Will I ever be able to conceive a boy?? (feeling down and need practical answers)

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Originally Posted by ELP

I only have some basic suggestions but, acv is meant to help with pcos and alkalizes so remember to get some of that in. Will dh eat nuts? You may just need to leave a bowl of nuts near him at all times to get his protein that way:) You will get your boy, I'm sure of it!

I have started this with my DH this week, he is having a cup of nuts in total a day.

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Originally Posted by TulleExplosion

After reading practically everything on IG and a lot over here, I feel as if I will never have my son.

I am always a little overweight due to PCOS and am constantly dieting. I also take Metformin to regulate my periods and get me to ovulate. Apparently the Metformin is swaying me pink. I do not know what else I can take to get me to ovulate because Clomid scares me. Obviously I am not there yet as DD#3 is due in July. I plan to try again when the baby is about 15 months old or so. I plan to follow the boy diet to the best of my ability and time O and chart obsessively etc. I also plan to safely lose a lot of weight after DD#3 arrives so I can be at a weight where maybe I can ovulate naturally. I think I can make my body as boy friendly as possible because I will work on my Ph levels, time conception in the winter time and will stop doing cardio. Time will tell.

I am most afraid that DH and his issues are working against us as well. He was diagnosed with early onset diabetes in May of 2010 and radically changed his diet. He eats a very girl friendly diet, is under a lot of stress at work, and smokes cigarettes occasionally. He is very thin right now, has zero muscle mass and walks occasionally to exercise. He is 6'4" and is afraid to work out too much because he is starving when he does and has to strictly moderate his eating habits. He is also a caffeine guzzler, diet coke, coffee, etc. However, he also has male pattern baldness which means high testosterone? I am so confused!! I plan to test his Ph when the time comes as well. I also think his lifelong crazy glucose levels (unknown to us until May) for sure contributed to our daughters along with my Metformin use. He also used to be a drinker and pot smoker before his diagnosis, but cut that out after he found out. He cannot eat a Potassium rich diet, and does not like red meat. I feel we can't win!!

I know I am asking way in advance but I am the type to take knowledge and put it to use NOW.
Any advice is appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

I think it's GREAT that you are planning so far in advance! You may be surprised to know that many women with PCOS are on swaying boards desperately trying to get a daughter because their testosterone levels are high and they have many sons, so I believe 100% you can conceive a boy once you get the blood sugar issues under control. I am going to write an essay specifically for people with PCOS but for now you might find this helpful. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...d+sugar+issues

The Metformin is the "enemy" right now. I think your plan of getting your body to where you can ovulate naturally is the best one. I don't think you need to give up cardio and in fact that may be the wrong way to go for you. Moderate cardio sways blue and it will help with your weight loss and controlling your blood sugar. I know that on IG they say cardio sways pink and weights sway blue, but they are wrong. Moderate exercise while eating protein sways blue and intense exercise while not eating protein and losing weight, sways pink. Please read http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...a-both-genders if you haven't already. That info originally came from me back when I was on IG, and I tried and tried to explain it to them but it fell on deaf ears (I think they like to keep it very simple there.)

I do hope you'll take a gander at that book I mentioned in my previous post, it is really very easy to understand and helpful.

In terms of conceiving in the winter, that may be something you want to look into more because there are some studies that indicate late summer/early fall is the best time to conceive blue. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...easons+swaying This is controversial because it's not the same advice as given on other websites, so you need to decide for yourself what makes the most sense.

Your husband did probably contribute to you having all girls, but the good news is now that things are under control and you are aware of the problem and he has his diet under control, he will probably produce more and higher quality sperm count. Tall guys have more sons, regardless of their weight, because even thin tall men have more muscle mass than shorter men do. My husband was a stick figure when we conceived DS 1! He should try and cut back on the caffeine for his overall health because caffeine can affect blood sugar in negative ways. And OF COURSE he should quit smoking all together.

Baldness has been discussed time and again on swaying boards and no pattern has ever seemed to emerge. Some bald guys have lots of girls and others have lots of sons and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.

Wow my DH is very tall! I am very short, lol.

TTC5, should make us wonder why we are the exceptions to the rule!!! (yes, I know why mine are girls, but still)

I say!

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Originally Posted by TulleExplosion

TTC5, should make us wonder why we are the exceptions to the rule!!! (yes, I know why mine are girls, but still)

These variations we talk about are only a very few percentage points of difference. They are helpful because they give us hints about what biologically is really happening but there are MANY exceptions. It's not the external stuff that is really swaying, it's what happens inside our bodies, but the external things give us clues to the internal factors.

Here's a link to a study about this...unfortunately abstract only. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...b&searchtype=a