Cheekymoos' Sway July 2011
Name? Cheekymoo
Gender Resulted – Will find out at 20wk scan
Swaying attempt - Natural
CM pH – 6.5 before BSF after ????
DH PH – Was btwn 8-9 normally but he took alphafa day before not sure of the effect?
Baking soda douche? no
Baking soda finger, how many times and for how long? 1x 1.5 hour before BD
Baking Soda bath: no
Pre-seed,no
Egg whites pH and type? Pasteurised frozen ones ph 9
Big O? Once a day for the week and 1x before with EW inserted, 1x after DTD
Minerals DW
Calcium? Cut out 99% dairy but didn’t worry about counting in vege etc
Magnesium? Didn't track at all.
Potassium? Didn’t calculate but did eat high potassium foods everyday plus 100mg potassium supplements x2 day as well as what was in ASG
Sodium? Didn’t track but added salt to everything took ASG which has heaps and Salty crisps EVERY night
DH minerals? just took a mens multi with everything in it... but I was cooking meals high in potassium and salt!
Diet
Duration of diet? 10 weeks
Dietary Changes? Added in more meat more breakfast (never ate before) small snacks regularly tried to never feel blood sugar drop more hot chips and junk food Ate NO sugar this was aHUGE change as I lived on it...LOL
Did you continue diet after attempt. If so for how long? Until BFP 11dpo
DH consume caffeine before attempt day? 2 cups a day- refused to give it up..
DH consume caffeine 1/2 hour or an hour before BD? Yes 45mins before V energy drink
Hormones? Weights 1 x week Gelatine drink up until 3 days before ‘o’ as I thought it dried me up?
Drinks? 1x V8 1x green tea , 2 serves ASG & 1 ural AF-O, lots of lemon water, 2x fruit juice
Supplements
Evening Primrose Oil NO
Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets? took 2 tabs for 3 days before and on O
Alka Seltzer Gold? Yes. Af to O, 2 packet (4 tablets)
Green Tea? 1x day as drink
Fertile-CM? no
False Unicorn? no
Vitamin E? 500mg
Fish Oil? yes, 2000 mcg a day
Folic Acid? Yes, 2000mg
Flaxseed Oil? no
Potassium pills? Yes 200mg
L-Arginine? no
Tribulus terrestris? no
Vitamin B12? no
Zinc? Yes 50mg
Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen? no
Others?
DH supps? Mens multi
Timing
Length of DH abstinence? 5 days prior to our attempt (o was late)
BD on O? Yes
How close to O? I think about 12- max20 hrs before O
BD how often? Just once
Charting O with Temp? yes
Charting O with OPK? yes
Fertility monitor used? no
Suspected O date? CD 17
Ions
O in what moon phase? 2nd day of new moon
Changed ions in other ways? Carried phone in pockets for weeks wore gold burned incense all week and even in room before BD even ran an old laptop under our bed LOL I am convinced ions affect me ....
How many kids do you have? 2
What gender(s)? girls
Number of months TTC? 1
Your Age? 32
BD position? Doggie
EWCM present - how much? Yes
DH type of undies?briefs
Did you use instead cups - how long? No but did insert diva with a little EW even though slept 8 hours afterwards laying down
DH use cold bath/shower or ice? He iced them just before attempt
OWT - anything under bed? Cute little body suit I had since pregnant with DD2
Comments? So blessed to have a BFP 1st month just hoping I did enough to swing the balance ! FX
