JSophia's Boy Sway (Team Green, Baby's Sex Unknown)
Update: IT'S A BOY!
Successful TTC a BOY Sway Attempt
Gender Result: We were team green... but now that he's here, IT'S A BOY!
DW Age: 28
DH Age: 27
Current Children's Gender(s): This is our first
Number of Months TTC: 1
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan?: No
MINERALS
Calcium Intake (Please describe): Same as normal- lots of cheese, 2% milk (I am a huge cereal person, so I get a decent amount of milk in my diet), I also eat a lot of broccoli (almost daily)
Magnesium Intake (Please describe): A little more than normal- spinach daily (in a shake), Lots of nuts & sunflower seeds, Brown rice, 2% milk, Bananas. I eat a lot of magnesium anyway, but upped it a little bit.
Potassium Intake (Please describe): A lot- it's a big part of my diet. I eat a lot of fruits & veggies and drink V8 like it's going out of style. Lots of chicken, milk, cantaloupe. Started making sweet potatoes instead of
brown potatoes with dinner.
Sodium Intake(Please describe): I did add salt to everything, which I've never done before.
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements:
Prenatal + DHA
Folic Acid
Fish Oil
Green Tea
Vitamin C
Evening Primrose Oil
Probiotic
CoQ10
Iron (I'm anemic)
Vitamin D3 (I'm vitamin D deficient)
DH Supplements:
Fish Oil
Zinc
CoQ10
L-Arginine
Any additional supplement info?
I also ate a teaspoon of royal jelly twice daily.
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan?: Yes, loosely.
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?: High Everything (HE)
Comments regarding DW's diet changes-
I eat clean normally, so I just made an extra effort to keep levels high.
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 6 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly?: No
Did DH change his diet with you?: Yes, because I cook :)
Comments regarding DH's diet: He eats what I eat, so he got a HE diet too.
Did you consume alcohol?: On ocassion; I'm not really a big drinker. But I had a beer on the 4th of July, stuff like that.
Did you try to limit caffeine?: No, but I don't drink caffeine anyway... so I didn't have to limit it.
Any Diet Details?: None that I haven't already mentioned.
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?: Nope.
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?: High 140s, normal BMI.
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?: I'm a distance runner, but had my last longer race in June to avoid training for a marathon or something during the summer when we'd be TTC. I kept running shorter distances (3-5 miles several times a week) however, and continued my normal weights routine of 3-5 days a week. Also did yoga.
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known: Unknown
Any VG potions used?: No
CM pH at attempt: Lots of EWCM
DH pH: Unknown
THE DEED INFO
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?: According to my chart, we BD 4 times the days leading up to & including O.
BD Pattern: DTD through ovulation, mostly at night because of work schedules.
BD Dates according to Ovulation: 4 days before O, 3 days before O, 2 days before O, Ovulation day, and then two days after O (not sure I was acutally fertile at that time though, so I didn't count it in the number of times we BD this cycle)
BD Position: Multiple.
Any additional comments?: Positive OPK 2 days before temperature rise.
Any relevant attempt details?: None.
Did you do anything with Ions?: No
Moon Phase during conception?: I didn't pay attention to this, but waxing crescent (just googled it haha)
Did you use any Old Wives Tales?: I did lay in bed for about 15-20 minutes after attempts, but I do that anyway for cuddle time after sex.
Things that make me feel great about my sway: Conceiving in our first cycle, EWCM, Lifting weights
Things that make me nervous about my sway: The fact that I was on birth control for 9 years before TTC (I did go off of it 7 months before our attempt), Could have been better with diet, The fact that I kept running
Things worth mentioning: Nada.
