My official blue sway plan!- started August 1st

[Tali.kah]

I'm very excited to have officially started my sway plan/prep! This will be a long read but ALL and ANY advice, criticism, tweaks, info is appreciated!!! I want to feel confident with my plan and give it as best a chance as I can!

About us:
DW: 30
-8 months postpartum DD
-weaned from breastfeeding last month and have had 3 periods- confirmed ovulation by opk 1x last month
-was a breakfast skipping, low calorie, calorie counting cardio, hot yoga addict
-haven't drank whole milk in years as a personal choice- was living off plant milk

DH: 30
-overweight, currently trying to loose weight with diet and exercise (weights, cardio 3-4x a week)
-never been a smoker
-one of 5 brothers
-all of his brothers have had daughters only so far... 3 for one brother, 2 for another, 1 for another and now us with one


Hoping to start the attempt at the end of September or if I change my mind end of October!

Drinks:
Lemon water everyday once or twice
Lots of regular water 3-4 Litres
Green tea once a day 3x a week
Coffee (black) 1-3x a week
V8 1-3x a week
Coconut water 1-3x a week
Occasional: (very occasional) full cream/fat coffee or latte once a week or none at all
Occasional: (very occasional) red wine 1-3x a month or none at all


Food:
Breakfast, lunch dinner will be as balanced as possible with protein fat and carb- I'm vegetarian.

Snacks/incorporated foods:
Bowl of cereal and whole milk everyday
Apple everyday
Nuts everyday
Greek yogurt 3-5x a week
Banana 1-3x a week
Dark chocolate 3x a week
Decadent cheese 3x a week
1-2tbsp of peanut butter 3-4x a week

Sups:
DW:
-Materna prental multivitamin (contains 1mg folic acid) everyday
-1mg folate pill everyday
-omega 3 fish oil 500mg everyday
-probiotic everyday
-vitamin D 1200 total daily

-iron supplement with 400mcg folate every other day
-1 hair skin nails biotin gummy every other day
-1000mg b12 pill every other day

-mucinex 3-5 days before O

DH:
Men's multi daily
Vitamins D 1000 IUI daily
500 mg omega 3 daily
Probiotic daily


Exercise:
Cardio 1-2 times a week (sometimes none)
Weights 3-4 times a week
Outdoor walks with fresh air and sunshine as much as possible

BD:
Started hubby on release every 2-4 days- BD or otherwise...

Sway month:
BD unprotected every 2-4 days after AF for sperm exposure
Night of positive opk BD
Next day: BD am, BD pm
Next day: BD (am or pm?)
That will be 4 in a row when it's the positive opk- is that too
Much?


Again thank you to anyone for taking the time to read this!!!! Please share what you think- send me blue dust!

[atomic sagebrush]

No 4 in a row at or around pos OPK is GREAT if hubby can keep up! Very much what I did when I got 2 of my 4 boys.

I think you are right on target!! I LOVE to see you dropping those plant milks! That seems like such a small change but it has been one of the biggest things I've seen associated with blue sway opposites!

[Tali.kah]

Thank you atomic !!!! Perfect, we will do those 4 around O then! YES! After reading the forums it's opened my eyes as to how girl friendly my lifestyle was- I can't even remember the last time I drank real milk!
I hope to make you proud with a successful sway after all of the advice you've given !!!!

I'm nervous since I'm just 8 months PP and was breastfeeding but I think I can give it my best shot by changing other factors. I'm very excited!!!! I love planning!

[atomic sagebrush]

So exciting!!!!

[ksmom]

Lots of luck to you and please have all my blue dust!

[Tali.kah]

Lots of luck to you and please have all my blue dust!

Thank you so much ksmom !!!!

[Tali.kah]

Atomic!!! Question please! I have a pretty average 28 -30 day cycle and prior to having my Dd I noted that my OPK would be positive at about CD 11 or 12. For the heck of it I used opks during my first cycle back after breastfeeding and I was stil peaking at CD 12. All of august I've started my sway- upped calories, walking lots, and the all the vitamins- today is CD 18 at like midnight and I've gotten a peak OPK! Only thing that made me check was horrible right sided pains - now I know it's ovulation pain!

My question is, does starting the blue sway typically cause peak OPK later than it used to be prior to swaying ? Is it better or worse to peak later in the cycle?

Also we are NOT trying this month but we BD unprotected 2 days ago... CD 16 because I assumed O was over and we were in the clear. Ugh feel sick to my stomach. For work commitments a pregnancy from this cycle would not be good for me - someone would have to pull lots
Of strings for me to manage this work wise.

Family wise we are ready- but next month is the month we are ready to sway and ready for a positive- it also won't cause any work issues.

[atomic sagebrush]

Swaying does change your cycle around, usually for pink swayers, occasionally for blue. We don't know if it's any better or worse for blue swayers' ovualtion to come later.

It's possible you could have gotten pregnant but peak OPK CD 18 means you'll likely O 1-2 days later, so that would be quite far out from the attempt. Try not to worry!! FXFXFX for this NOT being the month!

[Tali.kah]

I hope so too!!!!!!!

Another question Atomic- my hair skin and nails gummies are about to run out. I was only taking 1 pill every other day but once they run out should I just forgo them?

The brand is natures bounty hair skin and nails gummies

The serving is 2 gummies but I've just been taking 1- half of all these values every other day only:

Vitamin c (as ascorbic acid) 15 mg
Vitamin e 15 IU
Biotic 2500 mcg

[atomic sagebrush]

Start spacing them out further now and then just run the bottle out, I'd not replace them.