Okay, here’s my pink sway update: It IS another boy! I’m surprised I’m not really as crushed as I expected to be. Well, I “knew” all along, and more importantly he seems to be happy and healthy and very cute. :) So I’m doing fine right now.
However, this also means that my swaying journey has definitely come to an end, and therefore I’m leaving this site now. This is mostly to protect myself - I won’t have another child and so I will never sway again, and being reminded of the possibilities would tie me to the past too much. In other words, I have to forget how much I wanted a girl in order to be able to be truly happy with my boys.
Still, I’m not only grateful I learned so much about swaying - even if it didn’t work for me - I’d also like to mention one other crucial thing. Without the info on this site, I would never have been able to realize I had strong PCOS tendencies (doctors always shrugged off my symptoms), I would never have understood how exactly my diet was influencing my hormones and I would never have found a way to create a healthy diet for myself that calms my hormones and makes me feel energized and that I actually enjoy on a day-to-day basis. I had tried low-fat, low-carb and a billion other things that I couldn’t stick to in the long run, but the key to my personal diet success was the tip to not just cut out all carbs, but greatly reduce grain-based products in favor of starchy veg like peas, carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes. That solved all my carb problems. I also learned I HAD to ditch not only the refined sugar, but also the fruit juice and the snacking in order to control my blood sugar. I feel I’m so much healthier now and I’m convinced my new diet will help me avoid diabetes and maybe dementia, cancer and other ugly things, and will easily add 10-15 years to my life.
So while I’m unfortunately not walking away with a baby girl, you have given me something at least as wonderful, a far better quality (and likely quantity) of life for the coming decades! Thank you so much for this, and all the best to you and everybody on here - may you all end up with a cute baby of your desired gender, but more importantly, with a healthy baby that will bring you and your family lots of joy! :) :heart: