TTC Boy and can you tell if it is working?

[Kris217]

The official swaying story is that higher estrogen, lower progesterone sways blue, so you should see lower temps overall - all or most of your temps, both before and after ovulation, will be a little lower than the temps from the previous months. You will still have low temps below ovulation (estrogen is dominant) and then a big jump after ovulation (progesterone is dominant) but your temps overall throughout the entire month should be a bit lower than they "normally" are. Tamara believes that being warm lowers pH via ions, and sways pink and being cool raises pH via ions, and sways blue. I don't happen to believe that part, but I do think that your overall temps ~may~ be indicative of changes in your hormones and that is prob. what sways.

What I don't like about this is that there are probably MANY reasons your temps might be higher or lower and it is only a few tenths of a degree different and may have nothing to do with anything, and just be a normal variation. Plus, we don't ~know~ for sure that estrogen has anything to do with it at all, the evidence for testosterone is much stronger. And you can't tell anything (to my knowledge) about your testosterone levels from your temps.

I think increased EWCM and muscle mass is a much better judge of how your hormones are changing.

My Dr sent me off for some blood work and it came back saying i had a high estrogen level....so this means i have a slightly higher chance of having a boy?

[iyamaryam]

OMG me too! I weighed myself last night and I've gained 20lbs since last August.

Oh no need to feel bad sweety. I too gained about 22lbs since last July. I was drinking bsd daily(1/2 tsp once a day) Nov, Dec, Jan b4 my attempt. If you see me now, you'll think I am 6 months gone but I am only 11weeks, oh well, I just pray it works cos this is my last pg. Goodluck

[atomic sagebrush]

My Dr sent me off for some blood work and it came back saying i had a high estrogen level....so this means i have a slightly higher chance of having a boy?

Yes and it also means you are probably pretty fertile right now. Estrogen is good for fertility although it can be too high and be linked to PCOS (but he/she would have noticed if your numbers indicated something like that.)

[atomic sagebrush]

Would anyone like to take a look at my first two cycles in my chart and tell me their thoughts? Does it look like my temps are higher or lower this month compared to last month. Bare in mind, first month I O later and my cycle was longer..

Which CD did you O on??

[atomic sagebrush]

Never mind I figured it out DUH! I do think they're cooler overall!!! The temp dip happening on a different day makes it a little harder to compare but once you take that into consideration it looks good!!

[LolaInLove]

Oh no need to feel bad sweety. I too gained about 22lbs since last July. I was drinking bsd daily(1/2 tsp once a day) Nov, Dec, Jan b4 my attempt. If you see me now, you'll think I am 6 months gone but I am only 11weeks, oh well, I just pray it works cos this is my last pg. Goodluck

Girl, this is our 3rd....I hear you look pg about 5 minutes after getting a bfp! I am certain that I will be in maternity clothes by 8 wks!!!!

[iyamaryam]

Girl, this is our 3rd....I hear you look pg about 5 minutes after getting a bfp! I am certain that I will be in maternity clothes by 8 wks!!!!

I hear you hon, congrats on your bfp, for sticky blue bean for you too dear.

[TTC5]

Thanks Atomic!

[Kris217]

Yes and it also means you are probably pretty fertile right now. Estrogen is good for fertility although it can be too high and be linked to PCOS (but he/she would have noticed if your numbers indicated something like that.)

Thanks Atomic, you know everything!! and i hope you're right about being fertile!

[atomic sagebrush]

I wish LOL!!! Thanks and good luck!!