Looks like I ovulated:



That spike in temperature happens after you ovulate. Not bad. Looks like I'm pretty standard in the cycle world. I thought I ovulated on the 11th, because it spiked after going pretty low. But then it went back down instead of staying higher. It's all very interesting. First cycle is half-way done. So far I have strayed from my boy diet...so I need to recommit to that this weekend and plan ahead. That's the only way it's going to work. I have been doing well with the lemon water. That's easy enough. I'm trying a Paleo Diet challenge. It's 4 weeks long. The basics of Paleo are similar to the boy diet, so it hasn't been too hard to do. I just need to eat more tomatoes and red meat.

Paleo Diet meets Boy Diet

I decided to join in a 4 week Paleo Challenge. Looks pretty doable in combination with the boy diet I am trying to stay on. I just need to find alternative sources of potassium than the potato, because no potatoes on the diet. 

So far charting is going well. I am realizing I have a low base temp. I was bouncing between 96.4-96.2 for a few days, and the past two days I am all the way down to 95.9. I have read before you ovulate, your temp drops, then after, it spikes. Judging where I am in my cycle, I am thinking I might ovulate soon. This all seemed so confusing at first. But I think I'm getting the hang of it! 

We have a plan!

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*sigh* 

Coming up with a plan to try to sway boy has proven to be quite a bit of work. But anything worth having often a lot of work, right? 

Here's the plan: 

• Chart temperature to determine ovulation. 
• Do the baby dance no more than 24 hours before ovulation, and no later than 12 hours after. (This I still need to do a bit more research on, to be absolutely sure). 
• Diet...oh this will take a bit more time. But so far it looks like I need:
• Meat at every meat, preferably red meats, for their testosterone content
• Greens -- broccoli, spinach, iceberg lettuce
• Pears, bananas, and apricots
• Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Salt on everything
• LIMIT Calcium and Magnesium 
• Drink lots of lemon water, and one V8 a day
• Supplements! 
• Vitamin E
• Fish Oil
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Folic Acid
• Evening Primrose Oil 
• Ions. For a boy, you want your body to be positively charged vs negatively charged. Two of the biggest suggestions for this is a laptop on your lap, and cell phone in your pocket, frequently. That's easy enough. 
• Last, but not least, the Chinese Gender Chart. (insert mocking comments here) All three girls matched up correctly with it, so I had to check. And lucky for us, we have a 4 month block starting in July saying BOY! Go For it! BOY!! 

So there it is. All printed out. Hubby will be doing the diet change somewhat, because I'm not cooking a bunch of different meals. And I think I have convinced him to take his share of supplements, too. Which is a really big deal. He hates them. That goes to show just how bad he wants a boy, too. 

Come on, July! I'm ready!!