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Well, it's not "strictly at 72 days a bell rings and all the bad sperm put on their coats and exit the building and then next shift comes on".
Over the 72 days more and more of his sperm gradually will be replaced so any thing he does in the meantime can only help.
Sorry, I didn't see your question BlueBear, but I also replied to your PM. I didn't know about gender swaying when we had our boy, but I was also very fit, more muscle, and eating healthy, etc. I was trying to sway for a boy this time and got an opposite, but there are a variety of reasons for that probably.
I have a biking hubby (with a varicocele) and we have two boys!!! :)
Hello Boysboys! How much does your husband bike? What kind of biking? Was he biking a lot both times you got pregnant? Thanks!!! :)
He would bike about 40 miles a week. He's a mountain biker. He currently doesn't bike as much as he used to but yes, he was biking when we conceived both boys. :)Quote:
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I will tell you what all I did to get pregnant with my boys. I used clear blue digitals and had anywhere from 4-6 attempts around ovulation. I drank red raspberry leaf tea, took prenatals (obviously) and we used preseed during all attempts. I lay on my back at a minimum of 30 mins but I love to fall asleep with everything in there!lol (I did that with DS2). My husband always switches to boxers around TTC time. He hates them but makes the sacrifice.
You may not have wanted all the details, but if yore anything like me I need all the details!haha
Were you trying for boys? Sounds like boy attempts...! Interesting because everything that sways girl we both definitely were doing at the time (without knowing it). I could go into details if you wish but probably the main thing from genderdreaming that would agree with what we were doing was that I was dieting (really limiting snacking but still eating meals) because we were going on vacation (Caribbean honeymoon the winter following our summer wedding). Might as well add that I had just gotten off birth control 2 weeks prior, we dtd every day from the time my period ended, we were going in the condo's hottub, no preseed (never had heard of that), I had been a fan of soy lattes for many months leading up to trying (had cut back a month or so before attempt)...and more!
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No! Was not swaying for boys!! I've always wanted a house full of them but was just doing things to increase fertility. Never even heard of this site. When I was reading the things people were doing for boys I couldn't believe it!lol
Thank you for the details!! Well, honestly I have dropped all things I was doing to sway girl. I am so impatient. I naturally keep my calorie intake 1800 or under and rarely snack so maybe that'll help us there. This will be our third month TTC (our first was conceived month 2/3 and the second was conceived first month) so when I didn't get pregnant this past month I started freaking out. I wouldn't stress so badly if DH didn't have a varicocele but I have a fear it has like diminished all sperm or something! He had a sperm analysis before conceiving our first DS and it was well above normal but I still have that worry in the back of my mind. Girl, don't you see even more why I have boys!LOL I'm a type A, worry wort.
Anyway, I have started taking my prenatals and drinking my tea again. Probably using preseed this month too so if we do conceive I'm banking on DS3 but I am totally ok with that. I just want a healthy baby. :) my three year old always ask for a "baby sisser" but he will love a baby brother I'm sure.
Did yall decide to try or are yall going to wait it out?
We are definitely going to try this month. I should ovulate this week - yay!! We've been trying since January but I was stuck on using Shettles method so wasn't getting pregnant. I think I was missing the egg or something because once I went to the method recommended here for boys (every other day BD and then 3x at ovulation) then we got pregnant second month (but then lost it at 5 weeks). Plus with my daughter we did get pregnant first try (and I was 32, my DH 37) so I can understand the fret when you don't get pregnant right away. You are too funny - you are adding in things recommended for boys - but you got to do with what feels right. If you had your heart set on a girl maybe try this month without preseed?? Seems to really sway and I saw a similar comment by someone on here and atomic said that preseed was a definite boy factor. Anyway, thanks for your comments - hoping you get pregnant soon! I use fertilityfriend website and they say that 85% or so couples get pregnant in one year of trying - so really no worries! That's another thing.... I'm pretty laid back but I do have an online job that can be stressful at times. I was hoping it would get stressful this week and so far pretty quiet - lol! I guess I'll have to go find someone to play a game of cards with! :) :)
I am 28 and DH is 37 so I think with my age we should be fine and that 85% sounds fabulous!haha you're right, I probably should ATLEAST give it one more month without the preseed. I dropped the vitex last month so that should be out of my system by now as well. Good luck to you!! You should come over to the sept tww thread! We have some fun over there! If not, I want an update. ;)Quote:
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Will do - I often am laughing out loud when I'm reading through some of the comments (and have felt like crying when reading some, too). There are so many times when we can relate to each others' struggles and joys! I told my DH it's just fun to be chatting with women who are all trying to get pregnant!