TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: GIRL!!!!
DW Age: 28
DH Age: 29
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy - 4
Boy - 2
Number of Months TTC 1
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? No
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 have always been a big eater and didn't even realize how much I've actually been consuming! I cut out cereal, meat (mostly), stopped snacking (this was huge for me!), ate a lot of low salt Triscuits, light laughing cow cheese, low fat Pop-Tarts, egg whites, and empty calories. I had a hard time getting my protein in.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 15 weeks - 8 weeks leading to attempt were more strict, 7 in the beginning relaxed (and had one cheat week of vacation thrown in there!)
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? No
Comments regarding DH's diet- -
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I did not factor that into my sway
Any Diet Details? Drank a lot of Diet Dr. Pepper and I don't typically drink soda or caffeine. It helped curb my appetite and increase my energy!
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? I ate low protein but occasionally went over on fat and calories. Had a hard time on weekends and would often cheat with pizza or cookies ;) I stopped tracking towards the end so I didn't obsess.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 116
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I started cardio about 6 weeks before my attempt. I did 60-70 minutes of high intensity on the elliptical for 6-7 days. I think I missed 4 days in a 6-week period. I didn't lose any weight because I was at a lower weight and didn't want to risk stopping ovulation.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known -
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt Unknown
DH pH Unknown
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 1
BD Dates according to Ovulation
Any additional comments? I got my positive OPK on the night of the 19th and we DTD the morning of the 20th. I've never had such little fertile CM - I thought I'd gotten a false positive!
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers -
BD Position Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? Jump & dump after 5 minutes
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
DH Supplements
Any additional supplement info? DH took OLE for about 6 weeks before attempt.
Took LR for about a week but ended up getting chest pain, so stopped.
Did you do anything with Ions? -
Moon Phase during conception? waxing crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? No
Things that make me feel great about my sway: Exercise, skipping breakfast consistently, no snacking, one attempt, very little fertile CM
Things that make me nervous about my sway: getting pregnant the first month, I cheated pretty much every weekend and had a week of vacation where I didn't count calories.
Things worth mentioning: Atomic was such a great help, along with other ladies on this site! So thankful for this growing baby and consider it a blessing, no matter the gender.
Genetic testing says GIRL!!! I truly believe this swaying stuff works. I went at it, prayed and trusted God, and could not be happier to read "GIRL" on the report! God is good. Thank you, atomic, for all your help!!
