LoveMyLandon's Sway For a Girl

Name

LoveMyLandonandBrayden

General

Gender Resulted

Unknown

Swaying Attempt - Natural, EGS (TBM, SU, GDC, MSU), High Tech (IUI, IUI/MS), details?

TBM

PH

CM pH

4.5-5

DH pH

8-8.5 (before TBM)

Size of DH Sample

Approximately 4 ml for first TBM and 1 ml for second

Splime pH

- pH was 4.4

Splime Other

-I let splime sit for 2 minutes before inserting

- I did not warm

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 first 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 my 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 cd 18. 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 and then put Sylk lubricant in and went to be. The next morning I tested again and got another – OPK on cd 19. Then I had horrible ovulation pains in the evening on cd 19, 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 cd 20. 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 between 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

Replens and when

No-I had pH rebound on a previous cycle and stopped using it

Big O

 No

Minerals

Calcium

Yes-1,200 mg a day

Magnesium

Yes-500 mg a day

Potassium

Limited

Sodium

Limited

DH minerals

Same amounts of Ca and Mg as me

Diet

Dietary Changes

-I cut sodium and potassium incredibly-I didn’t follow the strict IG diet but I did stay within 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 snacking

-The day of my attempt(s) I did not eat anything through my attempt to ensure that my blood sugar was low for the attempt itself

Did you continue diet after attempt/ how long?

Until bfp

caffeine

No. I drank water, crystal light, diet cool aid or diet/caffeine free pop

DH caffeine

Yes but very limited-maybe 0-1 caffeinated drinks per week and nothing the week before 0

Hormones

Drinks

Water, Cranberry, diet, diet cool aid, caffeine free pop (for the aspartame)

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

Supplements

Cranberry

Yes-20,000 mg per day

Acidophilus

Yes-2 pills per day

Sudafed

No

Others

Vitamin C, Soy (cd’s 5-9)

DH Supplements

Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin C, Licorice Root (my af- o), Cranberry (my af- o)

Timing

BD cutoff (# of days)

14 days to first attempt and then 1 day to next attempts

BD thru O

No

O+12

Yes- O+12 and O+16

Frequent BD/how many days

14 day abstinence to first attempt and then 1 day to next attempts

Charting O with Temp

Yes

Charting O with OPK

Yes

Fertility monitor used/type

No

Suspected O date

10/3/2009

Ions

O’ed in what moon phase

New Moon

Changed ions in other ways?

-I used a humidifier nightly from af to 0.

-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 salt lamp in my bedroom

- I wore a negative ion necklace folded over inside of my underwear directly over my ovaries

Other

How many kids do you have?

2

What gender(s)?

Boys

# 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

Your Age

22

BD position

TBM

Jump and dump

N/A-TBM

EWCM present/how much?

None for attempt: I had only creamy cm

DH undies type

Boxers

DH hot bath/shower

Yes-long and hot shower before giving sample

OWT - anything under bed?

Yes-full baby girl outfit (including socks and hair bows)

Comments

I combined this sway with LOTS and LOTS of praying!! I believe we had an great sway (other than the frequent bd) and I can only hope and pray this baby is our long awaited daughter!