I am so confused...

[Mariola]

I do not even know where to begin..so here goes nothing. I have one boy and we are thinking of ttc pink. When i got my boy i had a big cyste on my ovary (found out at the 12wk ultrasound). I also ate a lot of bananas, was quite active and ate cereal with maca and oils with vit e. Also vitamin pills etc. Dh was still studying and also active but eating bad. We were not trying to conceive my ds and we probably dtd just a few times without protection. We are both quite thin.

Now im still breastfeeding my ds (he is from april 15). I am thin, bmi around 18/19. Eating oatmilk with powdered full grain cereal, in the afternoon 2 to 4 slices of dark bread and for dinner mostly pastas or rice. In between i love sweet snacks.

My cyste is gone. It has been quite the hot summer here and my dh cycles every day 90min to his work. Also we were having colds (sick) a lot this summer.

I am so confused on what to do. I would like to start a le diet but as i am naturally thin and loose weight easy, i am afraid. Also, what about supplements..is only saw palmetto and folic acid ok? And what dh? Some abreviations do not make sense to me, i am not a native english speaker. I do not work out, and i know myself, i will never be able to do that 6 times per week. Anything else im missing?

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[atomic sagebrush]

You can do the LE Diet without losing any weight! That is fine! Just eat however many calories you need to keep weight on, but still limit protein to 40-50 g (you can up this to 50-60 g if you have PCOS or need to eat more to keep weight on and limit fat to 30-60 g (50-60 g for PCOSers and those who need to keep wieght on.) Since you're breastfeeding, I would like you to start off 2000-2200 calories and 50-60 g protein and fat, you can reduce that over time but I do not want you to lose ANY weight at all, you're already at my minimum weight for TTC.

giving up the cereal and vitamin pills. Bananas very likely make no difference but you can leave them out if you prefer.

hubby biking has been shown in studies to sway pink!

I would not have you do spearmint tea, saw palmetto, or baby aspirin. These things have not worked anyway and none are ssafe when breasteeding. Avoid at all costs!

Calcium/magnesium is at your discretion, please read my response to the previous poster above. If you want to use them, be sure you're getting the kind without added Vit. D and be sure you're not eating massive tons of dairy.

Coffee is said by other sites to sway blue but they are incorrect. I have a full explanation of how their science is flawed and outddated here: https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum...s-swaying.html Coffee has been one of our most solid sway tactics and I do recommend adding it in if you like it. I got my daughter drinking coffee after getting 4 boys with tea.

Everyone should take folic acid! 1200-1600 mcg a day

Any abbreviations you do not understand, please ask me! That's what I"m here for.

We have found that exercising even just 4 days a week has still been effective. But if you can't do exercise, just focus on what you can do. I got my daughter without exercise - I just didn't have time to add it in.

[Mariola]

Sweet of you to answer me. When i come across any more abreviations i do not recognize, i will ask (:

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[Mariola]

I have another question. As my first pregnancy was an oops i always wanted to do my second pregnancy by the books. So lots of super healthy food and supplements etc. But the girl diet with the cafeine, alcohol, no supplements and le diet feels unhealthy to me and i am scared this also will affect the health of the baby. Is this true?

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[atomic sagebrush]

The LE Diet is not unhealthy. I based it on the recommendations of the World Health Organization for a safe and healthy pre-pregnancy diet. It is simply the lower level of a normal pre-pregnancy diet. And according to several nutrition-based organizations both governmental and private in the US, Europe, and Australia, only folic acid/folate (which we all take) has ever been shown to help make a healthy pregnancy when taken before conception. Everything else is fine and safe to start at BFP.

Coffee 1-3 servings a day and alcohol 1-2 servings a day are fine prior to pregnancy and you can cut back at BFP (and of course drop alcohol.) This is a normal intake and what many many people do anyway.

I have a more indepth explanation here: https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum...-diet-faq.html

On this site, safety is first and foremost. While I"m always happy to explain the reasoning behind certain recommendations, we actually offer the safest and sanest sway recommendations online and I would never, ever, EVER suggest anything I thought could harm an unborn baby. Whenever we get even a hint that something may be harmful we eliminate it from the mix and we've already done this with lots of different things like cranberry and Sudafed.

[Mariola]

Thanks atomic! Did you ever hear about an 'african study' that had 90% succes rate? Something to do with the mucus..

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[Mariola]

And another question about the diet. So for pink we should eat foods with high glycemic values? What about taking krill oil supplements or cinnamon? Thanks for your time (:

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[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks atomic! Did you ever hear about an 'african study' that had 90% succes rate? Something to do with the mucus..

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Yes, I've heard of it. When things sound too good to be true, they usually are. Somewhere on here I went through and completely debunked it (I"m trying to find it, but not seeing it right now, does anyone know where it is?? it's from earlier this year.) I have people showing up on this site who tried that method and went on for 2+ years not getting pregnant. So if you'd like to start off using it, by all means, just be careful you're not
a)doing that plus a million other things that will cut odds of conception
b) doing it for longer than 2-3 months absolute max before dropping it
c)losing massive amounts of weight and taking gobs of supplements that will mess up your cycle
d)going on so long not getting pregnant that you panic and then start swaying blue just to get pregnant.

[atomic sagebrush]

And another question about the diet. So for pink we should eat foods with high glycemic values? What about taking krill oil supplements or cinnamon? Thanks for your time (:

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I prefer that you not worry about glycemic values and just stick in the limits for fat, protein, and calories. The more detail oriented we become with our sways, the more meaningless little things we worry about, it starts to turn us into control freaks and that undermines our sways. So just stick in the limits of the day and let the glycemic index worry about itself.

No Krill Oil, that may sway blue.

Cinnamon only for those with 30-50 lbs or more to lose or who have pretty severe PCOS and some weight to spare AND who are not taking anything else in terms of sway sups.

[Mariola]

Thank you so much!

I read somewhere that the colder months, sept oct nov etc sway blue? I am not sure but should i ttc in september already? For dutch standards it has been a VERY hot summer but in fall it tends to get cold fast. Even freezing already during the nights. (Dh has been cycling the whole summer for 80 min p day and will continue this). I have not been on a 'monitored' le diet for long (since a few weeks now) but as my bmi is on the low side (currently 19 but mostly around 18.5), i normally eat already like being on the le diet. I ate meat just once or twice a week and also potatoes once or twice. Only things extra i picked up since a few weeks are the more coffee and some alcohol as well and the folic acid (which i will now change to folate). Oh and i started skipping or delaying breakfast.

What do you think? I do not know if there is any truth in this theory..i conceived my son in july but it was a cold summer.

What is more important, staying longer on the le diet and my other sway tactics or ttc in sept with all the extra benefits of this extra hot summer still fresh? Also dh was quite sick this summer, me too (fever, coughing, throat aches). Must lower our conditions right? Oh i almost forgot, i was considering picking up cardio for at least 4 times a week.. but i didnt yet? Better start doing that and wait ttc?

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Up till now it has helped me loads!

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