TTC a BOY Sway Attempt
Gender Result:
Unknown
DW Age:
34
DH Age:
45
Current Children's Gender(s:)
2 girls 4 and 1
Number of Months TTC:
8!!
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan?
No
MINERALS
Calcium Intake(Please describe)
From diet only - Had full fat milk in a organic protein shake every day. Homemade kefir with whole milk.
Magnesium Intake(Please describe)
Diet mostly but started a supplement as a suggestions from the RE to help with vitamin D absorption.
Potassium Intake(Please describe)
Diet only - one glass of V8 and one glass of coconut water daily.
Sodium Intake(Please describe)
Diet only - Added salt to all meals occasionally
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
Mucinex
Green Tea
Vitamin D
Fish Oil
Prenatal
Folic Acid
CoQ10 800mg (started taking this much in December after dx of DOR)
Red Raspberry Tea Leaf
DH Supplements
Fish Oil
Multi-vitamin
L'arginine
Vitamin D
CoQ10
Any additional supplement info?
Increased a lot of my dosages in early December after my diagnosis but was too short to really make a difference.
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan?
Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
HE(High Everything)
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
I completely changed my diet. Breakfast and lunch were spread out over hours and kind of snacking all day. Always tried to have a carb and protein at the same time. Quit drinking diet coke, cheated occasionally. Drank one glass of V8, coconut water, kefir, and lots of lemon water.
A typical day was as follows:
Early breakfast - Every morning I would have some nuts and then workout. Then an organic protein shake (protein powder, whole milk, mixed greens, and berries), oatmeal, and more nuts.
Snack - 2 hard boiled eggs and some nuts
Lunch - usually salad with feta, a chicken or beef meal, an apple, and an avocado
Snack - more nuts, hummus and carrots, lara bar or made my own lara bars
Dinner - Usually salmon, chicken, eggs and bacon, or red meat.
Snack -Peanut butter
If diet was used, length of time before attempt?
About 8 months
Did you skip breakfast regularly?
No
Did DH change his diet with you?
Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet-
We both made a switch to almost all organic and whole foods. Felt like we were both overall healthier because of food choices. Dh's sperm count was almost twice as much as it was 2.5 years prior when tested.
Did you consume alcohol?
No
Did you try to limit caffeine?
Yes but that was due to my diagnosis of DOR. I completely gave up coffee in December and only drank red raspberry leaf and green tea or hot water with lemon. I drank coffee for about 2.5 weeks at the holidays when I had a chemical pregnancy.
Any Diet Details?
See above
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?
See above
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?
Gained 13 pounds over those 8 months!! I was not happy and really tried to make it a lifestyle change that wouldn't lead to weight gain but I also stopped doing cardio so that may have affected it. Thankfully I'm tall and could still fit into my clothes.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?
Did postnatal bootcamp and other weight lifting videos about 5 days a week. Before this, I was doing Insanity.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known
Unknown
Any VG potions used?
Preseed
CM pH at attempt
Unknown
DH pH
Unknown
THE DEED INFO
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?
4
BD Pattern
Through ovulation
BD Dates according to Ovulation
I had an IUI 24 hours after the trigger shot so we dtd 36 and 24 hours before the IUI and 12 hours after. Dh had a great count and I think I O'd the night of my IUI based on cramping.
2 Days Before O
1 Day Before O
twice on O Day
BD Position
Multiple
Any additional comments?
I don't really recall our attempts, lol. With two young kids we were just trying to sneak them on so they weren't terribly romantic and I didn't have the big O.
Any relevant attempt details?
Not sure about timing since my first DD was a one hit wonder and my second was conceived with the exact same pattern as this one. Hopefully my sway helped.
Did you do anything with Ions?
Not knowingly!
Moon Phase during conception?
Waning Crescent
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?
I put a picture of a baby boy on my phone when we would dtd or during my IUI and set it near me. I also took some "it's a boy" mints and put them in the drawers next to our bed. My little dd kept getting into it and one ended up in my car but I figure it was near me at least. A friend also gave me a cross with a dove charm that's supposed to promote fertility which I kept near me.
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Things that make me feel great about my sway:
I followed the diet pretty well and kept the weight lifting up consistently the entire time. Both dh and I were eating healthier even though I had gained weight. Before, I was always eating too little and going long periods of time without eating or snacking on empty calories. I visualized having a son the whole time. I also felt more confident this month which is unusual for me, especially after the infertility diagnosis which devastated me. I started acupuncture in December and went 9 times before my bfp, about once a week. I would visualize a baby boy when she left me alone in the room. I started doing a fertility stretching/yoga video from youtube about 4 times a week that is supposed to promote fertility and I did the legs on the wall pose every night during this cycle.
Things that make me nervous about my sway:
I took clomid!! Knowing nothing is a sure thing. For about two weeks in December, I slacked big time when I got a bfp and then had a cp. The mixture of the holidays and feeling sad made me eat a lot of junk food (not a lot of protein), empty calories, and coffee/caffeine. Also knowing that sometimes fertility problems can equal girl but hoping that since most of the problem was my egg quality that it won't affect the sex this time.
Things worth mentioning:
I gave this my all and really hope it was worth it. I hate praying for selfish things but instead of praying for a healthy baby like I did with my dd, I often prayed for a healthy baby boy. I did this for my dh who has talked about his future son since we met 10 years ago. He is a great father to our girls and does so much for others that I would love to make this wish come true for him. He would be completely devastated if it's another girl and I don't want to go down that road again. This is our last so praying so much this is our boy!!
