TTC PINK! Nov/Dec 2013

[Mars]

I said I wouldn't find out next time but I am worried about gender dissapointment again I think after 38 weeks of pregnancy I would feel connected enough with baby to not care if it was a boy or a girl but I would also love to know early on. Guess we will see in a few months

[girliedreamz]

Hi ladies – got room for one more?
I’m hoping to TTC a girl in Dec. We’ve got three lovely little boys (ages 13, 3, and 13mo), and as much as we swore that Baby #3 was it for us, I’m just not sure our family is complete without a little princess. Just trying to get the DH on board now! We're talking about it, and I'm hoping he’ll be 100% behind it by Dec. I think his one concern is that we’re both on the older side (me 36, him 43), but I know he adores the boys and does like the idea of a Daddy’s little girl. Wish me luck!

As far as me, I’ve been on a low cal (1200-1500) diet for the past month and more strictly the LE diet for about two weeks. It is so hard, but I am losing baby weight from #3, so I can’t complain too much. Hoping to start incorporating exercise soon, too. I definitely want to buy atomic's plan, but I’m just a) saving up a bit and b) wanting to make sure Dh is 100% first. If he has any reservations, I don’t want to push the issue just yet.

Good luck to all of you, and I hope we see lots of pink in 2014!

[marriedmomof2]

hey there nice to meet you! I hope that you can get your dh on board, I recently introduced the idea to dh, just to let him think about it :-)

Hi ladies – got room for one more?
I’m hoping to TTC a girl in Dec. We’ve got three lovely little boys (ages 13, 3, and 13mo), and as much as we swore that Baby #3 was it for us, I’m just not sure our family is complete without a little princess. Just trying to get the DH on board now! We're talking about it, and I'm hoping he’ll be 100% behind it by Dec. I think his one concern is that we’re both on the older side (me 36, him 43), but I know he adores the boys and does like the idea of a Daddy’s little girl. Wish me luck!

As far as me, I’ve been on a low cal (1200-1500) diet for the past month and more strictly the LE diet for about two weeks. It is so hard, but I am losing baby weight from #3, so I can’t complain too much. Hoping to start incorporating exercise soon, too. I definitely want to buy atomic's plan, but I’m just a) saving up a bit and b) wanting to make sure Dh is 100% first. If he has any reservations, I don’t want to push the issue just yet.

Good luck to all of you, and I hope we see lots of pink in 2014!

[marriedmomof2]

Well I commend you for even thinking about waiting, I can't wait.

I said I wouldn't find out next time but I am worried about gender dissapointment again I think after 38 weeks of pregnancy I would feel connected enough with baby to not care if it was a boy or a girl but I would also love to know early on. Guess we will see in a few months

[marriedmomof2]

Hi- hoping to try for a girl around Dec 2013 into the new year. I plan on making a plan just have to figure out what all that will involve! My husband will be doing the same as yours, as the diet & supps are not gonna be his thing. Are you going to try diets or any kind of plan?

Hey there just checking in to see how you all are doing. I know it's been a while. Have you started the diet yet? I have eliminated breakfast and cute back on sugar so far (this is the hardest thing ever!) lol. Oh and I got my husband to agree to timing and supplements. I am Quite excited about this.

[marriedmomof2]

We're planning to start trying for a girl in November . I think the most I'll be able to get my DH into is timing... He is supportive but he is also pretty laissez-faire about the whole thing... He'd be just as happy with 3 boys but he knows I'd like the experience of raising a daughter.

Hey there just checking in on everyone to see how they are doing. Have you started any sway tactics yet? Diet? I cant believe it's mid Sept already. I hope all is well!

[mommy2j&l]

Hey there just checking in to see how you all are doing. I know it's been a while. Have you started the diet yet? I have eliminated breakfast and cute back on sugar so far (this is the hardest thing ever!) lol. Oh and I got my husband to agree to timing and supplements. I am Quite excited about this.

HI! Great to hear your husband has agreed to try a few things!! My husband has agreed to timing and supporting my diet (lol!) but we haven't talked about any supps yet, was kind of waiting to discuss this when I get info from the plan. I never eat breakfast, only ate it (to eat healthy) when we started planning ds2, so that is already done- woohoo! Sugar & salt are gonna be the real kicker for me, but I can do anything if it increases the chances for girl Plus, husband says he wants no more than 3, so even if our next is a boy, we will be thankful for what we have and move on, which makes me sad & seems to put a lot of pressure on... Just trying not to think about that and just stay positive!
I read on 1 of Atomic's posts that it is good to start the diet 90 days to 6 weeks before the attempt, so waiting until the beginning of Oct. to start anything, as we are going to start trying after my mid- Dec. period
So excited for December to come, but getting nervous too!

Are you guys still planning on trying in November? So glad to hear you are starting already- if you need support, we are here!!!

[girliedreamz]

I've been semi on the diet for about a month, but kicking it into high gear now! I've started adding exercise and, man, is it hard to get that 1 hour each day! Hoping I can keep it up... and maybe it will get easier?
I still haven't gotten the dh on board yet... but I'm working on him. He's the type who needs to ponder every possible angle before agreeing to anything. Can you tell I'm the snap decision maker in the house? But I have been *sneaking* some girl sway things into his diet and lifestyle. I'm hoping to TTC in December!

[marriedmomof2]

HI! Great to hear your husband has agreed to try a few things!! My husband has agreed to timing and supporting my diet (lol!) but we haven't talked about any supps yet, was kind of waiting to discuss this when I get info from the plan. I never eat breakfast, only ate it (to eat healthy) when we started planning ds2, so that is already done- woohoo! Sugar & salt are gonna be the real kicker for me, but I can do anything if it increases the chances for girl Plus, husband says he wants no more than 3, so even if our next is a boy, we will be thankful for what we have and move on, which makes me sad & seems to put a lot of pressure on... Just trying not to think about that and just stay positive!
I read on 1 of Atomic's posts that it is good to start the diet 90 days to 6 weeks before the attempt, so waiting until the beginning of Oct. to start anything, as we are going to start trying after my mid- Dec. period
So excited for December to come, but getting nervous too!

Are you guys still planning on trying in November? So glad to hear you are starting already- if you need support, we are here!!!

Thanks! I am starting the diet full force Oct 1st. I don't think that I am going to count November as the start of swaying because I am stopping b/c around Nov. 20th (last blue pill in the pack). I should also have a period mid December which I would count as the first official month of ttc. lol my dh would probably think that I am nuts if I asked him to do the diet lol. He is a huge meat eater! Have you started to think about your meal plans? I have found that to be the hardest, I know that there are sections on here but a lot of that stuff I don't eat, I am going to bite the bullet and try some but stuff like hummus... I just can't lol. Glad that your dh has agreed to timing and is supporting you!! That's great. 3 is also my dh's number. Actually it was 2 but he agreed to one more. So if we don't get a girl this go around we will never get her. Which sucks to think about but I also look at it like I would rather have a healthy child first and foremost so if that means it will be a boy, so be it..... On the bright side, time is flying by.

[marriedmomof2]

I've been semi on the diet for about a month, but kicking it into high gear now! I've started adding exercise and, man, is it hard to get that 1 hour each day! Hoping I can keep it up... and maybe it will get easier?
I still haven't gotten the dh on board yet... but I'm working on him. He's the type who needs to ponder every possible angle before agreeing to anything. Can you tell I'm the snap decision maker in the house? But I have been *sneaking* some girl sway things into his diet and lifestyle. I'm hoping to TTC in December!

lol that's funny my dh is the exact same way, and I am like you. For about a year now I have managed to really cut down on our red meat intake just for health purposes and switched to turkey. I haven't started exercising but I plan to Oct 1st as well as the hardcore diet. I know that I read somewhere that atomic said that it doesn't have to be strenuous exercise, so I plan to walk simply because it will be easier to do it at work. Or the exercise bike, we have one in our bedroom, so I have no excuse not to do it occasionally. I hope that your dh jumps on board, I told mine that I really think that I deserve to have a mother daughter relationship because I never had one with my mom and I don't care what side I am on but I at least deserve the opportunity. He knows my relationship with my mom so he was on board after that with the idea, just this past Tuesday I brought it up again and asked him if he would be willing to help me by doing some things himself and he said yes after I gave him a list of things that he could do.
So what have you been doing diet wise? Exercise wise? Running, walking?
Looking forward to December and hoping/praying we all get BFP and healthy baby girls!