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hmm this is interesting :)
quick comment, had a look at the girl sway questionnaire and the weight option didn't have the one I'd tick - that I currently weigh less than I'd like to weigh long term
I was going to look at the sign up option but it said I have to be a dream member, which I am.... found my own answer!
I fixed it. I think I had a setting wrong. Thanks for posting!
will you be doing this kind of form for sways in general BTW?
Do you mean in the way of surveys? If so, yes, that is one of my goals is to get a TTC Girl and TTC Boy Survey up and running. Once someone inputs the data into the survey, it can be posted into a forum automatically or searched on for data mining purposes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbowflower
yes, that's what I meant. I saw that you already automatically post this one into a forums and think that looks like a great plan for a general swaying survey!
yes, I had that in the back of my mind when I wrote it, was that this would be an excellent way to get information.
We are planning to start TTC in June this year so just wondering how much prior to that I should sign up?
Hi Ruby, I would give it at least 2 months in advance because the schedules I make go back 90 days.
The main thing to do longer than 2 months out (so at the 90 day mark) is to give up red meat or better yet, all meat. And if you have a lot of weight to lose (over 50 lb or 4 stone) then you might want to start losing weight before the 2 month mark to be sure you have lost a good amount before TTC.
Also, if minerals and egg priming is important to you, you may want to start doing diet or supps 90 days out because some people believe that you make your egg more receptive to sperm of a particular gender by doing that.
Hi Ruby, I would give it at least 2 months in advance because the schedules I make go back 90 days.
The main thing to do longer than 2 months out (so at the 90 day mark) is to give up red meat or better yet, all meat. And if you have a lot of weight to lose (over 50 lb or 4 stone) then you might want to start losing weight before the 2 month mark to be sure you have lost a good amount before TTC.
Also, if minerals and egg priming is important to you, you may want to start doing diet or supps 90 days out because some people believe that you make your egg more receptive to sperm of a particular gender by doing that.
Hi ladies. I'm very keen to sign up but wondering if you need specific dates regarding cycle. I ask because I'm currently breastfeeding, won't be swaying until I stop (maybe starting sway in July) but not sure my cycles will have returned to normal or completely regulated yet. Is it best to wait until Af has returned before swaying?
Thanks Atomic,
I'm not sure what you mean by egg priming though? Is that just through doing the diet and taking supplements?
The egg life cycle is 90 days so just starting from the beginning to have the greatest impact.Quote:
Originally Posted by *ruby*
Some people think that by following a diet for the entire lifespan of the egg, you make the egg more likely to "pick" an X or Y sperm to fertilize this. This is known as "egg priming." I don't necessarily believe that this is how swaying works but I can totally understand anyone wanting to give it a try!!Quote:
Originally Posted by *ruby*
Lots of people sway while they breastfeed. It's totally at your option. I can design a plan for you if you want to continue breastfeeding that will be slightly different than for someone who is not BF, but will still sway for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waiting4Daisy
You don't need to have regular cycles to sway, either. By using OPK, you can sway even if your cycles are not back to normal yet. Just let me know how you want to do it and I can design a sway for you either way.
I am very interested in signing up for this service! However, similar to the question above, I don't have any recent charts to share bc I haven't been charting my cycles. The last time I charted was to get pg with my last DC, and that was in September of 2009. Should I chart a few cycles before I sign up for this service then?
Also, I've still got quite a bit of weight to lose before I start TTC (at least 50-60 pounds). I've lost 20 already within the last month by juice fasting. My juice fast ends in a few days, and I'm not sure if I should start the LE diet and/or any supplements right now, before I sign up, or just wait on the diet and supps until after I sign up.
Not really sure what would be best....advice?
Oh, no need to chart your cycles at all. In fact, many people shouldn't chart because keeping that close an eye on their temps, entering it into the chart, etc. can raise testosterone for them. If you don't already chart, I think it's better to use OPK instead of launching the "great chart project of 2012" due to the risk of increasing T levels.
My advice would be for you to start the diet right away if you have a lot of weight to lose and that would be what I would tell you to do if you did get a plan anyway. You don't need to start supps until closer to when you will attempt (90 days-6 weeks)
Thank you so much for your reply, Atomic! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
No charting actually sounds so freeing, LOL! I've charted many, many cycles in the past (both to avoid pregnancy and to get pg), and it would be so nice to relax a bit from that and just use OPKs.
I can definitely start the diet right away, but I'd have to be on it for quite awhile to lose the amount of weight I need to lose (at least 50-60 pounds, maybe even more). I'm assuming it's fine to be on this diet for that long, then?
As for supplements, I can always start them later, like you suggested, but I have a question about two of them: Folic Acid and Vitex. In the past, I've always needed Vitex to help regulate my cycles and especially to help lengthen my LP (I normally have a very short LP, which I think may have contributed to my first chemical pregnancy, before my successful pregnancies). I've always taken it non-stop, all the way through each cycle, and have gotten pg quite easily on it. However, I've always needed a few months of being on it before it starts to actually lengthen my LP. Would you suggest then, that I start Vitex a bit earlier? And as for Folic Acid, it's always a good idea to start that as early as possible, right?
Hmm...so now I'm thinking of purchasing this service sooner rather than later. When do you think would be a good time to purchase it? Is it too early to purchase now, seeing as though I need to first concentrate on a big weight loss? Or would it be beneficial to purchase now and start working on my plan?
I'm so excited to try swaying this year!! (Heh - can you tell??) :bigsmile:
ETA: To give you an idea of the kind of weight I need to lose.....
Height: 5' 1"
Starting weight (beginning of January, my ALL TIME high): 187 pounds
Current weight (as of today, February 3rd): 166.6 pounds
Total weight loss so far: 20.4 pounds
Healthy weight range for my height and frame: 97 - 127 pounds
My personal "comfortable" weight range: 108 - 112 pounds
Optimal weight range for my body, when TTC pink: ____________ (?) Suggestions??
Hi sweetpea -
The LE Diet is safe to be on indefinitely and the guidelines are taken from the WHO and Web MD for safe protein/fat intake for women, and the caloric intake is what is recommended by reproductive endocrinologists for safe weight loss while going HT. (we talked about this a bit in another thread.)
Your plan is going to work for you no matter when you enact it, so it makes some sense to have it now and then you and I can work together to iron out the details and answer any questions you have while you're still losing weight. That way when you're ready to sway, you'll totally have everything in place and be able to relax when it comes time to sway - no worries about raising testosterone by obsessing over swaying when the time comes!! :)
Since you know you'll need the vitex to help you with TTC, then yes, do go ahead and start it sooner rather than later. Folic is also a good idea - at the very least, take 800 mcg now and then we can increase it when we get closer to the sway.
I answered this in your other thread but I would say ideal weight goal for pink (for someone of your height) would be between 97-112 lbs. If you can't get there, that's fine, weight loss by itself does sway. It's just that it makes the most sense and data seems to support being at your lowest adult weight when TTC pink.
Great info, thank you!! :) Yes, we did talk about these things in another thread (I apologize for bringing up the same issues in different areas of the forums), so I won't address what we've already discussed here.
You've convinced me to go ahead and purchase the plan now! :bigsmile: Knowing full well what an obsessive person I am about these kinds of things (and life in general, LOL), I think it would do me good to work on a plan for a few months, let myself obsess as much as I want while learning what I need to do...and then, once the plan's in place, relax and just go through the motions (just like you said). And like I've mentioned before, I'm not necessarily in a big hurry to start swaying (especially since I've still got a lot of weight to lose and a LOT to learn). I just want to give myself the best shot I can to TTC a little girl naturally.
Thanks for all your help!!! I'm so thrilled that I found this forum! :running:
Thanks, I think I will start the diet 90 days out. I have about 7kgs (not sure what that is in pounds) to loose, so should easily be able to get down to my ideal weight on the diet in that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Thank you atomic for your kind reply. Think, for many reasons, we will not be attempting now until a year in July, but hopefully I'll be able to buy the service to use then :-)
You are not alone sweetpea - that is very close to universal amongst boy-moms (just a wee bit obsessive :)) and one thing that I hope can be helped by this service! Let ME obsess and you watch "Jersey Shore" (that'll cure your GD anyway!) and paint your fingernails. Glad I could be of help!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpea
7kgs is not a lot of weight, so if you find yourself losing too much too quickly, relax a bit on calories while sticking to the lower protein/vegetarian guidelines. Good luck!!Quote:
Originally Posted by *ruby*
Looking forward to it! Best wishes!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Waiting4Daisy
HAHAHA! Sure thing! :bigsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
But seriously though, this is SO wonderful! Just the fact that, with all of the information and knowledge you've acquired, YOU will be the one to put together the perfect plan for each of us makes me feel so at ease and confident about swaying. Of course, I want to learn as much about this as I can, but it's so reassuring to have this service to guide me through. I am SO grateful, and very, very excited to begin (just purchased last night)!!! :running:
One more question...
I purchased this service last night (yay!) and plan on completing the two questionnaires soon. I was wondering, if I'm not able to complete them in one sitting, is there a way to save it where I left off, and complete it later on? Not sure how this works.
(I also wanted to mention really quickly that I am able to view other people's posts in the area that *I think* is supposed to be private - the area where people submit their completed questionnaires. I don't think I'm supposed to be able to view this, so I just wanted to bring it to someone's attention so that they can fix the privacy settings, or whatever it is they would need to do. Thanks! :) )
sweetpea- there was an old form in there that was used for testing that I forgot to delete but nothing else should be available to you either in the forum or where the forms are saved. If I am missing something, please let me know via PM. Thank you.
NBP - can people save their questionnaires halfway thru and come back to finish them later?
Hi Atomic. I have been trying to sign up to the yearly membership but the link keeps failing to log into paypal. Is there any other way i can pay through paypal? Thanks.
Oh no, I'm sorry! I will let the site owner know (I don't do anything too technical LOL!)
We will get this fixed up for you ASAP.
Wow your quick lol! No problem at all. Thanks.
You have to have a PayPal account. Of you do not have an account, you simply create one. Please PM me if you need help.
Hi there,
I am new to this board and I have a question about gender swaying for my particular situation. I have previously studied the boards at IG and so I have "some idea" about doing a boy sway. My question is, I will be undergoing IUI with injectables and donor sperm in about 2 weeks from now. Is this enough time to do an effective sway, and is there much I can control given the method in which I plan to conceive? I am a vegetarian as well. Last month I was taking herbal supplements (false unicorn, maca, royal jelly, Fertile CM) but was told to stop by my RE because it supposedly interferes with the fertility medication I will be injecting. Would it make any difference at this point to order a fertility sway plan for a boy, or is it pretty much beyond anything I can do given my timing and method? Thank you so much for your help!
IUI with injectibles is a great boy sway anyway!! I could take or leave ALL those supps so please don't worry that you won't have a good sway without them.
A lot of the info on the IG site (blue sways in particular) is outdated, misleading, and even dangerous so please do not worry or stress about not being able to include those tactics in your sway.
You absolutely CAN do a lot from diet alone even in 2 weeks time but I would hate for you to expend your hard earned $$ on a plan that you would only get 2 weeks' benefit from.
I would suggest you up your protein intake to 90 g or above, eat regular meals and snacks with protein and carbs at every meal, up your intake of healthy fats (nuts, avocado, olive oil, full fat dairy products - I know these are not allowed on IG but the mineral ratio stuff is very likely untrue) and eat more brightly colored fruits and vegetables. This will both boost your odds of conception/healthy pg and also conceiving a boy.
Also, if you aren't already, you should be taking a good prenatal vitamin and increase your intake of folic acid to 1600-2000 mcg a day. Eat iodized salt but do NOT overeat salt in the manner that IG suggests - that lowers your odds of conception and is not good for healthy pg.
@ atomic sagebrush
Thank you so much for your prompt and helpful reply. :) I will cut back on my salt intake now since I have been eating so much of it lately. I had no idea that the information on IG was outdated and incorrect. Thank goodness I found this website! I already eat lots of fruits and veggies so I guess I am okay there, but I will definitely start eating more protein and up my dosage of folic acid. Would you happen to know whether I need to maintain 1600-2000mg folic acid throughout the pregnancy? I wouldn't want to suddenly lower it to the standard 800mg if it would cause a birth defect in this case. Thank you so much again for your help!
Keep up the folic thru the first trimester and then wean off over a period of 2-3 weeks until you're down to the amount in your prenatal. :)
Thanks so much! :)
Just to confirm, if I was going to start a sway early next year, is it too soon to sort out a plan?? I'm one of those overzealous boy mums... ;)