September blue swayers chat thread!!

[Blueplease]

3pink1blue thx you so much for your info. .. And congrats on your blue bundle of joy.

I will sign up for fertility friend.com today. I had no idea that it was such scsmall time frame as 12-18 hours.

Still trying to navigate around this site but you are all fantastic. I'm getting very excited thx you all

[Blueplease]

Sonia2003. Thx you so much for your welcome and advice. Very interested to hear your PGD story. Would you mind sharing it- by private message if you would prefer. Dh still keen to go down this route. I would love to hear your journey, advice, opinions on it. Did you go to Thailand or us. I'm presuming it wasn't successful hence you starting to sway again. It would seem to me that although obviously no guarantees, with meticulous planning swaying has the same success rates as PGD- around 40-50pc. Just don't know what to do.

[3Pink1Blue]

Sonia - You are so welcome! I didn't watch my calcium at all but didn't eat much just out of swaying habit from another site. And yes what I did eat was full fat.

Blueplease - You are so welcome too! Ovulation varies from woman to woman I happen to quick fire lol I was surprised I O'd so soon after but my 20 wk u/s put conception the day after we dtd.

[Sonia2003]

Sonia2003. Thx you so much for your welcome and advice. Very interested to hear your PGD story. Would you mind sharing it- by private message if you would prefer. Dh still keen to go down this route. I would love to hear your journey, advice, opinions on it. Did you go to Thailand or us. I'm presuming it wasn't successful hence you starting to sway again. It would seem to me that although obviously no guarantees, with meticulous planning swaying has the same success rates as PGD- around 40-50pc. Just don't know what to do.

Hi, I don't mind sharing my story at all. It I can help anyone learn from my experience, I am happy to help! I cycled in the US and one thing I learned from PGD is that, yes gender is 99.9% guaranteed, but its the getting pregnant part that is the 30-50 percent. And even if your RE quotes you 80% chance of pregnancy, that means nothing, or if they say 10% chance, people still get pregnant. So one major thing I learned is that the percentages for a pregnancy from IVF definitely vary, and it was a year and 3 cycles later with no pregnancy so we are back to square 1 and back to our original plan of swaying.

If I had unlimited money, and could deal with the emotional roller coaster of it all, I would do it again, but it was definitely stressful and emotional, and I was telling my husband, we said 2 cycles, and thats it. We had 2 fresh cycles and 1 frozen transfer, and it was a lot emotionally for us both. Maybe you can read up on the HT forum as well, there is a LOT of info there, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to msg me

[Pearl327]

[QUOTE=Sonia2003;255064]
1) What foods/drinks did you have everyday or every week without fail?
2) What things did you elimiate or cut out from your diet?
3) About how much weight did you gain before attempt?
[QUOTE]

Hi Sonia,

I am still TTC and I am a veggie so no meat on my list.

1) Oats with whole milk and peanut butter (week mornings), Eggs - about 12 per week, Green Tea, coconut water, nuts & seeds, beans & lentils, tomatos and about 1/2 avocado everyday, Swapped lettuce for spinach. Cheese everyday different types (I love cheese), Pure organic yogurt (nothing added, just milk and culture) with fruit.
2)I cut out the sugar as much as possible. I also make everything from scratch, so no jars of sauces. And I buy organic where possible. However I do still have the occassional frozen pizza
3) I gained 5lb so far. I do think that the exercise is helping me not gain too much. I have been on the diet since June and am eating way more than I every did before

[Blueplease]

Hi, I don't mind sharing my story at all. It I can help anyone learn from my experience, I am happy to help! I cycled in the US and one thing I learned from PGD is that, yes gender is 99.9% guaranteed, but its the getting pregnant part that is the 30-50 percent. And even if your RE quotes you 80% chance of pregnancy, that means nothing, or if they say 10% chance, people still get pregnant. So one major thing I learned is that the percentages for a pregnancy from IVF definitely vary, and it was a year and 3 cycles later with no pregnancy so we are back to square 1 and back to our original plan of swaying.

If I had unlimited money, and could deal with the emotional roller coaster of it all, I would do it again, but it was definitely stressful and emotional, and I was telling my husband, we said 2 cycles, and thats it. We had 2 fresh cycles and 1 frozen transfer, and it was a lot emotionally for us both. Maybe you can read up on the HT forum as well, there is a LOT of info there, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to msg me

Thxs so much for being so upfront. I'm sorry you were unsuccessful. Yes that's exactly how I see it. Regardless of how easy some people find it to conceive naturally, PGD/ ivf is so completely different. But of course if you are successful in getting pregnant then gender is virtually guaranteed. I'm waiting for SART to get back to mr. They say 43% success rate. I want to know if it's 43% first cycle or over a number of cycles. What is the HT forum?? Thxs and all the luck in the world for yourvsway x

[Pearl327]

Sitting here at work drinking a mug of tea, 1 sugar and a bar of kinder bueno, as I am so tired I couldn't even look at healthy food never mind eating it. Hoping this is a good sign as I got over 8 hrs sleep last night

Will make up for it by having egg, cheese, tomato and avocado wrap for dinner, at least that is quick to make

[dloui128]

Sitting here at work drinking a mug of tea, 1 sugar and a bar of kinder bueno, as I am so tired I couldn't even look at healthy food never mind eating it. Hoping this is a good sign as I got over 8 hrs sleep last night

Will make up for it by having egg, cheese, tomato and avocado wrap for dinner, at least that is quick to make

that wrap sounds yummy

how many dpo are you?

[TTC5]

Hi all... Wow so much info. Ttc5 I have followed your story since I joined a fewcweeks back. Big congratulations on your prince. I'm looking to start the sway in the next week or so with an attempt in dec/ Jan. I just feel so overwhelmed. We have looked into PGD which would obviously be a financial burden.. Dh wants to still go for it but I wantbto give swaying a go. I'm just gathering all the info at the mo... The abbreviations are confusing me. Could someone please clarify.

Dpo, bfp, af, bfn, profile ticker???...

I have ordered clear blue ovulation testing kit and thing I need to start testing around 1st oct. Can someone please explain in ABC terms what I should be documenting- is the surge the lead up to my ovulating days.

I know shettles say timing but am getting mixed feelings on here that timing has nothing to do with it. Please can someone clarify.

Also in addition to checking cm, should I be recording my vaginal ph.

Thanks...

I honestly think no, don't worry about pH.

[TTC5]

Welcome back TTC5, How are you getting on with your little man?

I am on 5DPO and will be testing a week from today if I can hold out that long.

Good TY! We are all so in love!