Any July/August/Sept 2014 Swayers?

[Junie]

5:30?? Oh my gosh I think I would die LOL
Don't beat yourself up about not being able to stick perfectly to the diet. I really believe that the stress we put into beating ourselves up first of all sways blue, and second of all just doesn't help us. A few days of being sick and not being able to go 100% isn't going to ruin your sway!! I hope you feel better soon!!

[CherryBlossom]

The diet scares the poop out of me!!! Makes me super anxious.
Exercise so far for me is going ok! Either 60 minutes on the cross trainer or 60 minutes out in nature for a walk. But it's winter here and I can see there will be a few days where I won't want to do this lol eeek


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[jsophia922]

I see a lot of people are starting the diet already (and some are TTC before I am too). I plan to start it in July- about 6 weeks before TTC. We are swaying blue.

How crazy are you going with the diet? Like are you tracking every single little thing and counting grams of protein, carbs, etc.? I was gonna follow the guidelines but not make myself insane about it and take some supplements. Do you think you can have a successful sway if you are basically following the diet (but not hyper focused on it), taking the supplements, and doing what you're supposed to (ie- gaining a few pounds, lifting the weights, BDing every other day, etc.)? I'm just scared and thinking maybe I should go a little crazier with the diet than I'd planned.

This is #1 so if the sway is unsuccessful, we'll try again... but I really want a boy first.

Sorry if this is rambly. I got a "90 days till TTC" alert on my phone the other day and now I'm way more excited and trying to get things together.

[Junie]

Well I'm tracking everything on my fitness pal (which is easy and free), and trying to really stick below certain levels for fat and protein but today was DH's birthday and at dinner I didn't think about the diet at all and just had a burger LOL.

However obsessing and tracking everything does sway blue so I will try and relax a bit once I have a handle on how much I can eat while still staying LE. As a boy mom obviously the boy diet -lots of meat, whole foods, eating often, working out with weights,etc is my normal life so it wouldn't be hard for me to follow that

Your plan sounds really good to me, I mean if you are doing everything you need to do then no reason to obsess about it.

[CherryBlossom]

Oh gosh jsophia I need tips on how not to be hyper focused on it. I'm trying not to be. But it's always in my mind every single thing I do I think back to swaying.


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[isemasmom]

hi ladies! i think i'm on a similar timeline to some of you. we're swaying pink and TTC july/august. i was on the diet and exercising for 4 weeks but realized that i was definitely NOT ready to conceive just quite yet. i have a 9 month old and would like to wait until at least the year mark.

we celebrated an anniversary, i cheated and had about 5 days not dieting or exercising. it was pretty awesome, but am refocused and just got back on yesterday. i had great momentum and am just trying to get back there again. using rice krispie treats and twizzlers to ease me back in

happy to have this forum as support and encouragement!

[bluebonnet22]

Welcome isemasmom! Hope you get your DG!

[bluebonnet22]

jsophia - I do NOT think you need to go psycho with the diet, especially to sway blue. Just eat healthy, do things to increase fertility and BD in the recommended pattern and you'll be fine. We swayed blue for our first (really wanted a boy first!) and while we didn't follow any special diet (just ate very healthily - lots of fruits, veggies, nuts and meats with very little processed carbs), we did do SMEP and I feel like that is what got me my boy. I wasn't working out at all (maybe 30 minute light jogs 3x a week at most with my dog).

[jsophia922]

Thanks ladies!

I am an athlete and eat very clean, but I was worried that since it was my normal diet I wasn't doing enough. I definitely don't count calories or any other nutrients, so I was worried that not obsessing over those might harm my chances (like if I didn't get enough protein one day I'd be ruined). I'm reading that one or two days won't mess anything up- it's the grand picture. So a couple days off course ain't gonna hurt

Thanks for helping to ease my mind!!

Welcome to the thread, isemasmom! And happy anniversary GL getting your DD!

Is anyone else as excited as I am to see if we all end up with our DG's?

[unwirklich]

Dropping in from the April swayers, I succeeded, then miscarried last week I wanted a summer baby, so I've chosen to wait until July/Aug to try again rather than catching that first egg after my loss.

When are you planning on trying? If my projected cycles stay consistent, End of Aug., my brother died in Jan. and that cycle would put my due date on his birthday. If my cycles vary greatly, which they may being I find it unlikely I'll ovulate on time after a MC, I may amend that to July. "Summer" here starts in May so anything from late July on would work.

Have you started to sway yet? Yes, I started swaying in Jan for my April sway, but naturally I dropped everything at my BFP so now I've been off-swaying for about a month.

Which gender are you hoping for? Pink I have three DS already.

Any concerns you have currently? I am, of course, concerned about another loss. This makes two in a row. I've decided to back off a tsk on swaying, mainly on the diet. I worry it may have affected egg quality. I'm just going to reduce portions and drink more water, keep up the exercise, skipping breakfast, fiber, baby aspirin and do vitex+SP up until attempt cycle, then switch to clomid. I think it'll still be a solid sway, and the month or so should give my lining time to get nice and thick.