August Thread for TTC Blue - Chit Chat!

[Kris217]

Thank you for the warm welcome. This thread flows so quickly

All of you ladies have such a wealth of information and encouragement and it is fantastic. I don't have any questions yet but know to ask here first when I do.

Yes welcome the women on this site are awesome so yeah ask away as I'm sure they'll have all the answers

[ELP]

I think I'm going to go to the herb shop and get some maca and spirulina. I just read some good stuff about that. I just called to refill my freakin' clomid too, that was depressing.

Lastly, I am going to an event tonight where they will have vodka snowcones, and I believe I deserve one.

Sorry it wasn't this month Lola, every day just seems to drag atm doesn't it I would kill for one of those snow cones!!! Have a few extra for us ok:agree And Ijust wanted to add to take it easy on the Maca, I had some dangerous levels of confusion when I used Maca but I did take practically full dose straight away, so start low ok

[LolaInLove]

Sorry it wasn't this month Lola, every day just seems to drag atm doesn't it I would kill for one of those snow cones!!! Have a few extra for us ok:agree And Ijust wanted to add to take it easy on the Maca, I had some dangerous levels of confusion when I used Maca but I did take practically full dose straight away, so start low ok

ELP, whatcha mean "dangerous levels of confusion"??????? I got a bottle of maca capsules, so I was just going to start Dh and I on the recommended daily amount. Did you do the powder? Should I just take the amount they say per day on the bottle?

[LolaInLove]

Thanks again for your support, ladies. I just had a crap day yesterday. DH and I had a talk and he said he wants to get a semen analysis after all, just to see if it's him. I told him what's the point since the only thing we could do if he has issues in the sack is to stuff him full of more vitamins and stuff. I asked him if he'd be disappointed if I gave up after a few more tries and he said yes, but he'd understand. But of course, I couldn't do that to him....he and I both want our own child, even though the girls are more his than their father's, but I just can't give up for him. So I won't.

And HELLO VODKA SNOWCONES....are the most brilliant fun summer beverage for adults ever. They got those big pump bottles and mixed vodka straight in with the flavoring and just pumped that juice on the ice. I did have 2, they were delish. Anyway, things to look forward to for NEXT summer after the babies are born, ay?

B3, you got the right gist of it all! There is no exact formula, and some people believe certain things work and others don't. So, you got it, read as much as you can deal with and ask away. Begonia and I have been doing/studying this a LONG time and I would venture to say we have the same philosophy on swaying, which is a pretty mellow one, although I think we both believe strongly in the diet. Did I get that right, B? So, take our advice for what it is and read other stuff and you will formulate your own sway plan that works for you.

WP, if you are worried about too much magnesium, I think there is a prenatal that doesn't have much cal/mag....I can't remember which one, though! Kris, for some reason I think you took that one? Or ELP? My personal opinion is that most prenatals don't have high levels of either cal or mag, just a good daily amount, and the ladies that believe in minerals and sway pink all take a cal/mag supp on top of that so they get WAY more than we do. Although, lots of ladies taking cal/mag supps back on IG had boys!!! (Which falls in line with more nutrients=boys.) I am not sure if I totally believe in minerals or not, but I figure it's worth a shot so I definitely up my sodium/potassium intake. I think it's fair to say with some of the surveys here about what boy moms ate, etc. that there are a few constants:

Breakfast
Lots of sodium
Lots of hearty and healthy foods
Ate a lot during the day
Late night snack

Anyway, all that being said, I think you should definitely take a prenatal, whichever kind you feel most comfortable with or can afford! My prescription one is only $8 per month for me, and it doesn't have the levels of cal/mag that are recommended to sway girl anyway, so I don't worry about it.

[begonia]

But of course, I couldn't do that to him....he and I both want our own child, even though the girls are more his than their father's, but I just can't give up for him. So I won't. Awww, I think this is just awesome. I love that. I'm keeping the faith that it will happen sooner rather than later.


Begonia and I have been doing/studying this a LONG time and I would venture to say we have the same philosophy on swaying, which is a pretty mellow one, although I think we both believe strongly in the diet. Did I get that right, B?
Totally! I'm really all about the diet, and about supps that are for good health in general ... like fish oil ... my dermatologist had me taking that anyway. EPO was also amazing at making my PMS cramps disappear... which oddly I never had cramps til swaying boy. I don't know if anyone else had that result with EPO but I loved it.

I am not sure if I totally believe in minerals or not, but I figure it's worth a shot so I definitely up my sodium/potassium intake.
I do think there is potentially some evidence not so much for the absence of calcium/magnesium in the diet of those who conceive boy, but more for the higher RATIO of K/Na to Ca/Mg if that makes sense. So while I didn't avoid Ca/Mg I did aim to have high K/Na.

I need to practice multi-quoting but for now I just insert my comments into other people's posts, LOL

I am so excited about vodka snocone birthday party next summer! Sounds like they are easy enough to do if I rent a snocone machine. Maybe I'll get cotton candy and popcorn to and make it a fair-theme...

ELP I remember you saying that about Maca once before! Lola I think there is a thread on here but it probably buried. I'll go search for it and see what I can find.

WP mini-meatloaves sound delish! And perfect for boy-sway! You should totally pop some of those in the freezer for lunches for you.

So I noticed this am I'm getting close to 1000 posts Don't be surprised if I start parsing out my posts to a sentence each

[begonia]

Kris how are you feeling these days? And did Sarah end up getting to use the same donor? That would be super cool for the babies!

[begonia]

Vodka snowcones sound so good right now!! I am exhausted from watching what I eat and remembering to take my body weight in supplements.

I know, right? Part of the reason I just started doing a prenatal was it saved me from taking DHA, b-vitamins, D3, etc. So I ended up just taking prenatals, fish oil, wheatgrass, and then EPO af-o. I need to go comment on your sway plan; I saw you posted it!

[begonia]

Lola here's the post where ELP expands on her Maca experience; 5th post in the thread:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...highlight=maca

[LolaInLove]

Ooo, I will try to look that up, too! Thanks for the words of encouragement, B! ITA with your mineral beliefs, that is my goal as well.

The event I went to last night was an "adult carnival" theme (not porn-ish, you kwim). The local weekly/arts paper here has a "Best Of" for our city each year in a bunch of categories and the party was for the winners, and we win best dance company each year, so I had to go represent. Just for party ideas for ya, they had games like ring toss and stuff and were giving away weird prizes like vintage toys (I won a VERY old baby doll for the girls!), and they had gourmet hot dogs and a fun photo booth with crazy hats and glasses to wear in it if you wanted. Very fun!

[LolaInLove]

Lola here's the post where ELP expands on her Maca experience; 5th post in the thread:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...highlight=maca

OK, wow! Thanks for finding that, B! I'm going to do some internet research about it now. I haven't opened the bottle yet, I thought I would wait until AF came just to be 100% sure I didn't waste $80 on supps for nothing.