TTC Pink Chit Chat Thread - August

[zanacal]

Hi ladies

The monthly chat thread on the ttc blue board is popular so I thought I'd start one for us gals too - and you know how I love to chat

Please post your details in the following format and I'll add you to the list so we know who's here. Good luck ladies, pink baby dust to you all

♥ User Name
♥ Swaying Status: Swayer in Waiting, Swaying NOW!, BFP Swayer!
♥ TTC DC # ....
♥ Your approach to pink sway:

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♥ zanacal
♥ Swaying Status: Swayer in Waiting - September's our month!
♥ TTC DC # 4. We have 3 boys aged 21 months, 4 and 5.
♥ Your approach to pink sway: I'm hitting the low-everything diet hard and hoping to lose 3 stone in 3 months, then we'll BD every day AF until I get my +OPK using a spermicide condom. One attempt unprotected the night I get my +OPK. Rephresh every 3 days after AF, Acijel 1 hour before attempt. Hot bath for DH, shallow release. Vitex, Saw P, baby aspirin, antihistimine and folic acid for me. Licorice root and baby aspirin for DH.

♥ Swish
♥ Swaying now!!!!
♥ Ttc dc #3
♥ I'm doing the low everything diet with frequent release then bding very day through ov. I'm doing rephresh every 3 days and taking folic acid, vitex, saw palmetto and aspirin. Dh is taking liquorice root.

♥ LadyScarlett
♥ Swaying Status: Swaying NOW!
♥ TTC DC #1
♥ Your approach to pink sway- I'm doing a semi-LE diet (already lost 30 pounds over the past 6 months, so only have a few to drop). Planning frequent BD (once AF leaves the station) with a 2-3 day cutoff. Rephresh (1/2 app) every 3 days through O. Antihistamine for 4-5 days up through O and taking daily Folic Acid and acidophilus (sp). DH was willing to give up beer and coffee while we TTC and he basically eats the LE diet as well with me. Hot showers before BD, fan on in bedroom, and will TRY not to O while BDing (sometimes hard to avoid that)

*Emmy2012
*Swaying status: Swaying Now in Tww
*TTC#6 I have one daughter 15, son 12, a son that lives with his dad 9, son with my 2nd dh almost 3, and son with 2nd dh 1
*do the LE diet hardcore never more then 950 calories, I was awesome until after I o'd..I have had a few bad days, never ate breakfast but lots of sweets after lunch...getting back on diet tomorrow hardcore, I am 5 dpo today. I did 14 day abstain 2 day cutoff, then had dh release twice a day until a O+12 attempt. I douche'd and used rephresh every 3 days, hot baths for dh, aci-jel before and after only O+12 attempt. Vitex, Saw Palmetto, baby aspirin, folic acid....taking b6 in tww for progesterone.

♥ happyheart
♥ Swaying Status: Was hoping to TTC in August.. waiting until September
♥ TTC #4
♥ LE diet, frequent release, no O, rephresh every three days after AF, attempt night of +opk, may use Zyrtec (not sure), hot showers, taking folic acid, and DH semi-LE diet. Also for fun I am using an ionizer on the computer, leaving ceiling fans on, and wearing rose quartz bracelets everyday. Trying to get my luteal phase to be at least 12 days... currently 8/9 days. Hoping my OB will help me in this month at my appointment.

♥ Legacy_19
♥ Swaying Status: Swaying NOW!!!
♥ TTC #3 (I have 2 boys that are the loves of my life - 11 and 4)
♥ LE diet, frequent release, no O, hot showers, Clomid, folic acid, mag., calcium, cranberry, and DH semi LE diet, cranberry, mag., calcium. First month on Clomid days 3-7. Currently on CD 16 and had my first positive OPK!

♥ Yuzu
♥ Swaying Right this Moment!
♥ fx for DC #4 ( I have 3 sons ages 23, 20 and 9 months)
♥ I'm doing the low everything diet with supplements like folic acid, using ion bracelet and rock salt lamp and ionizer

♥ Mochagirl
♥ Swaying Status: Swaying NOW!!!
♥ TTC #4 (I have 5 year old identical boy twins and a 2 year old boy)
♥ Low Everything diet, frequent release, Rephresh, Sylk, Saw Palmetto, Vitex, Baby Aspirin, Benedryl/Zrytec around O. We just finished our 2nd month TTC - on the 2WW but expect af in a couple of days

♥ User Name melinda
♥ Swaying Status: Swayer in Waiting, Swaying NOW!, BFP Swayer! umm I am not sure lol af is due around aug 17th and will start swaying then
♥ TTC DC # 5
♥ Your approach to pink sway: still researching, I plan to sway twins and for a girl lol but even if I just get twins with no girl would be still awesome, I am doing soy iso days 2-6, then doing vitex on cd7 to O, doing 2000mcg folic acid, azo cranberry says I can take max 4 pills(2 in morning 2 at night) zyrtec and possible benedryl to dry up cm, thinking about b6 to help lengthen lp and raise progesterone levels, I know I take a buttload of pills will have to double check all what I am taking lol, I am also going to *try* to do the girl diet, and cut my calories drastically and no excercising, and did 0+20(was very past O actually surprised I conceive) but ended in m/c so wondering if maybe egg was to old? to survive so will not be doing that, will do cutoff maybe cd12? since O around cd15, and no big O for me lol but like I said still researching and planning

♥ User Name - Out of the Blue
♥ Swaying Status - Surprise BFP while taking a break from the diet/TTC – Due 3-30-2012 We will be waiting until birth to find out the gender…
♥ TTC DC # - #3 (probably our caboose) We have two boys ages 3ish and 1ish...complete opposites but they love playing w/eachother!
♥ What I was planning on doing before I got my surprise BFP…

I really think low blood sugar and low testosterone are key!
Low Everything diet (vegetarian or vegan) until a BFP
No prenatals
No calcium sups
Chitosan and/or lots of fiber sups
Lots of Peppermint Tea (iced, hot whatever!)
Vitex
Zyrtec if needed
Frequent release w/BD AF – O
RepHresh
Sylk
Missionary w/no O…boring!

FWIW stuff:
Still BF #2 (so no aspirin for me)
Quit watching sports or anything else on T.V. which would appear to raise my T levels and tried to watch “girly” shows (definitely not my norm but thought it couldn’t hurt)
Quit playing T raising games on my Ipad
Thought lots and lots of girl/pink thoughts
Wore a pink bracelet to remind me of my girl
Quit working out as I could not do enough cardio to sway pink
Quit yoga & abstained from building any muscles
Lost 25 lbs last summer and a few more before TTC…Was 2lbs away from my lowest weight as an adult and 25+ lbs lighter than when I conceived both our boys
rock salt lamp next to our bed
pink bow on my closet mirror

I took non-fish DHA and Raspberry Leaf Tea which may sway blue but I thought the benefits outweighed the sway. I also was diligent about taking folic acid and I frequently took acidophilus. Unfortunately I had quit the diet for 1-2 wks and then started it up again a few days before I O'd. When we BD, we used a bit of Sylk but no RepHresh b/c I was lazy and I had no idea I could get preg by DTD a week or more before O. Surprise!!!

♥ User Name -DoulaMama
♥ Swaying Status - Swayer in Waiting- Hopefully Sept/Oct/Nov
♥ TTC DC # - 4
♥ What I'm planning on doing for this sway- LE diet(to the best of my ability as I'm bfding my 13mos old), no breakfast, no coffee(just tea twice daily),
ions(fans going in house, no a/c, outside a lot, salt lamps, etc), vitex and folic acid, benadryl from O-4 through O, frequent release AF-O minus 4 with condom and then BD through until O+1day, sylk and rephresh, missionary or spooning with legs closed(no O ), shallow release, J&D after 15 mins and then lay down for bed, girlie outfit under bed(dress that I wore as a child) along with wooden spoon , no working out at all, trying to work on T levels so less yelling at my kids...LOL and less goals to achieve, weight loss(17 so far this year) to get below my lowest adult weight(around 150lbs-so another 35 to go....not sure if I'll make it). Chinese calendar is correct for my 3 boys as well, and it says Girl from now until Nov. I think that's about it Oh and B6 for luteal phase length.
Now if my cycles would become a lot less wonky I'll be happy. The vitex doesn't seem to be helping that much. Right now I'm 6 dpo and I'm praying that I'm not pregnant. I wasn't really swaying at all and I thought I was on CD3 as I was bleeding....I was actually O-3days and we DTD without protection. So, if our oops doesn't result in a pregnancy...this is our sway!

♥ mandicane
♥ Swaying Status: Swaying now! First attempt will be next weekend!!
♥ TTC DC # 2
♥ Your approach to pink sway: Frequent BD/release from AF through O, J and D. DH taking cranberry and licorice root, hot shower before BD. Rephresh, baby asprin, antihistamines, sylk, LE diet, no breakfast, crystal lite, diet coke. Trying hard not to eat meat (not very sucessful at this). Have lost 50lbs over the past year so trying to lose just a few more. Lavender oil, outfit under bed Good luck to you all!!!!

♥ User Name- Lena
♥ Swaying Status: Swaying NOW!
♥ TTC DC #3, currently have 2 beautiful boys 1 and 3 years old
♥ Your approach to pink sway: Trying to loose some weight, no breakfast, no O, DH release every day, BD every second day, Rephresh on the day we are not BD, baby aspirin, crandberry supps and juice for DH, calcium, mag, baby aspirin, cranberry for me, Hot bath for DH before attempts, clomid for me, ironizer on the computer, wearing negative iron braclet, pink suit under my pillow, wooden spoon under bed. FINGERS CROSSED I get my little girl this month

♥ User Name Pink dreams
♥ Swaying Status: Swayer in Waiting
♥ TTC DC # .... 3
♥ Your approach to pink sway:I am trying to work out the diet taking cal/mag etc.. tons of crystal light. plan on using sylk while BD, using lavender anything I can find, rock salt lamp, fountain, candles, ion bracelet, basically anything negative ion generating I can find My DH is onboard with taking the supps too (tired of hearing me say how much I want a he'll do anything at this point I think LOL) Plan on using O + 12, I am also entertaining any wives tales I can find

[swish]

Swish
Swaying now!!!!
Ttc dc #3
I'm doing the low everything diet with frequent release then bding every day through ov. I'm doing rephresh every 3 days and taking folic acid, vitex, saw palmetto and aspirin. Dh is taking liquorice root.

Great idea, I was thinking we should start one as the food on is getting very long!! More chatting later, bedtime for kiddies now!!

[swish]

Ok I'm going to start the chit chat!! Been a gorgeous day in the uk today, we've spent all day in the garden in the paddling pool and under the sprinkler! Dh and I are dtd every day at the moment until ov but I don't feel that ov is near at all! I really hope it isn't delayed as much as last cycle, I REALLY want to ov before I go on holiday (Friday!!!) I want to chill out a bit and at least eat a nice dinner as we usually eat out every night. Also my mum will be there for the first 3 days and she is set on feeding me up, I'm not sure if I'll even get away with missing breakfast. What has everyone else been up to?

[zanacal]

Ugh, wasn't today gorgeous - I was back to work, typical! Where are you going on holiday swish?

I'm feeling a bit like my supps aren't doing much because, just like last month, I have some major EWCM on CD9. Last month I went on to ovulate on CD13. This is annoying on several counts; 1) I have so much EWCM 2) I'm ovulating fairly early in my cycle and I have it in mind that 'girl' cycles are longer and 3) my body is doing exactly the same as last month and, again, I have it in mind that my cycles need to be wonky to conceive a girl! I took an antihistimine at 5pm so will see what that does, although after an hour and a half or so it had done nothing. I might continue to take it until I O so I get a better idea of what it's doing.

On top of this, if I have another 27 day cycle and ovulate on CD13 next month too (our attempt month) then our one off attempt will probably land on our night away at Legoland!

[LadyScarlett]

♥ LadyScarlett
♥ Swaying Status: Swaying NOW!
♥ TTC DC #1
♥ Your approach to pink sway- I'm doing a semi-LE diet (already lost 30 pounds over the past 6 months, so only have a few to drop). Planning frequent BD (once AF leaves the station) with a 2-3 day cutoff. Rephresh (1/2 app) every 3 days through O. Antihistamine for 4-5 days up through O and taking daily Folic Acid and acidophilus (sp). DH was willing to give up beer and coffee while we TTC and he basically eats the LE diet as well with me. Hot showers before BD, fan on in bedroom, and will TRY not to O while BDing (sometimes hard to avoid that)
SOO excited to finally start our family!

[swish]

Welcome, Scarlett! So exciting to be TtC for the first time, gl!! Zani, we are going to Spain, we're really lucky as have a family place there so it's all set up for children and a cheap holiday! I cannot understand how all those supps haven't had much effect, look what they did to me!!! Can you up the dosage? Looking back I had more ewcm a couple of cycles ago but this month hardly any, I did take zyrtec last month but I don't think it did much, what antihis are you taking?

[zanacal]

Good luck LadyScarlett! Is this your first month ttc? It really is exciting planning and having your first baby

[Emmy2012]

*Emmy2012
*Swaying status: Swaying Now in Tww
*TTC#6 I have one daughter 15, son 12, a son that lives with his dad 9, son with my 2nd dh almost 3, and son with 2nd dh 1
*do the LE diet hardcore never more then 950 calories, I was awesome until after I o'd..I have had a few bad days, never ate breakfast but lots of sweets after lunch...getting back on diet tomorrow hardcore, I am 5 dpo today. I did 14 day abstain 2 day cutoff, then had dh release twice a day until a O+12 attempt. I douche'd and used rephresh every 3 days, hot baths for dh, aci-jel before and after only O+12 attempt. Vitex, Saw Palmetto, baby aspirin, folic acid....taking b6 in tww for progesterone.

[LadyScarlett]

Good luck LadyScarlett! Is this your first month ttc? It really is exciting planning and having your first baby

Yes, first month TTC. Wanted a May or June Bday if it works out the first few tries since I'll have summer vacation shortly there after (teacher).

[happyheart]

HI

♥ happyheart
♥ Swaying Status: Was hoping to TTC in August.. waiting until September
♥ TTC #4
♥ LE diet, frequent release, no O, rephresh every three days after AF, attempt night of +opk, may use Zyrtec (not sure), hot showers, taking folic acid, and DH semi-LE diet. Also for fun I am using an ionizer on the computer, leaving ceiling fans on, and wearing rose quartz bracelets everyday. Trying to get my luteal phase to be at least 12 days... currently 8/9 days. Hoping my OB will help me in this month at my appointment.