I decided to take a break

[Dynazyme]

I am in the 2 WW and hoping for a BFP. This time we bd once on day before O (O confirmed by ultrasound). So fingers are crossed!

However, if I have another BFN I decided to have a break for a few months. At the moment it is too annoying and there are some important happenings in exactly one year....

I will TTC in a some months again so I will try to skip breakfast (I got so used to it), stay vegetarian but will increase protein and I will go on with exercising maybe 2 - 3 times a week. Should I have some vitamins?? Is that okay? What do you think?

[bluebonnet22]

If it was me I'd avoid vitamins, you want at least 12 weeks vitamin free before attempting and what's the point if you need to stop taking them again soon anyways.

[Junie]

Ooh I've also got a Ferdinand, great name I wouldn't go back on vitamins. Best to keep your body in as poor of condition as you can while still living your life normally. Normally if you eat a healthy diet you don't need vitamins anyway. I hope it doesn't matter and you get your BFP this cycle!

[True Blue]

Personally if I was taking a break I would continue swaying as normal I understand swaying girl is harder so with as little changes as possible realistically.
Good luck for this month

[MyByC]

Dynazyme, how you confirmed your Ov? Intravaginal u/s or Abdominal u/s?
And when confirmed it?

I just ask, because have been in the same situation last try and the toxic gel from u/s killed all my DH sperm...
I went 1 day before Ov and the day of Ov. At little difference of hours beforw my attempt and after my Ov......
I read so many articles after Atomic told me the gels are toxic...it seems that 90% of sperm is killed....

[maidentomother]

I understand so well Dynazyme, after 4 months of failure I took a break last year. I did snack and took vitamin D & fish oil but my diet was still somewhat pink in terms of what I ate (not as much fat, not much meat). I started hard core swaying again 3 months before TTC again (now), though.

[Dynazyme]

Dynazyme, how you confirmed your Ov? Intravaginal u/s or Abdominal u/s?
And when confirmed it?

I just ask, because have been in the same situation last try and the toxic gel from u/s killed all my DH sperm...
I went 1 day before Ov and the day of Ov. At little difference of hours beforw my attempt and after my Ov......
I read so many articles after Atomic told me the gels are toxic...it seems that 90% of sperm is killed....

Hi! Recently I read the post about spermicide u/s gels in the boy section. I was not aware of that! That´s terrible!

Yes, my O was confirmed by intravaginal u/s. However I asked my doc today about the gel and he said that I am not in contact with the gel. So no worries!
BTW he prescirbed me Utrogestan and he said with a smile that he assumes that AF will not arrive. Lining looks perfect. However I guess he can't see anything so far???? I am O+5.

[MyByC]

Well, he knows better.
But how come the gel is not in contact with the body? I'm super curious.
Utrigestan is for pg womens.
So yaaaay, maybe you are already pg❤️

[Dynazyme]

I understand so well Dynazyme, after 4 months of failure I took a break last year. I did snack and took vitamin D & fish oil but my diet was still somewhat pink in terms of what I ate (not as much fat, not much meat). I started hard core swaying again 3 months before TTC again (now), though.

Yes! I think a break is necessary. You get to focused on TTC. And we already booked some holidays in one year, Ferdinand starts with school and I acceped a huge resarch project at work. So there are many reasons to have a break.

I am planning to stay with the diet, however I will allow some treats like having a large breakfast with my family during the weekends or having a steak sometimes. The hardest thing during my sway is the exercising. 6/7 60 min is quite hard and time consuming. I will definitely reduce during my break.

[atomic sagebrush]

I would just stay vegetarian and you can take vitamins 3 days a week. If you can exercise, great, if not, that's fine.

I would worry less about the breakfast unless you really don't care either way. I am less sure that matters in the long term.