Originally Posted by
atomic sagebrush
I have data from an actual scientific study done on women who were not swaying in any way, that show higher intake cal and mag = more boys conceived. That is worth much more than our stats which are tainted and muddled because people are all doing 7000 other things to sway. It is my opinion that calcium and magnesium sway blue, particularly when used with Vit. D, and I got my boy taking gobs of the stuff and my girl without it, as have tons of other people. Biologically the theory the cal-mag is based on is nonsensical and doesn't fit with the workings of the human body or even the history of the human race. It's ALWAYS your call to make on that but all I can do is give you my opinion and experience, never have I told anyone to take what I say as gospel without doing the research on their own and I have a plethora of essays on the topic, so sorry if you feel misled somehow.
Cranberry is not safe when you are TTC, it's not safe to start and stop it suddenly, and it also adds nutrients that may help sway blue. Aspirin is better because it can be taken till BFP then gradually weaned off. I ~personally~ don't think aspirin works by lowering CM pH, I think there's something else going on but I have tons of people taking it so not sure where the confusion lies there. Aspirin is not always compatible for various health conditions so not everyone can use it - but cranberry is actually worse than aspirin in that department.
I don't think RepHresh is getting good enough numbers to justify its existence and all the trouble it causes and I would NEVER EVER recommend that someone whose husband has low sperm count, use RepHresh anyway.