if you were me/ seasons question

[Atsaukina1]

so I have 4 boys all born in summer/fall
Aug(2) Sept, Oct.
I have one girl my first and she was born end of Dec.
Looking at when I might start trying again and Feb was the 6m. mark. but that would put my edd around Nov.
This would be nice as we have all the months from Aug-Jan. except Nov. lol. But then I'm thinking I might be in more boy zone and lets face it I need all the help I can get. As Atomic likes to say you can Sway but if you are at a 75% chance of boy you might just sway your chances down to a 60% lol. really don't want 3 b-days in Dec. uggg and X-mas too. but i don't want to wait forever to try again and sway. I am not getting any younger:)
So would you hold skip Feb.(edd Nov) and shoot for March+(edd Dec-Jan.)
Really what would you do?

[Wanting-a-girl]

I personally don't think the month have anything to o with it... I have four boy n thre iffrnt seasons...

[Thorz300]

My boys were born in nov, dec, and feb, so I don't put much stock in the seasons either.

[mommymachine]

My boys were;
June 15
December 28 (Due January 30)
June 7

My daughter was
January 4

And now this one is due November 27

[Funkyfry]

My boys were born January! I don't think much of months for swaying

[BeadinMom]

I have a boys born in January, August & July.

[Atsaukina1]

well there goes that lol- yeah Nov. is my only free month otherwise it's 3 b-days in Dec. or 2 in January. So shoot for edd of Nov. or Feb.
Keep sharing:)

[dreams529]

Agree with the rest. I have a boy in July a girl in Aug & 2 more boys in Sept.

[BeadinMom]

My sister & son share an August birthday...
And my mom & her nephew share a May birthday.

Having said that, here's Atomic's Seasons & Swaying essay...

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/1693-seasons-swaying.html

[Becca.lms]

I had DS1 in Dec, DS2 in June.

[Becca.lms]

I don't go by birthdays for when to conceive I go by which months I'd rather not barf in.

[Atsaukina1]

haha too funny but that would be none:)

[Emily]

I would just TTC when you can and hope t get PG unless you have a reason NOT to give birth one month like overseas travel or mving house.

All 3 of mine were conceived at the end of March/ very beginning of April. This means we will have all three birthdays within two and a half week of each other the week after Christmas. Add to that mix my Mum who was born on Christmas day and DH who was born between Ds1 and 2. Not ideal for budgeting but I have just found out that I am having DD1 so do not think it is a big sway factor.

Good luck!

[onebigwish]

My boys are from november & september.

[Dreamofpink]

Ds1 came in May though he was due in August. Ds2 was born on time in April & Ds3 is due in December. My sis & I were born at different times of the year, me - May & my sis - November.

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[AKMommy]

My brother is a September baby, I'm an August. Stepson is November, son is August, youngest son is April. So my brother and I are backwards and so is my SS (aka DS1). His birthmom went to on to have 4 daughters after him. Don't put much into the seasons personally, but I'll do it if it would increase my chances.

[poppys5]

My 3 boys birthdays are feb,march and dec but dec baby was c-section he was due jan! X x x

[rainbowflower]

I looked into the stats of babies born in different seasons in 1998 in the UK, and there wasn't much in it.

The ratio was:
104.4:100 B:G born in Jan-Mar (so likely conceived in Apr-Jun)
105.9:100 B:G born in Apr-Jun (so likely conceived in Jul-Sep)
104.9:100 B:G born in Jul-Sep (so likely conceived in Oct-Dec)
105.2:100 B:G born in Oct-Dec (so likely conceived in Jan-Mar)

so that's about 1 extra boy born per 100 girls when conceived in Jul-Sept, which isn't a big difference really

[dloui128]

DD1 was born in January, DD2 born in June and DS born in Dec

[Atsaukina1]

thanks ladies guess I'll go for it whenever time is right for us:)

[atomic sagebrush]

I think that individuals are not set to have a particular gender in certain months, even if you've had boys or girls in those months before. I DO think there is a mild trend for ALL people to be a small amount more boy friendly in the N Hemi with conceptions in Sept-Nov, and girl friendly in the months Mar-May (reversed for S Hemi). But this is not a set in stone thing, it's a gradual peak that slowly increases, and I believe Feb. to also be more girl friendly because it's coming into the peak. I would hate to see anyone postpone swaying simply because they'd had a baby of a certain gender in a a particular month.

It's totally possible to get boys in the girl peak and vice versa, but over the whole population there is a def. statistical difference between the numbers of boys and girls conceived in those months that seems to stay consistent year in and year out. It something that may help a bit. But it's no magic bullet and if it isn't convenient for your family to TTC in those months, then DON't. you can get a boy or a girl in any month, no matter what.

I got 2 of my boys in the "girl peak" and my girl in the "boy peak". That DOES NOT mean that I am "immune to seasons" or that I am "the opposite" of normal. It just means that even tho I was just as affected by the seasons as we all are, I had so much in my life swaying the other way that I was able to still conceive a baby of the opposite gender those months. (plus LUCK)

[atomic sagebrush]

A handful of people on a gender swaying board where we are already here because we have a plethora of boys between us, does not prove or disprove anything. The studies that demonstrated this were done on many thousands of people over years and years by a reliable source, and show a consistent effect to the seasons. You guys know that I don't take any study at face value and I really really really did not want to believe in this (because I know it sounds hokey) but I looked into it extensively and I am 100% convinced there's something to the day length and swaying. It's certianly no magic bullet but when it comes to gender ratio, if something sways gender consistently, year in and year out, that means something we can't just ignore because it didn't happen to hold true for us. ;)

[atomic sagebrush]

I don't go by birthdays for when to conceive I go by which months I'd rather not barf in.

:agree: totally this. also being 9 months pg in August was not so much fun

[atomic sagebrush]

I would just TTC when you can and hope t get PG unless you have a reason NOT to give birth one month like overseas travel or mving house.

All 3 of mine were conceived at the end of March/ very beginning of April. This means we will have all three birthdays within two and a half week of each other the week after Christmas. Add to that mix my Mum who was born on Christmas day and DH who was born between Ds1 and 2. Not ideal for budgeting but I have just found out that I am having DD1 so do not think it is a big sway factor.

Good luck!

:agree: it can add to the festivities if you have a lot of birthdays!!

[atomic sagebrush]

I looked into the stats of babies born in different seasons in 1998 in the UK, and there wasn't much in it.

The ratio was:
104.4:100 B:G born in Jan-Mar (so likely conceived in Apr-Jun)
105.9:100 B:G born in Apr-Jun (so likely conceived in Jul-Sep)
104.9:100 B:G born in Jul-Sep (so likely conceived in Oct-Dec)
105.2:100 B:G born in Oct-Dec (so likely conceived in Jan-Mar)

so that's about 1 extra boy born per 100 girls when conceived in Jul-Sept, which isn't a big difference really

The methodology used by the Italians is much more comprehensive than that and they were actually able to correct for things like prematurity Human reproduction: Sex in season | The Economist (http://www.economist.com/node/1666538)

[cocos-mum]

I have a boy and a girl both sept births a week apart but diet was big difference with mine

[Navywife620]

DS1- August
DS2- May
DS3 - October

[TTCaPRINCE]

DD's birthday is in November. DH's birthday is also in November. I have 3 half sisters and they were all born in different seasons. I myself was born in December. My husbands sisters .. one was born in summer and one in fall. I wouldn't take too much stock in seasons having much to do with gender.

[3littleladies]

Two of my girls were conceived in Summer and my 3rd was conceived in Winter! Don't worry too much about Seasons.

[rainbowflower]

The methodology used by the Italians is much more comprehensive than that and they were actually able to correct for things like prematurity Human reproduction: Sex in season | The Economist (http://www.economist.com/node/1666538)
still doesn't say exactly how much more likely it is... might be a statistically significant but small difference

[atomic sagebrush]

still doesn't say exactly how much more likely it is... might be a statistically significant but small difference

That's in the study itself, anyone can Google it if they're interested and the same crew has other studies too and I believe I"ve linked to them in my seasons and swaying essay that Beadin posted. It is a fairly small difference and while I don't think anyone should delay TTC because of it, it's something that does appear to be real and consistent. if it's something that works out for individuals to include, that's great. If not, eh, let it go and sway in other ways.

The fact remains that a handful of our experiences on this site are meaningless because firstly we're a small group of people and secondly we're here because we have all/mostly one gender and are not the population as a whole. :)

[Atsaukina1]

thanks atomic. thinking i need all the help i can get which means all the sway tactics i can use:) thinking holding off a couple months mnore won't hurt. means longer to enjoy my new lo so he'll be about 8-9m. old when I go for it:)