I am also keen to know what success people have had with Preseed. I bought some online the other day and it arrived today :D
Good luck Jillibeeen.
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I am also keen to know what success people have had with Preseed. I bought some online the other day and it arrived today :D
Good luck Jillibeeen.
Most of us blue swayers used pressed in our sways, I used it and conceived a boy, you can look at everyones sway in the add your boy sway forumQuote:
Originally Posted by jillibeeen
I used preseed and I think it definitely helped towards me gettin my little boy :). Good luck :)
Yes most of us use Preseed for blue. There's at least one thread on it here where people compare notes and a LOT of peopel got boys while using it (evne some who were swaying pink.)Quote:
Originally Posted by jillibeeen
OK I will add mine also!
I have always had EWCM EVEN on BCP. I was on Nuvaring and had my son. SO I think having EWCM was a big factor for me.
I also conceived my DS during a very stressful time in my life. Stressful meaning I had no choice but to feel I had to control EVERYTHING around me. A lot going on, a lot of multitasking and worrying. This started 6 months before I conceived.
During the months before I conceived, I ate really well lol. Was living with my parents as I was waiting for my (new) husband to return home from military. Lots of nutritional, mineral rich food. I also snacked during the day.
I was running about 40 mpw and training for a marathon. I think I may have gained a little bit of weight (like maybe a pound or 2) but was still very petite (I was probably 103 pounds, 5 foot 1 when normally I am 99 like I am at this moment right now). I mostly drank Gatorade and water.
My grandma has 7 sisters, and all of her kids had one or the other. My mom had 4 daughters, her brother (my uncle) had 2 sons, and her sister (my aunt) has 2 sons.
I guess I have had a boy diet without knowing it lol. With my boys I was always eating a balanced diet...never drink soda or anything with artificial sweetener, etc...all different meats including red meat, fish, chicken (not a TON of red meat but do eat red meat), lots different veggies, sometimes sweets. I love food and all kinds of food so I ate almost anything. Lots of potatoes and whole wheat. I was very fit when I had DS1, then gained a small bit of weight with him, and by DS3 had gained a lot of weight (lost over 20 pounds this past year though yeay!). I have always been worried about my fertility even though I have always been fertile (I am a real worrier), so would take things like whatgrass or green tea, etc to balance hormones. I always tried to "eat a rainbow" of fruits and veggies. But once in a while I would go to McDonalds and get filet fish sandwiches and ice cream. I also love breakfast and ate egg and cheese sandwiches, pancakes, omelettes etc.
As far as the Maternal Dominance theory,well that's me lol! While parts of me can be laid back, I have OCD (hypochondia mostly but other forms as well) and feel like I MUST be in control or something bad will happen. I have horrible anxiety.
That's all I can think of. I am planning to sway pink and already having anxiety about not eating healthy -eek- hope that doesn't sway blue lol!
Oh- all 3 boys were concieved on O day...first one I just "knew" when I was O-ing, 2nd I was using CBEFM, and 3rd was a one-hit wonder concieved DTD one night in a span of about 5 months dry spell lol. With DS2 we used Preseed but never used it again b/c dh hated the way it felt (before DS2 I had just had 2 m/c's so was desperate to try anything to get a sticky).
Also want to add that I suspect I have always had high testosterone- since puberty I have always had very oily skin (except when PG), I need to get waxed often, etc.
Hello lady's. I have 2 boys and am now ttc a girl. I never did try to sway for a boy but looking back lots of what I did was boy friendly so I thought I'd add my experience from what I can remember. It's been 4 and 2 years ago so if I leave something out and you have a question just ask :)
ds1. I was 18 and just out of high school. I was extremely active. Doing heavy cardio and strength 5 days a week. I didn't really like ground beef but loved steak but didn't eat it often. but did eat chicken for dinner pretty much every night. I ate oatmeal cereal eggs fruit toast (a combination of a couple of these) for breakfast. Then lunch was pizza salad ham sandwich chips fruit veggies (combination of a few). Dinner was mainly chicken sometimes with pasta side or side of veggies. I did snack on nature valley bars sometimes a little candy (didn't really like sweets back then) fruit veggies or whatever else I could find. I only had one "attempt" (wasn't planned. My now hubby didn't pull out in time. I know not a form of bc but I was young. And we had just gotten back together so it was a moment of passion I suppose.) I was not on any supplements but was very muscular and ate very healthy.
Ds2. I got pregnant again when my ds1 was only 9 months so I was very fertile. I was on antibiotics and it interacted with my bc. My diet wasn't nearly as healthy but still very boy friendly. I started eating burgers since sincey first pregnancy I like them. Was eating a bit more stake. Snacking off my ds plate. Ate sweets all throughout the day. Had pasta as a side a lot with a meat dinner and still at a fair amount of fruit. im not sure about timing since I was on bc and antiboitics but the dates seem to point to one attempt in my fertile window with none before attempts.
Things worth mentioning. I love soda salt and coffee
I conceived both my boys after my DP and I followed a strict four month preconception plan, the aim of which was to try and conceive the healthiest babies possible. It was devised by my naturopath and based on the program in the book 'The Natural Way to Better Babies' by Francesca Naish (my naturopath used to work at her clinic in Sydney).
We followed it as closely as we could, and it basically advocates a very healthy, balanced diet for both partners, no smoking or drinking for either, regular exercise, taking copious amounts of supplements (I was taking a prenatal multi, 4mg folic acid, Vitex to regulate my cycles, calcium/magnesium, fish oil, Inner Health Plus (a probiotic), coQ10, iron, 1000mg vitamin C, cranberry and zinc before bedtime). My DP was taking a men's multi, vitamin C, fish oil, coQ10, cranberry and zinc before bedtime). All in quite high doses.
I was also prescribed herbs that I took twice a day.
My DP had his sperm count tested shortly before we conceived and the doctors told him his results were 'very impressive'! Interestingly, he'd switched from cycling regularly to doing weights and yoga/pilates.
Interestingly, both my naturopath and Francesca Naish have only boys, as do all the naturopaths in their practice, and most of the women who follow their plan seem to end up with boys. It's not designed as a 'boy' plan, but I think 90% of the things it advises do end up swaying blue, so I strongly believe that following this plan helped me conceive my boys. The great thing about it is that it's also designed to help you conceive very healthy babies.
In terms of diet, I have always eaten a lot, as I'm one of those people that can pretty much eat what I want without gaining weight. So I would have three big meals a day, plus multiple snacks throughout the day. Most of my main meals were very healthy (I also switched from being a vegetarian to eating meat again), contained lots of protein and carbs and lots of fresh vegetables. I'm a bit of a carb addict, so I always have to eat carbs (bread, pasta etc.) with my meals. I was also adding a fair amount of salt to my food.
Having said that, I have a VERY sweet tooth, so was also eating a lot of chocolate, French pastries and danishes, cakes etc., but all good-quality (from good bakeries and patisseries - not supermarket / packaged foods).
I was drinking about three or four large, strong hot chocolates a day, and basically just getting a lot of calories and nutrients from my diet.
I swam for 40 mins about five or six times a week, walked everywhere (I don't drive) and did yoga a couple of times a week.
As my DP has a high sperm count, we DTD very frequently around O after abstaining for about three days or so, but in the two days leading up to O, on O day and the day after, we were BDing twice a day.
We used Preseed to conceive both our boys, and I have a friend who also used Preseed to conceive her son (though also used it with her daughter). I strongly believe that Preseed aids conception as I've recommended it to several friends who've been TTC without success for months, then had luck once they used Preseed (most have had boys, but there've been a couple of girls as well).
With the pregnancy I lost several years ago, my diet would have been very similar to the above. I was just probably doing a bit less exercise.
Hope this helps! :)
I have 3 boys never knew about swaying until I was pregnant with my 3rd son. thinking back at the things I had in common w/ all 3 conceptions, I have always lifted weights with cardio, leave my laptop on lap all the time (w/ the last 2, only mentioned that b/c ions affect some women not all, unsure if it was a coincidence, but heard from a different site that it sways blue), stressed out with all 3 pregnancies and didn't have a getaway for the stress b/c it was at home; I used to get upset, anxious and compulsive about any little thing so all of which kept up my testosterone levels.
DTD we would every other day or every 2 or 3 days and when I conceived was around CD 10 or 11. Used no lubes, most of the time condoms or pull out. DH liked different positions, especially with me on top but not facing him-(like a doggie style but not on my knees). DH always jokingly says to his friends who want boys to have "drunk lustful intercourse" (again don't know if that has anything to do with it but my friend who has 2 girls would tell me to get a girl with gentle passionate lovemaking.) Oh and I do remember I definitely climaxed with the last 2 which I read on here makes your environment down south very alkaline.
For Diet, I have somewhat of a high metabolism, so I would eat anything I wanted and big portions, always had snacks like dried fruit and crackers (triscuits). Drank any kind of fruit juice, never used aspartame in anything, hardly drank sodas (if I did it was clear full sugar sprite, sierra mist or 7up), lots of green tea not much coffee more so teas. Stayed away from dairy products, especially cows milk. Drank lots of almond and soy milk always, lots of water (tap & filtered), loved ice cream, used salt for everything, loved to bake and eat my baked desserts, and ate lots of wheat bread or bread based sweet desserts (cinnamon rolls, cakes, cookies). Loved, tomatoes, bananas, tons of potatoes, marinara sauce with wheat pasta and french bread, rice a roni, manwich, and other processed foods either pre-made or DIY prepared products. Never ate red meat but always white lean poultry and seafood. raised to think breakfast was my best friend especially on the weekends a big sunday or saturday breakfast w/ all the fixings. Can't forget lots of asian/thai food or mexican food, fast food (loved bar food) and a lot of bbq'd food-loved it burnt too (noticed that was on He diet). also canned soups and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches on wheat.
For supplements, I was always on a prenatal vitamin plus folic acid, when I did take calcium it was carbonate, also iron, biotin, fish oil and st. johns wort for a short time. Also something I never did but do now is use products that balance out my Ph, which the first time I ever checked it was at a 7-7.5.
After reading I was so shocked about the idea and reality of swaying, glad I discovered the concept from a former due date buddy. Now 3 years later, voila! Gender Dreaming, which is the MOST Helpful website I've come across by far for gender swaying, so glad! I Send and retire all my blue dust your way ladies for the ones who are planning for blue!
I have 4 boys and all pretty much the same. Lots of junk food, fast food, high fat and calories and lots of red meat. Lots of regular soda. Lots of snacking! Also was overweight with all of them. We would BD at and around O time (but not much before that) Lots of CM. Id did take Cal/Mag with my 4th son.