Thank you all so very much!!
DH is still opposed to the idea but today is his first day on day shift in 15 years! Who knows what magic that will work!
There is no significance of Dr. Pepper, I am just a Dr. Pepper fanatic!
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Thank you all so very much!!
DH is still opposed to the idea but today is his first day on day shift in 15 years! Who knows what magic that will work!
There is no significance of Dr. Pepper, I am just a Dr. Pepper fanatic!
Good luck to you! I really hope you get your wish. I think your boys are very lucky to have so many brothers and a Mum who loves raising boys so much! Good luck in convincing your husband.
What causes the older/girl thing? I had a girl at 31 and a girl at 37, but I know many women older than me that have had boys.Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
I was wondering about this recently, do you think it's because we mellow, lose a bit of testosterone, lose muscle mass and gain a few too many fat pounds around the waste???Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Yes, there are tons of exceptions on either side. I ~personally~ believe it's because everything that lowers fertility seems to sway pink and most women trend downwards in fertility as they age. Whether it's hormones declining, less muscle mass, lower quality CM, harder eggshells, blood sugar issues or some combo of all of these things. So a younger woman who was not optimally fertile when she conceived would still have higher odds at conceiving a girl than an older woman who was hyperfertile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Oh, a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Hormones decline for many reasons and actually it's the hormones that cause you to lose muscle and bone mass and gain pounds of fat instead, and they also affect your blood sugar levels. I even think it could be at least in part because older women are married to older men who are also dealing with declining hormones and lower sperm count/quality at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELP
I love dark chocolate. Is that like the Dr. Pepper thing or is it good for blue?
Dark choc. is actually GREAT for blue because it has bioflavonoids. Enjoy!
I think eating a bunch of peanut butter m&m's right before dtd got me all my boys lol maybe some other things too ;)
I'm glad to see a "Slighty" older mom on here, hah!
I'm going to be 36, and hope it won't throw off my boy sway.
Your sway looks great!
Thanks all! Good luck to you too!
I so did not know that. I can't believe I was sneaking and feeling bad about it for months and months :bigsmile: . GL, atomic :luck: .Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Love your diet plan! I think i'm going to have to save it and start following yours...with the exception of the Dr. P(tastes like cough medicine).
Good luck to you!!!
Thank you all so very much!!
What's the Enfamil Expecta for?? is that just an all in 1 vitamin or is that because you're BFing??
Wow! I love hearing this! Even though I'm going to sway pink I'd be thrilled with another boy!!! I prefer boys but my DD really, really wants a sister so I'm doing it for her. So, either works for me!
Good luck! I hope your DH comes around soon! :)
It's a DHA supp for pregnant and breastfeeding women.Quote:
Originally Posted by mmsgirlie22
Atomic- I have no doubt DH will come around... ain't no man gonna be disappointed to DTD often! lol Trust me - he probably just wants you to "convince " him how much fun it will be to ttc again.
BTW- I'm so jealous of your diet in your sway plan... sounds super yummy and like my dream diet! I love Dr. Pepper!!! I'm gonna go through withdrawl when I start girl diet tomorrow... ain't gonna be pretty! lol GL & FX for a healthy and happy No. 5
Atomic! WHY did you not tell me this earlier :PQuote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
It was ROUGH when I swayed with DS 4 - and I cheated a lot because I wasn't ovulating because I was breastfeeding. I thought I could start swaying seriously after I finally got AF back - little did I know I was gonna catch the first eggo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilhoney
Good luck!
Maybe I shouldnt ask this, but Im too damn curious, any particular reason you dont want to try and sway for a girl? You dont have to answer if you dont want to, just thought I'd throw in the question anyway.
Dont think you need Good Luck, you've been doing just fine in the past.
Pass over a little of your boy magic to me please.
I've been meaning to ask this too, what changed your mind from swaying girl to boy? (were'nt you trying for pink a few years back?)
Good luck, really hope you get your boy!
LOL I was curious also :) Just wondering why you want only boys?Quote:
Originally Posted by CapricornAquarius
I did want a girl for DS 3 and again for DS 4 and swayed with DS 4 but got an opposite. The thing of it is, at this point another boy would just fit into our family better. I have a 13 year age gap between DS 1 and 2 and DS 3 and 4 so it made some sense to start over again with girls (I did always want at least ONE daughter) but now I have boy clothes, boy toys, boy crib, etc. Plus, it will NEVER be the way I had dreamed it, with my two big boys and my one little princess (maybe two) so that dream is dead anyway and I just fear that a little girl would get lost in the shuffle while a little boy would fit right in.Quote:
Originally Posted by CapricornAquarius
I've done SO much work to get over my GD and though I will always have that desire in my heart, I do think that the family would be best served by another boy (that is, if my husband would ever agree, and the odds of that get slimmer by the day) and I am 99.99% at peace as a boy mom, I feel like I know what I"m doing here and who even knows if I would be good at raising a girl at this point. Don't mess with success, ya know??
Thanks heaps for replying! Curiosity is now gone!
Well said :kiss:
Atomic, you are so lucky to have so many wonderful boys. :)
I agree and thank you so very much!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hobbermittens
Thanks Atomic, it is good to know that your gd can be overcome and dreams can change. I'm going to try to be more flexible with my thinking!
You have lovely boys, you must be very proud, well done!
You are an inspiration Atomic :)
Can I ask.... how much GD did you have after your opposite sways, and what has helped you get through that? Closer I am to attempt the more I am yearning for a boy =(
What if I do not get to have this little boy I keep dreaming of, am I setting myself up for heartbreak?
I am interested to know about DH's diet habits and if, in the past, he supplemented.
Also, with the preseed, do you add bs to it? Do you know what your pH is?
I see lots of Dr. Pepper, but do you drink water too???
Thanks...gearing up for my sway and I really want to make sure I figure it all out before
Hi Atomic! I can't believe you're going for a fifth---you go girl! I can barely handle three, lol. Lots of blue (or pink) dust to you! You guys make some pretty gorgeous boys!
I had borderline extreme GD with DS 3 and I was very down after DS 4 but that was less over his gender and more over the fact that I screwed up my sway, my pg was high risk, I lost the other baby and I felt totally cursed.Quote:
Originally Posted by TTC5
TBH I still have bad days now and then but I came to realize that I can get most of what I hoped for from having a daughter, from other relationships and that I just have to let the rest of it go. I always had a good relationship with my older boys, and then I have made some close online friends some of whom are almost like daughters to me. I also look forward to DILs and grandbabies so I hope that I can get at least some of the things I feel incomplete about, through those relationships.
My DH has a pretty lousy diet honestly with a lot of ice cream, chips and salsa, beer, pizza, etc. He doesn't take supplements except when he's getting sick.Quote:
Originally Posted by vanasse2002
I would not add baking soda to my PreSeed. I'm not convinced about pH. Before I started swaying pink, my pH was 6 and then I got it down to 4.5 and STILL conceived a baby boy!! I haven't checked my pH lately.
I drink seltzer and regular water, tea, coffee, and juice in addition to the Dr. Pepper. Since my DH doesn't want to conceive now, I am not sticking to this plan as close as I should (because after all, accidents happen ;)) and instead I'm experimenting more with various foods to make the sways better.
OH, thanks! Of course my first two are older and they do most of the chores so I have it easier than most!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rein&Sonshines
Hope all is going well for you!!
So, there is so much information and differing opinions out there...what do you think plays a role in swaying or is it a little of everything?
Very interesting that your pH was a 4.5 and you still got a boy...gives me hope with my pH being so low...
I believe that a high calorie, high-protein, high fat, high nutrient, high sodium diet that raises female testosterone levels, keeps blood sugar levels very steady, and overall high fertility in both man and wife with high male sperm count sways blue, while a low cal, low pro, low fat, low nutrient, low sodium diet that lowers testosteorne and keeps blood sugar levels low, with lower than optimal fertility and lower sperm counts sways pink.Quote:
Originally Posted by vanasse2002
With pH, I just want to reassure you that EVERYONE'S pH is very very low when you're not ovulating...pH only counts at ovulation. So if you took your pH a couple times, don't get discouraged, it will go up at ovulation.
Thanks for the reply and honesty As! xxQuote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
did you get your fifth boy btw ???
No she changed her mind due to family history and swayed pink - and had the lovely little suzie (see her avatar pic)Quote:
Originally Posted by giauna420