I feel like my sway is not good enough!! Anyone else?

[KikiCal]

So I have been posting like a psycho lately because our first attempt is in about 24 days. I have been following the HE diet but I seem to cheat every few days. We've gotten Chinese (which is highly processed) a few times, lately I ate some milk chocolate and candy, and I was still drinking diet coke until recently (which is horrible I know). I'm eating a ton of nuts, cereal, and trying to eat carbs and protein at every meal. I am not a big red meat eater but I plan on picking it up the next few weeks. I've been trying to eat a lot of bananas and potatoes too. Plus everyday I drink a V8 and lots of lemon water.

I've been lifting weights 25 minutes a day 3X a week but was going to try for 35 min. 4X a week for the next few weeks

I'm taking prenatal, folic acid, B12, C, and fish oil. DH is taking multi, l'arginine, fish oil, C, and B6. I took EPO af to O this month to see what it did and it seemed to improve cm. I plan on doing BSF as well.

I feel like everything I am doing is not good enough and I'm very nervous. I really don't want to gain weight (I actually would like to lose 8 pounds I gained at the end of 2012) and I think that is affecting my view on everything and increasing my doubt. That and the fact that I can't make it through a week without cheating a few times on the diet.

Does anyone else have these feelings of self doubt? I think it is hard for me as well because no one knows I'm swaying, not even dh (he thinks the vitamins are for health purposes only) so I have no outlet and except for the internet for all my feelings and doubts!! Thanks in advance if you took the time to read this!!

[pooh_ob]

Yep I think we all question ourselves. Why else would we all be on here posting with questions, concerns, and generally sharing. Plus it's not a perfect science, no black and white so there's no pass or fail, no good or bad. There's this huge spectrum and we're all just doing what we can. So, YES, I'm so nervous! I am in 2WW. So what's done is done for this cycle.

[KikiCal]

What are the main factors of your sway and how long have you been swaying?

[Tammy123]

Hi, I think from what u've written above ur sway sounds great. When I was ttc ds I wasn't swaying but I do remember I ate what I wanted when I wanted. I was rarely hungry as I was eating and snacking all the time. Oh and I ate lots of Chinese, takeaways and a TON of chocolate and candy lol!

[Shenanigans]

Your sway sounds good to me. I have 3 boys and that is how I ate with them. The only thing I would change is the Diet Coke. I hate artificial sweeteners so have never used them so that is an adjustment for me now to make myself drink Diet Coke or Crystal Light...

[Princess of Pink]

I would 100% cut out the diet coke now and stay away from it until after you have your baby (apparently it can cause miscarriage). I would also cut the BSF and use preseed instead.

What sups are you taking?

[BabyGirl4Me]

Yes yes and YES! I am swaying pink but I have my cheats too and worry that I'm just doomed to be a boy mom for life no matter what I do. It seems the closer I get to my sway the more I'm doubting myself and my sway. On paper though, my sway overall is very good and I'm ttc pink in the months where statistically more girls are conceived than boys. My cycles are wonky and I'm probably going to ovulate right around the full moon. I have been taking my supplements and have rephresh and aci jel ready to go. So, when I think about it now...the conditions I've set up give me a really really good shot at pink. If I don't try...well, there's not a whole lot more I could realistically do to get a girl so I think I have to go for it and try to put my fear aside and believe in myself and my dream of having a daughter and my sway efforts. The same is probably true in your case too. You're doing all you can do to sway your little heart out. *Your* odds of blue are better when swaying vs doing nothing so try to find some comfort in that maybe?

I'm sending you plenty of blue dust. Please take it! I sure don't need any of that stuff right now.

[KikiCal]

Thanks everyone! I will definitely stay away from diet coke. I drank one a day when I got pregnant with DD so I'll try anything different. Babygirl4me, thanks for the blue dust!! I will send you all my pink dust!! It's no surprise I had a girl now that I know about swaying. I was all cardio, low calories, and a diet coke fanatic!

Princess of Pink, I'm taking a multi, fish oil, folic acid, B12, and vit C. Dh is taking a multi, l'arginine, b12, fish oil, and C. I'm taking dpo from AF-O

Why do you say no BSF? I've heard it could sry up cm.

[Cinss]

Your sway looks great, and i agree no more diet coke. The BSF can kill sperm in your vagina which is not good for boy swaying, preseed or nothing at all (well just your natural ewcm) is much better for the little guys in there.

[Princess of Pink]

atomic recommends you don't do BSF...heaps of the ladies ttc here have been getting BFN's with BSF and finally got a BFP when they stopped using it. I know I used it for 3 of my attempt months last year and got BFN's. Preseed is much better!