Doesn't matter where you live, why does many girls born in 'girly' months ie Mar, Apr, May?

[Loveychoc]

I've noticed soooo many girls (as well as a number of boys actually) were born between March-May. what has the conception 9 months before those months got something to do with pink sway?
For eg, I, myself was born on April. Got an aunt, nieces, friends, cousins, etc who were born between March - May. And heaps of girlfriends born on April. Many of friends' daughters were born between Apr-May too.

I know that accoring to IG sway theory, June-july is the time when the weather is warmer and that sways pink but that's only valid if you live in the US/Canada? I live in Australia and have families all over the world, and the ones who conceived baby girls turned to be conceiving around june/july no matter where they are.

Sometimes I feel my theory is telling me that, June/july or somewhere mid year is far away from festive season, hence you eat less than you should be, therefore your body is unconciously swaying pink by itself?

I conceived my son a couple of weeks after Xmas.... and xmas is usually the worst eating season for me which I pig out more than usual!!

[bythestream]

I live in Australia and my first son was born in April and my second in Jan so its not a definite. But I have noticed most of my friends have boys in summer (Dec - Feb) and girls in winter (may - august). I think it depends on where you live, I live in Tasmania so we have definite season, further north would be different.

[Myloves]

I live in Australia too, and my boys were born in Jan and Feb. My girl was born in November.

[Sassy]

I don't hold too much on this - I'm in Aus too.
DS1 - July
DS2 - Feb
DD - will be June/July

I think other factors are more important, but your theory on diet at those times of the year may be more convincing.

[rainbowflower]

perhaps people eat differently at different times of the year (i.e. more salads in the summer, more soup/hearty meals in the winter)? or perhaps people are trying to lose weight in time for the summer so are dieting and conceive more girls as a result?

[purplepoet20]

It just depends on what was happening in the family 9mths before.... I know many boys born during what would be considered girl months. When I talked with the moms (mostly my cousins) they just happen to have had a raise in pay at that time and were buying boy friendly foods. My SIL had a boy while breastfeeding and loosing weight but she was eating a high protein and potassium diet, boy born in May.

My one cousin that is great for this is L, She has BGGBBGG.
#1 - just married and wanted to try right away so they ate very healthy.
#2 & 3 - they moved into their first house and were struggling with house payments so the food was not so good.
#4 & 5 - DH got a big pay raise and L was working part-time. They were not trying but enjoyed eating all kinds of food.
#6 - L stopped working because of an injury and again wasn't trying and didn't know she was preg until 8wks.
#7 - DH was in a car accident and couldn't work for nearly 2y's.

It's all about the family issues at that time and the diet you eat!

[purplepoet20]

perhaps people eat differently at different times of the year (i.e. more salads in the summer, more soup/hearty meals in the winter)? or perhaps people are trying to lose weight in time for the summer so are dieting and conceive more girls as a result?

Since we only get to enjoy being outside from Apr-Sept we BBQ a lot, play outside for 2-4hrs a day, and enjoy all the fresh fruits and veggies. During the winter we eat a lot of homemade soups and chili's, lower veggies and fruits, but we still eat a good amount of meat. So the type of environment you have does affect a lot.

[Hobbermittens]

I also conceived a son in December around Christmas, and conceived TWO daughters in July! My daughters were born in March and April. I live in the US.

[ILindGurl]

the seasons do not work for me or my family/husband's families. I conceived 2 boys -- one in mid August and the other in June. My husband and I are Sept/Oct babies. Here's the breakdown by month for the birthdays of our immediate families:
Jan - 2G
Feb - B, G
March - 2G, 1B
April - 1G, 1B
May - B, G
June - G, B
July - 2G & 2B
August - G, B
September - 2B, 3G
October - G
November - B
December - 2G, B

[Flava]

I have only girls and none of the born between March-May . And Im in FL!

[Loveychoc]

It just depends on what was happening in the family 9mths before.... I know many boys born during what would be considered girl months. When I talked with the moms (mostly my cousins) they just happen to have had a raise in pay at that time and were buying boy friendly foods. My SIL had a boy while breastfeeding and loosing weight but she was eating a high protein and potassium diet, boy born in May.

My one cousin that is great for this is L, She has BGGBBGG.
#1 - just married and wanted to try right away so they ate very healthy.
#2 & 3 - they moved into their first house and were struggling with house payments so the food was not so good.
#4 & 5 - DH got a big pay raise and L was working part-time. They were not trying but enjoyed eating all kinds of food.
#6 - L stopped working because of an injury and again wasn't trying and didn't know she was preg until 8wks.
#7 - DH was in a car accident and couldn't work for nearly 2y's.

It's all about the family issues at that time and the diet you eat!

THat's interesting!! Our current family situation is similar to your cousin L when she conceived 2 & 3 which were girls, but I work part time now and that allows me to enjoy and spend some time eating out and socialising which isn't good for pink sway! The only way to hold it back is to constantly remind myself that we're have strict finance situation and better save the money for other stuff such as make up/dress/hairdresser and as much as I want that steak or chinese takeaway, but i want a little girl more!

[atomic sagebrush]

Please read this http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-discussion/1693-seasons-swaying.html it explains everything in great depth and supported by actual scientific studies by reputable sources. IG has it quite wrong on when to TTC for pink, and rather inexplicably, they claim that Australia is immune to seasons - um no, your seasons are just the opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere.

Northern Hemisphere - girl peak conception months Mar, April (best month), May (and possibly to a lesser extent, Feb but maybe June but it is getting too close to summer and longer days for me to totally feel comfy with)
boy peak conception months Sept, Oct (best month), Nov (possibly to lesser extent, Aug; maybe Dec. but is getting too close to winter and shorter days for me to feel totally comfy with)

Southern Hemi - reverse above, so girl peak months are Sept, Oct, Nov (possibly Aug, possibly but less likely Dec)
boy peak conception months Mar, April, May (possibly Feb, possibly but less likely June)

Around the equator, the peaks don't seem to work as well. This is apparently some quirk of living in temperate climates with 4 distinct seasons.

There are plenty of opposites conceived in both girl peaks and boy peaks so obviously first and foremost everyone should do what is best for themselves and their families BUT if you have the option, it makes sense to me to time conception to at least try and capitalize on these peaks.

[atomic sagebrush]

I live in Australia and my first son was born in April and my second in Jan so its not a definite. But I have noticed most of my friends have boys in summer (Dec - Feb) and girls in winter (may - august). I think it depends on where you live, I live in Tasmania so we have definite season, further north would be different.

:agree: totally and this would be just what the theory predicts. Boys born in summer when mama has many months of quality food intake to provide milk after birth because they need more calories throughout life and males who do not have good nutrition throughout life, are less likely to grow up to be able to compete for mates and in nature, will always be on the small side. Girls born in winter because girls need fewer calories and can grow to adulthood and reproduce even with a lack of food at times, because even if they are smaller, most women/female mammals have at least one offspring - they don't have to compete physically for mates the way males do.

[atomic sagebrush]

perhaps people eat differently at different times of the year (i.e. more salads in the summer, more soup/hearty meals in the winter)? or perhaps people are trying to lose weight in time for the summer so are dieting and conceive more girls as a result?

It seems to be utterly apart from diet, there may be a legitimate seasonal variance in fertility possibly due to changing day length that our bodies detect even tho we don't even know they're doing it.

[atomic sagebrush]

won't go over all the posts but just to reiterate, there are TONS of opposites, it's just that there does seem to be something real and legitimate going on here aside from any diet or lifestyle factors - a natural seasonal variation in fertility that seems to additionally cause more boys vs. more girls depending on the time of year. Since swaying is all about optimizing the odds, it makes sense to me to work WITH this phenomenon if we can, rather than working against it.

I myself have 2 boys conceived in Mar and know absolutely there are plenty of opposites, but all I can say is that in my due date club back on IG, I was one of the few who did not conceive a girl (and I am including the blue swayers!!) I ended up having to quit the group because it was all pink, all the time and they were not very considerate of the 3 of us who were having boys and wanted girls. :/

[Loveychoc]

Please read this http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-discussion/1693-seasons-swaying.html it explains everything in great depth and supported by actual scientific studies by reputable sources. IG has it quite wrong on when to TTC for pink, and rather inexplicably, they claim that Australia is immune to seasons - um no, your seasons are just the opposite of those in the Northern Hemisphere.

Northern Hemisphere - girl peak conception months Mar, April (best month), May (and possibly to a lesser extent, Feb but maybe June but it is getting too close to summer and longer days for me to totally feel comfy with)
boy peak conception months Sept, Oct (best month), Nov (possibly to lesser extent, Aug; maybe Dec. but is getting too close to winter and shorter days for me to feel totally comfy with)

Southern Hemi - reverse above, so girl peak months are Sept, Oct, Nov (possibly Aug, possibly but less likely Dec)
boy peak conception months Mar, April, May (possibly Feb, possibly but less likely June)

Around the equator, the peaks don't seem to work as well. This is apparently some quirk of living in temperate climates with 4 distinct seasons.

There are plenty of opposites conceived in both girl peaks and boy peaks so obviously first and foremost everyone should do what is best for themselves and their families BUT if you have the option, it makes sense to me to time conception to at least try and capitalize on these peaks.

Thanks atomic!! Just wondering if you live in south east Asian country (which i assume its a pretty close neighbour to austrAlia but also right on the equAtor... Eekk) would the peak season follow the same as southern hemisphere countries? DH is considering taking up a job in one of south east Asian countries in a couple of yrs and around that time we also think its an ideal time to ttc#2 :)

[atomic sagebrush]

No, for some reason we don't totally understand, around the equator more girls than are statistically expected, are conceived regardless of year and the seasonal patterns don't seem to matter much if at all. I personally believe that indicates that it is changing day length that is stimulating this mechanism (and the day length doesn't change much at the equator)

[vada79]

My first son was born in Oct. (conceived in hot summer) and my second in June (conceived end of winter). I'm in the southern hemi. The plan was to ttc a girl in April/May, they seem to be boy months then? I might wait to June, but don't really want to wait much longer than that to ttc.

[atomic sagebrush]

Yes, they are a bit more girl-friendly (in the Southern Hemisphere) but I would never postpone TTC because of it. I have two boys conceived in "girl" months.

[Myloves]

Yes, they are a bit more girl-friendly (in the Southern Hemisphere) but I would never postpone TTC because of it. I have two boys conceived in "girl" months.

That's interesting to hear... my boys were concieved during 'girl' months too.

[Butterfly Spirit]

I conceived DS #1 in November and delivered him in July I conceived DS#2 in June and delivered him in February.
May I add though that all the nurses were happy to have a boy born as all the ladies in January had delivered girls, and the first week of Feb I delivered their first boy. The other ladies that had delivered 24 hrs from me also had girls. So in my head I kept saying (Shettles was right!) LOL

Shettles claims that most boys are conceived in Winter and born in the Summer..
and most girls are conceived in the Summer and born in the Winter.

Now I know that the opposite happens all the time, but this is my experience:

My first son was conceived in a FREEZING cold basement, in the dead of Winter with KY, with deep penetration, daily BDing, and multiple orgasms.

My second son was an oops baby. We were going for a girl. We BD on Wed, and then abstained. O came late and I supposedly Oed on Sunday and on Monday mid-day Hubby drank a coke prior AND released prior (Shettles claims caffeine gives the male sperm a JOLT) By Mon we couldn't resist and tried the pull out method, but he forgot he was supposed to pull out and accidentally shot off for 3 seconds and then quickly pulled out, I frantically ran to jump and dump, washed off with soap and water afterwards, but it was no use. LOL (Sorry if TMI) My sweet little guy was just meant to be!

So Anyways... The Shettle's Method Was True For Me To A T! LOL

[Loveychoc]

I conceived DS #1 in November and delivered him in July I conceived DS#2 in June and delivered him in February.
May I add though that all the nurses were happy to have a boy born as all the ladies in January had delivered girls, and the first week of Feb I delivered their first boy. The other ladies that had delivered 24 hrs from me also had girls. So in my head I kept saying (Shettles was right!) LOL

Shettles claims that most boys are conceived in Winter and born in the Summer..
and most girls are conceived in the Summer and born in the Winter.

Now I know that the opposite happens all the time, but this is my experience:

My first son was conceived in a FREEZING cold basement, in the dead of Winter with KY, with deep penetration, daily BDing, and multiple orgasms.

My second son was an oops baby. We were going for a girl. We BD on Wed, and then abstained. O came late and I supposedly Oed on Sunday and on Monday mid-day Hubby drank a coke prior AND released prior (Shettles claims caffeine gives the male sperm a JOLT) By Mon we couldn't resist and tried the pull out method, but he forgot he was supposed to pull out and accidentally shot off for 3 seconds and then quickly pulled out, I frantically ran to jump and dump, washed off with soap and water afterwards, but it was no use. LOL (Sorry if TMI) My sweet little guy was just meant to be!

So Anyways... The Shettle's Method Was True For Me To A T! LOL

I live in Australia and my son was conceived on a hot day in January! But when I gave birth, there were quite a number of girls born in September, some of them are twins!

One silly question, if DH releases inside of me and I know that the timing wise was just wrong for pink sway, would it be too MEAN to take the "morning after pill" (pregnancy prevention pill), the next day? LOL... I know I can't do it often as I need to get it at the chemist and it's just too embarassing.

[Butterfly Spirit]

I live in Australia and my son was conceived on a hot day in January! But when I gave birth, there were quite a number of girls born in September, some of them are twins!

One silly question, if DH releases inside of me and I know that the timing wise was just wrong for pink sway, would it be too MEAN to take the "morning after pill" (pregnancy prevention pill), the next day? LOL... I know I can't do it often as I need to get it at the chemist and it's just too embarassing.

That's interesting about what you said, I really think there is something to it! Thanks for sharing
About the pill, that's all personal preference. I won't ever do the morning after pill. If it's meant to be, it will just be. If timing is important to you, then just don't do it on those days. Look as frumpy as possible so your hubby won't want to do anything! haha JK

[purple sky]

I completely fall into Atomic "boy" months. Ds1 & Ds3 conceived in Nov. and Ds2 June

[coocoobananas]

Just fyi, i work with a girl who jutst had her morning after pill baby in january... i guess it doesnt always work! Condoms are a better bet!

[atomic sagebrush]

I live in Australia and my son was conceived on a hot day in January! But when I gave birth, there were quite a number of girls born in September, some of them are twins!

One silly question, if DH releases inside of me and I know that the timing wise was just wrong for pink sway, would it be too MEAN to take the "morning after pill" (pregnancy prevention pill), the next day? LOL... I know I can't do it often as I need to get it at the chemist and it's just too embarassing.

Timing DOES NOT SWAY and you have every likelihood of taking the pill after conceiving a girl baby as you would a boy.

[atomic sagebrush]

Just fyi, i work with a girl who jutst had her morning after pill baby in january... i guess it doesnt always work! Condoms are a better bet!


This is true and I also know of two different ladies who took the pill, it didn't work, they got excited over the pg and then later lost the baby.

[envisioned]

I myself have 2 boys conceived in Mar and know absolutely there are plenty of opposites, but all I can say is that in my due date club back on IG, I was one of the few who did not conceive a girl (and I am including the blue swayers!!) I ended up having to quit the group because it was all pink, all the time and they were not very considerate of the 3 of us who were having boys and wanted girls. :/

Ugh been there. I was one of the only ones who wanted a boy and got another girl and everyone else wanted girls, got girls and I was like I do not belong here.
Someone needs to fix my body I swear. Northern Hemisphere aka Canadaland. DD 1 conceived early Dec. DD conceived early Feb.

[atomic sagebrush]

Aw envisioned, sometimes that's just how it goes! The statistical difference was small, plenty of opposites born in both peaks, it's just that it was significant enough to show a real effect.

FWIW I think Feb is more of a girl month even tho it's not in the true girl peak and Dec. is probably more neutral. Give it a shot to TTC in Sept-Nov with a good sway - don't despair, every person on the face of the planet can conceive a boy or a girl in any month of the year!!

[envisioned]

Thanks Atomic! Seriously reading all the helpful posts you right and your positive coaching is really great to have around here when you can't talk to anyone in real life about this.

[PeonyPrincess]

I can test out the equator theory on this one. I lived in the southern hemisphere for DS1 and DS2. DS1 conceived June. DS2 conceived April. Both with changing seasons. Now I am in the tropics. Hot all year round. Seasons are only wet heat and dry heat. I thought well at least with all the thunderstorms I have the -ions covered. When I thought I was O, I went and stood outside during a thunderstorm. All that happened was I got eaten by mosquitoes. Bloody tropics!

At the moment though, I am completely surrounded by women who live here and have just had or are having boys. Where are all the girls?? Hopefully in my belly. :wink:

[atomic sagebrush]

LOL Peony!!! :) I hope so!!

These seasonal and equatorial variations are very small but they are big enough to be statistically important - meaning both boys and girls are still being conceived in pretty close to 50-50, but there is a difference that seems to be consistent and is so large that it can't be explained by luck!

[atomic sagebrush]

LOL Peony!!! :) I hope so!!

These seasonal and equatorial variations are very small but they are big enough to be statistically important - meaning both boys and girls are still being conceived in pretty close to 50-50, but there is a difference that seems to be consistent and is so large that it can't be explained by luck!

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks Atomic! Seriously reading all the helpful posts you right and your positive coaching is really great to have around here when you can't talk to anyone in real life about this.


Thanks that makes my day! :heart:

[Loveychoc]

I can test out the equator theory on this one. I lived in the southern hemisphere for DS1 and DS2. DS1 conceived June. DS2 conceived April. Both with changing seasons. Now I am in the tropics. Hot all year round. Seasons are only wet heat and dry heat. I thought well at least with all the thunderstorms I have the -ions covered. When I thought I was O, I went and stood outside during a thunderstorm. All that happened was I got eaten by mosquitoes. Bloody tropics!

At the moment though, I am completely surrounded by women who live here and have just had or are having boys. Where are all the girls?? Hopefully in my belly. :wink:

Peony, where about in Aus do you live? I live in Sydney so we have hot stinking summer and cold dry winter (and also wet autumn! It's been raining on and off here at the moment).
My DS was conceived on a very HOT summer day somewhere in early January (a few days after New Years).