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

[Hobbermittens]

I think you are doing pretty well, but I agree, no diet coke! I don't think a few cheats will hurt, but I do think the diet is extremely important, so if you can make sure you stick to it as close as possible, that will probably help. Dark chocolate is supposedly okay ( I never ate any, but I don't like it). Try to up your protein. If you don't want to eat a lot of meat, try eggs. Also, I ate a TON of beef jerky--still meat, I know, but maybe you'd like it better than a steak.

I did use BSF, but only once per attempt, an hour before BD. I TTC for 3 months, and got my BFP on the 3rd try, and the two prior months, I had used much more BS before each attempt, and used it several times a day--so cutting back on it may have helped?

Also, definitely use preseed. I think that stuff is amazing!

All of us question our sways. It's impossible not to, since it isn't an exact science, and we don't know exactly what will work for each of us.

[KikiCal]

Oooh good to know. Sorry one last question. What about the Baking Soda drink, is that okay? I'm not testing ph because dh had a fit when I bought opk's so he would really not like these. We conceived dd naturally and fairly quickly so he sees no need to change things. Little does he know, I am doing a lot of this for him! I've been drinking lemon water and ACV since January 1 so I'm hoping that is enough.

[Hobbermittens]

You can look at my sway in the boy sway section....it was a year ago so I am starting to forget things, but yes, I did the BS drink. I did it once a day. I did ASG 2x a day, lemon water all day, ACV mixed with pineapple juice and gelatin once a day, V8 mixed with nutritional yeast once a day, and I think that's it? I can't remember very well. Lots of ladies had luck with coconut water, and I would have drank that if it had been available in my area at the time.

[Cinss]

I dont think BS drink is necessary but if you feel like you must have it then only for the 5 days leading up to O.

[afy]

Sorry ladies just having a read what is ACV?

I mix up beef gelatin with v8 and I do drink quite abit of zico coconut water..

Don't worry I feel like that ALL the time sometimes I just cheat a little to make myself feel a little better because I think if I stick to it hardcore and don't get that desired gender it would sting me a little more lol..

[Cinss]

ACV = Apple Cider Vinegar

[afy]

oh wow! Lol I didn't know that I'm just sticking to lemon squeezed in green tea and sometimes lemon water I don't know if I would need ACV

[atomic sagebrush]

That is TOTALLY normal and esp. for blue swayers.

Chinese food and milk chocolate/candy are NOT CHEATS. Those are fine. Just because pink swayers do some things (like milk choc rather than dark choc) does NOT mean that blue swayers CAN'T. Eating candy with protein is fine, you should not eat it alone unless you are going to be eating again very soon, otherwise your blood sugar will crash.

You don't have to gain weight unless you feel that you are underweight. The lifting weights will help with that, and/or you can add 45 min or under of cardio exercise (do not do more than 45 min of straight exercise when TTC a boy) to help burn off some cals.

I'd personally not have you do the BSF, I think we're seeing great results with Preseed in lieu of BSF and people are getting pg much faster.

[atomic sagebrush]

oh wow! Lol I didn't know that I'm just sticking to lemon squeezed in green tea and sometimes lemon water I don't know if I would need ACV

Lemon water in green tea is fine. I don't include the ACV in the sway plans because there is conflicting info about how it may sway (it may lower blood sugar - now on an HE Diet I doubt it matters becasue you eat so much, but I don't count on everyone really doing HE Diet), and also because there's already SO MUCH to drink that you don't need to do everything.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oooh good to know. Sorry one last question. What about the Baking Soda drink, is that okay? I'm not testing ph because dh had a fit when I bought opk's so he would really not like these. We conceived dd naturally and fairly quickly so he sees no need to change things. Little does he know, I am doing a lot of this for him! I've been drinking lemon water and ACV since January 1 so I'm hoping that is enough.

I personally do not love the baking soda drinks and would be happy if no one ever used them. If you MUST the directions on how to do it safely are here: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-...da-basics.html