January 2012 Chit Chat Thread for TTC Boy

[Cinss]

we r really struggling with a middle name for Carriagn. Rose and Michelle can't be used but I liked them. Any suggestions?

Rochelle? combo of the 2?

[love being a mummy]

Yes we DTD last night. Got some more cramps over night.
Really not sure what day to count as O day ? Maybe I just start testing 10days from now ?

[Yahmama]

Girl, most chemicals are from little balls of cells that just didn't make it.....most, docs think, from abnormality. So there is nothing YOU did to cause it, for sure. Hell, crackheads and people with horrific nutritional intake have babies all the time. I will say that the IG diet is AWFUL in my opinion. Super unhealthy, and made me get fat and feel terrible in only 6 months time. There are a bunch of good info posts about the diets.....look in the sticky note section of the boy swaying board. When I get back from a break at work, I will try to repost some. But yes, that is the gist of it. Higher calories, higher nutrients, and a nice and steady blood sugar all lend to more boys.

Thank you SO much! I don't know why I never went to read the diet stuff on here after I left IG because the site went to crap. I figured it was the same, so I'm SO GLAD y'all were discussing it! SInce I looked everything up on here the past couple of days, I've been doing the HE diet. Do you think 2 weeks is enough of it after doing IG for 2 months with a 2 week break off everything over Christmas? Also, I typically eat meat at every meal anyway because that's how my mom cooked growing up, so I continued that style of cooking with my family. Before I was stressing over the breads, etc. that contained calcium so the only carbs I was eating was fruits, potatoes, rice. It's been such a relief the past 2 days to feel like i can pretty much eat normal like I usually would except to avoid diet drinks, coffee, sweets like I would in the past. I must say when I had my 2 girls I was probably overdosing on dairy--milk at every meal, yogurt, and ice cream too. So even though what I read said dairy is ok I'm still limiting it these couple of weeks.

[TTC5]

Yes we DTD last night. Got some more cramps over night.
Really not sure what day to count as O day ? Maybe I just start testing 10days from now ?

I don't know either so I will just wait to see if AF is late.

[Cinss]

15 DPO, no AF, didn't test, will wait till tomorrow.

[Hobbermittens]

Thank you SO much! I don't know why I never went to read the diet stuff on here after I left IG because the site went to crap. I figured it was the same, so I'm SO GLAD y'all were discussing it! SInce I looked everything up on here the past couple of days, I've been doing the HE diet. Do you think 2 weeks is enough of it after doing IG for 2 months with a 2 week break off everything over Christmas? Also, I typically eat meat at every meal anyway because that's how my mom cooked growing up, so I continued that style of cooking with my family. Before I was stressing over the breads, etc. that contained calcium so the only carbs I was eating was fruits, potatoes, rice. It's been such a relief the past 2 days to feel like i can pretty much eat normal like I usually would except to avoid diet drinks, coffee, sweets like I would in the past. I must say when I had my 2 girls I was probably overdosing on dairy--milk at every meal, yogurt, and ice cream too. So even though what I read said dairy is ok I'm still limiting it these couple of weeks.

I think the recommendation is 6 weeks, but if you were already doing the IG diet I am guessing it wouldn't be that big a deal to switch, as long as you were eating a lot of calories before, and doing the carbs+protiens, and keeping your blood sugar up. It is hard to eat all day long and keep yourself from being hungry!

[TTC5]

FX Cinss!

[Yahmama]

I think the recommendation is 6 weeks, but if you were already doing the IG diet I am guessing it wouldn't be that big a deal to switch, as long as you were eating a lot of calories before, and doing the carbs+protiens, and keeping your blood sugar up. It is hard to eat all day long and keep yourself from being hungry!

Well, I was def. eating higher calories all over the place due to all the eating out we were doing over the holidays with my DH home. And I had lost a bunch of weight up until October then gained during the IG diet and gained 2 more pounds over the holidays. So, I think I inadvertently did things right anyway!

[XXdreaming]

sorry wrong thread lol

[Hobbermittens]

Well, I was def. eating higher calories all over the place due to all the eating out we were doing over the holidays with my DH home. And I had lost a bunch of weight up until October then gained during the IG diet and gained 2 more pounds over the holidays. So, I think I inadvertently did things right anyway!

Just make sure you do the other stuff I mentioned, and you should be fine.