Hopeforme
April 1st, 2013, 11:21 PM
We began trying to have a girl after our first son. So I've been around certain boards regarding this for over a decade. #2 was a two day cut off with cranberry but didn't try as hard because we had a m/c and I really wanted to be pregnant. #3 was an oops, but 0+12 with vinegar douche after the fact. #4 we went all out with TBM with lime. Said we were done with natural methods and tried IVF/PGD. Resulted in six male embryos (only two ended up "good", but all were male nonetheless) and no females. Heartbreaking and we had such a horrid experience with the clinic we didn't want to do that again. Moved on to foster care. We have cared for five baby girls. We thought we were clearly on our way to adopting our current baby (who we have had since birth and it's now 7+ months later) but a relative has now popped out of the woodwork and most likely we will be losing her. It's like the universe is against us having a daughter!
Out of a need to feel some control over something right now, I am back to looking at natural methods. The diet is intriguing to me, but I can't figure out how I conceived four boys! Ten if you include the embryos! Absolutely nothing swayed boy with my first. My husband and I were both smokers at the time (me a light one and husband more moderate). My eating habits were exactly of those who conceived girls. Very sporadic, no breakfast, worked at a pizza place so had crappy food when I ate (I suppose salt here) and very rarely had red meat. I don't think I was losing weight, but I'm naturally thin to begin with so not much to lose. I probably ate better with the other three, didn't smoke (dh had stopped also) and I am a healthy eater for the most part, but don't eat large amounts of food. Only boy things are I like salt and very rarely have artificial sweeteners.
How much could it be my husband's fault? Neither of us have a boy heavy family. If anything, girls rule as about 2/3 are girls. Dh does have two bros and a sis, but they have produced 5 girls and 2 boys. FIL only had three sisters and MIL a sis and a bro. Definitely no male dominance on my side. My cousins for example have produced 6 girls and 2 boys. I just can't figure it out.
I just don't know what to do anymore. :(
Out of a need to feel some control over something right now, I am back to looking at natural methods. The diet is intriguing to me, but I can't figure out how I conceived four boys! Ten if you include the embryos! Absolutely nothing swayed boy with my first. My husband and I were both smokers at the time (me a light one and husband more moderate). My eating habits were exactly of those who conceived girls. Very sporadic, no breakfast, worked at a pizza place so had crappy food when I ate (I suppose salt here) and very rarely had red meat. I don't think I was losing weight, but I'm naturally thin to begin with so not much to lose. I probably ate better with the other three, didn't smoke (dh had stopped also) and I am a healthy eater for the most part, but don't eat large amounts of food. Only boy things are I like salt and very rarely have artificial sweeteners.
How much could it be my husband's fault? Neither of us have a boy heavy family. If anything, girls rule as about 2/3 are girls. Dh does have two bros and a sis, but they have produced 5 girls and 2 boys. FIL only had three sisters and MIL a sis and a bro. Definitely no male dominance on my side. My cousins for example have produced 6 girls and 2 boys. I just can't figure it out.
I just don't know what to do anymore. :(