TTC Girly Girl - August 2010

up4alaugh:

Thought I would share my august ideas feel free to chip in with suggestions or your ideas for august. August is girl month on Chinese website and also has good biorhythms. New moon is 24.8.10 bit late for me but overall a good start girls!! My af 4.8 ,due to o 18.8 ,next af not coming 1.9 ( thinking positively!) Dh ph 7.2 yesterday good start too Abstain from now on. Start opk testing around cd10 and see what my ph is. If it is good I can't decide whether to add in cut off this time. I have read up and it seems you are suppose to check your ph every hour until 24hours after o. So would have to be close to o and not sure I am prepared to stay up all night!! Any thoughts anyone on this? If I go for cut off I believe I wait until opks look pos but smiley opk is still neg and cm is not fertile yet and cervix is still low and firm. This was cd13 last month for me Then I will def do o+12 but get dh to release every day from cut off to o+12 attempt. I am then going from frequent bd from there on until temp shifts. Dh is well up for it!!! I will take hot showers, hopefully bd naturally this time missionary, shallow no big o and no jump and dump. Lie hips propped and check ph and try not to add any lime. If ph ok before attempt will not use lime douche before but will take a sudofed. Doing lots of ions fish tank,fans,bracelets and watch and necklace all neg ions, rock salt lamp,beeswax candles,showers,beach,nail polish, dh tight whites, I have lots of neg ions stones. Going to try to log in much less once I have decided this is my plan. Will do ffchart and maybe log at a set time to chat. Phew what do you think girls? Idamis and pretty princess and anyone else want togive their thoughts Oh I forgot lots of prayer, pink under bed and prayer under pillow. There is so much to this, I am so jealous of those bps that can chill out now!!!

Sounds like a great plan up4alaugh!  Like you I am questioning whether or not to do the cut off.  I am hoping to go this month for just an O+12 attempt but when I get closer to the 2 day cut off ..... things might change.  I know Brat23 has a post where she asked Tamara about cut-off and O+12 or just O+12.  Tamara said she doesn't recommend cut off as you have to keep checking your pH every half hour to make sure it doesn't spike ... and that she didn't believe anyone would have the patience to do that from cut-off to O.  Interesting that you are trying not to use lime ... I know lots of the IG girls get pregnant using it ... but I am starting to doubt that it is the right thing for me.  I have until the end of the year to conceive so will do a few more good swaying attempts ... and then from around October if I do not have a BFP ... swaying will go out the window and I will just do whatever I can to get pregnant.  I have already decided that although I would love to have a DD, if I have another DS then I am happy with that too .. which is a good place to be given swaying is not 100% guaranteed. 

GOOD luck with your attempt and I look forward to adding your name to the August BFP list soon! 

Hmmmm ... that is a tough question because it really comes down to personal choice and I can't make the decision for you.  Honestly, I think you already know the answer for you because I read it in your signature.  It says

"You know my deep desire for a child -- a little one to love and to hold, to care for, to cherish. Grant that my body may conceive and give birth to a beautiful, healthy baby in Your holy image. Guide me in all my choices so that this conception, my pregnancy and my baby's birth are in line with Your will."

Although, like me, you would love to have a DD, your signature doesn't refer to a DD ... just a beautiful, healthy baby. 

To answer your question though, for me .. I know that from my October attempt if I have not been blessed with a BFP ... swaying will go out the window and I will be doing everything possible just to conceive.  So if that means BD through O then that is what I will do and I will just hope that I can keep pH levels down to sway girl as much as I can and if I am blessed with a DD, then fantastic.  If not, then I will be happy with another DS ... as I make beautiful boys! 

You have to remember that swaying is not 100% guaranteed.  There are those who do everything 100% correct to sway their girl, and end up with a boy and vice versa.  I am somewhat envious of those who half-heartedly sway, don't do the diet and get their girl!  That said ... I wish you lots of pink dust when your attempt comes. 

Not sure if my answer helps or just confuses you??

up4alaugh:

Hi tayls I have a question for you. Can you pretend this is your last month ttc . You are doing diet for 5weeks, sups,ions etc and going on holiday and having to end diet as impossible to conceal with family and dh also had enough of sups etc. What would you do?Hi everyone I am having my last ttc month before I come off the diet as I am going on holiday with family and will not be able to continue with diet .Last month I did o+12 one attempt and bfn. I am getting stressed as know this is the best it will ever be for me and want that bfp! Shall I stick to abstain and o+12 and do multiple attempts then? Shall I do cut off and abstain ? I think I could manage 4hourly checks day and night and using lime tampon in-between. Shall I do frequent bd all month through o and everything to get bfp whilst I have all the other factors in place? My dh has been fab but this is the last month I can put him through it! I am up with insomnia now and need to get this plan sorted so I can relax and switch off this computer finally for my attempt. Please help with your opinions.

Hi up, like tayls said this is personal decision, but I understand the feeling of wanted just to be pregnant, if you just really want a healthy baby, just do what your heart tell you to do.

for me last month was cut off, this month probably will be O+12, next month cut off and O+12 if is on a weekend, by oct, if I'm not pregnant Im going with frequent BD, since I dont think this diet is healty to stay any longer than 4 - 5 months, in my case I do want a girl with all my heart, I believe as much as all of us here (that's why we are here) but as good mothers we at the end when we hold that beautiful baby in our arms for the fist time, no matter what sex it is, is going to still our hearts forever, and we will love that precious baby and never regret it.

when I find out I was expecting my second boy I was so sad, when he was born of course I fall in love with him, now he is my loving and huggable one, my old one only cares about run around and sports, this little guy spend mayority of the time sitting with me or by me even when I'm cooking, and is always kissing me, I really want to give my self a good sway because this will be our last baby,

If in your heart you only want a baby and not care about the sex, when the time comes do what ever you feel is going to bring you that BFP and that healthy baby, and dont stress, remember that sway boy

I cant sleep, is 3:30 AM, an I have been doing jewerly. Tomorrow I will take a picture of my hands, I look like a gypsy.... well I guess no one is around. Good night....or actually I should say good mornig

koolmnbv:

well ladies I tested earlier than I had planned to but something inside me just told me I HAD TO!! and it was BFP!!!!!!!!

I CANT EVEN BELIEVE IT!!!! IM so excited that this sway is over and Im getting #2!!!

Today is my sons first birthday and I truly couldnt be more blessed on this day!! Please please keep me in prayer if u remember for a healthy pregnancy and baby no matter what the gender is!!!!

Tayls:

Welcome lttl_Strawberry.  I will add you to the list.  Feel free to ask any questions you have given this is your first attempt.  There are lots of lovely people here on IG who are going through the same thing and know how confusing it is when you first start.  Wishing you the best for your first attempt. 

Do you know if antibiotics have any negative effect on ttc?

lttl_Strawberry:

Do you know if antibiotics have any negative effect on ttc?

Welcome! Antibiotics sway blue.

Kool- Congrats on the BFP!!!

Sorry to hear AF showed for so many of you lovely ladies. I hope this month is a great one for you!

AFM- Family is still in town! Temp took a dip today(7DPO), and of course now my hopes are going up. I haven't been feeling very many symptoms though. I may test on Monday(9dpo) before our vacation. If not, it won't be until Friday(13dpo). I'll keep you guys posted!

Congrats on the bfps! 

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying their attempts 

AFM - My temps dropped quite a bit this morning so I'm guessing AF will be here today or tomorrow (sigh)  I had high hopes this month.  I usually don't let myself get so hopeful so i'm extra let down this month.  Probably because I am not sure I want to try this month because we already have 2 May babies and a June 3 baby and not sure I want to throw a fourth one in there.  Ugh.  So sick of this ttc stuff.  

Tayls:

CONGRATULATIONS on your BFP FX4alilPrincess!

Let's hope it is the first of many August BFP's.  Wishing you all the best for a happy and healthy 9 months and a pink sticky bean. 

FX4alilPrincess:

Tayls:

CONGRATULATIONS on your BFP FX4alilPrincess!

Let's hope it is the first of many August BFP's.  Wishing you all the best for a happy and healthy 9 months and a pink sticky bean. 

Thank you Tayls!! FX for all you ladies!!!

oops, I must have missed your announcement! Congrats!!

Yes up, Im only allowing my self 4 month of TTC strictly on the diet, is not only that I dont think this is healthy, but also I'm small 120 now, 4'5" I started the diet about 8 weeks ago and I was about 128, if I loose to much weight, I might not ovulate and then I will be in trouble all together. Also i been having headache and been sleep deprived, since on this diet, not feeling like me is not very good. KWIM?

my PH is staying the same about 4 - 4.5 even at O time, so I did not have to fight with it when I did cut off, I check it every time I used the bathroom, right after DTD was 7 combined and I did the lime tampon, and I think I killed the sperms since it was to acidic. this time I will do a douche 1 hr before DTD and a 1 ml after sex, also not doing J&D instead I will prop my hips up for about 10 -15 min.