So upset! I think I messed up royally and lh surge either today or tomorrow. Advice needed please.

[lovemy2blessings]

Yes, please listen to AS she's right. I'm a perfect example of this and now have to suffer the consequences and possibly end up swaying blue due to dropping certain things)

Yes BD every day for 13 days is not the way to go. Not only will it really deplete a lot of guys to the point where they have nothing left to fertilize the egg, but numerous attempts in the fertile window may actually sway blue for reasons we can only guess at. I would have him do reg. release and then stick with the one attempt at pos OPK, best odds of conception and best sway.

It's your sway and you can do it however you want of course, but with BMI 19 I would NOT add in exercise. I think O is going to go missing and stay gone for awhile if you do that. Anyone who has no weight to spare should not be doing exercise, and BMI 19 IS no weight to spare, even if technically you can still shave off a lb or two, it's going to make you stop ovulating.

[Trishy74]

Aww lovemy2blessings, I read some of your other posts but didn't respond bc I didn't know the answers to your questions. I hope all works out for you and you start ovulating again. That really stinks for you. I just wanted to express to you that I hope things work out for you. Like you said in a previous post to me, ultimately in the end its Gods decision what we end up with. I truly believe that too. The most important thing is a healthy and happy baby regardless what gender baby we each conceive. Although it would be nice to add a little pink into my family and extended family of all boys. Again hope things work out for you.

Yes, please listen to AS she's right. I'm a perfect example of this and now have to suffer the consequences and possibly end up swaying blue due to dropping certain things)

[lovemy2blessings]

Thanks Trishy, my husband tells me everyday to drop the craziness and to continue praying that God already has plans for us. Honestly, at this point in my life I would be extremely happy with a sticky bfp, let alone with a super healthy baby. I would see it as a miracle because at this point I feel like I will never get a bfp;( if I do I'm going t be extremely shocked and thankful to God for another blessing and as you say I would love a babygirl, but will be happy with another DS

[maidentomother]

Just in terms of fertility, Oing earlier is generally a good sign, so I'm glad for your sake. I think I'll probably be okay but I won't be fasting again until I'm done having children, I think. Like you I'm unsure about exercise. I would love to start walking then running again but it's so hard to start in the winter without a partner. I would do yoga - I have some great videos I follow, one is moderate and one is intense/fast paced, kind of cardio yoga - but I'm afraid of those swaying blue!

I really don't think your cookie splurge affected your sway. Maybe I'm wrong to think this, but I believe in listening to my body including cravings. Maybe you needed something in those cookies to prepare your body for pg. Plus your eating habits and lifestyle, based on your description, remind me so much of a friend of mine. She had one boy then three girls and I've grilled her about everything she was doing when she conceived her kids. Like you she gets up early but doesn't eat breakfast right away and her normal diet is very similar to your version of the LE diet. She often splurges on baked goods and always is first to clean her plate at mealtime (unless I'm there and then it's a tie, lol).

I was laughing reading about your desire for a September baby. I totally understand! My birthday always fell during Spring Break which I hated growing up. My mom always received combined gifts bc she was born Jan 2nd. There really are better and worse times for birthdays.

I'm praying this is our month, and thank you for your positive thoughts! I think those really do help.

Do you plan on having more than 2 children?

[Trishy74]

I know that AS has told me intense cardio sways girl. I would think just walking isn't enough but I could be wrong. Did you do any of your videos before you conceived your boy? I completely understand about you being worried your yoga videos would sway boy.

About my cookie splurge.. I can't deny it was a lot of cookies in the grand scheme of things. Lol. Didn't really eat any real meals those days. More like cookie meals! Like Cookie Monster from Sesame Street! Lol. I know in chrisrnas I did eat 2 slices of pepperoni and some provolone and fresh mozzarella cheese. Mmm! Them dinner was 4 pumpkin raviolis so I was confident about that. Lol. Who knows! What's done is done now.

No this would be my last child. We couldn't afford to have 3 kids. We can barely afford to have two but I really want another and I want my son to have a sibling. My mother was an only child and used to tell me if you have a child one day please don't let them be an only child. Although now she tells me differently bc she sees the cost of living in New York and worries about us. Also my brother and I don't have a great relationship. There's almost 6 yrs between us bc my mom had 3 misses in between and drs told her to take a break for 2 years. She had a huge cyst that wouldn't shrink with meds so they had to surgically remove it and once she had they problem resolved she was pregnant with me.
Also my age to me plays a factor too with having more kids. I always said I didn't want to have kids after 40 yrs old bc of risks but it seems if I don't get preggo soon I will be looking at being 41 when giving birth. Of course not trying to offend anyone on here with age etc. that's my personal feeling about whets good for me.

Thanks for telling me about your friend. I hope it works for me like it did for her! Lol. Although I waited to eat breakfast until noon today and now I'm starving and its 4pm. I'm going to look for a snack without high sugar. Maybe ritz crackers but this is where I fall off the diet. Wish I would have eaten a large bagel this afternoon instead of a mini bagel. Probably would have felt fill for a longer period of time.

Anyway got to go wake up my little peanut. Hope we get bfp this month and girl dust too!

Just in terms of fertility, Oing earlier is generally a good sign, so I'm glad for your sake. I think I'll probably be okay but I won't be fasting again until I'm done having children, I think. Like you I'm unsure about exercise. I would love to start walking then running again but it's so hard to start in the winter without a partner. I would do yoga - I have some great videos I follow, one is moderate and one is intense/fast paced, kind of cardio yoga - but I'm afraid of those swaying blue!

I really don't think your cookie splurge affected your sway. Maybe I'm wrong to think this, but I believe in listening to my body including cravings. Maybe you needed something in those cookies to prepare your body for pg. Plus your eating habits and lifestyle, based on your description, remind me so much of a friend of mine. She had one boy then three girls and I've grilled her about everything she was doing when she conceived her kids. Like you she gets up early but doesn't eat breakfast right away and her normal diet is very similar to your version of the LE diet. She often splurges on baked goods and always is first to clean her plate at mealtime (unless I'm there and then it's a tie, lol).

I was laughing reading about your desire for a September baby. I totally understand! My birthday always fell during Spring Break which I hated growing up. My mom always received combined gifts bc she was born Jan 2nd. There really are better and worse times for birthdays.

I'm praying this is our month, and thank you for your positive thoughts! I think those really do help.

Do you plan on having more than 2 children?

[Happylane]

Do NOT beat yourself up! You should know that I was a boy swayer with a great sway and guess what? I'm having a little girl. You will have what you ate meant to have. You can try to sway the odds but in the end who knows if it really matters. If I can gain 5 lbs, eat whatever I want, lots of protein, fruits and veggies and still have a girl - so can you. Good luck and RELAX

Ugh I'm so upset with myself! I was doing so well last week. My willpower to not eat sweets delivered to my office was amazing! I was so proud of myself. I had lost my period weight gain. Now I'm about to ovulate. Probably going to get my lh surge either today of tomorrow bc I'm already seeing some ewcm during a BM (sorry tmi). So since I was doing so amazingly well last week with diet on Friday night, I had my company holiday party which I tried to eat ok at. I had few sips of cosmopolitan drink which I never drink alcohol so I'm a lightweight. Was buzzed off 10 small sips. No joke. Lol. Then I didn't eat anything being passed around at cocktail hour. So was doing great! Then at dinner time I orderd filet mignon (couldn't resist bc haven't had steak in like 7 months)! So only ate literally like a quarter of it. My DH ate all of his and mine. The serving wasn't large at all. Sides were potato cooked in a lemon sauce and spinach in lemon sauce (upscale Greek restaurant). So I wasn't upset with what I ate bc I barely had any of the steak and sides I ate we're real small. But this is where it gets bad! For dessert I had small piece of baklava and a slice of walnut cake. It's like they were just calling my name! Ugh then yesterday I baked Xmas cookies. Wishing I would have just skipped it this year but its a family tradition for me. So what happens? While baking I'm shoving chocolate chip cookie dough in my mouth! I barely had any cooked cookies bc I was just so ill by the time I was done baking them! So my meal yesterday consisted of a plain bagel with strawberry cream cheese at noon with like half cup of coffee with non dairy creamer and then two hours later started baking and it lasted for like 3 hours! No dinner bc I was just so upset with myself! I get on the scale this morning to see I put on 1 1/2 pounds! I'm worried about attempting this month bc I know weight gain sways boy! I also feel like I can't wait another month bc I'm almost 40 and haven't gotten preggo in past 3 mos!

I guess I just needed to share my concerns. So wishing I didn't bake these darn cookies! I'm so not touching them anymore. DH is eating them. I'd rather him eat them than me bc who knows if what he eats really affects him as much as myself. Seems like diet affects woman more from what I'm getting and he won't cooperate anyway.

Just wish I wasn't going to ovulate so close to christmas. This stinks! Does it sound like I messed up real bad? Especially right before waiting for lh surge and already seeing ewcm during BM. Also does sugar affect cm so quickly considering i started seeing it on late friday with bm? ugh I'm just so sick over this! Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

[Trishy74]

Thank you happylane for the words of encouragement. Sorry your sway didn't work. I do agree with you that following the diet for a sway is def not 100 percent. I truly believe its in gods hands as well. Hope you are feeling good!

Do NOT beat yourself up! You should know that I was a boy swayer with a great sway and guess what? I'm having a little girl. You will have what you ate meant to have. You can try to sway the odds but in the end who knows if it really matters. If I can gain 5 lbs, eat whatever I want, lots of protein, fruits and veggies and still have a girl - so can you. Good luck and RELAX

[atomic sagebrush]

Swaying is not and cannot ever be 100%, if it were the entire human race would have died out a long time ago. I will always work to improve the odds but no one should ever expect a guarantee of gender. It just doesn't work that way.

[Alyssasmom789]

Good thing it doesn't work sometimes.....I love DD3 like crazy. So thankful to God for her.

[Mabel_79]

Sorry for gatecrashing the thread, but just wondered about the whole exercise thing. I run (or rather ran- at 39wks preg I'm currently not running anywhere)! 3 times a week and really upped my mileage when ttc a girl.
I also lost lots of weight and was strict on diet.
My SIL is overweight and doesn't do exercise- she likes baking, and she got her girl, whereas I'm having my third boy.
I remember reading on here about testosterone possibly increasing chances of boy? And a study about women who are more active having more boys?? Something about a NZ hockey team if I remember rightly?
Can u shed any light on this AS?

Am still considering swaying for no.4 or HT, so still studying sways like crazy!

But on plus side, my boy is due in 2 days snd can honestly say I'm very excited and currently GD free ; )