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TTC Girl Spreadsheet 3
f.r.o.g.
Please Lord hear our prayers for a DD
Australia, QLD
Joined 12-04-2008
Posts 324
 
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163 conceptions
108 girls
46 boys
9 unknown
Spreadsheet 1: http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/p/9759/80216.aspx#80216
Spreadsheet 2: http://www.in-gender.com/cs/forums/t/67962.aspx
Please remember that the stats posted above are everyones sway.. good or bad. If you want to know the stats for what you will be doing you need to go look them up. Also please remember that the stats are only as good as the people reporting them.
| Name |
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Waterlilly |
Hopefull2009 |
Cari7699 |
| Gender Resulted |
|
Girl |
Boy |
Girl |
| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
natural BD cd 14 ovulated cd 19 BD cd 20 |
Natural |
Natural |
| PH |
|
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|
| CM pH |
|
5.0 range |
4.0-5.0 |
5, week prior |
| DH pH |
|
unknown |
7.0 |
didn’t measure |
| Douche type and when |
|
none |
vinager and water |
~ |
| Replens and when |
|
none |
yes |
~ |
| Big O |
|
yes |
yes accidently on O day UGH! |
~ |
| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
600 mg daily |
yes |
1200 |
| Magnesium |
|
600 mg daily (Magnesium Asporotate better absorbtion) |
yes |
600 |
| Potassium |
|
NO, low K diet |
no |
~ |
| Sodium |
|
some |
regular diet intate |
~ |
| DH minerals |
|
no |
Calcium, magnesium, and cranberry |
~ |
| DIET |
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| Dietary Changes |
|
6 weeks before was on low carb low fat diet, mostly eggs and turkey.. Lost 15 pounds |
Not strict diet but avoided red meat and banannas |
some caffeine (only diet coke) but none the few days before O, avoided the big no-nos (potatoes, bananas, tomatoes), tried to reduce salt, lots of crystal light. |
| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
Kind of, I didn't think I was pregnant as we were avoiding.. I was off diet 2 days before O because we were in Disney |
No |
~ |
| caffeine |
|
yes |
Couldn't stop sweet tea drinking |
~ |
| DH caffeine |
|
yes |
None (he was better then me) |
~ |
| HORMONES |
|
|
|
|
| Drinks |
|
crystal light & diet soda |
Lots of crystal light for me and DH |
~ |
| Supplements |
|
some |
|
~ |
| SUPPLEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
| Cranberry |
|
yes - 2 of the triple strength |
Yes |
6,875 2X per day |
| Acidophilus |
|
no |
No |
~ |
| Sudafed |
|
no, EWCM.. We were in the shower… |
No |
~ |
| Others |
|
no |
Multi Vitamin |
Lydia Pinkham 2X day, Clomid 50mg days 5-9 |
| DH supps |
|
no |
Cranberry, calcium and magnesium |
cranberry, calcium, magnesium |
| TIMING |
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| BD cutoff (# of days) |
|
5 day |
0 |
~ |
| BD thru O |
|
no |
Yes |
~ |
| O+12 |
|
yes, but DH pulled out… We were trying not to get pregnant |
Tried another attempt 12 hours after O |
~ |
| Frequent BD/how many days |
|
no, one attempt and -5 and one at O+24 |
Yes day before, on and after O |
day 12, 14, 16, 17 (IUI at noon on day 17 + BD no day 17 at night). |
| Charting O with Temp |
|
Yes |
Yes |
~ |
| Charting O with OPK |
|
yes, Faint + on CD 17, + OPK on CD 18, - OPK on CD 19 |
Yes |
~ |
| Fertility monitor used/type |
|
No |
|
~ |
| suspected O date |
|
CD 19 by temp and OPK |
July 20th |
September 21 (day17), although my cervis was still high the morning after on day 18. |
| IONS |
|
|
|
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| Oed in what moon phase |
|
waxing moon (sways girl I think) |
Closer to New then Full |
New moon (both boys were full moon babies) |
| Changed ions in other ways? |
|
None |
No |
Anion pads the week before O, dan blowing on us during BD. |
| OTHER |
|
|
|
|
| How many kids do you have? |
|
2 |
0 myself DH has 1 DS |
2 |
| What gender(s)? |
|
boys |
|
boys |
| # of months TTC |
|
0 we were going to TTC the following month |
2 |
16 months, 2 IUIs, 6 cycles of clomid |
| Your Age |
|
30, DH is 34 |
27 |
30 |
| BD position |
|
-5 day cutoff was standing in the shower, O+24 was missionary and DH pulled out (not fast enough tho lol) |
Missionary |
missionary |
| Jump and dump |
|
yes and pulled out for O+24 |
Yes on day of O because I had a big O and paniced so I did jump and dump, used douse and replens to lower PH |
yes |
| EWCM present/how much? |
|
None, was in shower so if any washed away |
No |
nothing at all - tiny cm noticed cuz inspecting tp - 10:30pm 9/5/09 (oday). |
| DH undies type |
|
whitey tidies |
Briefs |
boxer briefs |
| DH hot bath/shower |
|
Yes, was in the shower for one of them, and showered before for the O+24 |
Not on O day but the day before and day after |
no |
| OWT - anything under bed? |
|
nope |
List of girl names |
No |
| COMMENTS |
|
I still can't believe I am pregnant.. Even though we weren't TTC and we were avoiding getting pregnant I feel like we were on the extreme sides of swaying and that it will be interesting to see what we get.. The other thing to note is that I had my IUD removed only 2 weeks prior to ovulating and that is supposed to sway girl! We will see in a few weeks, I will be happy either way because I really think this baby was meant to be since the odds were so against it even happening! |
I think the big O and timing is what messed up our sway. Luckily when I saw my little boy on the ultrasound it was love at first sight. Next baby though we will probably save for Microsort |
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| Name |
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HeReigns |
RockinDiva |
Laura4uandme |
| Gender Resulted |
|
Boy |
Girl |
Girl |
| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
natural |
natural |
Natural |
| PH |
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|
|
| CM pH |
|
didn’t check |
stayed around 5 no matter what I did. |
Usually less than 5, but I have no idea what it was before BD because I was dry. |
| DH pH |
|
didn’t check |
didn’t check |
Our combined pH was 8 to 8.5, but was able to lower it to a 4.5 with lime and distilled water. |
| Douche type and when |
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N/A |
none |
Before deed, I prepared lime and distilled water with a pH of 2, then I set it in the sink with warm water. After the deed, had hubby bring me the lime and distilled water and inserted 2ml in and propped my hips. I checked ph every 30 minutes still with hips propped. I had strips next to the bed. In the 4 hours waiting til I could put lime tampon in, I put in 3 total lime and distilled water douches. I taught hubby how to make the douche for me, which was a help so I didn't have to get out of bed. |
| Replens and when |
|
N/A |
none |
Yes, only days leading up to baby dance. |
| Big O |
|
No |
once-yikes! |
No |
| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
nothing more/less than usual |
1200 mg per day |
Yes, every time I thought about it. |
| Magnesium |
|
nothing more/less than usual |
400 mg per day |
No |
| Potassium |
|
nothing more/less than usual |
avoided as much as possible |
No, low K diet |
| Sodium |
|
nothing more/less than usual |
reduce sodium |
No, low Na diet |
| DH minerals |
|
nothing more/less than usual |
cran and calcium |
Made him take Calcium as well |
| DIET |
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Changes |
|
no particular diet |
avoided red meat, potaties and tomatoes drank only milk or flavored water (100 oz per day lowered my pH) |
Tried to do the diet as much as possible. Ate a lot of yogurt and straberries. No breakfast. Avoided the big no no goods. Drank milk like crazy. |
| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
N/A |
nope |
I mainly stuck to the diet in the 2WW. A little slip here and there. |
| caffeine |
|
1 cup coffee a day |
none |
None |
| DH caffeine |
|
few cups a day - usual for him |
yes - moderate |
1 drink a day |
| HORMONES |
|
|
|
|
| Drinks |
|
none |
none |
Drank milk and crystal light like crazy. |
| Supplements |
|
none |
none |
yes |
| SUPPLEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
| Cranberry |
|
none |
10,000 mg per day |
At least 10,000 a day |
| Acidophilus |
|
none |
no |
No |
| Sudafed |
|
none |
no |
1 hour before attempt |
| Others |
|
none |
calcium, folic acid and manesium |
Normal prenatal |
| DH supps |
|
none |
calcium and cran |
At least 10,000 mg cranberry a day. He also took 1 mag a day and calcium. |
| TIMING |
|
|
|
|
| BD cutoff (# of days) |
|
2 (36-48 hrs) |
0 |
8+ days abstinence |
| BD thru O |
|
no |
yes |
No |
| O+12 |
|
no |
no |
O+12 had EWCM the day of OPK+ then it went straight to sticky. Positive OPK at 12 the previous day. I kept looking for creamy cm but never got it. Finally at around 11am the following day I had hubby come home from work because I was dry and firm. At around 1:-- we BD. SO, I am not sure exactly the number of hours after O. Since I was going by how firm I was. |
| Frequent BD/how many days |
|
yes - 10X in 12 days. I O on cd24 (not sure what time - no cm at all), last bd was 11pm on cd22. |
0-3, 0-1 and 0 day (just wanted to get pregnant) |
Only once at 0+12 |
| Charting O with Temp |
|
no |
no |
Yes |
| Charting O with OPK |
|
yes |
yes |
Yes, would get POK+ two days before my temperature would go up. |
| Fertility monitor used/type |
|
yes - baby hopes ovulation test strips. |
none |
No |
| suspected O date |
|
sept. 5, 2009 |
11-Sep-09 |
July 10 if I remember right |
| IONS |
|
|
|
|
| Oed in what moon phase |
|
don't know |
last quarter, getting close to new moon |
Don't know as I didn't pay attention to this. |
| Changed ions in other ways? |
|
no |
had fans blowing on me 24/7, and ran the shower before, during and after BD |
Fan when on laptop on and water fountain next to bed. |
| OTHER |
|
|
|
|
| How many kids do you have? |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
| What gender(s)? |
|
boys |
1 boy, 1 girl |
boys |
| # of months TTC |
|
first try |
5 |
3 months trying to concieve, 2 months on diet. |
| Your Age |
|
30 |
27 |
26 |
| BD position |
|
missionary |
missionary |
Hubby on top and shallow and no big O for me |
| Jump and dump |
|
yes |
no |
No, hips propped |
| EWCM present/how much? |
|
nothing at all - tiny cm only noticed cause inspecting tp - 10:30om 9/5/09 (Oday). |
not a lot |
None on day of attempt |
| DH undies type |
|
boxer briefs |
boxer briefs |
boxers |
| DH hot bath/shower |
|
no |
no |
Yes, before attempt |
| OWT - anything under bed? |
|
no |
nothing |
A pink dress under the bed |
| COMMENTS? |
|
~ |
~ |
After the deed, keep hips elevated with pillows for 5 minutes. Then had hubby bring the warm lime douche mix from the sink. I put 2ml in and didn't let it out, because my hips were propped. I checked ph every 30 minutes still with hips propped. I had strips next to my bed. In the 4 hours waiting till I could put lime tampon in, I put 3 total lime and distilled water douches. I taught hubby how to make the douche for me. Which was a help so I didn't have to get out of bed. I stayed with hips propped for almost 4 hours. I didn't get up at all until about 2 hours after because I had to help with one of the boys. Then went back to the bed to prop hips. After 4 hours I put in the lime tampon. Put in another lime tampon before bed and left it there until the temperature spike. Really think the diet, supplements, and douche helped with our attempt. |
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| Name |
|
Noelle08 |
Holiday4Me |
Hhmaria |
| Gender Resulted |
|
Girl confirmed at 17 weeks |
Boy |
Girl |
| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
natural |
natural & TBM |
Shettles method |
| PH |
|
|
|
|
| CM pH |
|
between 4 and 5 |
5-5.5 |
-unknown |
| DH pH |
|
don't know |
unknown |
- |
| Douche type and when |
|
lime/water 5 min after for 30 min |
distilled water and lime, 1/2-1 hour before BD, then about 2ml after BD. |
- |
| Replens and when |
|
No - but used Aci-jel every day (a tiny amount) 3 hours before BD. I feel this was the most important factor for me. |
Yes, every few days after AF, then everyday around O. Sometimes used tiny amount before BD and after instead of douche. |
- |
| Big O |
|
Sometimes |
No |
- |
| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
Yes |
666 mg pill form, plus milk and yogurt |
- |
| Magnesium |
|
Yes |
250 mg daily |
- |
| Potassium |
|
No |
~ |
- |
| Sodium |
|
No |
Stayed under 1,000 |
- |
| DH minerals |
|
No |
No |
- |
| DIET |
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Changes |
|
Drank tons of Cyrstal Light, tried to up dairy, cut out soy |
IG diet, ate salt free bread and tahini all the time, yogurt, raspberries, strawberries, some fish with green beans. |
I didn't follow any diet... in fact I was eating more at boy zone diet (Potaoes, bananas, tomatoes) but I also like greek yogurt that it is in girl zone... I have to say, that I have heard that sometimes the body tries to balance the ph in case you are eating to much at only one zone (acid or alckalic) ... maybe it happened to me too? I do not know... |
| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
Yes, but not to strict |
Did cheat first week after O but skipped breakfast. |
I eat the same |
| caffeine |
|
Cut back but still drank decaf and occassional caffeine. |
No |
only one cup every morning |
| DH caffeine |
|
No |
No |
-the same with me |
| HORMONES |
|
|
|
|
| Drinks |
|
Crystal Light |
~ |
|
| Supplements |
|
yes |
Saw Palmetto 1x/day |
cranberries |
| SUPPLEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
| Cranberry |
|
Yes - a lot |
Pill form only, about 6,000 per day edu. |
-yes |
| Acidophilus |
|
No |
Yes |
|
| Sudafed |
|
Took Zyrtec 1 hour before every attempt |
No |
|
| Others |
|
baby asprin |
Cal/Mag, baby asprin, Vit.C, Folic Acid |
- |
| DH supps |
|
None |
Licorice Root, Cal/Mag from AF to O, Cranberry days before BD to lower PH. |
|
| TIMING |
|
|
|
|
| BD cutoff (# of days) |
|
2 or 3 - can't remember exactly |
1-2 days |
2.5 days cutt off |
| BD thru O |
|
No |
No |
NO |
| O+12 |
|
No |
May have been more like O+20 |
NO |
| Frequent BD/how many days |
|
Every day up to cut-off |
Four days in a row before O |
-We had 2 times BD |
| Charting O with Temp |
|
Yes |
Yes |
-No |
| Charting O with OPK |
|
Yes |
Tried, but they never gave me a positive reading |
YES |
| Fertility monitor used/type |
|
None |
Saliva |
-YES (CLEARBLUE) |
| suspected O date |
|
6/26/09 |
CD 14, Sept 26th |
CD 11 |
| IONS |
|
|
|
|
| Oed in what moon phase |
|
Don't know |
New Moon |
well it wasn't full moon! it was definately the opposite for a girl zone! |
| Changed ions in other ways? |
|
Ionizer on all night next to bed |
Live in the hills/country so kept windows open even at night. Fan while on computer, wore a heart shaped rose quartz pinned to underware. Also burned a lavender candle in the home. |
- |
| OTHER |
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|
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| How many kids do you have? |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
| What gender(s)? |
|
boy |
boy |
BOY |
| # of months TTC |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Your Age |
|
30 |
34 |
35 |
| BD position |
|
missionary |
missionary |
deep penetration, I was on top... I know it is not good for a girl, bur we like this way... |
| Jump and dump |
|
No |
No, kept hips elevated for 10-20 min |
- |
| EWCM present/how much? |
|
No |
No much, hard to tell when I was O'ing. Used canola oil for lube. |
yes but not soo much |
| DH undies type |
|
boxers |
4x/week when he works, boxer briefs, none on days off |
boxer |
| DH hot bath/shower |
|
No |
Yesm both of us |
- |
| OWT - anything under bed? |
|
No |
No |
it happened on our couch...sooo there were only few wood puzzles pieces of my son... |
| COMMENTS? |
|
I think the supplements and aci-jel were the key to our success! |
I lost 8-9 lbs in about three months and was not overweight to start with. Lifestyle is different now, only work part-time so much less stress. Live in California so weather is really warm in Sept. Did not work out at all, and lost a lot of muscle tone. Hoping that all of this will get me my girl. Really don't want to try for a third. |
well, I am very thrilled that we got our girl and the xx sperm bit all these guys... I had read soo much here and I was so pesimist for having a girl... maybe the cut off did work in our case, but I think I am very lucky!... maybe I give someone hope for TTC Girl... |
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| Name |
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Heidihollie |
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| Gender Resulted |
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Unknown Yet |
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| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
EGS - SU/TBM |
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| PH |
|
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| CM pH |
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4.2-4.9 (was 4.68 right before attempt) |
|
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| DH pH |
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7.1-7.8 (was a 4.80 right before attempt) |
|
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| Douche type and when |
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Lime douche 1 hour before TBM, followed TBM with a lime tampon because it was so late at night and I just wanted to get to bed lol |
|
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| Replens and when |
|
n/a |
|
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| Big O |
|
NO! |
|
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| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
1500 mg daily |
|
|
| Magnesium |
|
650-900 mg daily (taking extra because it helps my TMJ pain) |
|
|
| Potassium |
|
kept Potassium & Sodium as low as possible |
|
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| Sodium |
|
- |
|
|
| DH minerals |
|
None regularly, but he takes a lot of Tums so he probably got a good deal of calcium |
|
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| DIET |
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Changes |
|
Limited sodium, no bananas, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. but I was only just beginning the diet. |
|
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| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
Yes, until BFP |
|
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| caffeine |
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1 Diet Coke per day |
|
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| DH caffeine |
|
1 soda or 1 cu of coffee per day, if that |
|
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| HORMONES |
|
|
|
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| Drinks |
|
n/a |
|
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| Supplements |
|
n/a |
|
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| SUPPLEMENTS |
|
|
|
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| Cranberry |
|
10,000 daily |
|
|
| Acidophilus |
|
n/a |
|
|
| Sudafed |
|
1 hour prior to TBM |
|
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| Others |
|
1 Benadryl right after TBM because I was sick |
|
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| DH supps |
|
n/a |
|
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| TIMING |
|
|
|
|
| BD cutoff (# of days) |
|
2 |
|
|
| BD thru O |
|
no |
|
|
| O+12 |
|
yes |
|
|
| Frequent BD/how many days |
|
- |
|
|
| Charting O with Temp |
|
yes |
|
|
| Charting O with OPK |
|
yes |
|
|
| Fertility monitor used/type |
|
no |
|
|
| suspected O date |
|
FF changed my date several times between CD 25 and 27. I believe I O'd on CD 25 due to cervix and CM changes. If so, I only did an O+12, but since FF kept switching me, I put down O+12 AND a 2 day cut-off. |
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| IONS |
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| Oed in what moon phase |
|
Full Moon |
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| Changed ions in other ways? |
|
Wore a black tourmaline, amethyst and rose quartz bracelet at all times. Kept a salt crystal lamp on right next to my side of the bed along with more of the same kind of beads as the bracelet. Took a shower (so did DH) right before TBM. Had a Gaiam personal ionizer, but only used it a couple of times. |
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| OTHER |
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| How many kids do you have? |
|
2 |
|
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| What gender(s)? |
|
boys |
|
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| # of months TTC |
|
1 |
|
|
| Your Age |
|
31 |
|
|
| BD position |
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TBM, shallow insertion with pipette (no diva or instead cup) |
|
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| Jump and dump |
|
no |
|
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| EWCM present/how much? |
|
minimal, and then none after lime douche |
|
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| DH undies type |
|
boxers |
|
|
| DH hot bath/shower |
|
HOT shower for both of us right before TBM |
|
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| OWT - anything under bed? |
|
Girl shirt (that seriously just showed up at our house one day while I was doing laundry! I have NO idea where it came from!) and Babylegs in nightstand drawer |
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| COMMENTS |
|
I certainly didn't expect to get a BFP on my first month! I would have done a few things differently, but I still think it was a decent sway |
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f.r.o.g.
Please Lord hear our prayers for a DD
Australia, QLD
Joined 12-04-2008
Posts 324
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Name |
|
LoveMyLandonandBrayden |
Chasing Dreams |
Mama2kja135 |
| Gender Resulted |
|
Girl |
Girl |
Boy |
| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
TBM |
Natural |
Natural |
| PH |
|
|
|
|
| CM pH |
|
4.5-5 |
4.5 |
not 100% sure I stopped checking. It was always around 4.0 the months before. |
| DH pH |
|
8-8.5 (before TBM) |
8 |
around 9 |
| Douche type and when |
|
Before the attempt: I had only creamy cm and my pH was 4.6 so no douche was needed. During my frist and second attempts I added lime to the diva cup twice during the 10 hours I had it in but all other checks the pH was low. I never needed to douche because my pH never went above 5. I had always done cut off for all cycles. After m/c last month I was sure I wasn't going to ovulate this month and hubby got a little too excited and released inside me (after promising he wouldn't) on cd18. I got up jumped and dumped and immediately put in a lime tampon to soak up the sperm. I left the tampon in 2 hours adn then put Sylk lubricant in and went to be. The next morning I tested again and got another - OPK on cd19. Then I had horrible ovulation pains in the evening on cd19, tested and saw a +OPK. I watched my cervix and cm and we attempted again at O+12 in the very early morning hours of cd20. We did a second attempt at O+16. I gently combined the O+12 sample left in my diva cup and the O+16 sample. I left the cup inserted for a total of 15 hours today betewen the two attempts and kept careful watch on my pH and the diva cup pH. I also used Sylk lubricant with low pH to help sway and get pregnant. |
none |
stopped using it after my m/c 3 months before. |
| Replens and when |
|
No - I have pH rebound on a previous cycle and stopped using it. |
Aci-jel 1-2 hours before both attempts and a small amount after. |
cd 12 and cd 18 (day of ovulation) just a pea size amount |
| Big O |
|
No |
No |
No |
| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
Yes, 1200mg a day |
1000+ mg daily |
24,00 mg Af-o usually but sometimes all cycle. Not counting what I was getting though food and drinks. |
| Magnesium |
|
Yes, 500mg a day |
500mg |
500 Af-o usually but sometimes all cycle. Not counting what I was getting though food and drinks. |
| Potassium |
|
Limited |
Avoided |
Im not sure how much I was getting though foods and drinks a day. Not much though. |
| Sodium |
|
Limited |
Tried to keep sodium levels within the recommended guidleines, it would have been more on some days as we had a few occasions where we had to eat out. |
I wasn't adding salt to anything and was watching my sodium intake |
| DH minerals |
|
same amounts of Ca and Mg as me. |
1000mg Calcium, 500mg Mag, Licorice Root. |
No |
| DIET |
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Changes |
|
I cut sodium and potassium incredibly. I didn't follow the strict IG diet but I did stay within close or close to within the recommended ranges for these minerals. I skipped breakfast every morning and didn't eat until the afternoon everyday. I changed my usual pattern of snacking and instead ate no snacks. Instead, I ate lunch and dinner to keep my blood sugar lower in general. I lost nearly 20 pounds in the months of ttc by watching my diet and my snakcing. The day of my attempts I did not eat anything through my attempt to ensure that my blood sugar was low for the attempt itself. |
Tried to stick to the IG as much as possible, we did have several weddings and other occasions where we had to eat at resturants. We always ordered a creamy chicken/pasta dish where possible. I would describe by diet as being 95% strict IG diet, 5% where sodium would have been to high. NO RED MEAT, POTATOES, TOMATO OR BANANAS. |
Yes, lots! I did the "diet" for 8 months. Very strict until the last 3 and then I did it strict from af-O and cheated a little in the 2ww. |
| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
Until BFP |
No, had a break after O only on the cycle we got our BFP. The previous 2WW (i.e. 2-4 weeks before our successful attempt). I had two meals off the diet, but still avoiding the big NO foods. |
I did it very strict (no cheating) for the first 5 months of ttc and then cheated with sweets, soup, and tomato sauce in the 2ww. Never any bananas, I dont ever eat meat, no salt added, no fruit besides allowed, and no tomatoes. |
| caffeine |
|
No. I drank water, crystal light, diet cool aid or diet/caffeine free pop |
Sometimes (Bad, I know!) |
Never! |
| DH caffeine |
|
Yes, but very limited-maybe 0-1 caffeinated drinks per week and nothing the week before O. |
1-2 per day |
Not sure. He never drinks soda or coffee but he does have energy drinks sometimes. |
| HORMONES |
|
|
|
|
| Drinks |
|
Water, cranberry, diet, diet cool aid, caffine free pop (for the aspartame). |
A lot of Crystal Light |
I would aim for 2-3 glasses of milk a day, 2-3 glasses of crystal light (extra equal added), diet cranberry juice with equal added, and water. |
| Supplements |
|
1 pill of standardized Saw Palmetto once a day for me from af to ovulation. 3 pills during the day of licorice root for dh from af to ovulation. |
Clomid 50mg for the 2 previous cycles, not on the cycle that resulted in BFP. |
|
| SUPPLEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
| Cranberry |
|
Yes, 20000mg per day |
10,000mg+ |
Yes 2,000 - 4,000 mg (bottle amount... so im sure it was even higher for fresh fruit) |
| Acidophilus |
|
yes-2 pills per day |
No |
No |
| Sudafed |
|
No |
2 per day leading up to O |
Yes 1-3 pills a day around ovulation |
| Others |
|
Vitamin C, Soy (cd's 5-9) |
prenatal |
Soy 200 mg cd 3-7, Folic Acid 400 mcg, Baby Aspirin every 2-5 days, and 81 mg Vit-C (sometimes if it was mixed with the cranberry) |
| DH supps |
|
Calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, licorice Root (my af-o), cranberry (my af-o) |
Calcium, Mag, 10,000mg cranberry (increased to 20,000mg closer to O to drop pH), Licorice root. |
No |
| TIMING |
|
|
|
|
| BD cutoff (# of days) |
|
14 days to first attempt and then 1 day to next attempt |
No (OPK's lead me astray this month) |
No |
| BD thru O |
|
No |
~ |
Yes |
| O+12 |
|
Yes-0+12 and O+16 |
Possibly, but I have no idea! |
No |
| Frequent BD/how many days |
|
14 days absitnence to first attempt and then 1 day to next attempts |
DH released everyday for 5 days, we had an attempt with a 2 day cut off and another attempt very late on O day. DH released on the day in between attempts. |
CD 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, & 18 (DH released on most days as well) |
| Charting O with Temp |
|
yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Charting O with OPK |
|
yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Fertility monitor used/type |
|
no |
~ |
No |
| suspected O date |
|
10/3/2009 |
7/28/09 |
CD 18 |
| IONS |
|
|
|
|
| Oed in what moon phase |
|
New moon |
New Moon |
Last Quarter but still considered full moon phase |
| Changed ions in other ways? |
|
I used a humidifier nightly from AF to O. I used negative ion generators plugged into electrical outlets in all rooms in my home. I wore negative ion bracelet on my wrist constantly. I have a plug-in ionizer in the vehicle. I also have plants, a waterfall, and a saly lamp in my bedroom. I wore a negative ion necklace folded over inside of my underware directly over my ovaries. |
Salt Lamp |
No |
| OTHER |
|
|
|
|
| How many kids do you have? |
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
| What gender(s)? |
|
boys |
Boys |
boy, boy, girl, boy |
| # of months TTC |
|
3 watching and observing cycles; 2 practice cycles before tubal reversal, 6 active trying cycles for a total of 11 months between preparation and trying. |
3 |
Total 8. I had a chemical 3 cycles before. |
| Your Age |
|
22 |
29 |
24. DH is 26 |
| BD position |
|
TBM |
Missionary and shallow |
I don't remember? Could have been him on top, me on top, or rear? I tried to always do it with him on top. |
| Jump and dump |
|
N/A TBM |
No |
Somtimes and sometimes I went right to bed after. |
| EWCM present/how much? |
|
None for attempt; I had only creamy cm |
Very little |
None I either had sticky or creamy cm the whole cycle. |
| DH undies type |
|
boxers |
Boxer Briefs |
Boxers |
| DH hot bath/shower |
|
Yes - long and hot shower before giving sample |
no |
Somtimes a shower. I don't remember what days? |
| OWT - anything under bed? |
|
Yes-full baby girl outfit (including socks and hair bows) |
no |
No |
| COMMENTS? |
|
I combined this sway with LOTS and LOTS of praying!! I believe we had a great sway (other than frequent bd) and I can only hope and pray this baby is our long awaited daughter! |
This was my first cycle after stopping both clomid and TBM. I am fairly happy with out attempt, apart from not being confident in the timing. I think I usually O in the morning, which would make my timiing a 1.5 day cut off, and an O+20ish. However, clomid changed my O quite a bit and I really don't knwo what time I O'd at all. |
I was eating 1-3 yogurts a day, crystal light a few times, extra milk, and tried to do light on the salt. I would eat things sugar free and ate strawberries as much as I could stand it. No bananas ever, no orange juice, or apples. I never eat meat anyway. I would add equal to cranberry juice and drink that. My diet was so so. It was A LOT different than what I normally eat though. We bd though ovulation. I had no real cm though. I also had a few shots of rum the day before ovulation and the day of and chased it with a glass cranberry juice........ I would go as long as I could with out breakfast and then eat a yogurt, strawberries, or just a glass of milk or crystal light, a peanut butter and sugar free strawberry spread with whole wheat bread for lunch with a big glass of skim milk, and I would make green beans almost every night with whatever I made for dinner. Like I said I never eat meat anyway. A snack would be one of the allowed drinks, yogurt, pretzels, or rice cakes. |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Name |
|
Onedaymaybe |
Fairy_Dust |
Samstheman |
| Gender Resulted |
|
Boy |
Boy |
Boy |
| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
natural |
natural |
natural |
| PH |
|
|
|
|
| CM pH |
|
4.5 kept it at this for 2.5 months |
4.3 few days before O, Hanna tester broke |
5 |
| DH pH |
|
not sure |
7.4 few days before O |
8 |
| Douche type and when |
|
Yes, before first attempt and 3-4 ml after first attempt because my PH was already low and I had no CM but did use it after. I think I used much more then 4ml after since I couldn't measure. After both attempts I put in a lime douch tampon after douching. |
10ml 50/50 lime 1 hr before BD and 3ml 5 mins after BD. In previous attempts ph dropped to a 3.6 so after that I only douched once after BD |
No-gave me bladder infections and wasn't getting pregnant |
| Replens and when |
|
Yes every other day from AF to O for about 2.5 months. I also used it about 20 minutes before second atempt which is the attempt I probably got prego. |
no |
Yes, fingertip every 2nd day from AF to O (O'ed on CD27). Around O, just used pea size amount as it was making my CM like cottage cheese! |
| Big O |
|
Once no, once tried my best not to so I'm going to say no |
no |
No |
| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
1,500 mg(AdvaCAL) |
1200mg |
1200mg per day plus yoghurt, milk daily |
| Magnesium |
|
900mg (AdvaCAL) |
250mg |
500mg per day |
| Potassium |
|
no |
no |
None |
| Sodium |
|
no |
no |
No more than recommended amt |
| DH minerals |
|
1000mg calcium and 300mg |
500mg Calcium |
500mg calcium, 250mg magnesium per day |
| DIET |
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Changes |
|
Pretty strict diet according to IG cookbook and tier for about 2.5 months but I say "pretty" because I did have to go out to eat occastionally for work so I got the alfredo and I had to go out of town at one point so I made sure not to eat boy foods and only girl foods according to ingender and brought along a ton of crystal light. For the past few months I have been drinking a ton of crystal light and eating so many strawberries and so much organic yogurt. |
Tried to stick with the IG diet, but wasn't perfect |
Very strict AF - O. This was my long cycle so had 4 weeks of strict diet. No breakfast, strawberry smoothie for lunch, chicken and rice most nights for dinner or pasta with cheese sauce. None of the big offenders in the last 5 months. Drank Aspartame everyday with milk and in juice mixed with Perrier water |
| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
I did diet until 24 hours after O. |
~ |
Kept away from big offenders, and no breakfast |
| caffeine |
|
none |
none |
None until O, few cups decaf in 2WW |
| DH caffeine |
|
none |
none |
Yes, none after 1pm AF-O |
| HORMONES |
|
|
|
|
| Drinks |
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
| Supplements |
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
| SUPPLEMENTS |
|
|
|
|
| Cranberry |
|
4000mg (each pill had 1,000mg and I took 4 a day and so did husband) |
9000mg |
14,000mg per day |
| Acidophilus |
|
no |
no |
~ |
| Sudafed |
|
1 hour before 1st attempt. Did not use it for second. |
1 hour before each attempt |
1 around O, I had virtually no CM from the Replens and diet, what I had was creamy, watery so didn't want to overdue it |
| Others |
|
Folic acid, vitamin D, vitamin B6, Baby asprin, Vitamin C, cal and mag, Lydia Pinkham |
Folic Acid, Saw Palmetto, Baby Asprin, Vitamin C |
Occasional Vitamin C |
| DH supps |
|
licorice root, acidophilus cal and mag, cranberry |
6000mg cranberry, 60mg Calcuim |
14,000mh cranberry per day |
| TIMING |
|
|
|
|
| BD cutoff (# of days) |
|
4 days & 2 days |
none |
1 day |
| BD thru O |
|
no |
yes |
No |
| O+12 |
|
no |
maybe |
No b'ding after O |
| Frequent BD/how many days |
|
abstained for three weeks then first attmempt |
Yes, 6 days in a row thru O |
BD without protection 6 days in a row until 1 day cut off |
| Charting O with Temp |
|
yes |
yes |
No |
| Charting O with OPK |
|
yes |
yes |
No |
| Fertility monitor used/type |
|
Clearblue |
~ |
Saliva Microscope |
| suspected O date |
|
10/19/09 |
10/4/2009 |
9th August 2009 |
| IONS |
|
|
|
|
| Oed in what moon phase |
|
New |
Full |
3 days after full moon |
| Changed ions in other ways? |
|
I wore bracelets for months and I also bought two negative ion generators and constantly used them. One by my side of the bed and one in my office always pointed at me. I also had a bunch of plants. |
~ |
Was on holiday - lots of walks on the beach, and sitting by the pool |
| OTHER |
|
|
|
|
| How many kids do you have? |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
| What gender(s)? |
|
boys |
boys |
boy |
| # of months TTC |
|
2 but decided not to do E at the last minute the first month so there was no way I could get pregnant since I didn't BD. This last month was the first time I actually bded to get prego and luckily I got prego the first time! |
6 |
5 months, 4 attempts |
| Your Age |
|
30 |
27 |
39 |
| BD position |
|
missionary |
missionary |
missionary |
| Jump and dump |
|
not the first time, yes the second |
no |
on last attempt |
| EWCM present/how much? |
|
none |
First cycle ever with no ewcm! |
No EWCM which I normally have tons! Just clumpy from Replens or water, no stretchy stuff! I was actually very dry the 2 days before O |
| DH undies type |
|
boxers |
boxers |
|
| DH hot bath/shower |
|
no |
~ |
most nights before attempt |
| OWT - anything under bed? |
|
no |
no |
No |
| COMMENTS? |
|
I am really hoping this sway along with lots of ions and Oing in the new moon when it was still warm, during girl biorythms for both my DH and I and a girl sign, a girl month for Chinese Calendar, and lots of praying will help us to get a girl this time! I lost 10lbs and was also sick two times in the past 2.5 months and I never get sick. I think this had to do with the diet. Right now I am craving chocolate and sweets and with my past two pregnancies I was craving lemons. If we get a boy we will be happy too since we know we did what we could and a baby is a blessing. Just so happy to be prego! |
After 6 months of O+12 attempts, we decided to BD through O this cycle (I don't believe in cut offs). Hopefully we did enough to get a girl! |
I tried to do everything differently from when I concieved my son. He was a once off shot 3-4 days pre O with tons of EWCM. I had been eating off the boy diet without knowing. Fingers crossed for a pink bean but mostly healthy baba! |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Name |
|
Threelittlemenandcounting |
Rachel Idris |
NicolaUK |
| Gender Resulted |
|
Girl |
Girl |
boy |
| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
|
natural |
EGS (TBM, SU, Diva Cup) PH of EW was 9-9.3. Kept temp consistent in incubator. Did not look at sort. Used mesh to get ew to stay afloat. Kept Diva in for 6-12 hours depending on the attempt. Did not check the ph in it. From previous experience I knew that the ph in the diva did not change much due to the lime. When I removed the diva my ph was between 5-5.5. It usually started at 4.5-5. |
natural |
| PH |
|
|
|
|
| CM pH |
|
4.5 this time |
6-7. After lime 4.5-5 |
4.5 to 5 |
| DH pH |
|
7-7.5 down from 8-8.5 |
7.5 |
8 |
| Douche type and when |
|
previously used douche but left me with abdo pain and yi so this cycle switched to aci jel before and after |
Calcium and 7% Vinegar douche 1 hour before |
previously used douche but cause bad yi so this cycle switched to represhe before and after |
| Replens and when |
|
A blob of acijel an hr to 2 before DTD and a pea sized amount approx 5mins after BD, ph was always at 4.5-5 this next am and our highest combined ph that mth was 6.5 |
no |
a blob 1 hr DTD and a pea sized amount approx 5 mins after BD, ph was always at 4.5-5, next am oh 6.5 |
| Big O |
|
no |
no |
yes (can't help it;)) |
| MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
| Calcium |
|
yes 1200mg |
1200 |
yes 1200mg |
| Magnesium |
|
yes 300mg |
600 mg daily |
yes 300mg |
| Potassium |
|
no |
minimal |
no |
| Sodium |
|
no |
cut down dramatically |
no |
| DH minerals |
|
yes he also took cal and mag |
yes: cal/mag |
no |
| DIET |
|
|
|
|
| Dietary Changes |
|
yes been on the IG diet for 5 1/2 mth and it was tough |
less sodium, less potassion, no red meat. Less protein. |
increased dairy, reduced sodium no bananas |
| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
|
yes but has the occasional choc or cake in the 2ww |
Can't remember |
|
| caffeine |
|
occasional decaff tea but not in the 2ww leading up to this O |
6-10 oz day/minimal |
none |
| DH caffeine |
|
No he really cut it out may have had the occasional decaf coffee |
yes |
none |
| HORMONES |
|
|
|
| | | |