Mum to two beautiful boys would love to add some pink!

[Pbn3]

Hi everyone! I'm 36years old and will be ttc my last allowed baby from may 2015. Have been researching internet for weeks on ideas/myths/supposed techniques to increase chance of girl. Most of the info I came across was outdated and has since been scientifically disproven. After finding this site I am so excited and will be trying the LE diet. Would love to hear from anyone who has been successful or unsuccessful using this method and did you use any other techniques other than the diet? Look forward to hearing anyone's story! Note to Atomic *was able to post after logging out and in again after I messaged you :)

[timi10]

Welcome here! WeHope you get your GIRL! I am a mum of three girls, but the two of them (2,3) were "failed sways" :) (although I love them, and wouldnt change them for the world) so I am not much help. With second I used EPO and preseed, it didnt help. All I know that I was always on a diet and exercised hard before getting pregnant to avoid getting fat that I cannot lose afterwards. So I think these factors "helped" conceiving girls. I was always very slim and fit before getting pregnant. only after coming on this here , did I know what to do. with my third we used shettels, failed. with fourth and last, I did the HE diet, alkaline PH, and refused shettles, we bravely DTD every day leading up to ovulation, and atomic told me it was just FINE!!!!! I am so positive now, so hopeful.
why is it your last? if I may ask?

[Pbn3]

Thanks for replying! It's my last as I've had to have 2 previous ceasars and my ob says only 1 more plus its an age thing for me and my husband - he's 7 years older than me. By your reply does that mean you're pregnant?! Congratulations if so and when are you due? Will you find out the gender or wait? With my first son I had lost 10kg not long before conceiving however it looks like my diet was inadvertently definately blue swaying lol. This will be first (and last) attempt at gender sway.

[timi10]

pleasure. yes , I am in w10, soon i find out the gender my NT sonographer is awesome :D

[nuthinbutpink]

Welcome. We offer personalized plans to give you all you need plus a coach for swaying. It covers more than diet. Good luck!

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh thanks for updating me! :) Glad you got it figured out.

Welcome!

[Pbn3]

Thank you! have been checking out the bundle plans and will order 3 months prior to ttc as suggested :) I'm in Australia does that matter?

[Pbn3]

pleasure. yes , I am in w10, soon i find out the gender my NT sonographer is awesome :D
Will keep my fingers and toes crossed for you! Please let me know once you do. You must be so excited, nervous and everything in between lol

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you! have been checking out the bundle plans and will order 3 months prior to ttc as suggested :) I'm in Australia does that matter?

I do plans for people in Australia all the time!

[Pbn3]

Thanks Atomic this is an amazing and informative site! I'm so excited I want to order my plan now! according to fertility friend it'll be the last days in April first in May when I ttc providing the le diet doesn't affect my cycle. Was going to start diet beginning of February and order my package in January. I have at least 8-10kgs I can loose and normally loose weight pretty quickly when changing diet. Is Feb to soon to start as ideally I'd like to be still strictly on diet and loosing rather than maintaining as was my absolute best chance possible. Thanks also for link on antihistamines I'm glad all this will be covered in package!

[TigerLily12]

Just wanted to say hi and welcome and good luck getting your little girl!

[Pbn3]

Thank you tigerlily!

[aussiesmiler]

Hi Pbn3,

Welcome! I'm fairly new to the site too and like you I have 2 beautiful boys but would love to add some pink to our family. I've also had 2 c-sections and we are only going to have 1 more, 4 would just be 1 too many for us. We are still deciding if we should go HT, it's a lot of money (especially now the Aussie dollar is falling, not good!) but the outcome if successful is 100% guaranteed. Decisions! If not I will do the personalized plan as well. I'm also 36 and planning to either go HT or TTC naturally around April next year so we have lots in common :-)) This is the best site ever and I'm so glad i found it!

All the best.

[Pbn3]

Hi aussiesmiler! Wow we do have alot in common! I'm not sure what ht is? I'm still learning the lingo. But Interested to know? Sounds costly so wouldn't be an option for us :( but really excited about the personalized plan which is really affordable. I'm convinced I'll have another boy anyway which is just fine but I still wanted to do everything possible to sway pink. Between my 2 sisters and I there has been one girl born first followed by six boys lol. No matter the outcome I'll at least know I gave it my best shot!
All the best to you to! Will keep an eye out for your posts and I hope you get your girl no matter which way you go.

[aussiesmiler]

I was exactly the same with the lingo but it's surprising how quickly you learn the terms after reading a few posts. HT is 'high tech' so that's IVF/PGD. If we do it we plan to go to HRC with Dr Potter in California, you will see his name and HRC mentioned quite a bit on this site. It costs $12,100 USD with the $1,000 discount you get from being on this site. And of course that doesn't include airfares, accom, medication etc etc.......usually ends up being in total around $30,000. It scares me to even type that figure!! But if the cycle is successful the gender desire is 100% guaranteed. Still not sure what to do but I am SO glad I found this site.

I'll definitely follow your journey and my fingers and toes are crossed for you hoping we are both covered in pink baby dust :-)))

[ValerieZ84]

Hi and welcome! I'm a mom to two boys as well, and will be trying for a pink bundle in spring. Good luck with everything! You will love it here, so much information and supportive people. :)

[Pbn3]

Hi and thanks Valerie! I already love this site and have spent hours reading through forums. I wish you the very best with trying for your pink bundle, are you going to use the le diet? I can't wait to start mine!

[bethwade]

Mom to two boys here too and can't say enough great things about getting a personalized plan! Atomic is amazing and so incredibly knowledgable and helpful. Needless to say if this baby (our last!) is our girl I'll be thanking her forevvvvver 💜


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[Pbn3]

Hi bethwade! Very best wishes for your pink bundle! Will keep an eye out for your future posts

[ValerieZ84]

Yes, I'm dieting now actually, but not full LE yet. I have a lot of weight to lose, so I'm just dieting in general, then will go full vegetarian and LE in January before my March attempt.

[3Bunnies]

Hi girls.. I'm new to this site too and you sound identical to me as I also have 2 boys, both by c-section and hope to try for baby no 3 in 2015 which will definitely be our last baby. As awful as it sounds I've been really struggling ever since I found out DS2 was another boy as Id swayed for a girl (it was prior to finding this site so looking back it was a pretty bad sway!) All my friends around me seem to be having girls right now, even my sister in law who's due next week. I really am so delighted for them and loooove buying the pink presents, I just really hope & pray that it'll be us soon :)

[Pbn3]

Hi 3bunnies! I know how you feel in regards to everyone else having girls. I was the only one of 4 friends to have another boy. I never found out though until the birth which I think really helped as I was so excited to see bub I never felt remotely disappointed. I think I'd do the same next time round as well as if I found it was a boy b4 birth it would just be something to dwell on for the rest of my pregnancy which would be awful. However in saying that 3 boys would be pretty awesome too! I'm pretty convinced it'll be a boy regardless of what I do and I'm ok with that as long as I feel I tried my best for girl. So glad I found this site and cant wait to start my plan next year! Best of luck and I'll be keeping an eye out for your bfp!

[kitkat18]

Good luck ladies xx
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[Pbn3]

Ok I can't believe it was only 7 weeks ago I started this thread. How things change. No haters please I need to vent and I need understanding not the 'you'll be right' crap I get from everyone that I bother talking to. I failed to say in my earlier posts that I had recently had a second little boy which I was over the moon about (brothers yay!) However boy 2 has been a freaking nightmare baby with no end in sight. He is gorgeous, he just wants attention 24/7 literally! HE DOES NOT SLEEP LITERALLY! between him at 6 months old and my very demanding (still sleeps with me 2) almost 3 year old son I literally haven't slept for longer than 3 hours at a time for 6 months. Throw in a chucky baby as in I have to change him 3+ times a day have stopped bothering to change myself I just couldn't be bothered with the extra washing. And b4 anyone gets on the intolerance bandwagon he is fine! Above average every checkup (9p9 10days early and I know bcos I was charting) and at 6 months old he's he's in 18-24 month old or size 1 clothing. IM SO SAD!!! I honestly believe I could not mentally go thru this again or take the chance that next baby would be this difficult. I feel angry and resentful because I want a daughter so very very much and I feel like I'm mourning something I've never had. I love my boys dearly but its not like I can wait a few years my husband would never agree to another baby for age reasons if we don't conceive next year. has anyone please been in my mind frame / predicament that can offer any insight or support. I'm struggling and I've never ever put myself out there like this b4 especially to strangers but I can't talk to my friends/ family about it

[1+2+3boys]

Hugs to you. I am so busy with my three that I now really don't actually want any more infants totally dependant on me. I can't let go of not having a girl though. It has been hard as we do the whole bed sharing thing too and I have not slept through the night in nearly 5 years. I love being a Mum and have put so much into it but it has exhausted me and I need some time to myself for a couple of years bit by bit. I know I only want another to have a girl and I am not going to put that strain on myself again unless it is for one as much I would love another boy too. I convinced my partner to go down the high tech route. I had researched swaying for almost a year and then thought I might have an opps BFP without having swayed and it freaked me out and it really helped confirm for me that I would rather have a girl or no baby at all. We can't really afford HT and I thought it would never be for us but DP understands my pain and would now like a girl too so we have started doing research and will find a way to make it happen. Hugs to you. Being a Mum is the hardest job in the world no matter what gender your kids are. We all know we love our kids though and it is good to be able to talk when things are hard. I find when things are hard my GD really flares up

[Pbn3]

Wow thanks for replying and so honestly! I wish the ht was an option for us maybe I should research it more but as far as i know it is still unavailable in australia ( had a message from another aussie who is going ht in usa $$$$$) I do believe there is something in this site that works but if I could take the ht road I would so good for you and I'm so happy you'll get your baby girl!!!! I'm really hoping things get a lot better by xmas as I'll have to decide whether we take the plunge or not. Have been loosing some weight via loosely based le diet (1200 max calories and cut down to meat just twice a week from probably 10-12 times/week lol - was a big meat eater). Would still get a diet plan if I go ahead as dont want any guess work. All the best again and thanks for replying!

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok I can't believe it was only 7 weeks ago I started this thread. How things change. No haters please I need to vent and I need understanding not the 'you'll be right' crap I get from everyone that I bother talking to. I failed to say in my earlier posts that I had recently had a second little boy which I was over the moon about (brothers yay!) However boy 2 has been a freaking nightmare baby with no end in sight. He is gorgeous, he just wants attention 24/7 literally! HE DOES NOT SLEEP LITERALLY! between him at 6 months old and my very demanding (still sleeps with me 2) almost 3 year old son I literally haven't slept for longer than 3 hours at a time for 6 months. Throw in a chucky baby as in I have to change him 3+ times a day have stopped bothering to change myself I just couldn't be bothered with the extra washing. And b4 anyone gets on the intolerance bandwagon he is fine! Above average every checkup (9p9 10days early and I know bcos I was charting) and at 6 months old he's he's in 18-24 month old or size 1 clothing. IM SO SAD!!! I honestly believe I could not mentally go thru this again or take the chance that next baby would be this difficult. I feel angry and resentful because I want a daughter so very very much and I feel like I'm mourning something I've never had. I love my boys dearly but its not like I can wait a few years my husband would never agree to another baby for age reasons if we don't conceive next year. has anyone please been in my mind frame / predicament that can offer any insight or support. I'm struggling and I've never ever put myself out there like this b4 especially to strangers but I can't talk to my friends/ family about it

Huge (((Hugs))), I do want to point out that it's not just boys who have sleep issues and my daughter is pretty bad at that herself!! o.O Some kiddos are just dreadful sleepers.

I really really think that long times of interrupted sleep may help a pink sway and I was def. in your boat when I conceived my DD.

[1+2+3boys]

OMG just had to post somewhere that last night BOTH my twin boys slept through the night for the first time ever! They are 2 1/2 next month and have started doing it more and more over the last few months but never both on the same night. I hope this is the start of great things :D

[XXforhubby]

PBn3- I can TOTALLY relate to your previous post! My DS1, yes my first born, is IDENTICAL to your youngest! I could have written the exact same thing when he was your son's age! He is now 4 and things are a little bit easier. He still needs to be engaged with us a lot, but he has gotten more independent. He has turned that need into being a very social person. He is very outgoing and makes friends wherever he goes. He sleeps like a normal person now! Meaning since he turned 3, he sleeps 8 hours straight at night. So for the past year, his sleep has improved. I think both DS1 and DS2 have their own challenges, but the round the clock engagement and not needing sleep were the biggest to overcome! I hope it gets better for you! Know that I can relate! Feel free to send me a private message, if you want to talk/vent some more about this. Hugs!! 💕


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[Pbn3]

Thank you everyone for responding. I just reread my post and I apologize for sounding so rude!!!!! I'm not normally such a negative nelly! I feel so much better after reading replies so thank you all again. I'm back on the fence regarding baby no 3 (lol) after seeing a beautiful pink and purple stuffed toy and a gorgeous little girl in pigtails at the shop. Won't b talking about it to family anymore as I know they are thinking "you're struggling with two why would you talk about going back for more". I was at a really low point when I wrote that post and I'm basically taking each day as it comes. I know things will get better but I also feel I'm doing alot of this on my own. Hubby is a shift worker so he doesn't get to help much. Thanks again for listening to my drivel it's nice not to feel so alone!

[ELP]

Hugs aswell Pbn:hugs: There is nothing worse than just being worn out with little ones who don't sleep. But it will pass, it may not be soon! but eventually it will pass:) and if you let your chance go for trying for your little girl then in a years time when hopefully things are better you may regret not taking the chance when it was there, especially if DH wants to put a time limit on conceiving. I can say though that for me that looking after 2 little ones was ALOT harder than looking after 3+ children. I think when you break the 3 marker you just seem to have more experience and confidence in what your doing, so you just seem to relax into it more:) I would take the fact that the rough sleep is actually helping your pink sway and give it a go! There is always going to be somebody here to vent to on rough days so you won't feel the need to moan at DH when/if he doesn't understand:)

[Junie]

My first son was like your second; big (10 pounds at birth), and unhappy! He was always crying and would only sleep on me for 1 hr stretches for pretty much the first 4 months. We did sleep training based off the book healthy sleep habits happy child at 4 months and that helped with his sleep but he still cried a lot and was frustrated easily during the day. The big change was when he learned how to crawl and then to walk- he changed almost over night as he had always just wanted to be able to move and explore. He also stayed super calm after that and never had tantrums (really!). He is 4 1/2 now and people still comment on how calm he is which is basically the opposite of how he was as a baby. Hang in there sweetie! It is so rough having a baby who cries!!!

[1+2+3boys]

Wow thanks for replying and so honestly! I wish the ht was an option for us maybe I should research it more but as far as i know it is still unavailable in australia ( had a message from another aussie who is going ht in usa $$$$$) I do believe there is something in this site that works but if I could take the ht road I would so good for you and I'm so happy you'll get your baby girl!!!! I'm really hoping things get a lot better by xmas as I'll have to decide whether we take the plunge or not. Have been loosing some weight via loosely based le diet (1200 max calories and cut down to meat just twice a week from probably 10-12 times/week lol - was a big meat eater). Would still get a diet plan if I go ahead as dont want any guess work. All the best again and thanks for replying!

No it is not in Aussie, was banned in 2006 I think which sucks for me because I am from New Zealand and it would have been SO much easier to go there than fly across the world. It does cost a mini fortune and I am honestly still not sure if we will be able to manage it at this stage. We may have to go with Europe which is alot cheaper but still a lot of money and so much to organise.
I am finding being a parent really hard right now and wish I could be done. It is such hard work and I want to put my best into and not sure I will be able to stretch myself out much further. I try to accept what I have now and love my boys more than life itself but that sadness over no daughter is not going away. I know without a doubt now that I want a girl or no baby at all. I'm not upping my work load unless I am getting her. HT is still no garentee though because it is IVF and you actually have to get pregnant for it to work!

I have the luxury of time thankfully, I'm not even 30. You never know how hard or easy a baby will be until they arrive. I have been lucky so far with not having kids too far up the difficult scale, even with my twins. THe biggest scare for me is if what if my uterus goes and splits another egg in two and after all my careful planning I end up with 5 kids! You cope the best you can with what you have and the hard times when they are little do come to an end even though it seems impossible at the time. I am just coming out the other side I think but it is still hard as my partner is a Chef so works long hours including evenings and weekends. One day they will be like his 9 and 12 year old though and so much easier and less stressful. It is nice having that view into the future and they are the best of mates!

In the mean time I am trying to pretend that I wont be getting a daughter so I can make the most of my boys and not miss any things on them that I thought I could only get out of a girl. You should see the amazingly smart clothes they are getting for Christmas. Not many dresses at the playground will be able to match them in cuteness and style factor ;)