I thought I had a good sway....but I thought wrong
I know sways aren't guarantees, but I feel like I put my all into this sway.
When I got preggo with DS1....
I was 116 pounds (at 5'1). I dropped to 93 pounds this time
I did cardio and weights. This time...I spent every naptime doing 1 hour of cardio for 6 months 6-7 times a week
I snacked ALL.THE.TIME and always combined protein and carbs. This time I gave up meat for over a year
I ate breakfast by 7AM This time, I never ate before noon
I took prenatals 3 months in advance No prenatals, just folic acid
This time, hubby took OLE everyday for 4 months.
Hubby cut back on red meat.
We DTD once.
i put fiber in all my water and beverages
I drank Evian and Diet coke the 2 weeks before our attempt
I ate LE for so long. I'm talking unsalted matzo with strawberries and strawberry jelly as meal 1 and rice with a frozen veggie with a handful of black beans sprinkled with cheese for meal #2. No salting anything. no eating out. I even avoided swimming this summer in our pool because I didn't know if the chlorine would make me alkaline down there. I wore an ion bracelet, used lavender soap , put a wooden spoon under my bed and prayed so hard tears would fall from my face.
I got the call yesterday (from the genetic testing/panorama) and I still haven't even told my husband that this LO is a boy. All those theories (HB, skull, Chinese gender prediction, etc.) were wrong too. THey just aren't predictors. LO HB was 179, very round skull and anterior placenta placement. I'm pretty upset but promise to add my results to the stats when I can. I feel like I failed and should have done something more.....