For anyone who swayed twice and was successful

Hi :-) I'm curious to know how many of you swayed twice and got girls twice? Did you stick to the same diet you previously did with your first sway? What do you think the contributing factors were? I found out I'm having my second son and really excited(I did sway)but like to try for two more after to complete our family,obviously these things don't happen in our control but I will give it my very best shot.
I'm thinking for the next sway
Clomid(didn't do last time)
Excercise 5-6 days for an 1 hour
Weight loss
Mostly vegetarian with small amounts of white meat
Caffeine and alcohol(which I didn't do last time)
Liquorice root and SP for hubby(didn't do last time)
Negative ions


I have always had lots of cysts in ovaries but never had high testosterone to reflect PCOS,never diagnosed.

Oh and we dtd 7- and then -3 and then one attempt on ovulation day(second son)
Two attempts at pos ovulation (first son)

I don't have any girls but I am on my second sway. My first sway (which resulted in DS2), was before I found this site and was based on FGD. I was 90% vegetarian with only some chicken, but I snacked a lot and my fat/protein totals were likely pretty high because I ate a lot of dairy and nuts/beans for calcium and magnesium. This time I'm doing LE diet, exercise, single attempt, coffee and alcohol.
I would also like to hear from the other ladies who did more than one sway. :-)

I am on my second sway. First one I did in 2014 that successful ended up in my daughter! 😊

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Hi Erin, that sounded like me right at the end! I just gave in thinking I had done enough and I wasn't getting pregnant,so I added some chicken and lots of good fats like coconut oil.
Robin, are you just following exactly the same sway? Did your husband change anything?

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Hi Erin, that sounded like me right at the end! I just gave in thinking I had done enough and I wasn't getting pregnant,so I added some chicken and lots of good fats like coconut oil.
Robin, are you just following exactly the same sway? Did your husband change anything?

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I am doing all vegetarian diet this time and a lot more strict. I had to drop saw palmetto this time bc my cycles are all messed now. Less cardio this time bc I have no time and it would sway blue the amount I'd be able to get in.
Yes hubby hasn't eaten red meat in 3 months. He is doing LR supps to. Other than that I'm doing same as last time.

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You could still have PCOS without the high testosterone. I was told I didn't have it when ttc my first but finally got diagnosed when ttc my 3rd.

Following the LE PCOS diet would be a good plan.

Will you be breastfeeding? You could ttc whe still feeding as it sways pink too.

Purple, yeah it makes more sense that I do have it then not.My cycles were so out of whack and really struggled to get pregnant.I will do the PCOS version for sure.Do you know if you can go full vegetarian on it? I noticed that I was so much leaner when I was mostly eating vegetarian compared to having a little bit of meat, its like my body likes to retain its muscle.I will do the breastfeeding sway but the only concern is clomid, i'm not sure if I can attempt with it, whilst breastfeeding?

I *think* I've seen atomic say you can use clomid while breastfeeding. Check mother risk to be sure, they have a list of things that are compatible with bf. :-)

Yes you can have clomid BFing but I'm not sure if it depends on number of feeds. XXforhubby is BFing and taking clomid and I have a friend who did it too.

I thought I read it was good to have more protein when you have PCOS but I'm not sure if it means you have to have meat.

Purple, I will look into the Clomid while breastfeeding,if it means it will better my odds.Did you go veggie totally or had a little bit of meat with the diet?

I probably ate mostly my normal diet but with less snacking. Not vego at all. I'm not the best example :)

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Purple, I will look into the Clomid while breastfeeding,if it means it will better my odds.Did you go veggie totally or had a little bit of meat with the diet?

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I was told by my RE that BFing an older baby 9+ mo would be fine since prolactin is suckling mediated. I am only BFing 4-6 times a day and that includes one over night feeding.

The reason I was put on it was due to gearing up to ovulate and not until way late (CD23-30). He ran some blood work and my prolactin levels were 2.5X higher than they should be with as much as I was BFing. He didn't want my milk to dry up with Bromocriptine, and he put me on Clomid. Clomid would only lower my prolactin levels about 65%, putting me at a normal range. Too high of prolactin causes FSH and LH, especially to be too low. I think this is still the case for me, since I never got a true positive opk this month. He said if I don't get a BFP, he wants to try 100mg.

FX and GL to you! Congrats on your little man!!




[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2 [emoji602], & DS3 [emoji577][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart

I swayed successfully twice. I just had my youngest daughter this month. I was stricter with my first sway, trying to lose some weight when I didn't have much to lose by eating less and lower nutritional value (no exercise). I also used saw palmetto after taking vitex for months. This last time, I focused on long breaks between eating (ate 2x a day only) to keep blood sugar low and took supplements for egg quality due to my age, like myo inositol, coq10, and melatonin. I didn't lose weight but I was on low end of normal for my height. We only had one attempt the night of a pos opk, but I had a very consistent cycle and knew when I was ovulating. My sways are on the sway board.

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I swayed successfully twice. I just had my youngest daughter this month. I was stricter with my first sway, trying to lose some weight when I didn't have much to lose by eating less and lower nutritional value (no exercise). I also used saw palmetto after taking vitex for months. This last time, I focused on long breaks between eating (ate 2x a day only) to keep blood sugar low and took supplements for egg quality due to my age, like myo inositol, coq10, and melatonin. I didn't lose weight but I was on low end of normal for my height. We only had one attempt the night of a pos opk, but I had a very consistent cycle and knew when I was ovulating. My sways are on the sway board.

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I'm going to go read them. Hoping to add a second daughter! Congratulations

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Purple, yeah it makes more sense that I do have it then not.My cycles were so out of whack and really struggled to get pregnant.I will do the PCOS version for sure.Do you know if you can go full vegetarian on it? I noticed that I was so much leaner when I was mostly eating vegetarian compared to having a little bit of meat, its like my body likes to retain its muscle.I will do the breastfeeding sway but the only concern is clomid, i'm not sure if I can attempt with it, whilst breastfeeding?

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:agree: that was going to be my suggestion. Generally I have people go full on alternate diet the second time through and have good results doing this. Yes, you can do vegetarian on alternate diet, I do urge you guys to have dairy and eggs though as a straight vegan diet can be too carby for PCO-tendencies.

And Clomid is ok when breastfeeding, approved by Kelly mom and Dr. Thomas Hale.

Femara is not, however. You have to wean completely in order to use it.




[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2 [emoji602], & DS3 [emoji577][emoji170]
[emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]
My Ovulation Chart

Thanks Ladies!! We are thinking of having the next Bub a lot closer so it will prb be a late 2017 attempt.Is saw palmetto and vitex out of the question whilst BF? Depending on how this baby goes..I will just play it by year when they want to wean.I just wish I had of done it for longer last time.I will get a customised plan this time around,Atomic :-) I just really want it to give my best shot.

Vitex is compatible with breastfeeding. I am on it and I'm still breastfeeding a 16-month old. It is known to reduce prolactin levels, though (which is probably part of why it is used to bring back post-partum AF), so you may have to keep an eye on your supply when you take it. I had no problems. Also it can be linked to miscarriage so only take it for the first two weeks of your cycle.

Saw pimetto is NOT compatible with breastfeeding. You can check out the thread on this for a full explanation from Atomic.