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I have hypo and I have a good friend with hypo. She swayed girl twice and conceived a girl twice. Either way, I really don't think having a thyroid disorder sways at all and the meds don't either. Like atomic said, some have all boys, some all girls. Really wouldn't worry about it. Just go ahead with your sway with confidence :)
I am hypo and was on Synthroid when I had both of my boys. However, in between them I had two miscarriages and was not taking any Synthroid an the time. My TSH levels were within normal range and my symptoms weren't bad at all, but it wasn't until I got back on Synthroid and brought my TSH levels all the way down to what they had been when I conceived my first son that I was able to carry another pregnancy past the first trimester.
I feel very strongly that at least one, if not both, of my miscarried babies was a girl. So maybe not treating hypothyroidism sways pink. IMO, though, it's not worth it if the thing that sways pink also makes miscarriage more likely. My two cents is: error on the side of caution when treating your hypothyroidism and focus on other aspects when it comes to swaying.
Oh and I forgot to mention that there is a major link between hypothyroid/Hashimoto's and PCOS (one study found almost 50% of women with Hashimoto's also had PCOS) so anyone who sees tendencies towards more boys and Hashimoto's, that may be nothing but a coincidence since we know PCOS does sway blue.
Yes, pcos sways boy. I've been tested for it many times as I thought that's what I had but I don't :). Levels always come
Back totally normal. They check you on the 3rd day of your period for certain hormones. And definitely do everything you cam to get your levels between 1 and 2. Anything above that and you are more likely to miscarry. I also have hashi's. Got it after I had my DD.
My Friend has Thyroid problems and has 2 boys.
I have hypothyroidism... 2 boys, now after swaying a girl!
I never went to an endocrinologist to determine the treatment of my thyroid, just my general doc, and that was a mistake. My thyroid function was extremely slow last year due to not enough medication.. and I learned the hardest way once I had my M/C in May.
My former friend also has hypothyroid problems and other health problems but she has an even split of 3 boys 3 girls. She's pregnant again though, and doesn't know what she is carrying yet.
She never did anything to sway at all to get her kids so... I don't know if there's anything to it really.
So Maybe..
I will say this though.. My doc put me on a high dose of medicine when I got pregnant in April but it didn't have enough time to kick in as it takes 6-8 weeks.
But when my OB checked my levels right after I got pregnant again in June, they were GREAT!
So...a healthy functioning thyroid might affect the gender.. or not.
Who really knows..
Butterfly, the thing is, you don't know how your thyroid was functioning when you conceived your boys. Thyroids are changing things, they can work well for years and then suddenly go kaput. One of the most common things that affects thyroid function is pregnancy (just like the gall bladder, the thyroid doesn't handle pregnancy and recovery after pregnancy super well). So your thyroid may have been functioning when you conceived your boys (and in fact, it probably was because doctors check your thyroid via blood tests as a regular part of yoru prenatal care and would very likely have caught it if your thyroid was not working right.)
I just found this article and thought I share it. Maybe you have seen it already. anyway, here it is... Sex Ratio at Birth Is Associated with First-Trimeste... [Thyroid. 2013] - PubMed - NCBIQuote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
That study is interesting but just a caveat, I think that at least some of those gals probably could not have conceived/carried a baby to term without being treated, so it may be a misleading and skewed set of stats.
I don't want anyone going onto thyroid medication because they see this study!!!!