What helps me

[Wishing4Princess]

of course. it still helps me decide which route I should take as you've already had 1 successful girl sway.

one more question about the benadryl you took. I went to Target to pickup benadryl and sudafed. they had liquid gel benadryl and 24 sinus decongestion Sudafed. where did you get your benadryl? thanks!!

[babydust]

Oh yeah? I got my benedril at a local pharmacy. They had the tablet kind that I can easily break in half. That's the kind you want

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi Babydust,

1)I tend to think that August is more boy friendly than neutral but it's not a huge amount. Please understand these boy and girl peaks are not magic that suddenly begins when the calendar hits Sept. 1 (in the northern Hemi), it's a gradual peak and trough so Aug is moving towards the boy peak/girl trough that will climax in Oct.

2)DH having some pudge on him helps

3)third attempt of the day

4)Benadryl altho I do not want anyone else to take it after BD, I"m glad it worked for you tho.

5) RepHresh

6)2 baby aspirin doesn't do anything but can't hurt

7)skippiing breakfast, losing weight, low stress

[atomic sagebrush]

Well i've had a long 8 months to test everything out, so I guess theres only one plus to waiting so long to ttc. I really am trying to have a relaxed sway so i hope the planning ahead will help w. That. The less supps and jellies i got to worry about the less stress.


One other question. Did you take cal/ mag on attempt day or stop them before ov? ( as cal/mag supps make me more alkaline. thx!!

DO NOT stop cal-mag supps suddenly. You have to take them all thru your cycle if you're going to take them. It's bad for your health to stop any vitamins/minerals cold turkey like that.

[atomic sagebrush]

of course. it still helps me decide which route I should take as you've already had 1 successful girl sway.

one more question about the benadryl you took. I went to Target to pickup benadryl and sudafed. they had liquid gel benadryl and 24 sinus decongestion Sudafed. where did you get your benadryl? thanks!!

You can also get kids Benadryl (liquid) and then you can take a smaller dose than you'd get via pills. They sell adult Benadryl that is liquid but the mommy in me doesn't like advising that to you guys becos once we got mixed up on the bottles and gave my baby adult liquid Benadryl (they are IDENTICAL) and it was one of the scariest things that ever happened to me

I still don't want anyone taking it after BD but if you decide to go ahead with that, you could just use a small amount of liquid.

[babydust]

Thanks atomic!! .

- I agree with you about august. Just glad that I conceived at the beginning of August instead of the middle or end. Only the start of the boy influence then . Too bad I O'ed during the full moon but oh well.

- oh and I almost forgot! The effexor I had been on for 6 months until O definitely lowered T levels. TMI, but my big O is only now getting back to normal. Took like 3 months! So yeah, that's something that makes me feel good about my sway too

- I was also getting very little sleep during the weeks before and week of my attempt

[Rosie85]

I didn't know Dh having a little pudge was good for swaying girl! Dh gained a little belly this last year, he was super skinny while conceiving our other two and so was I. This time around I started chubby and had lost a few pounds.

[atomic sagebrush]

I didn't know Dh having a little pudge was good for swaying girl! Dh gained a little belly this last year, he was super skinny while conceiving our other two and so was I. This time around I started chubby and had lost a few pounds.

That's perfect Rosie!!!

[Mrs_Incredible]

Thanks atomic!! .

- I agree with you about august. Just glad that I conceived at the beginning of August instead of the middle or end. Only the start of the boy influence then . Too bad I O'ed during the full moon but oh well.

- oh and I almost forgot! The effexor I had been on for 6 months until O definitely lowered T levels. TMI, but my big O is only now getting back to normal. Took like 3 months! So yeah, that's something that makes me feel good about my sway too

- I was also getting very little sleep during the weeks before and week of my attempt

Babydust - I believe we were on IG at the same time - you fell pg with your IG baby with an O+12 on your first attempt (or therabouts)? [or I may be totally mistaken lol, but you used the same pic on IG, and I do remember you from there!] I was D4D before I changed to Mrs_I when I dropped my sway on cycle 11. Congratulations on your pg!! Have you posted your sway?? xxx

[babydust]

Hi and thank you!! Yeah same
Pic and with my DD got pregnant first try with abstinence and a 2 or a 3 day cut off. A one time
Attempt. And yep, posted my sway in the ultrasound forum