying wheat grass tablets too?
I read here that wheat grass taste so bad .So you can take it in tablets? This is for the ph ? Where can I get it?
Oh I have a digital just got it like a week ago.
That's sound easy, I will try, but I am just so confused about all these numbers when I trun it on ..also do you have to use the buffer solutions every week? and do you have to calibrate it every week too? Sorry to sound dumb, but I found it hard and too much to do :hair: That's why I use the pH strips easier, but I know that the digital more accurate than pH strips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flava
Wheat grass – Raises pH, improves egg quality, loaded with nutrients. I think I am going to add to my supplements :think:Quote:
Originally Posted by Flava
Vitamin shoppe sales wheat grass in tablets. I just checked online.
I bought the wheatgrass tablets, too! You have to take TEN for one dose, LOL, but they are easy to get down. The powder isn't bad when mixed into a smoothie but I just have an easier time taking pills.
Flava I hear ya on the pH not budging. Mine is still VERY acidic most months. I got it to a 6 one month and that is the highest ever for me, most months I am 4.5 or 5 on the pH strips with my CM :-( I know for sure, without a doubt, that I have dramatically changed my diet from when I got pg with my girls, but I don't see any change in the CM pH and like you, that does give me some concerns. I just keep trying to remember how many people got boys in spite of low pH. But still, I'd rather see mine get up to even just what Atomic says is "normal" around O, like a 6.5 or 7!
I was just thinking today about getting a digital but I too feel like they are so complicated!
Yep you sure can get it in tablet! It is loaded with nutrients and is very alkaline!! I got mine from a health food shop (I am in Australia, though).Quote:
Originally Posted by Flava
They are SO easy! I only got mine last week and only wish I got one sooner! xxQuote:
Originally Posted by begonia
fab I don't think you have to calibrate it every week .I guess it depends how often you use it? Maybe some one can help with this Q?
Don't worry about the number when you turn it on just after the test.
I can't use the ph strips because it wont change color for me.:mad:
Tnx about the wheat grass tablet! We have to take 10??? So how many dose /day? It's there any other vitamin in it or just wheat grass?
begonia Im sorry about the ph! It's making me crazy ! Like why mine is not changing??? And sure so many woman's with low ph got boys , but then lots of them only got boys. Just like here most boy moms complaining about high ph and they also only got boys.I don't know...:think:
Im thinking maybe ph alone don't matter but with everything else together high ph works better to get pregnant with a boy?I don't know:hair:
Flava, i am not sure how many we should take but my tabs are 500mg each??? I have been taking two a day but the bottle says you can take up to 6 a day?
now Im thinking...there is so much other "stuff" in the wheatgrass tablets maybe I don't like all that for ttc blue..what do you guys think?:think:
My tablets only contain wheat grass =)
Good to hear that, I might take it next cycle if I don't get pregnant this cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
Thanks Flava, I'll try your way. The pH strip won't change colors for me either because I know my pH is very low.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flava
This is my stuff =)
http://www.melrosehealth.com.au/heal...heatgrass.aspx
I think you've always got to remember that even pink swayers with super low ph's had boy opposites aswell so the PH isn't the end of the world:) Mine always sits at around 5 but goes up to automatically to 7 at ov time anyway without any messing. I'm just making sure that I'm having lots of protein and improving my body condition, I'm sure these things count more for blue than ph levels:)
Tnx a lot ! Im in Fl so would be nice to find something around here so I don't have to order it from so far away!Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
I know ph is not teh end of the world but mine is always low and I only have girls and no mine is not going up at any time at all so yes I want mine ph high. And I also do the other things not just focus on ph.I want everything good including ph. I already did a very good sway once and still got a girl so I think it's understandable that Im scared here...I may not ttc at all so well see....Quote:
Originally Posted by ELP
TTC5 thanks for the tips on the pH tester! Maybe I'll go ahead and order one too. Did you get the Hanna? There is a great thread on here re: using it, I can't remember where though ...
Flava if you're in FL you should be able to get wheatgrass tablets at any nutrition focused store, like a GNC or even Whole Foods. Mine are also 100% wheatgrass, nothing else in them.
And I would be scared too if I'd swayed like crazy before and still got a girl, FWIW. I don't blame you one bit for trying to get that pH up if it is the one thing you feel like will make a difference!
begonia tnx! Im going tomorrow to look around for tablets.
I do not think ph is the only thing! I also want to do the diet and drinks really good and hope I see some changes.And I do exercise to build muscle . ( umm what is FWIW? I can't find that page where all this are...):bigsmile:
Flava FWIW = For what it's worth :-) FX wheatgrass does the trick for your pH!
I forget to ask what pH tester you guys have? Good question begonia!!! I have the white one (Hanna). I remember I saw a thread on here about the digital pH tester. I will look for it.
TTC5, The wheatgrass tables you have looks really good.
I want to buy one, but do you ladies think is it too late to take it now? My attempt will be in 2 weeks? (Hopefully).
I have one from Dick Smith =)
MFC I don't think it is too late if you're super curious about it... after all, you are only supposed to test right around O anyway, so you've got 2 weeks to get it ordered and delivered. I just use the pHion strips but am thinking about getting a digital one ... I just can't decide if I care enough! I know it will bum me out if my pH isn't changing and then I will lose hope and fall off the diet train and go back to eating cupcakes all day ;-) So I'm kinda thinking I'll just go with the ignorance is bliss theory, because I don't want to get discouraged.
Ehh can't go to look for wheatgrass today...maybe tomorrow. Fab I have this red Hanna tester , it's small and easy to use.
hope you find the wheatgrass Flava =)
AFM: CD 7
PH of CM 6.2.. feeling a little bummed as I feel it should be much better than this? I guess it is "ok" as I am not ovulating yet.. see what it does daily from now to O!
I tested my urine just for the sake of it and that was 7.18 so that is a great change. I started off very acidic at like a 5!!!! I know urine does not count but it does shows my body is getting less acidic, I figure?
My CM is creamy to wet, which is a great change as usually this cd I would be dry! Going to up my fish oil too.
(I copied this from my online diary save me typing it all again)
I tried the wheat grass and jamba juice and to my great surprise, :suprise:it tasted like liquified grass and was totally gross. Go Figure! :p I think there is a thread from Atomic about recipies. DH said that they looked confused in Jamba Juice when he ordered it for me, so I assume they normally mix it. I thought macha shots (which are drinkable) were wheat grass, but they are not.
I've been using a digital PH tester and it's been great but you need to order 2 types of buffering solution PH7 & PH4 to calibrate it, which is recommended weekly in the manual. You also should use and buy the cleaning solution and storage solution. Sounds like a lot but it's not hard at all. I've read and have used a Q-Tip if you don't have a ton of CM. Just put some on the top of a Q-Tip and place it to the bulb. Cleaning is pretty easy and I looked at youtube to get tips on cleaning - which weren't mentioned in the manual.
I could give more info on how to clean if anyone cares to know. Sorry if someone else has already addressed this.
My tester came with a storage solution and one buffer solution? I did not mention anything about needing another one, should I be getting another???!!Quote:
Originally Posted by iluvmyman
They are instant which is a plus.Quote:
Originally Posted by My Fabulous Children
It is recommended that you calibrate weekly, and I did, if I used it that week or if had been a while since I used it. I did notice every time I re-calibrated it that I'd have to adjust it, so it might be a good idea. What digital monitor do you own? I have the HI 99104.