TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Girl
DW Age: 28
DH Age: 37
Current Children's Gender(s) Girl
Boy
Boy
Number of Months TTC 6-9
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- I was strict LE for about 8 months, so strict I lost too much weight and stopped O - this was confirmed with blood tests to show flat hormone levels. So in the last 2 weeks before conceiving I loosened up on diet, but still no meat or breakfast. But increased cals, sodium and protein to bump my weight up just enough to spit out an egg
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? I started le diet 2 months before we actually started ttc. Then obviously continued month after month of BFN
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- DH didnt change one thing about diet
DId you consume alcohol?- A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine? Yes, I cutback
Any Diet Details? I dont drink any hot drinks normally so cutting back on caffeine wasnt an issue!! I did however increase alcohol in a way to consume empty cals when I was dropping weight too fast. I also ate lollies like they were going out of style!
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? Im not at all adventurous with food and once I found a meal plan for lunch and dinners that fell into my daily intake I just stuck with it. So I basically had the same lunch and dinner for 8 months straight - in the end, it was torture, but I just wanted to stick it out to give it the best chance to work.... It paid off in the end :-)
I also had fibre tablets before each meal
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? I got to 55kgs BMI was 18
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I found I stopped O once I dropped under 60kgs. My body is very sensitive to weight loss, and this hasnt been the first time Ive stopped O when I have lost too much weight. So I was very aware it could happen, and tried to consume empty cals (lollies, wine) to keep weight on a bit, but it didnt work. So once we realised I'd stopped O I increased daily intake of food and put on 2 kgs. My plan was to hopefully catch the egg the moment it decided to spit out hoping that would happen before I put on too much weight. It was a gamble, but paid off as I fell pregnant within 2 weeks of loosening up on diet, at least it happened quickly and I didnt put on any more unnecessary weight over a longer period of time
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known my ph was always around 5-6
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt 5
DH pH -
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? Hard to say as I'd stopped O I didnt know when to really do attempts, so we thought best bet was to attempt every second night. We did this for 3 weeks straight
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? Have no idea when I O, as it had been over 10weeks since last period (was a very frustrating time) so timing became too difficult and out of my control... SO thats why we did such regular attempts. DH is like the energiser bunny, he can just go and go and go, so that was handy I guess ;-)
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers- DTD through Ovulation
- BD every few days
BD Position Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? Used rephresh about 12-15hrs before each attempt. Fingertip of aci jel for each attempt. No big O - at all!! for 8 months!!!
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements- folic acid
- acidophiles
- Fiber
- Antihistamine
DH Supplements- Licorice Root
- Cranberry
- acidophiles
Any additional supplement info? I originally started both DH and myself on cal and mag supps. But I dropped them after a few cycles. I also was on vitex and SP for many months, but found they too realy messed with my cycle - they really prolonged O to often day 26/28. So these got dropped for the last 2 months also
Did you do anything with Ions? I wore a neg ions bracelet for the whole 8 months, I never took it off, only once I found out I was preg. I dont really believe in it but didnt hurt. We also DTD with the window open every time
Moon Phase during conception? First Quarter
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? no
Things that make me feel great about my sway: being on le diet for 8 months and never cheating.
Using rephresh and aci jel
Things that make me nervous about my sway: Having to loosen up on diet the last couple of weeks.
Having no idea when I O so having to DTD so often
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