first attempt TTC - my girl sway
Hello! This is my first time posting but have been reading GD threads since February :) I'm so thankful I found this forum and Atomic's amazing advice! This past week my husband and I had our first attempt and I guess I'm hoping for some wisdom because I would love nothing more than to have a healthy baby girl!
A little about me: I have eaten a healthy, vegan diet since I was a teenager. My diet has always been made up of fruits, veggies, plant based protein, avocado, nuts, no processed foods, coffee with almond milk, some alcohol, etc. For the past month I have been better about not grazing though and only eating twice a day to keep blood sugar low. I have lost about 5 lbs over the past few months which still keeps me in a healthy BMI range. I have always worked out, about 5-6x a week (I walk a lot and never strength train or life weights). I was taking prenatal for about a week back in March but stopped taking them because they made me nauseous and I was also not aware they swayed blue. Currently I only take 800mg folic acid a day.
As for DH: he tries to work out 3-4x a week, mainly running or spinning. He eats a balanced diet, drinks almond milk, vegan dinners with me, no red meat for the past couple of months but eats some chicken/fish. He also has a stressful job and takes a multivitamin and magnesium/calcium every day. I did not have him take any additional supplements.
My girl sway:
I used a OPK strips last month as a test run so I had a good understanding of my cycle and how they work. I began testing everyday this cycle starting CD9. We abstained from AF to CD12. Knowing I would probably ovulate on CD16, DH released on his own because he is over 35 and I did not want to use old sperm for our one attempt. On CD14 at 10pm I got my first high LH reading. The next morning on CD15 I got a peak LH reading. We decided when DH got home from work we would have our one and only BD attempt. At 6pm I tested again and read high LH. This might sound bad but I was pretty excited/anxious/nervous that day so I only had coffee and fruit to eat all day...when I get anxious I lose my appetite. I would imagine my blood sugar was really low? I also walked for about an hour in the afternoon to clear my mind.
As for the one attempt, we took a hot bath together (I know this is said to help sway pink but honestly we just like baths and it put us in the mood) and both had a glass of champagne (DH is very romantic haha but not sure if this impacted our chances of concieving?). I also have been taking Zyrtec for my awful allergies for the past two weeks, but I avoided taking it the day of our attempt because I noticed it dried me up. I still had a little CM but it was creamy/sticky, not EW. I actually tested the little CM that I had before and after BD and it was acidic both times. As for the BD, (TMI!) missionary, no O for me, neither deep nor shallow release, and J&D after a few min and urinated. I tried to wipe everything off because DH said he released "3-4 pumps" whatever that means! Yikes. After our attempt, we sat up on the couch and watched tv so I didn't lay down/go straight to bed. The next day on CD16 my LH read high in the afternoon and low LH in the evening. On CD17 my LH was very low, so I assume I ovulated on CD16 or maybe CD17? Either way I would imagine I was very fertile for our attempt.
I'm now in the TWW. I do not expect to get a BFP on our first month trying and I will remain patient, but does this sound like I have a good chance at 1) swaying girl and 2) conceiving? I am nervous that maybe DH should have released 1-2x more before our BD attempt. I didn't ask him to because my rationale was that it would raise T and perhaps produce more sperm, but I'm not 100% sure. Lastly, during this TWW is there anything I should keep doing that could help the sway? I am still taking folic acid and continuing the LE diet (which is how I've always eaten) and watching blood sugar.
Thank you so much for reading and any words of wisdom! I really appreciate it.