Trying for boy

[Anicole123]

Hi there
I am new to the site. Currently have two girls and will be trying for a boy in the fall. I’ve read so much information and this is very overwhelming. I’m hoping someone can assure me I’m on the right track.
I’m going to follow the HE diet, try and exercise (weight train) a couple days a week in hopes I can gain a few lbs. I take a pre natal vitamin as well as Omega 3 fish oil. Aiming to limit my caffeine and drink more green tea. Should I also be taking EPO and a probiotic?
Any other supplements?
Suggestions for when to try around ovulation?

Appreciate the help

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi and welcome! I know it seems like a lot at first but just ask ask ask till it all makes sense. I'm here to help!

Everything you're doing is spot on. I'd also give your hubby a men's Over 50 multivitamin if he'll take it like Men's one a day over 50 (even if he's not over 50.)

PLEASE don't take EPO - we saw tons of opposites with that and have recently dropped it from our blue sways and our results immediately improved once we did.

Probiotic - yes yes yes! I know on some sites they claim probiotics sway pink but we saw good results with it for blue, and such terrible results with probiotics for pink sways that we gave them up totally for pink!!

If you believe in timing, have your husband release every 2-4 days on his own or with you, wiht a non-spermicide condom or pullout as far in advance of attempts as possible, and then 1 day before ovulation OR day of positive OPK if your cycle is not regular, aim at having 3 attempts - night of O-1 (or positive oPK), again on morning of O day(day after pos OPK), and then again that night (so two attempts on the second day) If possible, have another attempt the next day, then every other day from then on out.

If you don't believe in timing, have those early attempts unprotected as the exposure to the hormones in the semen may make you more boy friendly and also more fertile (and we believe that improved fertility = more boys conceived as well)

[Anicole123]

Thank you so much for the feedback. I will definitely follow all the topics.
Any particular probiotic?
What do you recommend for timing? I used to believe in Shettles but after lots of research I’m doubting.

[atomic sagebrush]

Any kind of probiotic that is a name brand you recognize and can easily get in your are if you run out.

I don't believe in Shettles timing at all (you can read the full case against timing in this essay https://www.genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/7691-trouble-timing.html) After getting 4 of my 5 kids as timing opposites (the other was a sneak attack and very well could have been an opposite too for all I know!) it's pretty hard for me to believe timing does anything at all. Most of us with all boys had unprotected sex when not fertile and then when we were trying, we had lots of attempts in the fertile window regardless of timing. I truly believe that's the best way to get boys and that is my preferred method (as outlined in more detail above!) But it is totally up to you to decide, just be sure you have more than one attempt no matter what.

[Anicole123]

Thanks so much.
As for the Vit D - my prenatal vitamin contains 400IU and my husbands Men’s 50 includes 800iu.
Should we be taking additional? I bought 1000iu Vit D but wonder if that’s too much

[atomic sagebrush]

I would have u take the additional 1000 (total 1400) and then just let hubby hang where he is with the 800.

[Anicole123]

My prenatal vitamin contains 465mg Fish Oil, 27mg EPA and 200mg DHA. Should I also be taking a fish oil that contains 1150mg fish oil and 440mg EPA and DHA 280mg?
The pre natal also contains 800mcg folic acid - should I be taking additional folic acid?

[atomic sagebrush]

No just keep taking the prenatal. Do not add in any more.

Yes take additional folic acid or folate to get you up into the 2000 mcg range or thereabouts.

[Anicole123]

Thanks so much

[Anicole123]

Ahh sorry one more question
We are hoping to try in October and up until now I’m beenmajorly slacking on exercise/weight training. Is it best to start going for hikes, brisk walks with some light weight training over the next couple weeks or have I left it too long?

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes I want you to pick it back up again with exercise right away!! It may even raise your T levels a little to start it now.

[Anicole123]

Thank you! I will start tongiht! I ovulate Oct 15 so hopefully that’s enough time.
Let me know if it isn’t and if I should forgo the exercise

[atomic sagebrush]

I want you to do the exercise. For all we know this will raise testosterone right before your sway, and/or you may not even get pregnant this month and that will give you even more time with the exercise.

BUT do not decide "ok I'm behind the curve here" and start doing 2 hours of exercise every day to "make up for" not exercising. Just keep it to 30-45 min tops, 3x a week.

[Anicole123]

Ah I really hope I didn’t mess up my sway. I was using OPK tests twice a day up until my predicted ovulation day but they kept coming back negative. I was getting lots of EWM on Day 16&17 so we BD twice that day and had BD’d the day before that (15) and the day before that (14).
The day we BD’d twice I had an OPK that was darker than the other ones but still not completely solid positive. Meaning I may have ovulated the day after we BD’d twice (Day 18) but unfortunately we couldn’t BD on Day 18 which might have been ovulation day.
I’ve been able to track my ovulation day 100% up until this cycle which of course is our first cycle trying. Frustrated none the less. Hoping the two or three attempts the day before ovulation will suffice.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes I"ve absolutely gotten some of my boys doing exactly that - 2/3 attempts 1-2 days before O! :) good luck and blue dust.

[3littleladies01]

Sorry I’m just re-reading boy threads (blue sway addict here [emoji112]) haha!!

Should I be taking more vit D in addition to my prenatal as per your thread above? My prenatal info is attached

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181025/31e070e61acc38303bebbb40b39297d2.jpg


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes I like you guys to take about 25 mcg total (that's 1000 IU or 125% DRV)

I'd just add in a 400 IU Vit. D (these are easy to come by) and call it good.

[3littleladies01]

Just looking on amazon and they all seem to say D3 when you search for vitamin D - is that right? I’d hate to buy the wrong thing and throw my sway.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181026/af619c0c6e52e5b3da80df93fbf4167c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181026/a3b54dcc1fb94e7536f76f1807f37684.jpg


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[atomic sagebrush]

yes d3 is the best stuff, they don't even sell the other stuff any more. It's all D3 now.

Looks perfect!