Su for a girl
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use?
Nothing EW floated fine
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it.
Homemade, pics posted in the pics thread
How much of a sample did DH give?
6 ml
How much EW did you use?
6ml
What was the pH of the EW?
9.5-10
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle.
yes
Did the temperature hold steady at 99°?
yes
How long did you leave the sample to incubate for?
45 minutes
Describe your sort. Use this information from Tamara to describe it.
The top 5-20% (somewhere in there) of the egg white will be shooting star sperm- these in theory are the super X swimmers. The next layer of EW is the fast strait swimmers. Then that layer that touches EW to semen will be mixed (straight and slow). The semen layer will have slow and circle sperm.
I checked the top layer and had a good concentration of y sperm. I sucked the EW out along with some of the bottom layer, to be safe and dicarded it. The bottom layer had noticably different x sperm slow swimmers.
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use?
Yes, I used about 25 drops
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??)
Medicine syringe as far as it would go into vj
Don't forget the add how your sway went (diet, ions, timing etc.)
I didn't do all 7 factors, mostly just SU/TBM (not recommended)
Any other details that you can think of please include
Kept hips propped for 4 hours then slept with lime tampon in, so I didn't stand up until over 8 hours TBM. BFP first try, maybe that's why. Oh and IT'S A GIRL!!!!
*You can find ASissy4Gabbie's full attempt detail here: Full Attempt
rachel idris's Atttempt - IT'S A GIRL!!!!
Did you do MSU or SU? (I know this becomes obvious later it is just good to see)
Su
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use?
Used Mesh
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it.
I used a bought incubator..the yellow one on Tamara's recomended equimpment
How much of a sample did DH give?
Dh gave many samples (I had many attempts) all ranging from 1-5 ml.
How much EW did you use?
I did not measure ew I just filled the nipple as high as it could go.
What was the pH of the EW?
Ew was alwyas above 9. Between 9-9.3.
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle.
I did place the test tube at what I believe was a 45 degree angle.
How long did you leave the sample to incubate for?
I left all samples to incubate for 1 hour.
Describe your sort. Use this information from Tamara to describe it.
I did not check my sort. My slides were ruined from boiling them.
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use?
I did do TBM. I don't know how much lime I used ..enough to drop ph to around 5, sometimes 4.5.
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??)
I used a Diva cup and kept splime in for 6-12 hours.
*You can find rachel idris's full attempt details here: Full Attempt
heidihollie's attempt: Boy {{HUGS}}
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use?
I used mesh panties that I had cut up (sort of like a very wide weave lace). I put DH's sample into a graduated shot glass (smaller on the bottom, wider on top), and then just wet the mesh and set it on top of the sample before I put the EW into it.
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it.
I didn't have an incubator, so I just held the sample between my legs for a little less than an hour at as close to a 45 degree angle as I could get without spilling it!
How much of a sample did DH give?
It was tiny, and I didn't measure it, but I would say probably less than 2 ml. The final amount that I used for TBM was only about 1 ml.
How much EW did you use?
I used about 1/3 of the EW from one egg, only because that's what fit in my set-up.
What was the pH of the EW?
My Hanna meter was not calibrating properly at the 7.01 end, but it read the EW pH as 8.91 (although I think it was probably a little higher than that).
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle.
Yes, as close as possible since my sample container did not have a lid. It was probably just under a 45 degree angle.
Did the temperature hold steady at 99°?
I held it between my legs after taking a hot shower, but I did not test the temperature.
How long did you leave the sample to incubate for?
About an hour.
Describe your sort.
I only checked the sort in the bottom layer of the semen that I used for TBM (did not look at any of the EW), but what was left were almost entirely slow moving and swimming in crazy circles. I'd say that there was probably less than 10% that were moving quickly and even less than that were swimming straight. The original sample had an even mix of straight/fast and slow/circle swimmers, so it seemed to me to be a good sort.
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use?
I did TBM and I added lime to get it to a pH of 4.2 (like I said, my Hanna wasn't calibrating 100%, so I left a little room for error since I didn't want the pH to drop TOO low). I didn't count how many drops of lime I used, but it was probably around 15.
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??)
I inserted the splime with a pipette, shallowly inserted.
Don't forget the add how your sway went (diet, ions, timing etc.).
I was not strict on the diet yet (still thought we were in the practice stage!), but I was avoiding tomatotes, potatoes, bananas and high sodium foods. I O'd in the full moon (eek!) so I used my salt crystal lamp and wore negative ion jewelry at all times. I had been taking calcium and magnesium in high doses for awhile already because the magesium helps me with my TMJ problems. I also drank TONS of CL and took 10,000 (not sure the mesurement - iui?) of cranberry a day. I did what I thought was an O+12 based on my cervical/CM changes, but then FF changed my O date several times, so I either had an O+12 or a 2 day cut-off.
******
First + OPK @ 11:45 pm on Saturday with tests staying + until 7 pm Sunday. CM pH of 4.90, so I drank tons of CL and took extra cranberry pills to see if I could get it any lower. Cervix was soft and open in the afternoon. DH took a hot shower and I took a Sudafed at 9:30, and then we BD with withdrawl. Checked and cervix was finally firm and CM sticky instead of EW. Microscope showed a good count, with equal amounts of fast, straight swimmers and crazy circle swimmers. I set up the SU (egg whites in mesh panties on top of sample, placed at 45 degree angle in a steamy bathroom - egg white pH 8.91 and DH pH 7.8) while I took a quick hot shower and did the lime douche. After I got out of the shower I held the sample between my legs at a 45 degree angle for an hour. I skimmed off the egg and the top layer and looked again under the scope...very low count (probably due also in part to leaving it in the bathroom for a few minutes instead of just holding it at body temp right away), but mostly circle swimmers in the remaining portion. I added lime to a pH of 4.2 (I should add that my Hanna isn't calibrating properly right now, so my numbers may be a little off, hence me leaving room for a little error. My Hanna is calibrating at 4.01 and then 7.18 for some reason, and I can't get it to go any lower on the 7 end) and did TBM at 11 pm. Since I am also fighting a cold and exhausted, I just inserted a lime tampon, took a Benadryl (for my stuffy head) and went to bed. I slept with my salt crystal lamp on right next to my side of the bed.
Boodles' Atttempt - IT'S A GIRL!!!!
Did you do MSU or SU? (I know this becomes obvious later it is just good to see)
SU
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use?
NOPE
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it.
HOMEMADE
How much of a sample did DH give?
about 2ml
How much EW did you use?
same as sample size
What was the pH of the EW?
high 9s varied as used several but 9.7-9.9
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle.
Yes
Did the temperature hold steady at 99°?
Yes dh monitored it with a temp gun for the hour- lot of work keeping it steady.How long did you leave the sample to incubate for?
1hr
Describe your sort. Use this information from Tamara to describe it.
**The top 5-20% (somewhere in there) of the egg white will be shooting star sperm- these in theory are the super X swimmers. The next layer of EW is the fast strait swimmers. Then that layer that touches EW to semen will be mixed (straight and slow). The semen layer will have slow and circle sperm.** Exactly
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use?
2 Day before, 1 day before and for O+12 added about 3 drops to make it 4.5 ph
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??)
syringe
Luv4Boyz's attempt: BOY {{hugs}}
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use?
I Did not use anything to help EW float. Mesh never worked for me!!!
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it.
Used the yellow incubator that Tamara suggests in the swaying equip section
How much of a sample did DH give?
Very small samples. Between 1-3ml because we did frequent releasing
How much EW did you use?
I used a little more than half of what my sample size was.
What was the pH of the EW?
The ph of the ew was 9.1-9.2. I used new eggs verses old eggs and I used the ew's in the container that were sitting for a few weeks in the fridge. I noticed the the actual eggs I had to buy within the week of attempt and the ew's in the box were better after a while in the fridge.
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle.
Yes, TT at an angle. I cut a hole in the metal wire mesh that comes with the incubator and used that to hold my TT.
Did the temperature hold steady at 99°?
No!!! I had problems with that for several months now!!! I put another thermometer(digital) in with the one that came with the incubator. I had to watch my sample the whole time. It would jump to 100, so then I would unplug it and bring it down to 98. I had to keep doing that and then I figured out that once it got my temp to where I needed it, I left the top of the incubator vented a bit so that it stayed steady and it did for at least the last 30 mins. But, I checked the incubator like a hawk....every 10 mins or maybe even 5 mins!!! Pain in the BUTT!!
How long did you leave the sample to incubate for?
Left the sample in for 1hr
Describe your sort.
Well, my sorts...I always saw the shooting start effect, but a couple of my sorts mixed a little but there was still a definate bottom portion. Sometimes, just a little to put in the diva cup!! I always discarded the top and alot of the middle portion. It was the middle portion and the bottom portion that mixed, but like I said I just always took the bottom portion which was small, and when I checked in the microscope they seemed to be all slow circle swimmers. I always looked in the scope at my samples before I added the lime and they all seemed to look good. I did see some straight arrow swimmers, but they were not very fast. I really think the LR slowed them down alot and my dh's body still had the effects of the LR even after being off of it for a month.
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use?
Yes, I CAVED and did TBM my last 2 attempts close to O!! I used 4-6 drops. My dh's ph was 7.2-7.5. I dropped it down to 4.8. I didnt want to add anymore and go lower than 4.5, so I stopped there. My first 2 attempts I did not use lime, just SU. But I did douche with vinegar/DW and calcium right before each attempts. The whole store bought vinegar I used. I put calcium in that and let it sit for 30 mins to dissolve the calcium then douched 30 mins before I inserted..
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??)
I used a Diva Cup ONLY. I did insert the remaining of the diva cup after 12 hrs with a syringe VERY slowly!! I also used Sylk on every attempt because I was soooooooooooooooooooooo dry. I have had no EWCM or CM in general for like 8 months now!!! So, I just knew I was not going to get pregnant without some help!!
Don't forget the add how your sway went (diet, ions, timing etc.).
So, I did coral calcium 1000mg, Mag 250mg, folic acid 1600, Vit E 400 iu, Vit D 2000iu with 115calcium. I DID NOT TAKE CRANBERRY OR BABY ASPIRIN. MY PH WAS TOO LOW!!!
I did not eat breakfast for a year!!! I was doing a lot of running this past year!! I did loose some weight 5lbs during O time. I was shocked that I went from 103 to 108 and then watched what I ate during O week and dropped 5lbs!!
Any other details that you can think of please include.
I think that is it!! I did not do the diet fully because my ph was so low and unhealthy I did not want it to go lower. But, I did watch what I ate, like red meat, only chicken, cucumbers, I put some craisins in a salad during that week. I did drink CL during O time. Like a small water bottle during O time just to make sure I was in the "LOW" zone still. I didnt drink a lot of that. I did not drink peppermint tea this time either as I think it was effecting my body with O. So, I didnt drink any. I did drink diet coke everyday...dont know how that effects my sway and water. I also ate LOTS and LOTS of berries!! I love berries, so this was not a problem. I did not eat any fruits on the NO NO list. Only berries!! I ate yogurt and had a tall glass of milk for dinner every night. I didnt eat potatoes or tomatos and I still find myself picking those out now that I am pregnant!!! So, I tried to watch what I was eating, but did have some candy here and there.
For IONS...I sat every night to watch TV with my family next to our 100 galloon fish tank. My chair was right next to it. The week of O was very warm in CA...like 80 degrees. It was just that whole week in a half of my O time!! It was a New Moon. The only thing is all the gender calendars say BOY for me:( BUT........I hope to prove them wrong!!
I did vinegar/DW and calcium douche on attempts 1 and 2 right before SU ONLY. These were my cut-offs 3-4 day. Then on 2 day and 0+12 I did SU and TBM (added about 5 drops to the sample). Dh's ph was 7.5 ish...never over 8!! My ph stayed in the 4.3-4.5 range. I did not use line tampon but did leave diva cup in ALL attempts for 12 hrs LONG!!! Never had to add lime to the sample...ph stayed low. Used Sylk every attempt too because I have been soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo dry....for months!!! I used a finger tip right before insertion!!! I took supps...only Cal 1200 Mag 250, Vit D, Vit E, Folic acid 1600 and that is it!!! No cranberry for me or anything else. My ph was so low for months...too low, so I had to adjust things accordingly!!!
PurpleDreams' Attempt - Boy {{HUGS}}
Did you do MSU or SU? (I know this becomes obvious later it is just good to see) SU
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use? Nothing
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it. Homemade(Pics in the picture forum so you can see there)
How much of a sample did DH give? On the O+12, dh gave me 5ml. O+20 was about 2ml.
How much EW did you use? 4ml & 1.25ml
What was the pH of the EW? 9.56! :D
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle. Yes
Did the temperature hold steady at 99°? Yes
How long did you leave the sample to incubate for? 1 hour
Describe your sort. In the top portion, there were many going super fast-looked like shooting stars(eliminated that layer). The next layer was super fast strait swimmers (eliminated that layer). The next layer were slow moving sperm going in circles (kept this layer). There was another tiny little layer...when I looked at them, most of them were barely moving at all or already dead. We discarded this layer-figured too many were dead & not useable.
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use? We did do tbm but could not add the lime due to giving me infections. :(
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??) Pippette. Every month we diligently used the diva cup to hold everything in...except for the month I got pg.
Don't forget the add how your sway went (diet, ions, timing etc.) I really didn't do the diet much...the only thing that I did was not eat b'fast. We had both decreased to 1 cup of coffee/day. Ions-fans running, fish tank in our room for the water aspect, kept the windows open as much as possible, and stayed away from the computer as much as possible. We did three attempts before our 1 1/2 day cut off and then did an O+12 & and O+20. I O'd in the New Moon. My pH was usually quite low-the highest it went during any of our attempts was 5.03. Dh & I both took supplements-Calcium(both), Magnesium(both), B12(me), B6(me after O), Zinc(me), Aspirin (me), Vitamin E(me), Evening Primrose Oil (me for endo), and Licorice Root (dh).
Any other details that you can think of please include We have a pink blanket under dh's side of the bed & a girl outfit under my side of the bed. :D Dh had a hot shower before retrieving samples. He also switched to wearing briefs most of the time. My cm was only creamy, never EW. The moon phase was in Scorpio girl sign when I O'd. :D
View PurpleDream's full attempt HERE
Babybobadoo`s Attempt - Boy
Did you do MSU or SU? (I know this becomes obvious later it is just good to see)
SD
Did you use anything to help the EW float, if so, what did you use?
I had so many problems with getting the EW to float I had to resort to SD
What type of incubator did you use? Homemade or bought, if bought could you please give the brand of it.
I used a home-made incubator with a dimmer switch (it worked excellent to maintain temp!)
How much of a sample did DH give?
Usually 3 ml
How much EW did you use?
Probaby about 2 ml
What was the pH of the EW?
Ew was always above 9. Between 9-9.4.
Did you place the test tube at a 45° angle.
Yes
How long did you leave the sample to incubate for?
I left all samples to incubate for 1 hour.
Describe your sort. Use this information from Tamara to describe it.
The sort was exactly the way tamara described except for the shooting star sperm did not see any of those.
Did you do TBM? If so how much lime did you use?
Yes, but I used a vinegar douche with liquid calcium instead of the lime douche. The douche`s pH was about 3.5 because my pH was already low.
How did you insert the splime? (Diva cup, syringe??)
I used a syringe.
*You can find babybobadoo's full attempt details here: Full Attempt