Ttc boy jan/feb prep rating?

**Filzma** · November 28th, 2017, 06:02 PM

Hi ladies and atomic! Super excited to begin swaying. Excuse the long post. I’m planning to ttc late jan/early feb and thought I’d begin the process.
Supplements:

Daily.
-Fish oil 210mg
-Ginseng 500mg
-Multivitamins (Zn 10mcg, vit D 400 IU, folic acid 200mcg, selenium 32mcg etc)

Plan to stock up on.
-Vit D tabs for DH and myself. Finished one that was combined with calcium.
-EPO (never used)
-Folic acid? I think I’ll get the folate ones.

Tracking.
- BBT (thermometer just arrived)
- opk (got 10 cheap tests with thermometer planning on ordering more cheap ones and clear blue for actual ttc month (purple?blue?pink? Help)
*going to be my first month tracking

Diet:

Morning.
-Celery green juice OR lemon-ginger-turmeric-honey tea)
- Porridge with dates cinnamon OR Muesli (fruit n nut) OR avocado baked beans toast. 1/2-3/4 cup full fat milk with each option
Snack
-Cucumber mint juice OR lemon lime juice
- Nuts (some salted)

Lunch
- blue berry-wheat grass-spirulina-banana-orange-coriander-maca powder smoothie.
- a fruity eg half a melon or papaya or apple etc

Early supper
- high protein (meat/fish/quinoa/lentils)
-high veges
-Sweet potato/potato/sometimes rice or pasta but rarely these days.

Snack
- something sweet (carbs)
- ginger-thyme-lemon-fennel seed tea

Misc:
-Use sea salt to cook and try to generously season food with it to get a good amount of sodium.
-Even though winter- expose myself to sunshine every moment I can.
-Sleeping well lately. Used to be insomniac when I was ttc DD.

Exercise:
-None yet. Not really active but want to begin light lifting weights today especially with recent muscle wasting I noticed.

I’m fully committed and invested in this. If I end up ttc a girl then no harm done! If anything mummy will be healthier albeit heavier.

Anything I missed? Tips? Corrections?
Oh and planning to temp vaginally, what should I clean thermometer with? Any rules?

**MiaMelb** · November 28th, 2017, 08:56 PM

Looks like you've got a pretty solid base for a blue sway.
These are just a couple of thoughts as I read through, take or leave any suggestions, it's your sway your way.

A priobiotic is generally recommended for blue. Not sure about the ginseng, it's definitely not commonly used by blue.
Try and aim for protein and carbs at each snack.
Not sure the maca and spirulina is generally recommended?
Try aim for lots of red meat dinners.
The sodium stuff doesn't work so just use salt as you like it, no need to load up on it.
Good idea on the weight training.
Blue swayers aim for 3 attempts at +opk. It usually ends up being pm on day of +opk, am and pm of next day.

GL

**Filzma** · November 29th, 2017, 03:41 AM

I’m going shopping tomorrow for probiotics and all the other good stuff. Going to cut down on ginseng ( have been taking it for a while now)
Protein and carb snacks - noted
I haven’t eaten red meat in a year but now is a good time to start.
Thank you