texasnewbie TTC a BOY Sway Attempt

[texasnewbie]

TTC a BOY Sway Attempt

Gender Result:

Unknown

DW Age:

28

DH Age:

32

Current Children's Gender(s)

19 month old DD

Number of Months TTC

2

Did you purchase and follow a GD Personalized Plan?

No

MINERALS
Calcium Intake(Please describe)

I didn't decrease or increase. Have some milk with my cereal, and milk in my coffee and tea.

Magnesium Intake(Please describe)

-

Potassium Intake(Please describe)

Ate lots of bananas, potatoes and drank lots of coconut water

Sodium Intake(Please describe)

-

SUPPLEMENTS USED
DW Supplements

• Robitussin/Guafanesin tablets

DH Supplements

-

Any additional supplement info?

I took prenatal vitamins and probiotics daily. DH takes a multivitamin and B-12.

DIET
Did you follow a diet plan?

Yes

If yes to diet, which one did you most follow?

• HE(High Everything)

Comments regarding DW's diet changes-

I'm vegetarian, so definitely tried to increase protein intake. Also ate a handful of almonds daily.

If diet was used, length of time before attempt?

5-8 weeks

Did you skip breakfast regularly?

No

Did DH change his diet with you?

No

Comments regarding DH's diet-

Generally a healthy diet, but also vegetarian.

DId you consume alcohol?

• No

DId you try to limit caffeine?

No, I drink caffeine regularly

Any Diet Details?

Never went more than 2-3 hours without eating, always ate breakfast, tried to eat more savory and food. Unfortunately, probably quite a bit of rice in my diet (not sure how much this sways).

My weakness is a fondness for chocolate and sugary food. I definitely eat some form of cookies/ice cream, etc. daily. I hope this doesn't undermine my sway!

I had caffeine regularly but not a ton - instant coffee in the morning and black tea in the afternoon.

Any Diet Comments/Additional Info?

Gained about 3-4 pounds doing the diet, was in a pretty relaxed state at home and work (unlike when conceiving my DD!)

WEIGHT AND EXERCISE
What did you weigh/BMI do leading up to O?

About 134ish before diet, about 138 afterwards. I'm 5'8", medium build.

Any Weight/Exercise related additional info/comments?

No exercise at all other than running after DD.

Made DH give up cardio. (he gained some weight as a result, haha)

THINGS in VG and CONCEPTION DATE(CD) INFO
pH Before Starting a Sway Program, if known

-

Any VG potions used?

• Preseed

CM pH at attempt

-

DH pH

-

THE DEED INFO
How many BD attempts did you make for the BFP cycle?

3 on ovulation day

BD Pattern

• BD every few days

BD Dates according to Ovulation

• O day only
• 4 Days Before O
• 3 Days Before O

BD Position

Multiple

Any additional comments?

We did protected BD 3-4 days before O day, and 3 ACTUAL attempts on O-day itself. I wanted to stick with Shettles timing, so waited about 12 hours after the first positive OPK. We BD'ed in the morning, afternoon and night on O-day. It's possible the last attempt was a couple of hours after ovulating because of some O-pain. , but not sure how much later (definitely not anywhere near O+12).

Any relevant attempt details?

DH used preseed as lubricant; I used a little.

Forgot to take Robutussin until 2 hours before attempt # 2.

Did you do anything with Ions?

No.

Moon Phase during conception?

-

Did you use any Old Wives Tales?

No.

Things that make me feel great about my sway:

Tried to up nuts and potassium rich food. Was pretty relaxed and gaining weight during this time frame. DH was also gaining some weight, and almost eliminated cardio.

Things that make me nervous about my sway:

Not sure if I ate enough protein (as a vegetarian); had two 6 day stretches with no BD during the month because of business travel (but we made up for it once he/I got back!)

Things worth mentioning:

Breastfeeding 19 month old DD about 1-3 times daily, but just to get her to sleep. Regular cycles since she was 11 months old.

Husband is healthy and in good shape. Wore briefs during the day and boxers at night.

[maidentomother]

Congrats & good luck!

[atomic sagebrush]

Huge congrats!! Good luck!

[goodmom]

Congrats and Good luck ...hope u get ur blue sticky bean

[texasnewbie]

Update - our 20 week anatomy scan shows BOY!! We had a late bloomer, so we are in shock! We got 90% girl determination by the doctor at the NT scan and 100% girl guesses on the forums. But he's all boy!

[Violet Winter]

That's fantastic news! Congratulations!

[True Blue]

Congratulations

[goodmom]

Oh what a wonderful news .... great ...so happy for u ... xx

[atomic sagebrush]

Update - our 20 week anatomy scan shows BOY!! We had a late bloomer, so we are in shock! We got 90% girl determination by the doctor at the NT scan and 100% girl guesses on the forums. But he's all boy!

For anyone who stumbles onto this thread I want to clarify that the NT scan of the nub was too early to be accurate in this case. All babies look like girls until late in the 12th to 13th week.

Please have your NT scans in the late 12th or 13th week of gestation for higher accuracy. And if you are clutching at straws and read this thread hoping you have "a late bloomer" and your scan was done in the 13th or 14th week of pregnancy, it is very likely that a baby who looks like a girl at this point is a girl and not going to "bloom" into a boy.