Does breastfeeding really sway pink?

[AMY]

Just curios because all of the failed sways I have seen so far were BF.

[Violet_]

No idea. I'm breastfeeding my 16 mth old son and TTC. Hope it sways pink but not sure.

[ELP]

Amy heres atomics thread about breastfeeding and swaying:) I've conceived both boys and girls when b/f so I'd be happy to try for both:)
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-discussion-ttc-boy-girl-home-swaying-info/2200-swaying-while-breastfeeding.html

[AMY]

Thanks ELP, I read that thread - that's the theory, but I was just wondering about successful sways. I felt there were more failed sways while BF.

[ELP]

Was there any other coincidences between them? I usually look for what people are doing in regards to cal/mag, was there any coincidences there? You got me interested now lol, I'm gonna have see if theres anything in the blue swayers:)

[AMY]

@ ELP I just looked at a few failed sways that I found in the Girls attemp section. It was just surprising to me that the majority was still BF that had a failed sway that looked perfect btw.

[atomic sagebrush]

I have a boy and a girl conceived while BF. I know of several people who got girls while BF. My failed sway was an IG sway with tons of supplements and my success was without taking the supps. I've said on many occasions I do not think it sways by much and it never comes down to one thing like that anyway.

If you don't believe it sways pink, then stop BF before swaying.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh and BTW, there is no way for me to ever be able to quantify how much anything sways. The people on these sites are a preselected group, you'd need a study in the population as a whole among people who were doing nothing else to sway.

[Pangea]

I don't believe it sways pink. I conceived DS2 while breastfeeding and I know a girl who has 7 boys, 6 were conceived while she was breastfeeding.
I also know people who conceived girls while breastfeeding, but not enough to make me believe that it sways.

This is making me slightly nervous now because I don't want to wean DS2 just yet.

Perhaps it could be that the type of women who choose to breastfeed for an extended period of time are predisposed towards having boys in the first place?

[atomic sagebrush]

great point, thanks

[AMY]

Perhaps it could be that the type of women who choose to breastfeed for an extended period of time are predisposed towards having boys in the first place?


That could be true. It is the kind of woman that makes sure she gets enough nutrients etc. ... but the ladies who had failed sways did change their food intake...

[atomic sagebrush]

That could be true. It is the kind of woman that makes sure she gets enough nutrients etc. ... but the ladies who had failed sways did change their food intake...

I think it goes beyond just food intake though...it's def. a group not necessarily indicative of the population as a whole. Only about 15-20% of the population breastfeed past a year (at least in the US, Canada, and Aus) and yet there sure seem to be a lot of pink swayers in that category. Way more than 15-20%.

Among "attachment parents" who tend to be a different demographic category in terms of socioeconomic status and education than the average person, breastfeeding at 1 year was done by 83%. More "attachment parents" were BF at one year than the entire population did at birth. Higher socioeconomic status and higher levels of education are both affiliated with more sons being born (please no one take offense, this is a fact and not my opinion.)

I think Pangea is correct in that just because there is (IF there is) a correlation in failed sways and breastfeeding, this does not necessarily indicate that breastfeeding sways blue. Biologically, breastfeeding affects the body in ways that would tend to sway pink and it may simply be that ladies who tend to BF longer are more set for blue to start off with.

If you start off with 75% odds of a boy and then end up with 70% odds of a boy because of breastfeeding, the breastfeeding still swayed pink for you, even if you went onto conceive a boy for other reasons. (this is an example only, these numbers are meaningless.)

[AMY]

Might be true, I read that also about the more aducated women giving birth to son...