carlyandlee's TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
for Baby #3
Gender Result: BOY
DW Age: 32
DH Age: 35
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy (almost 8) and Boy (16 months)
Number of Months TTC 3
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? No
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? No
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- I tried to decrease the overall amount of calories I was eating in the weeks leading up to ovulation. I would skip meals sometimes or just eat a light breakfast really late around after 12 noon. I avoided bananas and tomatoes as much as possible (bananas was easy, but tomatoes were trickier as I love tomatoes.)
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? A couple of weeks leading up to O, I was more conscious of my calorie intake and tried to eat much less.
Did you skip breakfast regularly? No
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- No change at all... he ate whatever he wanted.
DId you consume alcohol?
- A couple of drinks per week
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? -
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? I did lose about 3-4 pounds by eating less in the weeks leading up to O.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 131 pounds (21.8 bmi)
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? Couch potato style... I exercised a lot while TTC my second son, so I wasn't going to do any form of exercise this time around.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known Unknown, didn't check
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt -
DH pH -
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 3
BD Dates according to Ovulation
- 4 Days Before O
- 2 Days Before O
- 1 Day Before O
Any additional comments? -
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Doggy style
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? I only used RePhresh gel before our attempt on the day before ovulation. The other two attempts we did not use any lubricants at all.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
- Vitex
- folic acid
- B6
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Cranberry
- Fiber
- Saw Palmetto
DH Supplements
- Licorice Root
- Cranberry
- Magnesium
- Calcium
Any additional supplement info? After ovulation, I stopped most supplements and only took: B6, Folic Acid, Magnesium, and added in Prenatal Vitamins and Baby Aspirin.
Did you do anything with Ions? Constantly had a fan running in our room (both a ceiling fan and a tower stand fan), and I had a stand fan on blowing toward my desk area whenever I was at the computer in the week or two leading up to O. It was raining ALL day on the day I ovulated. I also purchased an Ionic hairdryer and began using that about a week before O.
Moon Phase during conception? Waning Gibbous
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? Wooden spoon under the bed, pink baby afghan under bed with an adorable girly outfit. I also had a pink ribbon tied under my pillow.
Things that make me feel great about my sway: I ended up ovulating extremely early, on cycle day 10 (I normally ovulate CD 14 or 15) and I think this was a result of the Saw Palmetto since it was my first cycle trying this supplement. I feel good about O'ing early since atomic says anything that can "shake things up" and change your cycle a lot to make it different than when you conceived your boys is good. I also know it's maybe silly, but I ovulated on a day when the entire day was a girl moon sign (Cancer) -- in the past I have ovulated on the day of a boy moon (hence my two sons) and also have ovulated on the cusp where I was unsure if I ovulated in the girl phase or boy phase. I don't know how much this plays a role, but it definitely makes me feel good about this sway.
The fact I got DH on board to take Licorice Root, Cranberry, Calcium, & Magnesium and not his normal men's multivitamin for two weeks before my ovulation also gives me peace of mind that we did what we could on his end to help.
I did a LOT of praying... I have been praying for a daughter for a long time, but I also prayed that God will bless us with a healthy baby first and foremost and that if He sees fit for us to raise a girl then to bless us with a little girl. I feel like the power of prayer is bigger than any sway I could have done. I feel really confident in my sway that I did the absolute best that I could do for my situation since I knew I was not going to follow some crazy strict diet... so I relied on prayer to keep me grounded and sane.
I think the thing that makes me feel most great about my sway was using Saw Palmetto. It drastically shook things up to be different than my other cycles. Also, I conceived and still did use RePhresh during our last attempt and I was starting to wonder if RePhresh was killing off all the sperm so I was going to drop it next month if it hadn't happened this month for us.... but I ended up not having to do that.
Things that make me nervous about my sway: We ended up conceiving from doggy style position. I have a very tilted uterus and just was NOT getting pregnant in the previous months doing missionary. I don't feel too nervous about this though as I know we conceived our second son from missionary position so at least this was a different position. I also didn't follow a strict diet so that has me wondering how much I could have royally messed this up.
Things worth mentioning: I should also note that I am a breastfeeding mother and nurse my son twice daily.
I am 100% happy with my sway and so excited to be pregnant. I have had a lot of chemical pregnancies and one blighted ovum missed miscarriage before my second son. I am very nervous, but am trusting in God and praying for a healthy baby. I know I did what I could to help sway, and I am ok with whatever gender baby I ultimately get since I know that is who is meant to join our family. I'd love a little girl, but if I end up with another boy, that's ok, too. I love my boys and I know another one would complete our family. This is our last baby as hubby is done after this (I had to beg for a third baby so this was my last shot for a little girl.)
I had the Harmony blood test done at 11 weeks... got the results back... it's a HEALTHY baby BOY :) I didn't get a girl, but that's ok. I'm meant to be a boy mom. I'm very excited for this new little man to join our family this summer!!
