Hi ladies - this is my TTC a girl journey written down for the attmpts forum.
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Name |
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Mcmillanm |
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| Gender Resulted |
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unknown |
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| Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details? |
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natural |
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| pH |
| CM pH |
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4.3-5.3 |
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| DH pH |
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7.89 on CD11. Would be a bit lower after that with supps and diet lemonade but didn’t test again. |
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| Douche type and when |
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Didn’t douche this month as felt it was preventing me getting pregnant. |
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| Replens and when |
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Acijel in am if pH above 5 & fingertip3 hours before each attempt. Also 5 mins before spontaneous 1 day cut off BD. |
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| Big O |
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No |
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| Minerals |
| Calcium |
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320mg, 3x a day |
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| Magnesium |
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160mg, 3x a day |
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| Potassium |
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No, low K diet. |
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| Sodium |
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No, low Na diet. |
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| DH minerals |
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No |
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| Diet |
| Dietary Changes |
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Stuck to diet for the last 6 months as best I could – around 90-95% I would say. |
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| Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long? |
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I mainly stuck to the diet in the 2WW except for this month whereby I just avoided the biggies – bananas, red meat, tomatoes and salt. |
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| caffeine |
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Only in 2WW for this month and last month. |
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| DH caffeine |
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I cup a day except on most days of attempts. |
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| Hormones |
| Drinks |
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3x glasses of high calcium milk a day, midday drink with strawberry greek yoghurt. |
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| Supplements |
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yes |
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| Supplements |
| Cranberry |
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17,000 twice a day |
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| Acidophilus |
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No |
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| Sudafed |
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After most attempts when EW CM present, either a 4 or 12 hour tab. |
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| Others |
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0.8mg folic acid, 100mg B6, baby asprin, 500mg Vit C |
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| DH supps |
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450mg licorice root 3x day, 2x 17,000 Cranberry a day from CD 10 – CD 20. |
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| Timing |
| BD cutoff (# of days) |
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BD with protection CD10-12, without protection from CD13-14, twice on CD 15, from CD16-19 & on CD21 – phew! |
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| BD thru O |
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No |
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| O+12 |
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No as O’d 4 days later than normal. |
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| Frequent BD/how many days |
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Yes, 3 days with protection to lower sperm count then 8 times in 7 days, missed one day and BD’d again. |
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| Charting O with Temp |
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Yes |
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| Charting O with OPK |
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Tried to but only got +opk’s 1 month out of 6. |
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| Fertility monitor used/type |
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No |
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| suspected O date |
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CD 22 (by temp) |
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| Ions |
| Oed in what moon phase |
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New moon due to late O |
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| Changed ions in other ways? |
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Wore rose quartz and hermatite bracelets either on wrist or in bra and large rose quartz pendant on necklace. |
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| Other |
| How many kids do you have? |
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2 |
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| What gender(s)? |
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boys |
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| # of months TTC |
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6 ½ months on diet and 5 month TTC a girl. |
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| Your Age |
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37 |
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| BD position |
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Always finished in shallow missionary with hips propped on pillow for at least ½ hour after BD. |
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| Jump and dump |
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No |
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| EWCM present/how much? |
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Sometimes but counteracted with taking a sudafed which helped dry it up. |
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| DH undies type |
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boxers |
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| DH hot bath/shower |
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Yes, before most attempts and put a hot wheat pack over groin for a few minutes to an hour before each attempt. |
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| OWT - anything under bed? |
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2 little girl bibs and my bathroom scales. |
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| Comments? |
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I also skipped breakfast m/tea each morning until confirmed O and lost 7-8kg during this TTC a girl journey. Now back to eating normally & time will tell if it worked! |
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