Icantthinkofaname
February 3rd, 2019, 01:45 PM
My father ( black East African) has 9 brothers and 1 sister. He in turn had 6 boys and 1 girl ( me). We all moved to Europe 30 years ago. My brothers grew up here, and they have all struggled to have sons. All six are married boy/girl numbers for each are:
Brother 1) 1girl 2 boys
2. 1 girl 1 boy
3. 2 girls 0 boy
4. 4 girls 0 boys
6. 3 girls 0 boys
So out of 14 grandkids there’s 3 boys. My brother with the 2 boys lives in Africa and his children were conceived there. My second brother with the 1 boy, came to Europe at an older age to the others.
There is an identical pattern with my paternal male cousins. The ones in colder climates have far fewer sons then our cousins near the equator.
As for me, my husbands dad had 6 brothers no sisters. He in turn had 7 boys and 2 daughters. My husbands 2 sisters each have 2 daughters.
So far me and my husband have 1 daughter.
I never thought about baby gender or sways till I realised there are almost no boys born to our families and other families from our region in Africa, despite having lots of brothers ( they say men with many brothers tend to have boys).
I am now wondering if lack of vitamin D or some other component found in the tropics is involved in boy gender sway.
Does anyone else have experience with something like this in their families? Besides vitamin D what else might it be? Maybe pollution? High carb diet? ( my dads generation ate high fat medium protein low carb diet which is basically keto though perhaps not in full ketosis . But I’ve been reading the keto diet makes the body acidic and that sways girl).
If diet this also contradicts current thinking that more calories=boy. As back then everyone was pretty
thin, though that doesn’t = nutrient deprived.
Brother 1) 1girl 2 boys
2. 1 girl 1 boy
3. 2 girls 0 boy
4. 4 girls 0 boys
6. 3 girls 0 boys
So out of 14 grandkids there’s 3 boys. My brother with the 2 boys lives in Africa and his children were conceived there. My second brother with the 1 boy, came to Europe at an older age to the others.
There is an identical pattern with my paternal male cousins. The ones in colder climates have far fewer sons then our cousins near the equator.
As for me, my husbands dad had 6 brothers no sisters. He in turn had 7 boys and 2 daughters. My husbands 2 sisters each have 2 daughters.
So far me and my husband have 1 daughter.
I never thought about baby gender or sways till I realised there are almost no boys born to our families and other families from our region in Africa, despite having lots of brothers ( they say men with many brothers tend to have boys).
I am now wondering if lack of vitamin D or some other component found in the tropics is involved in boy gender sway.
Does anyone else have experience with something like this in their families? Besides vitamin D what else might it be? Maybe pollution? High carb diet? ( my dads generation ate high fat medium protein low carb diet which is basically keto though perhaps not in full ketosis . But I’ve been reading the keto diet makes the body acidic and that sways girl).
If diet this also contradicts current thinking that more calories=boy. As back then everyone was pretty
thin, though that doesn’t = nutrient deprived.