June Swayers

[swish]

I know what you mean, I'm not telling anyone except my husband, mostly because I don't want them to worry about me being disappointed if I don't get a dd. I eat out with friends and have a family meal every Sunday, I'm trying to think of good excuses, like I'm trying to avoid x because of my eczema!!! It's so hard and extra hard when you'd normally tell those people everything

[Mochagirl]

Sounds like my problem. At first, I didn't even tell my DH because he doesn't believe in swaying and thinks I'm crazy. Now that he knows it's a little easier. I'm not strictly doing the low everything diet because I still want to eat some meals with my kids and I want them to eat healthier stuff than pasta every night. Luckily, they seem to enjoy some of the chicken recipes from the IG girl cookbook. Some of my friends know about the diet (not all the details - just that I'm trying to avoid salt and red meat), mainly because I needed to have someone to complain to. I'm debating telling my Mom because she's my best friend - but I know she'd worry about how unhealthy the diet is and also would worry I'm setting myself up for disappointment. All of my loved ones knew how upset I was when I found out ds3 was a boy, and I know they don't want to see me hurt like that again. I keep reminding them that that little guy is now the light of my life, so no matter what happens I know my life will be richer with another baby.

[3boys]

Hi girls count me in this group too. I am starting trying in June. I have been on the girl diet now for just under seven weeks I have had the odd bad day but apart from that it's been killing me LOL. I have lost lots of weight (too much I look horrible lol). I was going to start when AF arrived but have put it off another four weeks as I was on antibiotics the beginning of the month for a gum infection so do not want to muck up all the good work the diet has done.

DH has been fantastic and is taking his Licorice root AF-O and taking his sups. Laying off the coffee etc. He has been my rock through all this.

I will be due to ovulate around the 20th June I think but things are all crazy with my cycles so I will be on clomid and may ovulate later than expected.

[PolishPrincess]

Mocha- first of all I believe what At.Sag. says about NOT STRESSING...I am trying very hard to believe that I am just making the environment as friendly for a girl as possible just in case God thinks it would work for us that way I really remind myself to be kind to myself and to stay relaxed...also I do allow myself the occasional chocolate ice cream because it is acidic and I am still losing weight....i honestly think just because we are trying at all it has to make somewhat of a difference...and i also think because we believe it will happen it just might! (of curse yesterday I read how At. s. said that if you are a defeatest you lower your testosterone so I don' t know if I should use positive thinking or be like Eyore??? Best wishes to you and to all I know how hard the diet is...I'm halfway tomorrow!!! WHEW!!!

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, Polish Princess. I'm not letting myself get too stressed (I'm usually a very optimistic person), but last time I swayed I relaxed my sway too much and ended up with a (wonderful) boy! I'm definitely not following the diet 100% - I'm sort of combining the low everything diet with the ig one (allowing myself some chicken), then trying not to stress too much when I cheat. I hope that when I average my diet out over 6 weeks all the good days I had will mean the bad days won't count for as much. I am definitely losing weight, so that should help the sway regardless.

[PolishPrincess]

I aggree with everything you are saying...I saw you asked At. Sag. about the choc. icecream...I am interested to see what she says. Wouldn't it just be fabulous if we could both get our little girls after our three fantastic sons? I keep thinking how I would never have wished my family to have this composition and now I can't think of a better make up!!! OH praying praying praying!!!

[Mochagirl]

I couldn't agree more. I have 3 older brothers, and it was a great way to grow up!

[hollyberry7]

Hey Hollyberry...we are cycle buddies!!!! I plan to use abstinence until I get a positive on my OPK, looking at a 1 to 2 day cut off....I did freq bd with both boys so I will try that with my first attempt....I am doing the diet....Low everything that is...I am losing weight...thats what matters, i hope anyway....I have my plan in place and I will do what feels right..I am a lazy swayer...I kinda hope that approach will get me a girl cause I was so uptight the other 2 times i was ttc....Do you have a plan yet?

Sounds like a great plan! Since this is our first baby, I'm just doing the diet and timing this time around. I'm trying to do the low everything diet with occassional chicken/fish here and there. The weekends are the hardest times not to cheat as we live close to family and tend to have a lot of get-togethers and such, especially in the spring/summer. What kind of things are you eating? All in all, I've lost two lbs from the diet alone and decided not to do the intense cardio...totally taking the lazy way out! I'm still debating about the timing issue...what kind of OPKs do you use? Maybe I'll try what you're doing - once you get a positive on your OPK, are you going to BD once?

[swish]

Hey girls, how are you all doing? Couple of questions for you. Anyone taking vitex? If so, how much are you taking? Also how much folic acid are you taking, I'm only taking 400 because that is amount in pregnacare which is what I took with my first two. Do you think that's enough? Thanks

[Out of the Blue]

Hi, Swish. I've been taking Vitex for about 5 wks now. I take one capsule 3x a day (400 mg each capsule). Wish I'd been taking it longer but didn't know about it...Hoping it helps! I'm not sure about the amount of folic acid...I'm taking prenatals which contain it (decided not to give them up for my sway). Sending you TONS OF PINK DUST!