TTC a Girl Sway Attempt
Gender Result: Boy
DW Age: 30
DH Age: 30
Current Children's Gender(s) Boy (age 2)
Number of Months TTC 2
Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan? No
DIET
Did you follow a diet plan? Yes
If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?
Comments regarding DW's diet changes- I went mostly vegetarian with only white meat occasionally (once a week or every two weeks). I am breastfeeding so I stayed in the upper limits for calories, was usually around 40g for protein but almost always at 60g or slightly over for fat. I had a really hard time staying low on fat without losing too much weight. I always delayed breakfast and had three meals a day with no snacking. I often worked dessert into my totals for the day. I didn't worry too much about avoiding certain foods except olive oil and avocados (rarely had either when I used to eat them a lot)
If diet was used, length of time before attempt? 12 weeks
Did you skip breakfast regularly? Yes
Did DH change his diet with you? Yes
Comments regarding DH's diet- He ate a lot less meat and only had red meat a few times for the last 10 weeks. Drank coffee with soy milk most days, drank almost every night, and partook in "special cigarettes" most nights.
DId you consume alcohol?
DId you try to limit caffeine? No, I drink caffeine regularly
Any Diet Details? Coffee every day- at least one cup but usually two or three
Alcohol almost every night with dinner
Stopped drinking tea and almost never had milk or cereal which I used to have every day
Any Diet Comments/Additional Info? -
WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O? 17.5
Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments? I was not trying to lose weight, my bmi is normally 18 though so it's very normal for me to be low and still be healthy and ovulate with no problems and I still did ovulate fine and made plenty of milk while breastfeeding at a bmi of 17.5
THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known Unknown
Any VG potions used?
CM pH at attempt Unknown
DH pH Unknown
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle? 2
BD Dates according to Ovulation- 3 Days Before O
- 1 Day Before O
Any additional comments? Accidentally had two attempts because I ovulated 4 days early!
THE DEED INFO
DH Info about Swimmers
BD Position Missionary
Did you Jump and Dump?
Any relevant attempt details? First attempt was three days before O and did jump and dump. Second attempt was one day before O and did not jump and dump
SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements
DH Supplements -
Any additional supplement info? I took vitex the two cycles before first attempt but not the months of attempt
Did you do anything with Ions? No I didn't pay attention to those
Moon Phase during conception? Waning Gibbous
Did you use any Old Wives Tales? Not really, I don't believe in them but I did coincidentally have my nails painted pink
Things that make me feel great about my sway: I was on the diet 12 weeks, included fiber, alcohol, and coffee, I am breastfeeding, low bmi, and I was very relaxed and didn't obsess over small details
Things that make me nervous about my sway: I was pretty high in fat, at the upper limits and sometimes over. We accidentally had two attempts. I didn't include exercise which I know can really help a sway.
Things worth mentioning: I was breastfeeding and just had cycles return at 27 months pp.